Check out this video of tree construction, using real tree/shrub roots as trunks for the model trees. What a great idea!
I cant wait to test out this method. Its something we can do with the kids, and it should be a bit of fun too.
Video by Jeff Reiten
We’re almost ready to start some more advanced scenery on our layout, and there will be a couple of perfect places to test this method.
This story reminded me of how I got started building model trains many years ago. It was rough at first, I have to admit. I would get caught up surfing the Internet for ours on end for answers or would spend too much time going through the painful process of dealing with inexperienced sales people at my local hobby shop. But somehow I learned to create my own detailed model train layouts without having a big budget or a lot of space, even though I wasn’t good with my hands nor was I an electrician, a carpenter, or an artist. Now me and my two boys spend all our free time with this wonderful hobby. I’m glad that we are having fun together and they are doing something educational with their time. By the way, if you’re interested in learning about model trains quickly, you might want to check out this great article, which will save you tons of time and money and keep you from making a lot of easily avoidable mistakes:
http://www.bestquicktips.com/modeltrains
Hope it helps anyone reading this!