I love how everyone is using skills and techniques they learned from fellow crafter an then referencing them. Keep it up Eric

Not gunna lie... these are probably the best looking homemade conifer tree's I've seen yet.

I've never seen a scale model tree I thought looked good until now, thanks Eric.

I really enjoy your tutorials AND your deadpan humor make them a real treat 👏🏼

Regular terrain KZfaqr: makes a decent thing. Eric: makes a decent thing and I laugh my ass off at the voiceover.

Something about christmas trees being i-CONIC? I'll see myself out.

I'm so new to model stuff and juuuust venturing into bigger-scale projects. This is exactly the kind of video I was hoping to find: accessible, helpful and interesting. Thanks so much for helping a newbie feel like progressing deeper into this hobby is actually possible!

I don't know why I haven't found this video before now, but I love your terrain and the way you did the trees, even the dead one. This is the best version I have seen on doing the trees and terrain. I learned quite a bit from this video. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Realistic, good instructions, a free history lesson, and also solid comedy? What a gem, subscribed.

Bro, this is genius.

I model HO and Lionel 027 scales. I make my own rust. I take about 4 pieces of 0000 steel wool and put it in a quart jar. I add some vinegar and distilled water (2:1) and wait for a month for the rust to form. Then pour the mixture into a large baking dish or a photo processing pan (which was left over from my darkroom) and let it all dry for a couple of weeks. Then take a single edge razor blade and make sure all the rust is pulverized into a powder. Then use it as you would chalks or pigments fixed with mineral spirits or whatever you use to make a wash. Works great and looks real, 'cause it is real rust. I also make my own flocking from sponge rubber in an electric coffee bean grinder and add your choice of color. I've also used sawdust as you do here. We have lichen growing out back and it works well for bushes, (ground up) leaves, etc. Cheers from W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee

I love that you feel the need to explain what trees look like...

longboys

This is by far the BEST pine tree craft Ive seen on youtube.

I love your attention to detail and the effort you go to in order to match natural terrain. I think you are the first person I've seen incorporate snags/dead trees among live ones. As someone who works for the Forest Service I approve! Haha! Stay safe Mr. Eric!

LOVE this!! I often use coffee grounds for soil. It's perfect.

I've been noticing the same thing about the branches of trees while hiking these days I'm glad you included that

Ive seen so many people do so many different kinds of wire trees but no one ever explains a good way to do the texture on the trunk of the tree. thank you so much for such a great idea.

This green sawdust looks more like grass, pretty good method!

What a great video! I mostly stumble across people just gluing parts that they bought. Finally someone who makes everything from scratch. Keep up the good work 💪

Thanks for the love!

Love it, especially how much effort you put into research and planning part. Eric, you're my new favorite terrain youtuber, watching you videos one after another!

Happy little trees - Bob Ross would approve!👍😁

this might be my favorite coniferous tree build I've seen to date. Love the modular approach. "...because I love chaos.." cracked me up (probably because it's all I know when I'm crafting... chaos)

You can use a silicon spatula spoon (found in the kitchenware aisle) to mix an apply your spackle. Way less messy than doing it with your fingers.

the sandakin jokes are pure fire dude

Good lore about the peasants gathering sticks - and how it played into your terrain design.

Love that you get right in there. I learn something every time I watch.

A couple technique suggestions: Put a cup hook in your drill to loop the wire on instead of trying to chuck the wires in the drill each time. At the other end, there are cheap vices around that make holding that end easier also. Harbor freight has one that goes on sale once in a while at about the $15 price point that you can clamp to the table so it stays put. I've used sisal twine to do the same kinds of builds, but I think what you are using works better. Really liked the idea of the foil as exposed trunks, I'll try that the next time I start building pines.

I love your blasé method. its exactly how I build stuff

beautiful trees..thank you ...congratulations

To make cutting of the rope easier, wrap it around something like a strip of cardboard and then after you have wound a good length around many times, cut along the edge. It goes much faster.

Eric feels like Bob Ross of mini terrain

I love your commentary :D especially about life choices ;P Dead tree looks awesome. I will definitely need to try that.

One word I have for your build: AWESOME!!! Thank you for the video Eric. It got crafting AND powertools :)

Thank you so much for sharing - needed this tutorial as well as the smile you put on my face!

i really enjoyed your lesson thank you . i have no comments because you have cracked the tree making lol , Eric, spot on bro

Needed a load of these trees for frostgrave and couldn't buy the right size till now thanks mate nice work

These are some of the best-looking homemade trees I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the tutorial! I’m definitely going to be trying this.

This is great! I've been making miniature things as a hobby for a little while now and pine trees have been a pain in my side. Will definitely do this!

Love it! Pine trees always seem very troubling to make, but these look very realistic! Nice one, Eric!

This is awesome...I,m 70 years old and I am going to do this for my cabin collection. Thanks so much. ( :

Awesome! These will look great with my Dept. 56 Dickens Village!

Beautiful! love the moss effect and dead tree

I admit, I had doubts regarding how good this was going to look, but you blew me away! This was a great tutorial. Keep it up.

Absolute genius, thanks for sharing

Been looking around for a fairly easy realistic looking idea for ages. Honestly this is such a good idea. Have already made several of my own, although I found it much easier and a better result using a power drill as you can spin them up really tight! 👍

Thank you for your teaching us to make pine trees!

this is remarkably simple but surprisingly cool!

I'm making a Forrest kind of like this except it's a bit more simple. I used to paper and glue and I also used some dead plants in my backyard to make some Forest

I'm loving all these new content from you. Good ideas and good job!

Really love the chill, almost improvisational nature of your videos man. Keep up the good work, really inspiring me to go and create some random scenes for my minis.

I love the naturalism.

Wow! What detail you put into these trees is amazing! They look so real! I definitely need to try this for a few bottle brush Christmas trees! Thanks so much for sharing!

The trees turned out great!

Superb... now have the trees for my Roman Teutoburg Forest diorama

It seems that the dexterity is extraordinary. I had fun.

This channel brings me comfort. Love this content!!

Yes. Medieval forestry knowledge!

man im loving your projects, always awesome to find stuff like this!

As a Canadian I think you did a good job, I’ve had a hard time doing deciduous trees and after watching your video I was going to attempt the dead tree look

LOVE the use of tin foil for tree trunks, I'm keeping that one in my pocket for sure!!

From scratch? Right on! They look great!

Amazing! Fantastic!

Way better looking then most of the trees I’ve seen people make definitely guna give this a go

haha, adorable with you wife my dude. Thanks for the tips. Looking at how to make grimdark dead trees atm ^.^

I really enjoyed this and am going to incorporate some of these methods! Thank you. If you keep doing good terrain videos that I can use as a GM, I will definitely join your patrons!

Well done! Thanks.

Great tutorial Eric! I really like your teaching style. Can't wait to try these techniques for myself.

Looks beautiful. Great job

Ok at the start I wasn't sure if I found the video I need. Skipped to the end, holy hell they look amazing

Such great-tips; Thank-You!!!

Wow....love it. I learned a lot and thank you for sharing. Turned out beautifully.

Great vid as always. Hilarious commentary. Love the idea of aluminum foil for bark.

Exactly what I was looking for how to make this with the twist

I have watched a few vids before but this one made me subscribe! Really cool way of making the pine trees

Creative and very impressive, looks so real...Thanks for sharing!👍👍

im not a terrain builder but i seen it used in a video a while back. You can dry some coffee grounds it works good for ground cover and bark on the trees!! love the video

Brilliant video. Boat loads of great ideas. Thank you.

Thank you

Wow, magic

Awesome!!!

Great video. I really enjoying learning new techniques you show.

Really cool 😎! I'm going to give it a try.

Awesome! Super simple incredibly effective. Was dreading approaching the nature side of my builds but this has totally changed that. Thanks for sharing your techniques and colour choices man 😉

You are an artist!

They look great Eric! This is much simpler then other methods I have seen before and the trees look very realistic. Thanks for sharing this an no doubt I will watch it again.

9:19 And here...Mr. Gordon Ramsay is cooking a delicious dead fir...

Tea leaves from a tea bag make good forest covering too

Awesome build. Nice to see a build based off another tubers build.

Nice work, Dude! Love the different techniques you just taught me, all in one convenient video. Love the fun you & your woman have together; & your humility is so refreshing!

Boylei Hobby gave a Shout Out for your channel for making a tree. Nice job these trees look like Flagstaff, Az. Some palaces have fewer branches than yours. Trees look different anywhere you go.👍🏻 Awesome thanks for showing this.

Loved the video man! U seem like a really positive person and your videos are fun to binge! Using some off the ideas in your video, I've started a 'mushroom forest' theme for my Orks! Cheers mate!

Wicked trees. I'm stealing this for sure!

Amazing work, will be making some of these for my next game!

That commentary earned a subscribe

Impressive! great work!

Those look great!

Nice! lots of great ideas. Thanks!

This was actually amazingly life like until the green flock, but I am glad you went that extra step because it's a valuable lesson that sometimes you need to stop yourself from using all the stuff you prepared. I make that same mistake all the time and am still learning to pull back toward the end. Great job, amazing looking trees and I love the dead needles. I haven't seen that before.