"Prototypical influence",,, very nice. It is a phrase that fits well. It's way better to have a focus or clear idea of what it is your trying to present in any model or else it's just random 'plonking' of scenery and track. Thanks again for your videos and perspective. I always enjoy how you put your whole approach to modelling in to words.

I love using an actual brush for fingerprinting, really fine and wont break anything.

Your explanation of bus wiring is so clear and concise, and will be a game changer for me when I start building my first layout later this year. Do you have a Patreon page so I can make a donation?

Hello Boomer, great presentation. I'm glad I found your channel. Have a question to ask you. What acrylic color would you use for a wash on an old red Conrail box car? Also, would you use the Tamiya x-21 for a base? I appreciate any feedback. Great work again.

I'm very grateful that you made this video, and made the comment about compacting everything in your scenes / dioramas, because I've tried twice to start building a layout, but never had space to recreate things in scale. For example, years ago, I worked in a warehouse that received stuff by rail, and truck, and I wanted to model that warehouse but it would occupy at least 8 feet on my layout if I modeled it's dimensions in 1:87. So, now I can rethink my problem, now that I live in a smaller space, and use artistic license to recreate what I once experienced.

Ther are people all across the United States and Europe who teach miniature painting classes,exclusively 28mm sci fi. I believe if you build it, they will come. You make it look easy and it looks great after. Just a thought.

I do want to make trees like you and where do you buy the stuffs

Oooh Boomer, this is one for the books !!! Awesome job with great results. I will try this !!!! Great video !!!! Bruce in Minnesota

Sorry about your wonderful kitty, Timber. Question: How do you cat proof your HO layouts? We have 4 cats, and two have lots of energy, so we are going to buy one of those big wheels mounted on rollers so that they can bleed off that excess energy. However, I am still in the planning stages of my layout, and a bit worried about cat explorations.

Fantastic ideas, and tutorial. How you added striations, and broke that plywood was fascinating. So very much appreciated.

phenomenal skills on that camera

Great scene. How did you make the Lettering?

They look great Boomer! Looking forward to the next video Cheers Bob

Looks real to me. I'm going to try that. Thank you

Boomer, great video on a wonderful tree making technique. It looks like you get a good batch of trees really quickly, and get to spend some mindful time doing it. Thank you for sharing yet more great tips for us ordinary modellers, you are a true master teacher, you make the steps so easy even I can follow. Cheers, and stay safe, Michael

Magic .....

Love making trees, so I enjoy learning new techniques. You are an excellent teacher. As always, thank you for sharing.

Thanks again for the tutorial. Do you predrill holes in the layout for installation? You seem to insert in a specific place each time. Sometimes mine don't grab that well. Just curious. thanks again

Wow thank you for sharing. THese will work for N scale. Thanks again.

Thanks

Beautiful trees Boomer - can’t wait to build some myself

Could you leave these trees and then seal them

Great video! I really have picked up to secure things well like you state, so I can vacuum and etc like you say. Appreciate the video, hope all is well. 👍

Thank you for showing all the steps. Those came out great!

Nice 🤘

I haven't done any evergreen trees. I've been waiting. For this. Thanks Boomer!

Nothing like a contractor pancake compressor, I got one from a show tour that's super quiet. it was free

Yet another outstanding tutorial! Those trees look incredible!

Just beautiful your attention to detail and realism.

BOOMER...since all the psi talk, what psi do you spray when weathering rolling stock etc ? when painting a structure? when weathering track and scenerey...I am a rookie air brush user , I purchased the harbor frieght Avanti kit..99 bucks...seems ok... ..on another topic I came accross "Troelskirk" you tube vids from few moons back, his latex water applications were pretty cool, have you seen his work?

This has got to be a tough time of the year with your brother's passing. I'm sure that he is smiling down on you from above. God bless!

You are so correct about saturated colours. It must be a modern trend to want the artificial effect. Look at real estate photos or lots of wildlife shots and the published result is very stylised and over processed. Not sure if this is worse than the other current 'trend' of shooting with very wide angle lenses - blame the smartphones with 24mm fields of view. It makes for a very distorted view of the world.

Wow Boomer never thought to use static grass to make conifers. I bought some of those years ago and been sitting up in the attic for over 20 years but don't look as good as yours not even close! Going to use your method for sure thanks Ben from Vermont.

This was a very good technique for making little conifer trees. Easy and very productive. BTW, on my crabapple tree project, I have tried 6 so far, but I am not happy with the results. I did a batch of three, then with what was learned I did another 3, but I am not there yet. I am taking a break from it for a week and working on other things. Maybe I'll build a couple dozen of these little conifers. I know just the layout that can use them. Thanks for all you do for us, Rob

So simple to make and with impressive results. Thanks Boomer

You probably said but what dimensions were the picture frame you used?

This is absolutely stunning!

Another great video Boomer! You’ve probably said in one of your other videos, but what are your recommendations for a compressor?

Real nice good job❤

Your greenery is a work of art.

Comment #2... If your noisy contractor's pancake compressor every craps out. Buy a California Air tools 1hp, 2 gallon oilless, 2 piston compressor. You won't regret it. SO much quieter than those pancake or other contractor's compressors! It also easily keeps up when air brushing models. They guarantee a maximum 60dB for noise. I can airbrush in my workshop in the basement at any time of day and you can't hear it in the 2nd floor bedrooms. Painting the trees... I've had really good luck (bottle brush variety trees) with Rustoleum Camouflage flat enamels. Great colors for tree trunks/branches. Though I find as I get older I'm trying to stay away from VOC's as much as I can. Filling out the branch structure... (Again, I'm talking for bottle brush trees here). Buy some 1mm static grass, paint with whatever paint you want to use and lightly sprinkle on the 1mm static grass (you don't want to completely coat all the branch structure). Fills out the branch structure a little more. Not trying to take away from your technique here Boomer... What you've done is fantastic! Definitely going to build some trees this way. Already using your twisted wire armature method, which makes really durable trees.

Awesome Boomer!!! No more "bottle brush" small conifers for me... These looks so much better. Matte Medium is "KING" for scenery work... I keep droning on with the small modelers texting circle I'm in about using Matte Medium for scenery instead of white glue or other adhesives. I think my buddies are sick of hearing it, just hoping it gets through to some of them. One of my favorite aspects of Matte Medium... If you don't like the results, douse everything with Isopropyl Alcohol and scrape it all away. Took up a lot of soil ballast on my old modules after I boneheaded the color/appearance of it. Great stuff...

Trees are one of my next project for the layout. Going to try this method. Thank you very much!! Cheers - Larry.

Building Boomer trees is a “zone” kinda thing. If you’re not in the mood or zone, building trees this way, as well as other Boomer Tree methods, will fight and frustrate you. I find it soooo relaxing to sit for literally hours and make larger dowel trunk, twisted wire branch trees. The loop wire method is also a favorite. So satisfying 😀😀 Nothing drives me crazier than a beautiful layout or diorama populated with bottle brush “Christmas trees” !!

Boomer, you have a gift for teaching. I cannot think of a time I had an unanswered question after watching one of your videos. Well done! What you're doing is much appreciated!

Wow that is such an interesting process. No wonder your forests look so realistic.

$15 non-name, dual action Chinese airbrush from Amazon works like a charm. If it fails, I got a 2nd one as a spare. 50psi sounds scary re the hose from the compressor. I presume it's safe, long term?

Boomer, this video was very timely for me as I've been looking for small scrub trees for a diorama I'm building. These little conifers are perfect for that. And I only have to get some stem wire to get going. Thanks and cheers from Wisconsin!

Another great show, Thank You . Still learning.

Thanks Boomer, I really like the techniques you use to make your trees. Thanks for sharing it with us. It's one of the most simple and convincing methods to produce for excellent results that one can be satisfied knowing that no one will be able to question there believe ability and effectiveness. If a scene is so believable that one doesn't notice all the individual separate elements that goes in to makes it up, is it successfully done? It's interesting that a lot of work goes in to complete a single scene to be the star of the show but the supporting cast can easliy be overlooked in the process if it's convincing. Such as life. I guess that's the recipe for success.