Steve Sylvester
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Hope I am in the correct forum,I am looking for the most realistic trees for gscale.I am aware of at least 2 x German outlets,but thought I would ask I am looking for European trees I am not able to make trees myself
who makes the best most realistic trees for GScale?
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Hello Phil.thank you for getting back to me.initially I am looking for one or two trees for a small presentation diorama I am hoping later to have a gscale layout built.the trees will be indoors,as will the future layout...
Cheers Steve
Cheers Steve
David1226
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Hi Steve
Let me share my idea for trees, they may not be everyone’s idea of ‘scale’, but they work for me for indoors, and could be adapted for outdoors.
Claptowte Railway - Trees
David
Let me share my idea for trees, they may not be everyone’s idea of ‘scale’, but they work for me for indoors, and could be adapted for outdoors.
Claptowte Railway - Trees
David
duncan1_9_8_4
Garden Railway Operator/Real Life Signalman
They look really good!
Gerard
Geard Co-Author " Our Model Garden Railway"
Hello Steve.
The subject trees is covered extensively in our book "Our Model Garden Railway" which can be found at Amazon with this link:
Chapter 9.3 is all about plants and trees.
I hope you enjoy it!
Regards
Gerard
The subject trees is covered extensively in our book "Our Model Garden Railway" which can be found at Amazon with this link:
Our Model Garden Railway: Schrieck, Bart van der, Kleinsteuber, Rainer: 9798285485971: Amazon.com: Books
Our Model Garden Railway [Schrieck, Bart van der, Kleinsteuber, Rainer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Our Model Garden Railway
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I hope you enjoy it!
Regards
Gerard
Purchase of trees in our scale can be horribly expensive, I had a few indoor type trees that I put in the Garden. They looked ok for a year or three till the sun got to them big time bleaching out the colours and making the plastic brittle. Those by @David1226 look superb for indoors at a sensible price.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
As my G scale railway is in the garden, I found that God makes the best trees - well, they certainly look the most realistic 
maxi-model
UK/US/ROW steam narrow gauge railways 1:1
I assume, from the phrasing of your post you mean trees for indoor use, correct ? Which brands are you aware of, Büsch, Jordan, Noch ? The problem with most indoor model railways is they tend to stop in size above gauge O/1:43/1:48 scales. Beyond that size, Gauge 1/1:32/1:29 scale and "G Scale"/1:22.5 scale + types, at least for marketable accessory quantities, are very limited and expensive in any quantity, especially if hand made. They can be found, edit Noch 68015 - 0, G Deciduous Tree, approx. 24 cm High - New | eBay UK & Pardon our interruption...
but be aware those on Temu and Ali Express are demostrated by people with very small hands for scale
I used to have a large indoor slot car track, 1:32 scale. For that I had a "forest" of the British, no longer made, "Britains" make trees. These were nominally 1:43 scale. They can still be found on Ebay, but check for completeness. Pictured below. I came across some large Büsch and Noch trees while building that layout 30 years ago and incorporated some. Again you may have to find them on Ebay. I have built a small indoor section of my 15/16 mm scale line, another picture below. I used some of those larger trees, recovered from the slot car layout, and others I found about 5 years ago made by a person on Facebook (sorry I cannot find contact details).
What effect do you want to create ? I have seen a 16 mm scale layout, at a show, that used real small shrubs, with ground cover. These were set in shallow plastic trays, with soil, to fit the track layout. You would need to make sure you have a source of natural light to support them. That or risk the cops coming round thinking you were growing something illicit, if artificial light. You could try looking at larger arificial plants and see what you can adapt. Check "garden centres". I remember a massive shop in Florida, while on holiday, that sold just about any artificial plant you could think of. I still have the creeping ivy I bought there, nearly 40 years ago. UK customs were very perplexed whe I opened my luggage. Max
1:32 slotcar layout with Britain's and Büsch trees.
15 mm scale locos for scale. Mix of Büsch, Noch and Facebook sourced.
but be aware those on Temu and Ali Express are demostrated by people with very small hands for scale
I used to have a large indoor slot car track, 1:32 scale. For that I had a "forest" of the British, no longer made, "Britains" make trees. These were nominally 1:43 scale. They can still be found on Ebay, but check for completeness. Pictured below. I came across some large Büsch and Noch trees while building that layout 30 years ago and incorporated some. Again you may have to find them on Ebay. I have built a small indoor section of my 15/16 mm scale line, another picture below. I used some of those larger trees, recovered from the slot car layout, and others I found about 5 years ago made by a person on Facebook (sorry I cannot find contact details).
What effect do you want to create ? I have seen a 16 mm scale layout, at a show, that used real small shrubs, with ground cover. These were set in shallow plastic trays, with soil, to fit the track layout. You would need to make sure you have a source of natural light to support them. That or risk the cops coming round thinking you were growing something illicit, if artificial light. You could try looking at larger arificial plants and see what you can adapt. Check "garden centres". I remember a massive shop in Florida, while on holiday, that sold just about any artificial plant you could think of. I still have the creeping ivy I bought there, nearly 40 years ago. UK customs were very perplexed whe I opened my luggage. Max
1:32 slotcar layout with Britain's and Büsch trees.
15 mm scale locos for scale. Mix of Büsch, Noch and Facebook sourced.
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Steve Sylvester
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Hello everyone
Many thanks for your reply,afraid I am not up to making my own,.I think there was at least 1 German tree maker? but have not been able to re-find them?
all the very best Steve P.S.my layout will be a small Permanent-indoor layout.
Hi Phil,
Many thanks for your reply,afraid I am not up to making my own,.I think there was at least 1 German tree maker? but have not been able to re-find them?
all the very best Steve
P.S.my layout will be a small Permanent-indoor layout.
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viaEstrecha
Spanish metre gauge in G scale (on the cheap)
Busch did produce some, way back. I had a pair at my branch line station (no pun intended), but although they were sold as suitable for outdoors, a couple of years' exposure to UV made the foliage disintegrate and drop off. I've not seen them for sale for a while (this was at least 11 years ago):Hello everyone
Hi Phil,
Many thanks for your reply,afraid I am not up to making my own,.I think there was at least 1 German tree maker? but have not been able to re-find them?
all the very best Steve
Steve Sylvester
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Hi Martyn,
Nice to hear from you.I have just been incontact with P&SHOBBIES who are waiting for Gscale trees arriving from Germany?I have yet to check out Busch.
all the best Steve
Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
Model trees big enough to look right for G scale tend to be very, very expensive, as has already been mentioned above... and even then they are never really big enough (a common problem with most model railways, people seldom use trees that are genuinely a "realistic" size, because we all tend to under-estimate just how big real trees get!).
I appreciate that you've already said you don't feel up to making your own, but a relatively easy and inexpensive method is to find some nicely shaped real twigs that have several suitable "branches" (I'm not a plant/tree expert, I don't know if anyone can suggest the best sort of species to look for?), and get some of the big bulk packs of green lichen that you can buy from floristry suppliers or online (much cheaper than the small bags sold in model shops!) - a big splurge of PVA white glue to fix the lichen to the twig branches, and you will very quickly have some nice-looking trees at a fraction of the cost...
Jon.
I appreciate that you've already said you don't feel up to making your own, but a relatively easy and inexpensive method is to find some nicely shaped real twigs that have several suitable "branches" (I'm not a plant/tree expert, I don't know if anyone can suggest the best sort of species to look for?), and get some of the big bulk packs of green lichen that you can buy from floristry suppliers or online (much cheaper than the small bags sold in model shops!) - a big splurge of PVA white glue to fix the lichen to the twig branches, and you will very quickly have some nice-looking trees at a fraction of the cost...
Jon.
Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
If you want fir trees, also look out for the cheap "mini Christmas trees" on sale around this time of year, in Garden Centres and discount stores - either with or without "snow" effects depending on the season of your layout!
Jon.
Edit: it's October now, so I assume I'm safe using the "C" word...??
Jon.
Edit: it's October now, so I assume I'm safe using the "C" word...??
Steve Sylvester
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Hi Jon,Model trees big enough to look right for G scale tend to be very, very expensive, as has already been mentioned above... and even then they are never really big enough (a common problem with most model railways, people seldom use trees that are genuinely a "realistic" size, because we all tend to under-estimate just how big real trees get!).
I appreciate that you've already said you don't feel up to making your own, but a relatively easy and inexpensive method is to find some nicely shaped real twigs that have several suitable "branches" (I'm not a plant/tree expert, I don't know if anyone can suggest the best sort of species to look for?), and get some of the big bulk packs of green lichen that you can buy from floristry suppliers or online (much cheaper than the small bags sold in model shops!) - a big splurge of PVA white glue to fix the lichen to the twig branches, and you will very quickly have some nice-looking trees at a fraction of the cost...
Jon.
afraid I am not up to making my own trees.I will wait for P&S Models get a supply in from Germany.My layout will be small and indoors.all the very best Steve
Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
Understood, Steve!
It's also worth looking at some plastic Aquarium plants, a few of them can have the right look...?
Jon.
Steve Sylvester
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If you want fir trees, also look out for the cheap "mini Christmas trees" on sale around this time of year, in Garden Centres and discount stores - either with or without "snow" effects depending on the season of your layout!
Jon.
Edit: it's October now, so I assume I'm safe using the "C" word...??
Steve Sylvester
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HI again..that seems like a very good idea,My wife and I will look in our garden centre next time we are there,and nearer to Christmas.
thanking you..Regards Steve
thanking you..Regards Steve
Steve Sylvester
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Many thanks for the link to the book,but its a bit expensive I think,especially the postage cost to Norway
all the very best Steve
If you have any big Conifers in your garden (or nearby), cuttings of a suitable size can make good trees. They will last a few months then cop some more. In my view very few of the propriety ones last that long outside, we had a few unknown maker conifers, looked superb for a year or two in full sun till they expired from UV attack.
