Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Can you ever have too many trees?

Some time ago I bought some tres form Temu, hoping they would be suitable for use with 15mm figures. They are, although they come without bases.


I bought some galv washers from a hardware store, and based the trees. This is the end result.



The 'foliage' on the trees tends to fall off with handling, so I sprayed the trees with a scenic cement. For the next batch though, I will spray them before I start the basing process. 

I also made a classic 'rookie' error, and miscounted the number of washers I need, so another trip to the hardware store is in order to buy another two dozen washers. 

In case you want to buy some of the trees yourself, here is the product detail:


And.. oh yes, they are indeed sized to work well with 15mm figures.

4 comments:

  1. I've picked up some similar trees and they're better than passable, for sure! What do you use to hold the trees to the washers? I used a hot glue gun - the primary benefits being that it sets very quickly and holds reasonably well.

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    1. I should have done that. As it was I used small off cuts of heavy card with a hole into which I glued the 'trunk'. That was glued to the washer, and then the whole affair covered with basing compound.

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  2. No, definitely not.
    You have spruced them up well. They are well beyond oak-a will no doubt be poplar on your table.
    Best wishes, James

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