Project - Reality In Scale Large Tree Trunks No. 35245

 

Photo 1 Copyright 2022 Nicholas Kalis

Photo 2 Copyright 2022 Nicholas Kalis

Project

Large Tree Trunks.

Resin
www.realityinscale.com

Five to a package

Packed in a cardboard box
Scale 1/35 - 54mm
No. 35245

Most model railroads lack dead trees even though nature's wooded areas – which we often strive to emulate is replete with them; many dead tree trunks are available for military modelers and are easily used on model railroads. I think the tree trunks cast for military modelers are often intended to depict trees damaged by warfare. In the case of model railroaders, we are striving instead to emulate trees that just died of natural causes. No matter, our visitors should not care a whit what the manufacturer's intention was.

These are resin and come five to a package from Reality In Scale. While the scale marked is 1:35, they should work in almost any scale. The package also references 54mm which is a common measurement of military figures and so the manufacturer is suggesting these trunks would work with figures of that size. I found the details to be sharp. They do however require painting.

One should wash these in soapy water before painting.

Though these are great models, one should not overlook the various cast resin tree trunks produced by Armand P. Bayardi - they are crisply detailed and a joy to paint. Another source of cast resin tree trunks that readers might pursue is by a British firm named Fields of Glory - your author has not utilized those though. Using castings from various manufacturers avoids a repetitive look.

I sourced my package from www.lastcavalry.com