Mountain Spruce Tree 17 cm, 2 pcs

Why a mountain spruce looks different

Spruces at higher altitudes grow under the pressure of wind, snow and a short summer. Their crown tends to be narrower and the branches thinner than on trees from the valley, because a spreading shape would not stand up to such conditions. It is exactly this shape that tells a scene it is set in the mountains, on a slope or near the tree line, without your having to add anything else.

Two trees and where to place them

The package holds two pieces 17 cm tall. The pair can be taken two ways: either you stand both trees together as the start of a group to be filled out later, or you separate them to two different places in a scene and gain two independent points. On a slope it looks believable when one tree stands higher and the other some way below, rather than both on the same contour.

Setting in place on a slope

On a slope one rule holds, and the whole impression rests on it: a tree grows vertically, not square to the face of the slope. Drill the hole vertically, then, even if the terrain is sloping, and before the glue sets check the tree from a distance and from the side. Work the base of the trunk in with scatter or granulate; on a slope it also suits to suggest a small heap of needles and stones washed down by water around the trunk.

Size and terms of supply

A height of 17 cm corresponds in 1:87 scale to a tree roughly 15 meters tall and in 1:72 scale to about 12 meters. The scale itself is not in the name, so make the conversion for your own scene. The package holds two trees. The base, the terrain materials, the glue and the paints are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.