Friday, January 24, 2025

Terrain Workshop: Twisting Trees

In opposition to Wednesday's post, this build has a number of different pieces.  Somewhat inspired by some of the terrain in my Asian Antenna Farm table-setting, this uses a number of Technic pieces as the core of the build.


In its simplest iteration it starts with three Smooth 2L Axle Connectors, separated by two
2L Bars w/Stop Ring, topped off by a Flower w/Bar & Small Pin Hole.  This is 1 Hit, and
19 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide in 6P scale.  You can top this off with any part with a Bar
connection.  I chose the Flowers because I have a fair amount and it adds a splash of color.









If we swap out the Smooth 2L Axle Connectors for #2 Axle & Pin Connectors, then add four Round Plates w/3 Leaves, and two Twigs, it's now 2 Hits.  It's 26 feet tall and 7.5 feet wide in 6P scale.




The third version swaps out the Smooth 2L Axle Connectors for #3 Axle & Pin Connectors.  Still 2 Hits, only 24 feet tall but, it covers a little more real estate due to the bend of the Connectors.










The fourth version swaps out the Smooth 2L Axle Connectors for #5 Axle & Pin Connectors.  Once again, 2 Hits but 19 feet tall.  In 6P scale this version ranges
 over 16 feet though.  The balance on this one can be a little shaky though.




The fun part is mixing and matching the various Connectors and twisting the Bars so that
all the pieces are facing different angles.  Depending on the angle away from the base
and how rough the surface is you might need to use Plates to connect the bases together,
as you can see in the picture.  This version is variant three but without the Leaves
and Twigs.  It's effectively 4 Hits.  This is 24 feet tall and 10 feet across in 6P scale.







Going back to the first version, you can stand them in a bunch for a 3 Hit piece of Cover or, line them up like a wall.











Size Comparison.  I hope this gives people ideas or
techniques to use in their terrain builds. Flickr page.

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