Miggy: Regarding the wire and rope trees, yes I use a drill to twist the separated strands to secure them to the wire. Not my idea, I saw it on youtube and copied the process. I also posted a thread on my process on the forum a long time ago. It takes a few minutes to make each trunk, then I spray painted the trunk outside, let dry and used cheap heavy duty hair spray and poured various green foam over the tree in a tray to capture the excess. I found that the kind of rope makes a difference. Thick 1 inch diameter Sisal rope has the fibers that have worked best for me. I'll try to find my previous post. Regards.
Mikeg: Yes, when I can't sleep and can't find a good mystery movie on tcm, I sometimes visit the layout. I made another 20 conifers this afternoon! Probably need another 20.
