Ngineering Pond & Marshland Plants
Nearly every model railroader has, or is working on a layout, NTRAK module, or diorama that includes a water feature in one form or other. It may be a major attraction, or just a minor accent, but it always adds variety to the scene and is pleasing to the eye. Now, you can add some dazzling detail with foliage typically found in and around these areas. This large fret contains 8 sections of plant life that we’re all familiar with. Each section contains bulrushes (cat’s tails), reeds, ferns, lilies, foxgloves, etc. A wide assortment with amazing detail. Click on the detail button above and note the veins on some of the leaves.
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Part # N-NS032
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Ngineering Oak Leaves and Branches
This large fret contains 16 sections of delicate meandering branches densely clustered with leaves. Not only do the leaves have the distinctive Oak shape, the leaf texture is apparent. Due to their minute size and delicate nature, many other types of foliage can be modeled using these leaves and branches. Save any extra little “clippings” for yard debris, pickup truck loads, trash barrels, dumpsters, or other areas that need “enhancing”. Use segments as climbing plants on buildings and trellises. There are literally hundreds of places that can be improved with a little touch of imagination
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Part # N-NS033
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Ngineering Oak Sycamore and Maple
Unbelievable is the only way to describe this large, 8″ x 2-3/4″ fret containing 16 sections of tree branches with correctly shaped leaves (lots of leaves) that are to scale in N-scale and accurately represent the foliage found on Sycamore or Maple trees. Until now, ground foam was the only way to describe foliage in N-scale. Not any more…
Learn how to give these branches and leaves a realistic appearance. Carefully cut them out of the fret, randomly mount them on one of our Bare Tree Frames, a plastic tree armature or an Azalea branch clipping, gently twist and shape them into a realistic appearance, do a little minor paint touch-up, and…viola! You have a tree that really LOOKS like a tree!
Also, for more realism, you can add a little dab of Elmer’s (white) glue to the joint where you attach the branch and let it dry before you do the paint touch-up. This will make it look more like it has “grown” from where you attached it.
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Part # N-NS035
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Ngineering Weeping Willow
Here’s a way to turn a rather mundane plastic tree armature or wooden branch clipping into a thing of beauty. Just add our Weeping Willow Branches with Leaves. Spray the entire fret (face and edges) a light willow green. After it has dried thoroughly, carefully cut out and mount the branches as described above, shaping them so they hang (droop) down like the real thing. Start from the lower branches and work to the top. Pause periodically to do a light touch-up on any paint nicks or scrapes. Before you know it, the mundane has been transformed into the magnificent. These leaves and branches can also be used to model Eucalyptus trees, common throughout the world in many varieties, as well as various other vines and plants with long slender leaves.
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Part # N-NS037
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Ngineering Tree Frames Set A
This heavy gauge (0.010″ thick) fret contains an assortment of highly detailed bare tree armatures that can easily be formed into 3-dimensional trees. Using 5 simple steps, in about 15 minutes time, a tree can be produced to such a level of realism that it will look spectacular in any detailed setting even without foliage! Finally, you can have bare trees in winter scenes , or add some dead or dying trees for variety. With the addition of foliage, these trees become absolutely dazzling in their detailed likeness to the real thing. Please check out our other Examples below. This fret contains the following: 4 trees, 22 N-scale feet tall, 5 trees, 20 feet tall, and 8 trees, 14 feet tall. The slightly higher cost of these frets is due to the thicker high-purity brass stock that is used to produce them.
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Part # N-NS038
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Ngineering Tree Frames Set B
This fret is a variation on set ‘A’ above with different tree shapes in different quantities. It contains 12 trees, 14 scale feet tall, and 7 trees, 20 feet tall. Each of the frets have several tree frames that are identical on that fret. It’s worth noting that even with two identical tree frames, it would be very difficult to produce two identical trees. The slight variations in the bending processes from tree to tree produce sufficient differences to give each a unique appearance. Add to this, the fact that each can be positioned so it is viewed from a slightly different side or angle, and each will be totally distinctive.
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Part # N-NS039
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Ngineering Tree Frames Set C
In this fret we have slightly different height trees. There are 13 trees, 16 scale-feet tall, and 12 trees, 18 feet tall. With a total of 25 trees, this fret would be great to make a small orchard next to a farmhouse. How about placing them every 50 scale feet along a town street. Ideal for smaller deciduous trees like Aspen, Alder or Birch for intermixing with pine or fir trees.
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Part # N-NS040
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Ngineering Tree Frames Set D
This fret contains our largest tree frames. There are 5 trees, 35 scale-feet tall. These majestic beauties can be formed into many different varieties such as hardwoods like Oak or Walnut, or used as a foundation for a Willow, Maple, Sycamore or Cottonwood. Use one as a focal point in a town square. How about next to a farmhouse with a tire swing hanging from one of the
branches? Lots of possibilities.
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Part # N-NS041
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Ngineering Ivy / Grape Vines and Leaves
Here’s another breakthrough in detail sophistication. Imagine a Grape arbor or pergola next to that house or building. Build a walkway trellis and string Ivy or Grape through it. Wind it around a pole or tree trunk. Let it climb up a structure. Just spray the entire fret a nice dark green (touch-up the stems with brown if you like) and let your creativity go to work. Look closely at the Detail image above, you can easily see the veins on the leaves! This large fret is in 4 sections, each with 8, 45 scale-foot runners with leaves. That’s 1,440 N-scale feet of plant life (over a scale 1/4-mile).
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Part # N-NS128
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