Trees.

[David C.]

Apple:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... 01_002.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... 01_003.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... 01_004.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... 01_005.jpg

(For those with dial-up, any one of the above four should show enough detail.)

Peach/Orange:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... 01_006.jpg

Plum:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... 01_007.jpg

Walnut:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... 01_008.jpg

Let me know what you think!

[TheOrk]

Nice jorb on the trees! My favorite is the apple one. Its not often you see people making trees.

[Thrall1138]

Nice trees, I agree that the apple one is the coolest. It must be hard to eat an apple the size of your head .

Good job.

[forester3291]

I like the peach one the best, though all are great of course. The apples are a bit too big fo my tastes (and for a minifigs mouth for that matter ). Overall great trees. I would like to see them in a whole MOC building though.

[Umgarla]

That's nice, but I as far as I know walnuts are grown on a bush, not a tree... I think...

[Ja_izzle]

wow, great job, these could definately be used in a castle setting, and to me, they look pretty easy to build.... Good job

Jason

[David C.]

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/f ... alnut4.htm

http://www.2020site.org/trees/walnut-tree.html (See "Walnut tree genus" section)

[bannear]

David C.
Great Idea - I like the shape and the idea of the fruit hanging.

Here's a couple of ideas - You might find that if you have the tree trunk and branches brown, you will get more colour contrast for your leaves and fruit - but this may only be necessary for photos, not in real life - or is that Lego life?.

You might add a few more fallen fruit on the ground too - my yard and the local orchard often have plenty of windfalls prior to picking. My peach tree really sheds fruit if there is a heavy wind!


Cheers
SirBert

[David C.]

Here's a couple of ideas - You might find that if you have the tree trunk and branches brown, you will get more colour contrast for your leaves and fruit - but this may only be necessary for photos, not in real life - or is that Lego life?.

You might add a few more fallen fruit on the ground too - my yard and the local orchard often have plenty of windfalls prior to picking. My peach tree really sheds fruit if there is a heavy wind!

Thank you for the ideas! As far as picture quality, (1) the digital camera I was using isn't the best quality--though it is usually adequate, (2) the wood is black rather than brown because I was orginally going to use Aragog/dinosaur leg/tail pieces for the branches but when I tried them they were way too big, (3) the lighting was not the best. I'll keep those things in mind for next time and see if I can improve the quality.

I had also thought about adding fallen fruit, but I only had two or three more of the 1x1 round plates in dark blue that I used for the plums, so I just left it that way for consistency. However, I suppose if it was already fallen fruit, it could be black to represent rotting!

[JoshWedin]

That's nice, but I as far as I know walnuts are grown on a bush, not a tree... I think...

Walnuts do grow on trees. I have had several walnut trees.

Josh

[The Blue Knight]

Are the apples Lego GI, or did you paint them? Walnuts grow on trees? Who knew, I thought they grew on walls...

[Troy T. Moore]

David, those look good. What would really look neat is an orchard with 10-20 of those trees, all a little different, as far a foilage goes, as part of a village or just outside the castle walls.

[LEGOFREAK]

I really like those a lot. I would change the tree itself a little though, for each one. the trees themselves should be different shapes - walnuts trunks/bark are more grey for instance. I think plum trees (like nectarines and peaches) branch out closer to the ground than orange or lemon trees.
come to think of it the orange trees around here all seem like giant bushes, while the lemon trees are more vertical. hmmm I'll see about getting some pics.
anyways, I love the fruit/nut ideas. those are awesome.

[Umgarla]

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/f ... alnut4.htm

http://www.2020site.org/trees/walnut-tree.html (See "Walnut tree genus" section)

My mistake...

[David C.]

Orchard:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... rchard.png

Brown version:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... /brown.png

Pear tree:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dcce/ ... s/pear.png

David C. wrote:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/f ... alnut4.htm

http://www.2020site.org/trees/walnut-tree.html (See "Walnut tree genus" section)


My mistake...

That's OK, I should have looked at that myself before I made such a short tree! I was looking for something else to put on the tree, and also wanted to find a use for those lime 1x1 round plates.