I thought folks might like to see my progress with product I'd not come across before. Model Scenery Supplies sell a packet of tree armatures under the brand name 'Footpath'. These seemed good value to me at £9.85 for 5 armatures about 140mm tall.
As supplied they are a little squashed together in the packet, the wire is well twisted, but on the recommendation of MSS I applied a little solder to the major joints just to stop them unwrapping.
The wire is quite robust but nowhere near as painful on the fingers as picture wire or brake cable. I found that a little extra winding is worthwhile at the ends of the branches, this probably took about 5-10 minutes per armature.
I've added some bark (sorry I don't know the source, it was just a plastic bag in my scenics box labelled 'bark'!. I mixed whatever this was with some PVA and painted it on in a number of layers.
I'm quite pleased with the results, thought I'd share..
David
Ready-made wire tree armatures
Re: Ready-made wire tree armatures
I can see some will like this but following the advice from the late, great, George Iliffe Stokes I'll stick to brake cable thrown into a fire to soften and remove the oil. Free. A smear of pva on fingers protects them.
Builder of Forge Mill Sidings, Kirkcliffe Coking Plant, Swanage and Heaby. Still trying to "Keep the Balance".
Re: Ready-made wire tree armatures
But if these kits get you making trees, that's a Good thing 

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Re: Ready-made wire tree armatures
Noel wrote:Not if you get leaves on the line...
Not a problem for the proper periods to model!
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