We make model fir trees and fir tree kits!
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~September 2021~
Trying something new. It's basically "trunk sculpting". I've added woody material to the base of the trunk, followed by the mix of Famowood-matte med-chalk paint I normally use. I feel this helps give the trunk the desired width that really says, "old growth western fir". The color matching is off a notch. Vanna the Preiser Moose is 1/87 scale.
Click on any of these thumbnails for a larger image.
Time for a new product!
Presenting...Pilings!
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If you have a dock or a bridge you are working on, or if you need waterfront scenery, these short cut-offs are a way to go. They have the water-based dye on the outside, but it's not through-&-through, so you can cut them to expose the natural wood color within. Limited supply available: I'm starting with just four bags in stock. If they sell, I promise to focus on this more! Some of this has also been included in the StumpStuff product, but if this is a hit, I may begin to separate that out and StumpStuff will have only the naturally derived materials.
Here I've used the smaller diameter cutoffs for pilings on my Oregon Coast Railroad. I got that ocean water coming, I just promise!!! The tide has been out for a long, long time! :) rr
I love taking photos and video on the layout. This would have been a great shot if I'd just noticed all the cobwebs first!! I normally use a Nikon D5100 but I took these with my new Samsung Galaxy S9.
I almost forgot...the Pilings! Click Here!
~August 2021~
Thank you Jim Kellow and Ken for the opportunity to share Coastmans on New Tracks Zoom! Next time I'll put a notice up here on the website! Cheers to you fellows for your efforts that are helping everyone enjoy the hobby. -Rog
~July 2021~
3D-Printed Chainsaws
It's not a Stihl, unfortunately. But it will do. I wasn't able to print the blade, so I hammered one out of piano wire. -r
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~June 2021~
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6/7 The new SKYLINER Trees are now available. Sizes are 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 inches. Quantities are 6, 12, 24, 48, and 96-counts. These make a nice background tree option, for forced perspective, or smaller scales.
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Port of Tillamook Bay caboose 1140 headed into town.
~May 2021~
6/7/21 I missed making an entry this month. My excuse: I was working on another Sequoia project
24" Sequoia Tree
And the accompanying roots
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25" and 19" Dead Snag Trees
With accompanying roots x2
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Scenery work done on the HO "Oregon Coast Railroad". This is late fall in the coastal range of Oregon, USA. The Port of Tillamook Bay (old SP coast route) climbs its way up & over (before the washout in '07).
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The "Research" Continues...
...On the sequoia trees. These two are 31.5" trees, with a 4 to 6" base. Here I've been working to develop a silvery appearance to the otherwise reddened bark, and used "rootier" branches to support the foliage. Next go will be a bit more rounded appearance to the base of the tree. This model was used in some footage for a children's video idea I've been toying with (pun intended) :)
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~November 2020~
Coastmans Trees Featured in
Commercial for Microsoft X-BOX Video Game Machine
Last summer I was by an advertising agency in Los Angeles to produce large model trees (~36 inches) for use in a commercial for the latest X-BOX video game console. At that time, they were the largest trees I'd made, and also (I felt) produced quite rapidly. The commercial has aired. It is an online commercial, not a TV commercial. There are also trees from other tree makers in the scenes, however I was told that the Coastmans trees are "up front & center". Here are a few clips from the commercial which is also available freely for viewing at this time. The full-length video is viewable on YouTube by clicking here.
While I can't say I'm familiar with the X-BOX device, I will say this is greatest quantity and largest trees I've ever produced to date. Most all of these trees were shaped on a "lathe-router" machine, with bark detail added with a SABURRTOOTH wheel. Branches and foliage were added individually. Note similarity to "October" tree below. -R
~October 2020~
How far will you go?
New! Digital STL Downloads FREE and also some pay-per downloads For 3D Printing
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I made so many STL's for 3D printing, I thought I'd better share the wealth. It's taking me a little time to upload them (one at a time is the only option) so this is a work-in-progress. I charge for these more advanced drawings, but I'm also putting up some others for free!
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New!
We now have our very own completely scratch-built STRUCTURES
And they are for sale!
Check them out ... click here
Now You Can
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Now you can choose just the details you want on your trees!
Click the Image Above to check it out
Click the Image Above to check it out
NEWS FLASH! 3/8/20 Homemade "hotglue" from an Ancient Formula!
Perfect for adding the Dead Branches!
From trees!
Check it out! Click Here!
Perfect for adding the Dead Branches!
From trees!
Check it out! Click Here!
Author's note, these are made with our OLDER type of green foliage. I have a new material now...(again!)
New Item!
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We've added Big Dead Branches to help with making larger trees 16-245 inches and to help with modeling forest floor debris.
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S Scale Lighthouse
Original photo 1910 Cape Blanco Lightstation
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We have a page
About 3D Printing and photogrammetry .... These new machines are amazing... click here! |
2020 S scale 1/64 reproduction
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Cape Blanco Lightstation in 1/64 S Scale completed December 2019
Now Featured at the Cape Blanco Lightstation Visitor's Center (Closed since epidemic)
See more at:
Coastal Modelworks
This one made it to the layout and has a good-sized nest in it. ??Where do I find an HO osprey??
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Large trees, older type foliage material used.
2/22/20: Fun with photography. These are a few trees headed out the door, so I thought I'd get a few shots. Since we had been 3D printing our willing friends for the Lighthouse model, I grabbed this one and placed her in "the Redwoods"! Can you find her?
A Recent Project, now completed, (which attributed to a delay in trees & kits!)
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There are still a few
Trees in the Tree Lots Page! What You See Is What You Get with the Lots Check 'em out! Click Here |
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I make custom dioramas!
Check this one out (see slide show photos below). Want one? Email me at coastmans@gmail.com! |
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I put a 7-minute How-To video on the Miscellaneous How-To's page...click here
Coastal Modelworks
is my
Model Portfolio Website
12/20/19 I still have materials to make 7/8ths and 3/4ths diameters x 8 inches plus. Raw
Finish, dye your own. Perfect for O & On3! On sale! Click Here!
Finish, dye your own. Perfect for O & On3! On sale! Click Here!
Click to Enlarge Image
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Made in Port Orford, Oregon, the oldest Oregon coastal town!
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5/8ths log detail
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This is where the trees are made; right here in Oregon.
Port Orford, Oregon USA
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6/25/2018
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Wanna make your own fir trees? Check out this
60-second tree making video:
They say "you can't be an expert at everything" and what is true is that I am NOT
the video expert! Here I managed to upload 60+ seconds of tree making activity
showing me placing the green branches material onto the tree trunks. -Rog
the video expert! Here I managed to upload 60+ seconds of tree making activity
showing me placing the green branches material onto the tree trunks. -Rog
Green Branches Foliage - Come in THICK and THIN sizes! Click here!
I have BIG Trunks...Check it out here!
Cedar Utility Pole Car Loads ...
Click Here
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Get scenery ideas and how-to's on the Tips and Pics page...click here
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We make big trees! 18-24 inches tall, one-inch base.
Click for larger view
We have18-24 inch trees. Two more images in The Gallery.
Always New Customer Submitted Photos...in The Gallery.
We are manufacturing in Port Orford, Oregon
Click here for short videos about how we make the tree parts. In one video we
are fine-tuning the tapering of some 9" second growth trunks. Also shown in that
video is the addition of the bark detail and the drilling of holes in the trunks for the
future placement of dead branches. Other videos include how the dead branches
are sorted out and some of the steps for making the older version of green branch material.
are fine-tuning the tapering of some 9" second growth trunks. Also shown in that
video is the addition of the bark detail and the drilling of holes in the trunks for the
future placement of dead branches. Other videos include how the dead branches
are sorted out and some of the steps for making the older version of green branch material.
KMP Model Kits are available on Coastmans
Coastmans has teamed up with KMP Models to offer their outstanding logging
equipment kits. The lineup includes steam loaders & yarders, plus spar trees, pile
drivers, and sawmill outbuildings. KMP Models are currently offered in HO, N, O,
and now in S scales. We currently have all HO kits in stock and the S scale Sawmill.
Richard King's highly-detailed and unique craftsman kits feature the realism and
quality we strive to include in our fir tree products. Click on any image to enlarge.
Click here to go directly to the store page on our site for KMP.
We also have the new S scale sawmill!
equipment kits. The lineup includes steam loaders & yarders, plus spar trees, pile
drivers, and sawmill outbuildings. KMP Models are currently offered in HO, N, O,
and now in S scales. We currently have all HO kits in stock and the S scale Sawmill.
Richard King's highly-detailed and unique craftsman kits feature the realism and
quality we strive to include in our fir tree products. Click on any image to enlarge.
Click here to go directly to the store page on our site for KMP.
We also have the new S scale sawmill!
HO Scale Willamette Loader Steam Donkey
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HO Scale Spar Tree
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HO Scale Sawmill Outbuildings
HO Scale Steam Sawmill with Planer
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HO Scale Steam Pile Driver
HO Scale Willamette Yarder Steam Donkey
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