We make model fir trees and fir tree kits!
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~June 2021~
6/7 The new SKYLINER Trees are being uploaded to the site. Sizes are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 inches. Quantities are 6, 12, 24, 48, and 96-counts. These make a nice background tree option, for forced perspective, or smaller scales. I'm trying them out on my upcoming estuary scene:
No water yet, but hopefully soon this will be a muddy place! 2" Skyliners on the left, 5 inchers at right. I also mixed in a few deciduous trees with fall colors.
~May 2021~
6/7/21 I missed making an entry here. I was working on another Sequoia project:
24" Sequoia Tree
And the accompanying roots
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25" and 19" Snag Trees
With accompanying roots x2
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~April 2021~
4/15 Green Branches ops moved to main shop site...a much improved situation for us!
4/24 Blog entry: Tillamook Feed Mill in HO - A Rare Earth Magnet Epiphany! :)
~March 2021~
3/3 I made a couple new spindly lookin' stumps...in the Snags page near the bottom, just Click here
Trees drying in the "Pink Box"
~February 2021~
New Item with a video! SpeedyTrees. They're on the Craftsman Trees page, at the bottom.
Added a little bit to the Miscellaneous How-To's
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~January 2021~
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New Item! Forest Floor. It's on the Dead Branches page, scroll 2/3 way down.
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New blog posts related to grain elevators / grain bins, also how I use tree planting pins: click here.
This gives you a better idea of what I'm making here recently...
Time for a foresty photo. Finally, I've been getting a little scenery work done on Oregon Coast Railroad! All I can think about when I'm doing this is, "Hey, this is fun!!!" This is supposed to be late fall somewhere up in the woods out of Nehalem, Oregon, USA. The Port of Tillamook Bay (old SP coast route) climbs its way up & over (before the washout in '07). I promise I will add some ripples, maybe even a little more water, to that stream (if you order trees today :)
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~December 2020~
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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 video footage I've been playing with! :)
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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. 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!
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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We're in the Model Making Business Too!
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
Featured at the Cape Blanco Lightstation Visitor's Center
(Closed for 2020 season)
Check out the Model Website,
Coastal Modelworks
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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
Strength has been improved, but it still tears easily with your fingers. You can make whatever size pieces you need.
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Available solo and included with all of our Fir Tree Kits.
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Stronger, more durable, and with "less fallout" than
previous versions.
Our New Green Branches continue on into newness by virtue of a stream of
improvements. The ratio of components has been refined considerably. There's
over 400mL of PVA in each sheet of Thick and nearly 200 in each sheet of Thin.
Turf is much better retained. The applied material holds its' shape on the trunk
exactly as intended. Zero drooping (unless you want it to). This means you
receive a superior product that allows you to make great trees with less effort
"than ever before". In fact, I hope it's not too tough! See it here.
improvements. The ratio of components has been refined considerably. There's
over 400mL of PVA in each sheet of Thick and nearly 200 in each sheet of Thin.
Turf is much better retained. The applied material holds its' shape on the trunk
exactly as intended. Zero drooping (unless you want it to). This means you
receive a superior product that allows you to make great trees with less effort
"than ever before". In fact, I hope it's not too tough! See it here.
9" and 7" trees made 10/12/16.
11 inch trees made 6/24/18
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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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