project: scaletrees
year: 2001
concept:
To develop a line of realistic model trees for
the professional model builder, architecture, special effects and hobby
industries. Clients have ranged from musician Rod Stewart to Peter Jackson,
director of The Lord of the Rings series and the 2005 version of King Kong.
process:
1) market research
2) prototype research
3) build prototypes
4) source manufacturers in China
5) develop manufacturing process and train factory workers in China
6) package design |
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photo to the right shows me (in the teal shirt on the right) training
the factory workers in China. |
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scaletree
armatures
The
armature is the key to high realism in model trees. ScaleTree
armatures are made of twisted wires with a flexible
realistic bark texture coating.
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scaletrees
without foliage
For
the modeler who wants to add variety in their foliage or
blend our trees with other trees, we
created this product that is ready to plant except for the
foliage.
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scaletrees
complete
Most
highly detailed model trees are only available in kit form.
We changed that. The ScaleTree Complete is a large deciduous
tree with high realism, and is ready to plant.
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branchbunches
the
first product to be released by ScaleTree.com. BranchBunches
are synthetic fibers used to create bushes, trees, and roots
for model scenery.
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| A
close-up of the realistic ScaleTree armatures of
twisted wires with its flexible realistic
bark texture coating. |
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| The
detail of branching with the BranchBunches before foliage has
been added can be seen on one of the armatures to the right. |
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