So I was inspired by
@jmarley76 's palm posts and decided to build a HO scale
www.HartoftheSouth.com Washingtonia Palm. I've had this kit for a few years. When I opened it up, I was surprised to see that it didn't include pieces to make the dead frond cluster. I used some dead dried up fronds from a banana tree that we have and made my own. So this is a model of a palm partially made from an actual palm
Here's a quick handheld shot. I installed it behind a hill, so you're not seeing the bottom 4 inches of it. The Washingtonia's are quite tall, and the model is about 10 inches.
It's a good kit but the directions are weird.
From start to finish, it took about 3 hours. The live fronds are painted with Rustoleom Garden Green, with a light overcoat of Polly Scale Railbox Yellow and Vallejo US Sand towards the bottom.
