Desert plants

[nachoman]

A found a piece of 14 gauge multiple-strand wire I bought at the auto parts store for an auto rewiring job. I stripped off about 14 scale feet of insulation, twisted the end and soldered it.

   

Then, I cut off the bundle of soldered wires, and cut the loose ends of the wires to staggered lengths. I then clamped the soldered end of the bundle and fanned out the branches, kinking and twisting them a little to give a more natural appearance.

   

I then painted the branches using dark gray craft paint and a brush. Making a bunch of these at one time and spraying the paint would probably be easier.