How to make a jungle treehouse for stage Part 2

This is a continuation of the Treehouse


I cut out 3 sections nearly 8 foot long for the large tree branches.  In the middle one I cut out a section so it would fit on the 2x4s coming out of the trunk.
(I should have made the 2x4s longer which would have been more stable.)

I stacked and glued the 3 pieces together with gorilla glue.

Then rounded off the edges and carved some bark. I put these arms on and they stuck straight out. It didn't look right. So then I cut out an angled section in the middle and reglued them back together.

This was a little better. 

(I forgot to take pictures of this part)

I took a sheet of 2-inch thick styrofoam and first drew out some random leaves. 

Then, using a wire brush, I carved into those lines. 

Once I had some deep gouges in the styrofoam, I sanded the edges, which rounded the leaves.

I painted the leaves, making sure to cover all of the white styrofoam. Then, I came in with a slightly darker green for the deeper parts.

I cut some random tree shapes and rounded the edges with sandpaper as well. Then I attached the trees to the back using a little bit of Great Stuf Foam and some 3 inch drywall screws.

Now for the treehouse.

How to make a jungle treehouse for stage Part 3

Making a VBS jungle treehouse part 3

I took two sheets of 4 x 8 foot by 2-inch thick white styrofoam and cut them in half. Then I measured and cut out a triangle to form the front of the treehouse. I did the same for the back. I cut a door hole in the front one.

Then, using a wire brush, I carved gouges into strips to simulate bamboo. 

I even carved the little holes in the top of the door.

I made short sides of the house to match. 

I took some long strips, about 2 inches square by 8 feet long, and rounded the edges off. Then cut a few of those rounded pieces the same height to serve as railing posts. These I attached with some drywall screws from the top of the railing into the post. I carefully squeezed Great Stuf foam in an X pattern to simulate vines or rope tying everything together.

I made the roof by taking another piece of styrofoam, cutting it in half, and making one side jagged. 

I attached all of these pieces together using drywall screws to see what it looked like.

There was a gap in the top of the roof, so I used another railing piece for the top. 

I took everything apart and painted it. 

For the bamboo I just used a darker brown color and made lines. Then drybrushed these lines up and down to simulate the bamboo rings.

I forgot to show the windows which I carved and added the Great Stuf rope.

Here it is mostly finished

Then I sat the treehouse on the top of the tree to test fit it. It looked pretty good.

I made some more leave bunches to go on the ends. 

The leaf ends were a tad heavy, so they ended up getting some fishing line support from the ceiling. 

I also made some vines using the technique on this post. 

I put a small white piece of material across the front door and windows so I didn't have to paint the inside of the treehouse.

If you make your own version, I would love to see it.

Jeff