More Jungle Stuff

Little work this weekend, I have a flight to CA tomorrow. Here are pics of updates:

 

 

Once I figured (or stumbled) upon a jungle floor cover look, it was easy to continue

the process.

 

I experimented on adding leaves to the jungle tree tops. I don't like this look. oh well....
I plan my terrain goals in 3 months periods. By year's end I will have all my jungle tree
3 and single stands done, as well as the fields.

The next adventure is making a terrain cloth. Found great ideas via the web.

Next is switching gears to do Normandy. I have a lot of tree stands there to do. A lot of
K&M trees as well as Woodland Scenics.

Jungle ground cover

I decided upon a 'format' for my jungle ground clutter. Within the areas near the base of
either the palm or jungle trees I lay a thick floor of kitchen seasoning. Surrounding this
plainly a mixing of whatever terrain flock I have. This ranges from static grass to Spanish moss.

I think for a lot of terrain building, once you have a certain assembly line technique, you
can produce a lot. Once I get all my palm and jungle tree stands done, next is painting
the synthetic fur for fields.

More Jungle Terrain

A little more work with the Jungle trees.

I use Woodland Scenics Tree Armatures 5-7" TR1123, a heavy pair of snippers,
a good sized metal file, and sand paper

I snip off enough branches for a 'tall jungle tree". 

Sand of the stubs with the file and sandpaper.

Then twist the tree armature. I used furnace filter which I sprayed with black undercoat.

Then a spray of green.

 

I put 3 per stand (http://www.renaissanceink.net/catalog/index.php?cPath=7). Although

the website look resin, Jay has switched to plywood. I tease out the painted furnace filter

and with glue attach the filter. I do paint the tree trunks a dark grey, with lighter gray

dry brushing. 

Here is a collection of super market spices. I am doing an age test of how long it takes

them to turn brown. Many pictures of a jungle floor shows fallen decaying leaves. At a

certain point I will hit them with a good coat of spray sealer. Any yes it smells very nice.

My assembly line. I only get about 4-5 hours a weekend to work on these, but I have time.

More Jungle Stuff

I tried to simulate rows of cane fields. You can see the base of the mat, which I painted
brown to break the green pattern.

Here is my version of large jungle trees. Woodland scenics trees with the lower
branches snipped off. Furnace filter atop. Work in progress.

 

 Close up of the undergrowth. I used a variety of plastic aquarium plants.

In tandem with my planned village, they have to have crops. The banana trees are the
Pegasus plastic line. They are nice but the leaves are "fiddly".

Palm tree stand and small hill in progress. The tree stands I use from Renaissance Ink
website. Work in progress. Trying to get the "right" jungle floor scatter.

It is surprising what can be done with a few hours a weekend. Of course that takes
months.

Rules I have learned in terrain making:
1. Don't rush
2. Don't do too much at once or you get burnt out
3. Look at a lot of terrain pictures to get a "feel" for it
4. Use the internet, there are ALOT of great ideas out there

Jungle Terrain

My work schedule has me traveling Mon to Fri every week. This makes gaming very slow. Over the months I focused on jungle related terrain. My first goal was to make enough to cover a 4x8' table.



I tried to use terrain that has the right height for a 28mm figure. This is a variety of

aquarium plastic mat plants, various size palm trees, and synthetic fur. I used the

idea from a website about using the mat holder as the base. I made individual tree

stands to break the "clear" look of a field. The fur comes in a tan color yet after

review a lot of Pacific island pictures, they are more greenish. Yet I do like the color

contract. Each plant stand has been highlighted with a green/yellow to break the

monotony of the same color. I visit Michaels, Jo-ann's craft store a lot for terrain.

 

 

 

Next step is to finish the palm tree stands. More photos to follow.

Merry Christmas

<Hello all. As I look out the window and view a snow covered lawn, layered
in 13 deg temperature, I reflect on 2013. I have not done squat! Mid year my
job changed to being a "road warrior" almost 5 days a week. This makes
motivation for the hobby slim. I will say I started to paint this week, a 28mm
German infantrymen. Wow, talk about starting from ground ZERO. I have also
undertaken the grim task of cleaning and organizing my basement. I wonder
why I keep those hobby magazines from the 70's??

Oh well, happy Holiday to all

With a recent introduction to Bolt Action I have decided to work on terrain first. Jungle terrain first, then the Normandy hedgerow. I have made a number of purchases via Amazon for aquarium grass mats which offer alot of plants for a good price. Palm trees also have been purchased, and there not the birthday cake specials. (they are good for 15mm, but IMO too small for 28mm). The stands are either 3" x 2" plywood, or stainless steel washers. I hot glued the plants onto the bases. (You quickly appreciate how hot the glue gets when it gets on your fingers). I then applied Durhams Water putty, then lightly dashed some sand and pebbles. I will flock later when dried. I only purchased plants that don't look too "over bearing" in size.