Sunday, 24 February 2013
The Hedges of Leicester
I have started on the miles and miles of nice, trim, municipal, city hedges and I am think of doing 12ft of them and then see how it goes after that, I am hoping that 12ft is enough but we will see. So far I have managed a whopping 2 and 1/2 foot of the things and thought it would be nice to get for views on them. They are rather simply made from a green scouring pad, from the best and finest modelling supplier, Wilko, cut to a inch tall and pulled to buggery in all directions, painted black, drybrushed green and the applied Noch leaves in two colours, dark and light green, to it. Here are the results and please feel free to comment.
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Those look nice and tidy. But 12 feet! Holy Christ man, what are you thinking?
ReplyDeleteThans there Anne. Its a big table and to tell the truth I think I'm going to need more, lol.
DeleteHi, PK. These are really nice, and surely will provide plenty of cover from gunfire when the fight gets started. In the rules you use, can you shoot thru bushes, hedges, etc? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks there Jay and I am not sure hope much protection they are going to often, soft cover at best, but hey its still cover, lol
DeleteThey're excellent but you're still mad!
ReplyDeleteCheers there Fran and yes I am still mad
Delete12 foot of the stuff, are you mad? No don't answer that!
ReplyDeleteMad yes but once finished I dont need to do more, I hope
DeleteThey do look great. 12ft is a bit much though!!
ReplyDeleteTa Rodger but the table is big, 12' by 6', so need tons. I have done 4' of them now.
DeleteVery nice hedges! How do you fix the hedge to the bases?
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Matt
Thanks there Matt and I glued them to MDF boards using all-purpose clear, extra string adhesive.
DeleteGenius Pete; some of the best scratch built hedges I've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteThanks there Michael and they are relatively easy to do and quick to make too.
DeleteThey look awesome pete, they remind me I really should finish my walls.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr Smiilie and I hope that there is enough of them
DeleteThey look really nice. I don't think 12 feet is too much. It's surprising just how much footage of model hedgerows, fences, etc. can be used up to cover even a modest sized table to the point where it looks right. When I made hedges for my 10mm AVBCW set up, I made 10 feet, and it looks barely adequate for a 3' by 4' table.
ReplyDeleteLuckily its am rather urban table with a bit of rural country side so I am hoping that 12' is enough.
DeleteExcellent
ReplyDeleteThanks there Clint
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