I then brushed the medium onto the hedges. I diluted the medium a bit more, maybe about a 6:1 ratio. If you don't seal it with matte medium, the turf will come off very easily. When I "planted" all the flowers I wanted, I then went about sealing the fine turf I had sprinkled on the hedges the day before. I think you can see this in the photos? Oh yeah, the flower turf has a slight static charge so watch out when you grab a pinch with your tweezers!
This looks more like real flowers than sprinkling the flowers on the grass. Then dab the top of that clump with the matte medium and drop a light sprinkle of flowers on top. A better method I tried was to take a little piece of foliage turf, the kind we use to make trees, glue that to the base. I applied a dab of diluted Matte Medium where I wanted the flowers, grabbed a pinch with a tweezers, and dropped them in place. (Wow, does that sound creepy out of context!) There are enough flowers in the pack to last a few lifetimes, so buy enough containers so you can give your buddies some flowers to brighten their day. I picked up the plastic containers at the local craft store for a couple dollars. First thing I did, though, was dump each little bag into a small plastic container, making storage and use so much easier. You get a pack of mustard yellow, bright white, bright red, and burnt orange. I decided to use some of the Woodland Scenics Flowers in 4 ColorsI bought years ago but never opened. You really want to keep the medium in the hedge and not the base's ground cover! I found out the hard way that it's best to work on the hedges vertically, so the mixture flows down through the hedge instead running out the sides. I then began brushing this onto one of the hedges. I also added a touch of Dawn dish water detergent to help the matte medium flow better. So here are the improved hedges.įirst, I mixed up some Scenic Express Matte Medium at a 4:1 ratio according to the instructions. The "improvements" I made took only a couple hours spread over a couple afternoon, and most of that time was spent pondering more than doing. I needed to do something about the scrawny scouring pad hedges. Well, with my new commitment to 15mm gaming, a couple weeks ago I decided that enough was enough. Improving the shading and highlighting and other details I missed yearsĪgo.) I used them for a few 15mm games, but they really have sat in a drawer with the rest of my 15mm, unloved. (By the way, I've also touched up these figures, First Post: Historicon 2015: Our Hell's Highway Game.To the left is a photo from that article showing the hedges with one of my.Continuing My Green Thumb: Making Trees Results.Making a Teddy Bear Fur Terrain Mat: My Version.I used a lot of Noch leaves for several terrain pieces. In this set up, we will be using Flocking leaves from a company called Noch.
And last and most important is the flocking. The third is a spray can of 3M mat spray adhesive or Locotite material. I used coconut linear, because it is cheap and easy to find. This can also be Horse hair or blended scrubbing brushes. The pictures involved in this post show about a foot long on average. I like everything to be 12" or less in size.
The first are 2 x 2 thick pieces of wood cut into various pieces. But, if you would like a simple way for hedgerows, here it is!įor my projects on hedgerows, I start with several materials. At the moment, I plan on recreating new bocage for my future war gaming ventures.
After gaining an interest in World War II in 28mm, I realized that to field such places as Normandy, you have to have Hedgerows or Bocage on your tabletop.
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