Do Your Pirates Dare Go Into The Mangroves?

[Cacique Caribe]

Fantastic! I’ve been tempted to try mangroves, but haven’t made the attempt yet. Here in South Florida we are surrounded by them and a tropical type table just never feels right without them

My feeling exactly, Mike!  I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, always living within sight of mangroves.

Dan

[Oldben1]

I went to Cancun a few years ago and really enjoyed hiking in the mangroves.  Those look pretty authentic to me.  Great work!

[Cacique Caribe]

Ben

The mangroves in Cancún and Belize come with a whole other problem ... crocs!  A slightly bigger problem than crabs. 




https://markgelbart.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/the-lack-of-pleistocene-crocodylus-acutus-fossils-in-southeastern-north-america-and-its-climatic-implications/

Dan
PS.  The Battle Of Ramree Island (Burma) shows what getting stuck in croc infested mangroves can do to any military force.
https://www.amazon.com/Mangroves-John-L-Campbell-ebook/dp/B0088JOJMA/ref=nodl_

[DoctorPete]

I'm having a hard time visualizing the scale of these trees.  Are they scaled for 15mm or larger?  They are a damn fine representation of the real thing!

[Cacique Caribe]

Thanks DoctorPete!

There particular ones were made for 15mm but, with my fat fingers, it would have been much easier for me to make them for 28mm. 

Dan

[Cacique Caribe]

I’ve just realized that Red Beard Baron’s tips for making vineyards might be a THIRD method for making the TOPS of mangrove trees:



Dan

[DoctorPete]

Thanks for the video, Dan.  Now I have a much better idea how to do coastal flora for 15mm Sci Fi that can double as Amazon River terrain. (Something for my Tupi to move through.)  I have about 120 bush armatures from Noch (I think) so I should have enough to do a sizeable area. 

[Cacique Caribe]

I have about 120 bush armatures from Noch (I think) so I should have enough to do a sizeable area.

Wow.  Now THAT’S how you do a project!  When you can, you might as well go big. 

Dan