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Title: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: 6mmfan on 03 August 2015, 08:27:38 AM: Hi all

I'm planning to make some 15 and 28mm scale scrub patches for gaming but I'm short on inspiration :(

These will mostly be for Europe with a maybe some Arid ideas as well.

Has anyone got any good ideas or articles they could link to, or pictures of your own or others creations?

TIA
Kieran
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: Fitz on 03 August 2015, 11:01:30 PM: Here's some I made a while ago, fully described on my blog (http://mojobob.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/terrain-experiments.html):

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mOfp77LjtMk/T77y7HBTTrI/AAAAAAAABKw/TnEaR4DIhMI/s1600/2012-05_terrainpieces.jpg)

The trees are lengths of fluffy chenile pipe-cleaner things, soaked in PVA and painted. If you wanted pure scrub, just leave them off.
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: 6mmfan on 08 August 2015, 11:41:09 AM: Very nice work
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: Jerekin on 08 August 2015, 02:21:26 PM: Silly season eh? :D

Scrubs means bushes or rather undergrowth?

I hope those links help.

http://manorhouseworkshop.com/tutorial/how-to-realize-real-looking-bushes/
http://www.elladan.de/028%20Bocagne%202/028.htm
http://www.elladan.de/040%20Bocage%203/040.htm

Cheers

Jere
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: ZeroTwentythree on 08 August 2015, 04:11:38 PM: I've got rocks & tall grases made from cheap paint brushes for areas of scrub or rough terrain. Some of it on a large base, to define the area. Others on smaller movable bases, to fill out the appearance of the table/terrain.

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/ZeroTwentythree/terraplog/32a.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/ZeroTwentythree/0multiplog/tallgrass01_zpsdnq6eco5.jpg)
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: FramFramson on 08 August 2015, 05:38:03 PM: I made some little vegetation stands:

(http://i.imgur.com/lmhIOBs.jpg)

(full post with more images here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=28517.msg884518#msg884518)

I've been thinking of doing an additional lot of some smaller ones on coins to have further scatter. I know some folks just like to loosely toss flock on a tabletop, and that can look lovely and natural, but it's a bit of a mess to clean up.
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: 6mmfan on 14 August 2015, 12:05:39 PM: Very good ideas, I hadn't thought of removable pieces to put onto a large piece.

Cheers
Kieran
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: Cherno on 14 August 2015, 07:42:08 PM: I have always been partial to Iceland Moss (that's what it's called here in Germany, at least). You know... the spongy, rubbery and soft moss used extensively in railroad modeling. I think the first picture shows a tuft or it.
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: snitcythedog on 14 August 2015, 10:27:35 PM: Quote from: 6mmfan on 14 August 2015, 12:05:39 PM
Very good ideas, I hadn't thought of removable pieces to put onto a large piece.

Cheers
Kieran
If you do the doughnut templates (with the removable centre) they give you many more options to go all out with density and detail. For brush, I used rubberised coconut husk covered in flock as undergrowth in my forest templates.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DmJGlqmww3o/VABkXel2liI/AAAAAAAAAyo/QiTbGL93y7M/s1600/DSC03412.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LqSoYOq7QVM/VABkZXmtPhI/AAAAAAAAAyw/HE8OQho-t_I/s1600/DSC03413.jpg)
It is the material that is used in wrought iron planters similar to this.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcTasiGW6X5lydupZh6f2UBdRNZpbZ366869GyJ1NbN2qqIlewZjpdhkyqcvdiyecRlNahkafNBE&usqp=CAE)
If you look in the local dollar/pound store it is usually in the home décor isle. I prefer it becasue it does not dry out and cannot go mouldy. For flock I used the sawdust flock method.
Hope that helps and gives you some more ideas.
Snitchy sends.
Title: Re: Looking for some scrub making inspiration
Post by: 6mmfan on 21 August 2015, 11:43:01 AM: Nice. I brought a big bag of coconut husks as I haven't seen rubberised horse hair in NZ. I will try that as well.