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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: cram on February 01, 2012, 02:14:40 PM

Title: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: cram on February 01, 2012, 02:14:40 PM: I'm looking to add some cornfields/ploughed fields to my terrian for Darkest Africa in 28mm. Thought about making my own out of a doormat, but then thought I'd by them ready made and save myself the hassle. I've found a cornfield at ESLO, http://www.gelaendestuecke.de/ but can anyone suggest some other manufacturers aswell?

Thanks Marc.
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: CptJake on February 01, 2012, 02:39:05 PM: These guys have a few different O-scale products that my work:

http://www.sceneryexpress.com/default.asp

including packs of corn stalks...
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: Kingscarbine on February 01, 2012, 03:14:00 PM: Redoubt has a cornfield:
http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=4261&category_id=c9ff943b67a49ad7f817342397903ec0
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: janner on February 01, 2012, 03:43:05 PM: Quote from: Kingscarbine on February 01, 2012, 03:14:00 PM
Redoubt has a cornfield:
http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=4261&category_id=c9ff943b67a49ad7f817342397903ec0

That looks like maize rather than corn?
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: Plynkes on February 01, 2012, 04:02:50 PM: 'Corn' can mean a lot of things. In some parts of the English-speaking world, it means what we English call maize.
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: janner on February 01, 2012, 05:10:32 PM: Quote from: Plynkes on February 01, 2012, 04:02:50 PM
'Corn' can mean a lot of things. In some parts of the English-speaking world, it means what we English call maize.

Agreed, but not in Wales - the location of the OP ;)
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: matakishi on February 01, 2012, 06:18:51 PM: I got some very passable ready made fields from here:
http://terrafirmastudios.co.uk/Wargaming_Fields.aspx

I got mine when he had a sale on but his non-sale prices are very reasonable.
Here they are in action along with some home made ones I made from synthetic grass samples:

(http://www.matakishi.com/BLAM%202010%202.jpg)
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: cram on February 01, 2012, 07:30:50 PM: Thanks to everyone for the replies. Some nice links there! Matakishi I think I will go with the cornfield in your link. The ploughed fields look good too!

In the past I would have made my own, but now I'm back in college part time, and holding down a full time job, its hard enough to find time to fit in painting my figures let alone making scenery!

Love the pic by the way Matakishi, I take it those buildings are scratch built? They look stunning.
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: twrchtrwyth on February 01, 2012, 07:40:25 PM: Noswaith dda.

Have you thought of making your own from a door mat. The crop field in the link looks like it uses a piece of one.
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: matakishi on February 01, 2012, 07:44:07 PM: Quote from: cram on February 01, 2012, 07:30:50 PM
Love the pic by the way Matakishi, I take it those buildings are scratch built? They look stunning.

Thank you. All my own work :)
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: cram on February 01, 2012, 09:40:24 PM: Noswaith dda! Gobeithio ti yn dda Twrchtrwyth.

I have thought about making my own out of a doormat. But I have so much on these days, its finding the time. I'm hard pressed to find time to paint my figures let alone do scenery, and I'm a slow worker at the best of times.

The stuff Matakishi linked looks nice and does'nt cost much so I'll go with them.
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: Cherno on February 01, 2012, 09:44:54 PM: Railway model shops should have large terrain mats of various ground types. I have a roll of ploughed field and yellow wheat/maize/corn field somewhere on my attic, so it helps to just check some online retailers.
Title: Re: Where to buy Cornfields for 28mm?
Post by: cram on February 01, 2012, 09:47:17 PM: Had'nt thought about railway model shops! Thanks for the idea.