Cornfields. How to get started, please?

[muckypup]

sometimes in a childs farm set there `crops` which are good for shape that could be used as a pattern to make many more to your own size,& dont cost much.

[Argonor]

Yes, I just think that with the sheer number needed, a 'bulk' buy is called for 

[Commander Vyper]

Found the samples, let me know if you want/need them mate.

The Commander

[supervike]

Not sure if this helps, but I made some cornstalks for one of my zombie survivors:



I made them out of paperclips, strips of paper, and ends of a toothpick.  Superglue, and painted 'harvest' color.

Very simple, and cheap.

[Argonor]

I'm pretty sure, the bangers I have for fingers would botch that up. 

They are nice, perhaps a bit too time consuming for a large field. Their colour made me think of an old Hitchcock film, where Cary Grant is attacked in a cornfield with DDT from a plane. 

[FramFramson]

Man, which one is that.... North by Northwest?

[Schogun]

You can get cornfield squares from Battlefield Terrain Concepts:
http://battlefieldterrain.com/product.btc?category_id=5&product_id=17
http://battlefieldterrain.com/item.btc?category_id=5&product_id=17&type_id=33&item_id=46

Some people cut up Christmas wreaths, paint the top yellow and get the same effect.

[Argonor]

Man, which one is that.... North by Northwest?

That's the one!

[Argonor]

You can get cornfield squares from Battlefield Terrain Concepts:
http://battlefieldterrain.com/product.btc?category_id=5&product_id=17
http://battlefieldterrain.com/item.btc?category_id=5&product_id=17&type_id=33&item_id=46

Some people cut up Christmas wreaths, paint the top yellow and get the same effect.

I know about that approch - it would probablier easier for me to use real twigs from our conifer trees outside the house, and from the Christmas tree, though, (also possible to pull off individual 'needles' to give a less uniform appearance), as plastic Christmas ornaments are not so common here in DK (well, not yet, anyway, although our holidays get more and more 'americanized').

[consectari]

I've been looking for some corn-y ideas for my PA setting.  Need corn for food, booze, and fuel.

Anyone have any ideas for tobacco and hemp?  I image those would be popular crops after the apocalypse as well.

[Argonor]

I have seen plastic model hemp plants somewhere, but I dont remember where. I don't even know what a tobacco plants looks like, living where I do (hemp is quite common in backyard greenhouses, though....  )

[muckypup]

Hummm readin` other post how many were you thinking of & why so many & what for?

[Argonor]

Hummm readin` other post how many were you thinking of & why so many & what for?

If you mean me: for a large field. For a farm which is targeted by a saucer crew for probing/samples. Much hide and seek in the crops. When aliens revealed, authorities called, and USRC called in for counter-measures.... That's the big picture.

[Barry S]

Flag Dude makes a variety of crops including tobacco plants. You may be able to get some iceas from teh photos.
http://www.flagdude.com/product.do?product_id=17

A review of the Busch HO scale maiz field here (multiple photos):

http://modeltrain.servehttp.com/layout.nsf/1/corn

Note that Busch also makes hops, sunflowers, tulips, and a pumpkin patch.

I bought some of the Busch corn and it is nice. I had planned to replace my existing cornfields with it. However, I eventually sold it as it looked out of character with the rest of the terrian used on my table.

Cheers,

Barry

[Commander Vyper]

Niels, grass on the way to you this am, (christ this sounds like a pot deal!  ).

The Commander