Start of the Cricket Pitch for VBCW for Partizan: Under the Covers

[PanzerKaput]

Yes indeed I have made a start on the cricket pitch indeed, with the Indian Premier League, IPL on the tele and the weather being some pleasantly warm, I that I would take advantage of this and crack on with it.



Here is the start of the Cricket Pitch that I've got to have to get finished for Partizan, Under the Covers. Yes i do know that the groundskeepers has not dont a great job of the outfield and know he is on his final warning to pull up his socks.



It simply started as a circular piece of ply measuring 14 inches in diameter and I have applied the usually sand and grit to it and then undercoated it. Next the base has been drybrushed earth colour and then a lighter earth colour on top. Next the actually playing pitch has been measured out.marked out and then some grass green flock has been added to give the feel and impression of neat, close cut grass.



But there is still tons to do to it.

[The Dozing Dragon]

Brilliant. You should have a man with an old lawnmower wiping his brow.........

[von Lucky]

Very nice idea.

I have just spent 10 minutes looking for a 28mm lawn mower - there's actually a few O scale ones out there.

Hmmm...

[thebinmann]

Very nice, who make the guy with bat-gun combo or is it a converion?

Now I want to dig out my old subbutteo cricket game....

[PanzerKaput]

Thats there chaps and someone makes an O scale lawnmower and I know subuteo cricket had a roller so wow. The cricketer with the SMG is from Sloppy Jalopy, sculpted by Bill Thornhill and are rather nice.

[Yankeepedlar01]

The leg side boundry is rather short! If you stray down leg it could be expensive?
Great piece, though, and looking forward to seeing it, and more, at Partizan!

[thebinmann]

The leg side boundry is rather short! If you stray down leg it could be expensive?
Great piece, though, and looking forward to seeing it, and more, at Partizan!

That's to tempt them to the pull /hook for the deep square to pick up easy catches.... but not a short as a ground I once played on next to a wood! Damn those brambles!

[PanzerKaput]

Well some further progress has happen on the Cricket Pitch with all the grass now been laid and the pitch marking next to be add along with the stumps and all.

[joroas]

Dave, I thought you were a football man, you have hidden depths! 

[PanzerKaput]

Well I have finished the blooming pitch complete with stumps and I am rather happy with the results, photos to follow. But firstly the actual dimensions of the pitch are as follows:

The width of the base for the pitch is 14" in diameter or 7" in radius.
The actual pitch or playing surface is almost to scale at 1/56 in length at 12", in real live the length of a 22 yds pitch would be 14", now you can see I did a miscalculation with the pitch and the diameter and meant that the pitch is 12" long or 19 yds, a whole yards short. Memo to me to remember to add the field on it next time.
The width of the pitch has no set width, which I am a little at but I have actually gone for e width that is a little wider so it "looks right" with 28mm chaps. So the neat grassed pitch is 4" wide.
The Crease Marking are about 1" for the start of the pitch and another line a follow 3/4" in front of that. The two outer lines are 1/4" from the pitch edge.
The Stumps being made for tooth picks were cut to be 3/4" tall with bails, which was made from thin garden wire.

So here are some actually photos of it.

[The Dozing Dragon]

Very nice. Umpires with attitude 

[Col. Aubrey Bagshot]

Any chance this will be at Bovington this year?

[Yankeepedlar01]

Dave, I thought you were a football man, you have hidden depths! 

Cricket in the summer, John, until I finished after my 40th birthday. It would be a very high scoring game on such a small outfield I think!

[fred]

It would be a very high scoring game on such a small outfield I think!

Though as the fielders have rifles, the batsmen may not get so many runs in!

My mate was just looking at these figures - does the wicket keeper have a cricket ball or grenade in his hands?

[joroas]

A long time ago, I was a reserve on the staff cricket team. 

Fortunately, he turned up, as his meeting had finished early, and that was the end of my cricketing career aspirations..........