Some corn fields. Now with added pumpkins 13th Jan

[Argonor]

Reading accounts of combat in modern Afghanistan, they talk about patrolling in 8' high corn, so 2" for 28mm would be visually good, if no quite accurate.

Can easily be shortened a bit, if need be. I have 500 of those JTT stalks that I need to get sorted... 

[Malamute]

We did some more on these last night, four fields now WIP, but no "how to" video, someone forgot to bring the camera.   Work will resume next week.

[Silent Invader]

We did some more on these last night, four fields now WIP, but no "how to" video, someone forgot to bring the camera.   Work will resume next week.

As you're working on this on a weekly basis, is it a serial project?





And yeah, I know that was corny 

[pocoloco]

Great work on the fields 

I guess I need to order some for myself, I know I shouldn't but...

Anyone knows if there are similar products available for sugar canes?

[Mason]

We did some more on these last night, four fields now WIP, but no "how to" video, someone forgot to bring the camera.   Work will resume next week.

Phew!

That was close......

[Malamute]

Phew!

That was close......

Oh, don't you worry the video is well into development and it is specifically geared to your warped tastes.

[Mason]

Oh, don't you worry the video is well into development and it is specifically geared to your warped tastes.

Ya sicko!
 

[Malamute]

Ya sicko!
 

Yep.

[Norm]

An absolute visual treat, they blend nicely into the board and using irregular shapes has worked really well.

How functional are the field pieces for having troops entering the fields - will that 'corn' material stand the weight of figures?

[Malamute]

An absolute visual treat, they blend nicely into the board and using irregular shapes has worked really well.

How functional are the field pieces for having troops entering the fields - will that 'corn' material stand the weight of figures?

There are a few gaps to place several figures around the edges of the fields, but no room to allow figures between the stalks. The stalks are quite sturdy, but I wouldn't try to balance any figures on top. I am not precious about placing figures within terrain pieces, if they are crossing the field or occupying it then it will be noted in the game and the figures will be removed from the table until they reappear.

[flags_of_war]

There are a few gaps to place several figures around the edges of the fields, but no room to allow figures between the stalks. The stalks are quite sturdy, but I wouldn't try to balance any figures on top. I am not precious about placing figures within terrain pieces, if they are crossing the field or occupying it then it will be noted in the game and the figures will be removed from the table until they reappear.

Im thinking of doing some on separate bases that will allow me to remove them without taking too much away visually.

[Patrice]

You are right folks, HO seems very small, I'll choose O scale too.

How functional are the field pieces for having troops entering the fields

I only play skirmish, I was thinking of "planting" the plants in separate rows? So rows could be moved inside the field, or temporarily removed from the field, to place individual miniatures when they enter the field (as we also do with tree models in forests).

[Gangleri]

Lovely stuff.  Might nab this idea for my new ACW stuff.

[Galloping Major]

2" IMO.

Absolutely, I've put up some photographs on the Galloping Major Ltd Wargames facebook page - check them out (can't figure out how to get them onto here right now).

www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

[Mason]

Im thinking of doing some on separate bases that will allow me to remove them without taking too much away visually.

I picked these up from Silent Invader some time ago and as they are individually based it does make life easier for positioning them for figure access.



It does not look as pretty, though.....