“Fire in the hole!” - time to kick some ass!

[Silent Invader]

Useful thanks. I have slightly different palms (a bit shorter).

[Digits]

No worries, I find spelling out the steps a useful reminder for myself for later on! Lol

I just sprayed the first ten.  I'm going out to find a darker spray for the leaf tops to make things a bit quicker for myself. 

[Digits]

Intermediate picture, spray the whole thing army painter goblin green, then from above, the foliage angel green.  Now for some dry brushing before I do the trunks.

[Elk101]

Does the paint appear to be adhering to the plastic ok?

[Digits]

Yup, the army painter stuff is a primer too.  It will hold well enough for this.

[Elk101]

Cool, it definitely looks better with the paint on. I've got a 'few' of these for my own Vietnam project so I'll be watching your progress and obviously pinching your ideas!

[Digits]

Feel free, that's what this is all about isn't it?


Another wip shot. 



Glued upright so I can wash the trunks before highlighting them.  Foliage is ok like this.  Nothing extravagant, just three colours.

What I am worried about is this is all twenty trees of this type.  Doesn't look a lot glued onto this place mat....how is it going to become a forest?!  I think I may end up buying more trees at this rate!

[Deano]

they look great.

[Agis]

Looks great, and don't overdo the tree amount.
It still has to be a playable surface!

[Elk101]

They look rather good. I think you're right to limit the palette like that, it's more effective at distance. That's the difficulty with creating jungle, it's that balance between creating the right look and gameable space.

[Slayer]

They look great

[Digits]

Ok so let's start the first piece of standing bamboo scenery.  I start with a piece of cork backed place mat cut to irregular shape.  I've sprayed the top to make seeing holes easier but it will also help once I sand it.  I have drilled holes in clumps.  This way I still have gaps and holes to stand figures in, and from side on the whole copse will look solid.  I also save on bamboo.  This whole base will use nearly two hundred pieces so order plenty!

Start supergluing in the bamboo, cutting a few pieces shorter for variety.

This bit is slow going.  Going to be a day or two before the next step!

[von Lucky]

Looks awesome already though. Can already imagine a bamboo fight in the upper levels with a Zhang Ziyi.

[tomrommel1]

very good looking vegetation

[mellis1644]

I have exactly the same bamboo from China to use at some point. I like the closely clumped look. Will use that when I do my own.