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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Topic started by: chalkie on 25 August 2013, 04:27:59 PM

Title: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: chalkie on 25 August 2013, 04:27:59 PM
Ok lads maybe one of you can tell me , how do you make realistic corn / wheat fields ? Always wanted to make one but never come out right.

Heeeeelp !
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 25 August 2013, 05:35:00 PM
Go to your hardware store and buy a doormat. Cut it up into random quadrilaterals and irregular shapes, flock the outside edge.
May be a little tall for wheat, but rye and other eighteenth century crops were taller than modern wheat.
Works great for 15mm, but tall for 10mm.  ;)
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: get2grips on 25 August 2013, 06:01:19 PM
Doormat for me: is too large for 10mm though.  This guy does some beauties: http://www.terrafirmastudios.co.uk/
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: get2grips on 25 August 2013, 06:02:43 PM
Actually here: http://www.terrafirmastudios.co.uk/#/crop-fields/4576811851
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: Fenton on 25 August 2013, 06:51:21 PM
You can try teddy bear fur with a little PVA combed through to make is stand, then take a cheapo pair of dog hair clippers and trim it all
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: GordonY on 25 August 2013, 07:08:57 PM
Get2 I have some of those and they are made from doormats.  :-\
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: get2grips on 25 August 2013, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: GordonY on 25 August 2013, 07:08:57 PM
Get2 I have some of those and they are made from doormats.  :-\

Quote from: get2grips on 25 August 2013, 06:01:19 PM
Doormat for me: is too large for 10mm though.  This guy does some beauties: http://www.terrafirmastudios.co.uk/


Don't understand?

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Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: chalkie on 25 August 2013, 07:31:31 PM
Ok lads cheers.
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: Steve J on 25 August 2013, 07:44:23 PM
They look like doormats to me as you can see the 'rubber' base material.
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 25 August 2013, 07:55:22 PM
That's why if you flock or paint that bit, it helps.
Title: Re: Realistic corn or wheat fields
Post by: Leman on 25 August 2013, 10:03:37 PM
Teddy fur works well for 10mm. Doormat is more 15mm.