WWII Ruined French Café

[paulsmodellingworkshop]

Try making the frame from some hardwood like walnut, lime, spruce etc - balsa wood be too soft. Drape over your netting material (i've used model boat makers netting sprayed green and brown) glue down and add some leaves or similar. Just dont glue the frame to the base - you can hold it down with four small bits of blu tack.

Maybe think about planking the base as well. you caould use balsa for that.

I made some like this for 20mm figures all though the principle is the same for any size:



The leaves I got from Antoneciti's workshop - they do netting as well, or you can (try not to laugh ) tights, stockings etc sprayed brown/black/green etc.

[Big Al]

tea leaves - good idea! Although I only seem to have the dried dark brown stuff, will post a picture below. Is that the stuff you normally use? I think the camo nets a good idea, although I haven't thought how to do it & it'll be quite awkward to position troops under it.

Drum

Yes, or that you get aout of tea bags. Use it first then dry it out. It tends to expand. Looks good, but you have to paint them. It was a tip I picked up decades ago in Military Modelling.

[grant]

Try making the frame from some hardwood like walnut, lime, spruce etc - balsa wood be too soft. Drape over your netting material (i've used model boat makers netting sprayed green and brown) glue down and add some leaves or similar. Just dont glue the frame to the base - you can hold it down with four small bits of blu tack.

Maybe think about planking the base as well. you caould use balsa for that.

I made some like this for 20mm figures all though the principle is the same for any size:



The leaves I got from Antoneciti's workshop - they do netting as well, or you can (try not to laugh ) tights, stockings etc sprayed brown/black/green etc.

That is an outstanding piece of terrain!

[carvel2]

@ Paul...great stuff! I nearly missed it with all that camo

[grant]

@ Paul...great stuff! I nearly missed it with all that camo

LOL. That is true! The leaves especially are fantastic. Have to get some. They would go well with Tufts, I believe. I also picked up more tufts this weekend.

[Centurio Marcus T]

Looking great so far Cant wait to see the finished product,well done that man

[paulsmodellingworkshop]

cheers guys - all achieved without any tufts !!

[Parus Ater]

I think I need to either get into this tuft perversion of start a clump counter culture.

[Big Al]

I think I need to either get into this tuft perversion of start a clump counter culture.

You could call it the Nutty Club after The film "The Nutty Professor" or rather its sequel "The Clumps"

[Colonel White]

I think I may try a downsacaled version for 20mm . I will of course be using matchsticks for timbers.