ITLSU 1917 Project

[paulr]

More good progress yesterday

• Dry brushed all the uniforms
• Base coated and two dry brushes on the leather coats
• Manes, tails, markings and hooves on the horses
• Rifle stocks

[paulr]

Finally made some progress on these, grenade bags done on Ottoman storm troopers

I really need to crack on

[paulr]

Finally some good progress on this batch

Almost all the detailing done

Skin, hair and helmet crests left to do

Then they will be ready for touch ups and wash...

I also cut out all the bases needed for this last batch

[paulr]

I have a bit of 'terrain' left to do to complete this project.

I've seen several useful examples here on how to do the barbed wire I need

What I'm a bit stumped on are the cactus hedges that were a major feature of the Gaza battles, see some pictures below. Any suggestions on how to build these simply 

[FierceKitty]

http://www.hobbylinc.com/jtt-cactus-assortment-20-ho-scale-model-railroad-scenery-plant-95613

I've just bought some of these for the upcoming Mexican project; they're pretty good. There are also some which are only prickly pears, if you don't want the iconic American ones.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Corse scatter in light green.

[fsn]

Goldfish tank foliage.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Trust you to bring up tanks! 

[fsn]

 

I was thinking more of this stuff ...

£1.68 for 3 on Amazon. Not sure how big the leaves are though.

[paulr]

Thanks guys some interesting ideas there

[Techno]

£1.68 for 3 on Amazon. Not sure how big the leaves are though.

A little on the large side for 10mm perhaps ??  
Not sure, though.

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

I was thinking some chopping and forming would be required. 

[paulr]

More good progress on this batch

All the last detailing done

Skin and hair done

They are ready for touch ups and wash...

Prepared all the bases needed for this last batch

[Techno]

I was thinking some chopping and forming would be required. 

Ahhhh !  (Sorry, Nobby)

In which case, aren't there any suitable shaped and sized 'seeds' (from health food shops ?)  that could be 'globbed' together with PVA to form this type of vegetation ?
Save a bit of time ?

Cheers - Phil

[Leman]

Are you thinking of pumpkin seeds? They are already the correct colour, and have a nice flat shape. White glue and a matt spray would probably work.