Normandy Bocage diorama

[AlanG]

Definitely a hidden talent of yours.

Agree with Tim. A hidden talent.

Thank you very much for the high praise. I have to say i am rather happy with the dio so far

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking nice so far Alan :thumb2:,
........ very nice indeed in fact:nerd:,
Andy

[Wookie2486]

Alan, as the others have already said it seems you have a hidden talent those trees are looking really good and your right now you have smoothed that track out it does look better.

Marty

[AlanG]

Second track mark removed. Added some narrow cart wheel tracks instead as i am presuming (please tell me if i'm wrong), that most of the farmers in Normandy at that time would still be using horse and cart to transport things around. As the ground in Normandy is quite stoney (according to various books) i didn't 'rut up' the track too much. All grooves were made with a screwdriver blade.

[The Smythe Meister]

Wow!!
That looks SO much more natural now Alan
Subtle but noticeable,nice one
Andy

[Tim Marlow]

Looking really good Alan. You’ve really cracked that groundwork thing :thumb2:
Just a thought though, if the road was used for horse drawn carts there wouldn’t be a green strip in the middle. The horses would trample that bit, much like the wheels clear the ruts at the sides. Apparently the green strip appearance only arose when wheeled transport took over….it’s something that’s discussed occasionally for horse and musket games on wargames forums. Mind you, if you don’t tell anyone I won’t

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking really good Alan. You’ve really cracked that groundwork thing :thumb2:
Just a thought though, if the road was used for horse drawn carts there wouldn’t be a green strip in the middle. The horses would trample that bit, much like the wheels clear the ruts at the sides. Apparently the green strip appearance only arose when wheeled transport took over….it’s something that’s discussed occasionally for horse and musket games on wargames forums. Mind you, if you don’t tell anyone I won’t

Hmmm,
Good point Tim,i hadn`t thought of that,but now you mention it,it sounds obvious!:thinking:
"Every day`s a school day" as they say!!
Andy

[AlanG]

Your probably right Tim. I made it originally for wheeled/tracked vehicles and didn't consider that. But to remove the centre bit now would take too much work and if i'm being honest i'm trying to get this on the final stretch now. But yes you are correct. the horses would indeed wear the centre bit down too.

In the meantime. yet more bushes done. Just a few really small ones left to do and then it's time to 'plant' them all. I have to say though that i am really impressed with the Treemendus foliage cover. Looks the part imho. Far better than the foam foliage i have as well. Just need to make sure it's really well stuck down.



Sorry for all the pics. I'm just enjoying making it all

[Tim Marlow]

Hmmm,
Good point Tim,i hadn`t thought of that,but now you mention it,it sounds obvious!:thinking:
"Every day`s a school day" as they say!!
Andy

That was exactly what I thought when I first heard it Andy

[Mark1]

Looking superb Alan :thumb2: we can just assume everyone used two horses to pull there carts leaving the grass strip in the middle :smiling:

[JR]

Where did you get the Treemendus from Alan its does look really good.Thanks

[AlanG]

Where did you get the Treemendus from Alan its does look really good

Got in from evilbay and their own website at www.treemendus-scenics.co.uk

[scottie3158]

Alan, the ground work and trees are all looking superb.

[JR]

Got in from evilbay and their own website at www.treemendus-scenics.co.uk

Thanks Alan:thumb2:

[Dulux]

This is looking remarkable! I’ve visited the Bocage in 2018 and this looks incredibly close. It’s something I’d like to try and replicate. Forgive my ignorance but how long would something like this take? Is it something you revisit on a daily basis or weekly perhaps?