Ok i'll join the dio brigade

[spanner570]

I have googled a picture of the bocage and added it here for inspiration for you oster_kewlpics:. I hope this helps and look forward to seeing your progress

Paul



Paul, have you been down the lane where I live?......This picture is a dead ringer for it, and in Nth. Wales not France!lol

Cheers,

Ron

[AlanG]

Ron that settles it. They are following the Jagdpanther lol

[rickoshea52]

Al, I use Woodland Scenics to model the lineside scenery on my layout with excellent results, at least I think so, but I still have a way to go. It takes a bit of experimentation and technique but you'd be surprised at what you can achieve by just following the instructions - to the letter. WS also have video tutorials on their website to demo trees, rocks (see my blog for my results), water features and scatter material. I have a muddy bit of trackside space that I textured with Tamiya products and tyre tracks formed while it was still wet. When dry I painted it with various different shades of cheap brown acrylic artists paint from Hobbycraft thinned down and washed over. In the tyre track depressions I used a slightly darker shade to the undisturbed area to replicate that dampness to sub soil you find in ruts etc. and I also used Mig productions wet effects wash dabbed here and there. This isn't clear on my blog pictures but I'll try a take some and email or post them for you to have a look.

For the vegetation I used WS scatters in different grades and shades with tufted grass fixed down with PVA, I can't recall the brand but they were from some kind of wargame accessory provider.

I have a load of trees to fit at some point in the future. I bought ready to plant trees from the Bachmann Scenecraft range for model railways. As ready made trees go I think they are the most realistic but if making your own is your preferred thing then go for it. The place to get Scenecraft trees cheaply would most likely be Hattons in Liverpool. They do mail order but from memory I used to get stung with a surcharge because of living in an IV post code so Junners might as well be your best option.

From the photo's you have posted so far I think you have got the track and grass nailed. It has that look of a country lane in the summertime.

[Dustbin]

tufted grass fixed down with PVA, I can't recall the brand but they were from some kind of wargame accessory provider

Is this Army Painter by chance. Their stuff is pretty good, I've used it a few times. Ron, Nth Wales, France ,Western Scotland all share a common theme RAIL lol

Allyne, If you are adding the passage of the Jagdpanther to the track, to quote Ron ,

brush on two parallel strips of diluted PVA along the road, throw on some 'Dust'

cover with cling film and use the Jagd's own tracks to make the imprints. Allow to dry peel off clingfilm slowly and then paint.Paul

[rickoshea52]

Is this Army Painter by chance. Their stuff is pretty good, I've used it a few times. Ron, Nth Wales, France ,Western Scotland all share a common theme RAIL lol

Allyne, If you are adding the passage of the Jagdpanther to the track, to quote Ron , cover with cling film and use the Jagd's own tracks to make the imprints. Allow to dry peel off clingfilm slowly and then paint.

Paul

Yes, Paul. Army painter is the brand, I checked this morning. I found it very effective on a rock face that I made recently to break up the surface and hide the joins. It can just as easily be used , as I have done, at ground level to add variety to country tracks or blend a join between scatter material and ballast for example.

[AlanG]

Cheers for the info guys. Trying not to spend to much money on it at the moment. Still paying for christmas here lol

[AlanG]

Right i've added a bit more grass to the track. Still need to do some to the banking. Looking better me thinks

[spanner570]

Allyne that looks really good......and I get the feeling you're starting to enjoy it too! That is what I like about dioramas - the free flowing fun. Also it's magic seeing from what starts as a flat piece of wood, begin to come to life with each bit we add....or alter....or even scrap!

Keep it up, take your time and this will be one great diorama.

Cheers,

Ron

[AlanG]

Cheers Ron. Yeah i'm enjoying it. But i still find it hard to recreate nature lol. The bushes look ok but not good. Maybe i'm trying to find 'perfection' to much. Also i seriously need to do some more painting on figures. I just cannot do faces and hands for the life of me

[AlanG]

One of my bushes i've made. Think it might need more leaves? What you think?

[spanner570]

I do like a nicely shaped bush!!

That looks spot on to me, bro'.

Ron

[Guest]

I use stuff like Parsley for leaves on bushes and trees.

[Guest]

"nicely shaped bush", i think i just wet myself laughing. this is al's bush we are talking about......looks great to me too

[AlanG]

Ok i've loosely placed some of the bushes i've done. Got at least one other tree to put in place, maye two. Depends if i can make the other one look realistic(ish). Will add the undergrowth before i finally place the trees and bushes. Looking ok?

[Guest]

reminds me of the `coal road,outside the village of Leitholm in the borders,its where the jim clark rally goes,so to me it looks perfect

mobear