"Show me your Bocage, sir..." Topic

Getting ready to do some hedgerows for Normandy and need some ideas on basing flocking ect. I know there are a few ways to skin this cat, but wanted to see how you guys do it.

Thanks TMP

Um … I think you mean "bocage".

I kept it simple. I was able to pick up a lot of the old JR hedges at a reasonable price over a period of time. They form the core of my hedgerows, and to add some variety to the look I made some additional pieces that I placed at random among the JR hedges. I've had the good fortune to visit Normandy, and I know that the actual bocage is much more imposing than what I did, but I think mine offer a good look and serve me well. As a side benefit, the JR hedges work well with other things I do both in both 15mm and 28mm. You can see my bocage at link

My 1/72 bocage looks like this. Tutorial at: link and link

Here is a picture of the Bocage I have made.

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It is from a year ago and since then I have added just about enough to cover a 6'x8' table in dense bocage.

Chris

Nicely made, but I wonder if the fields are a bit small? I suppose it depends on rules you are using as to scale, but I was watching a programme last night which referred to German troops hiding behind bocage banks and hedges having "a 100 metre field of fire" against the Allied troops entering from the opposite side of the field. For 1/72 scale that would equate to around 5 feet (if my Maths are right!). I suppose it's the old problem of compressing terrain features.

"a 100 metre field of fire" against the Allied troops entering from the opposite side of the field. For 1/72 scale that would equate to around 5 feet (if my Maths are right!). I

It would only be 5ft if your ground scale was the same as your figure scale (1/72). Most games with 1/72 figures have a much smaller ground scale.

Check these out, they are PMD resin cast made but may give you some ideas…

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Steaming Dave, you are correct. The fields were far too small for the ground scale of the system we were using them with (Chain of Command). We've since gone to larger fields. You just butt the sections of bocage together to make whatever size you want.

Tim, my technique was heavily inspired by (read ripped-off from) your superb bocage, so thanks for the inspiration!

Great work guys, Spooner, what did you use for your ground cover, it doesn't look like felt.

Tim, thanks for the kind words about the photos. My daughter has taken the pictures for all my galleries. She has a wonderful eye. I'll pass your appreciation of her work along to her; she'll enjoy that. Richard

From about nine years ago.
Cheers AL

Grossman, there is a felt cloth under there but I use a lot of fields from Hotz Mats.

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I really like the large size field, covers a lot of ground.

Chris

Hello Grossman, I used blitzed up sponge, coloured with acrylic of ultramarine, yellow and burnt sienna mixed with pva glue and left to dry on a tray. Then hot glued on any convenient mound base, I used wood fibre/ papier-mâché which when painted is very strong.[URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-11/5849DE10-466E-4E39-8136-BB186F11813C_zpsexjvh3vi.jpg.html]

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Hope this helps, Gary

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