"Suggestions for large bushes" Topic

I want to make some large bushes (about 28mm high and wide) that are durable and hassle-free. Something I can just scatter on a table, then toss back in a container when I'm done. The Woodland Scenics climb foliage looks good, but I'd have to glue a ton of it together. I thought about using sponges, but wasn't sure how well they would paint, or if they would look right. Has anyone made this sort of thing or have any suggestions?

The woodland scenics have thicker sponge type foliage. It stacks well onto itself and no glue needed.

Lichen

Here´s an idea
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His "dish scourer" trees are good as well.

Check Woodland Scenics, like 45th Div said. They have a product with large clumps of the thick foliage---perfect for bushes.

Have you thought about using the plastic wreaths, usually found at garden centres?

I bought two such wreaths, one broad leaf and the other of fern.

I grouped mine on kidney shaped bases which are alos used to scatter about the table. These are shown in the photo with 15mm scale figures.

Cheers,

Try cutting sponge to the right size, soak in dilute green emulsion paint, wring out and leave to dry (when dry it will be solid). Daub with dilute pva and either roll in course flock or try the climb foliage. I'd then varnish them when dry to stop the flock wearing off.

I recommend a Brazilian wax… Oh wait. THOSE kinds of bushes.

I had the Woodland Scenic ones before, and while they are probably not the cheapest around, the were of a rather high quality so I would recommend them. I think they are also available under their original German brand "Noch" (Noch Modellbau).

mwindsorfw:
… durable and hassle-free. Something I can just scatter on a table, then toss back in a container when I'm done.

Amen, this is what I want too. But … these key requirements in my mind invalidate most of the model railroad stuff, lichen, and even some of the items made for gaming.

I suggest sponge or pan scrubber stiffened with glue or varnish. The link Pauls Bods posted shows how to make twine bushes, but has links to making trees and hedges of pan scourer material.

The repurposed plastic plants timurilank suggests are very durable (glued down to a base with hot glue or epoxy). But they look somewhat cartoony; they can pass for jungle foliage but are really best suited for a science fiction setting.

I have used the ready-made Woodland Scenics trees, which are made from their plastic tree armatures with colored foam clump foliage glued on (probably with Hob-E-Tac but I digress). These are very fragile, constantly shedding the bits of clump foliage. To defray this process I dunked them all in a jar of thinned white glue, let it soak in, then let it dry. This made them much more durable, harder, better for gaming, but they *still* shed foam bits when I toss them back in the box. Just much more slowly.

Cherno, Noch is a separate company not affiliated with Woodland Scenics.

Cherno, Noch is a separate company not affiliated with Woodland Scenics.

Thanks for the clarification. I thought it was the wargaming-/US-distributor brand.

Go to a store ( Michaels, A.C. Moore here in the USA), that sells supplies for making dried flower arrangements. They have dried bags of what they called "moss" that can be used for making bushes , tress, etc.

I'd look into using lichen clumps.