tomrommel1 | 28 Nov 2019 11:51 p.m. PST |
Here are a few pictures of my started jungle terrain for my Vietnam war project. I know that the color of the soil in Vietnam is a lot more red than my soil color but I wanted to be able to use my other terrain tiles with this project so to let them be used together I had to use the color I used on my older stuff ,too. I got inspiration and a how to from the terrain tutor over on youtube .
More on : link |
deadhead | 29 Nov 2019 2:03 a.m. PST |
This is brilliant. I think half the fun is scouring the aquaria supply stores, craft shops and toy shops and then using your imagination and ingenuity to come up with something like this. It is amazing what you can find…although you do get some strange looks from the tropical fish brigade. Soil colour I would lose no sleep over. I somehow imagine the mud of the Delta is very different to the back yard of a villa in Hue. |
tomrommel1 | 29 Nov 2019 2:05 a.m. PST |
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Legion 4 | 29 Nov 2019 8:03 a.m. PST |
It's a jungle out there !!!! Great job ! I too would not be concerned about the color of the dirt/mud. Having deployed to the jungles of Panama along the Canal Zone, the ROK, (West)Germany and all over the US including the Mohave Desert for training, etc. Soil colors change especially after a heavy rain/monsoon, closer to a water source, or lack of, etc. E.g. The red clay of Georgia at the US Army Infantry School, is very hard to wash out ! |
Giles the Zog | 29 Nov 2019 8:49 a.m. PST |
Nice. Amazing what you can do with aquarium stuff ! :-) |
deadhead | 29 Nov 2019 10:40 a.m. PST |
and it is usually dirt cheap…plus a remarkable range of products. Look out for Buddhist statues for example or Temple Gate Lions |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 29 Nov 2019 12:34 p.m. PST |
Great work! I also love finding things in unexpected places, like aquarium shops and yard sales. |
d88mm1940 | 29 Nov 2019 8:05 p.m. PST |
I was in Northern I Corps near Phu Bei, where MACV HQ was. In the dry months I kind of remember it a darkish sandy color. During the rainy season it was a poopy color, kind of like pumpkin pie. No correlation… Your terrain look great. There were a lot of lush areas that were simply impassable. It just wasn't worth the time to chop your way thru it. Or it was just too mushy to walk thru. I had to wade thru a rice paddy once. Sank up to my crotch. Barely kept my balance and each step wanted to suck my boots off. |
d88mm1940 | 29 Nov 2019 8:14 p.m. PST |
One could do a great set of scenarios in Washington state, at Fort Lewis. It was the jump off point and training ground for troops going to Viet Nam. They would form units who would have to maneuver against their 'Op Force'. I can't remember what the 'Op Force' looked like, but we all had brand new jungle fatigues, clean boots and helmets. We wandered about in pine trees and berry bushes trying to believe we were over there. Firing blanks. No one got hurt… |
Legion 4 | 30 Nov 2019 9:11 a.m. PST |
Thank you for your service d88. I know I trained at Ft. Lewis, WA in '78. The foliage was generally very green, thick and lush. But primarily pine trees. Then in the early '80s deployed to Panama's Darien Jungle a number of times for jungle/COIN training. Again thick, green and lush but the foliage was certainly different than Lewis. We also trained at Ft. Polk. LA in the Bayous where jungle training occurred for some before going to Vietnam. IIRC it was called "Tiger Land". Plus we deployed to Eglin, USAF base in North FL a number of times in the early '80s. In the Everglades, again similar to the other places but not the same. Again thank you for your service. |
GROSSMAN | 30 Nov 2019 4:12 p.m. PST |
Check out Michaels flower section, and ask them if you can have their trash. Its full of stems (logs) leaves and other foliage. |
tomrommel1 | 02 Dec 2019 7:39 a.m. PST |
Thank you all for your comments . I will follow this way further then, adding bamboo and larger trees. |