help with foliage in 120mm scale

[faust18]

Hi im needing some help with my first dio its based around a kubel in the ardeness im using the kirin crew (thanks to a lead on the forum) and a couple of Jeff shiu fj around a road side crucifix.the problem im having is planting it with vegetation so far ive sorced
Long tufts, hudson and allen leaves some scale pe leaves and some bits from joe fix .120mm ive found is a difficult scale when it comes to foliage does anybody have any ideas ie names of natural products from the florist , plants that can be found in the UK ,vegetable tops, herbs or otherwise any ideas folk would be most welcome
Thanks mick

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Mick,

You're right, 120mm is a difficult scale to create realistic vegetation. I would start by gathering as much information as you can about the vegetation in the Ardennes Forest at the time of year depicted in your dio, and then look for natural items that look similar. As always, the best type of scale vegetation come from real natural materials, so I'd start at your local florist shop and see what you can find. There are a number of manufacturers of scale paper plants such as Fredericus Rex and Paper Creative from Japan who make plants in 120mm, which may be OK to use in your dio. For leaf litter and ground cover, I use tea leaves from a tea bag and crushed herbs from the kitchen. These are natural products and cheap and easy to procure. They also add a pleasant aroma to your diorama

 

[Mark S]

I guess that would make it a diaroma then Tony.

 

[Richie]

Hi Mick,
Like Tony has mentioned natural products, the best advice I was given was to go into your own garden, pick up suitable size stones, twigs, branches, foliage (dryed out) for plants etc. For grass I bought a 1Kg bag of this- horse and hog hair for upholstery, it worked out to be a carrier bag full.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Real-anim...805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f1d75431d

It's cheap and can be cut to various lengths and the sprayed/painted what ever shades you require. Hope this gives you some food for thought.
cheers
Richie

 

[faust18]

Thanks fellas it looks like in gonna have to get on my hands and knees on my own in the woods this could proberbly lead to me being arrested for scaring dog walkers with doddgy behavior
"Honest officer im looking for foliage for me moggles"
Seriously though its a hard scale to cover smaller scales seem to have all sewn up in this area ill give the tea and hogs hair idea a bash ill also check out those leads online i hadnt heard of paper creative before ill go there first and visit tbe local florist ill see if theyve got a tin of loafer lightner while im there lol , thanks for the help tho fellas im a newbee to the forum and its all positive thus far good humoured and helpful thanks again

 

[faust18]

Me again , Tony would you by any chance have a link to paper creative as I cant seem to find it, found some cool ways of making a praying mantis out of paper tho looking for it

 

[tonydawe]

I think they are trading under the name Kazimakuri. If you hunt through the reviews forums, I did a review on them several years ago.

 

[faust18]

Great thanks tony got a link to them thru tascas website

 

[pte1643]

Seems it's a lot harder to find suitable foliage for 1/16th than I thought.

Most of the really nice etched stuff is in either 35th or 48th, naturally enough.

Even some the model railway kit might be too small.

Found some leaves in 1/12th (which would probably just about fit)... http://www.scalelink.co.uk/acatalog/Foliage___Scale_1_12__Dolls_House____Maison_Poupee.html

And these look "interesting"... http://www.sceneryexpress.com/products.asp?dept=1246

 

[faust18]

Just had a look at both they look intersting the ivy and bracken look close to the gaps I need to fill thanks for taking the time to help me search ur right tho 120mm is the forgotten scale its not like theres a lack of a following for it, Reality in scale made noises about covering it last year but nowt happened 1/35 modellers are spoilt forchoice theres so many great items to be had in this scale and a huge gap in the market for larger scale modellers as it crosses over into the rc tank hobby as well

 

[poch mahone]

Try this site, there are some interesting plants in 1/12th scale They also make some for 1/24th scale, which would be compatable with 75mm figures.
http://theminiaturegarden.blogspot.co.uk/
regards

Brian

 

[Uruk-Hai]

You can use a fern called Aspargus Plumosa for pinetrees. Its available in floristshops and comes as fresh, dried and preserved. Preserved is preferd. Get a stick and glue it bransch for bransch. It can be painted.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Richie]

Hi Mick,
Just came across this by chance may be worth looking to see if they are still in production.
cheers
Richie
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/90mm-120m...es_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item2a2a003987

 

[faust18]

Ill give the florists a whirl I need some evergreen with it being the Ardeness, as for the ebay link ive been having the odd bits theyve been selling already going by what ive had so far and matching the scales up the bigger chestnut leaves are MASSIVE im gonna get em any way im sure they will come in handy

 

[chippy]

I wouldn't get to much stuck on scale Mick as grass and leaves don't grow to a set scale . A leaf from the same tree can be three times bigger from one part of the tree as another growing on a differrent branch , grass grows in clumps when it's not in a garden and the centre can be 12 inches high while the outer edge can be 3 inches .
Take a look around at nature not cultivated gardens !! . Fredrick Rexs do some very nice grasses in different sizes and all four seasons .
chippy