Acacia trees

[martin goddard]

Acacia trees are those broad shorting trees that giraffes like.  Anyone know of a good source of such trees for 15mm games?   6cm height??


martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

Our friendly bank robber, is where Sean and Stewart got our last batch ?
If we can get a big pad of Horse Hair we could make some up ?
Miles

[Rittervonbek]

At least one acacia needs a mouldering corpse underneath. If you kmow, you know....?

[martin goddard]

Thanks.
More  ideas needed chaps.
I would rather not make my own.

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

Thanks.
More  ideas needed chaps.
I would rather not make my own.

martin

Ask Miles to make some for you? 

Simon

[Colonel Kilgore]

Hornby do a nice one in 1/76 for a tenner...

Simon

[Colonel Kilgore]

I got some that would probably fit the bill from someone in China via eBay for the 2021 AK47 day.

I'm struggling to fine my order, but they looked something like this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305421099824?chn=ps&_ul=GB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1l6De18OfTvO-r166ayHbrA95&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=305421099824&targetid=1647205089520&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9045797&poi=&campaignid=17206177401&mkgroupid=136851690655&rlsatarget=pla-1647205089520&abcId=9300866&merchantid=137623702&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwxLKxBhA7EiwAXO0R0DyqzLZfmj3Fl4HQ1TCcjFV1LQizx2qe0QsCNXiC9k97JDORavzyShoCIq0QAvD_BwE

Simon

[Sean Clark]

Those plastic ones you and a while ago were great Martin. Theyay have been boabab trees though 🤔

[martin goddard]

Those little plastic ones were great. I originally bought 100 from the Plastic warrior London show in 1975. I think they still have an annual show/trdae day.

http://plasticsoldiers.co.uk/index.php/show-dates/

Lots of traders with plastic stuff. A nice visit of you are not too far away.

martin

[Bankinista]

Let's face it. Scale is an awkward consideration when it comes to scenery. Roads, buildings, trees and so on just look weird if scaled correctly. Then look at weapon ranges whether on a gridded or otherwise game. It all makes no sense.

Solution? Do what wargamers have always done and go with what looks right. Nearly all of us accept that 15mm is 1:100 which isn't true. It's close enough and "Looks right". Then add in trees which are about 24 foot tall when fully grown and houses that not all weapons can fire the length of.

So what? Enjoy your games and except their limitations which are easily overlooked..

Derek of Cambridge

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

I'm trying a simple twisted wire armature approach and torn up pan scrubber lightly sprinkled with scatter (in my case a cooker hood filter from a defunct kitchen hood and some old dried herbs). I'm also trying those bendy plastic/wire tree armatures from railway scenics. Entails using a hot glue gun which I am not too adept with... wish me luck

Neil

[Colonel Kilgore]

Good luck Neil 

I've found that there are glue guns and glue guns. My £5 one from Hobbycraft felt like a bargain, but the nozzle is quite wide.

I bought a rather more expensive one for my daughter's crafting (the brand is Beeway) which has a significantly narrower nozzle that can be useful for finer work.

Simon

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

useful to know... I've got a cheapo one and to be honest I find the glue goes off before I've finished applying it...

Neil