Conifer Trees & Hedges – WIP 2/3
The second stage of my terrain-building project is done! Time to share some behind-the-scenes notes from the workbench.
This week I focused on building the main structure for both conifer trees and hedges. I ended up with 16 trees in total, varying in height from 4 to 7 inches, and 18 hedge sections in different lengths (including 4 pieces at 4", 8 at 3", and 6 at 2") – that gives me around 52 inches of hedges altogether, which should be plenty for some home skirmishes!
For the trees, I used coconut fibre mats to create natural-looking branches. The fibres were glued onto the trunks with PVA glue, and then reinforced with a generous layer of hairspray for extra stiffness. After that, everything was sprayed brown to introduce some tonal variation that will still show through the foliage later on.
This stage went surprisingly smoothly – no major setbacks or crafting accidents, which feels a bit suspicious... I wonder what’s going to go wrong when I start adding all the greenery? I already sense that Merry and Pippin are planning some mischiefs.
Next step: basing and foliage – the most exciting (and chaotic) part!
