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Hi all,

I'm trying to make some jungle looking trees and sandbags, any tips or suggestions? I've seen the twisted wire etc, but no idea for foilage and so on.

For robustness, clump foliage or lichen.

For looks, sea foam and 'Coarse turf' type foliage, or for the lazy / time constrained woodland scenics do 'fine leaf foliage' which is basically this.

You can also do palm leaves by cutting ovals out of card, folding in half, then slicing slits into the sides.

Sand bags are really easy.

Get some green stuff from your local GW, mix a stick and roll it up in a sausage, then flatten it with a ruler.

Then use that ruler to separate sandbag sized parts from the flat line you've made, twisting your hand 30 degrees to each side to make the curves in the bags

Finally, cover then in a woven cloth fabric to get sandbag texture.

Also Tamayi(spelling?) makes excelttent ones for about $5 per 25 at hobby lobby

BrotherChaplinMalus wrote:
Also Tamayi(spelling?) makes excelttent ones for about $5 per 25 at hobby lobby

Tamiya...?

Check out the scratch builders section on www.antenocitisworkshop.com for loads of clump foliage and dried leaves.

Scipio has told you the best way to make sandbags but I'd suggest air dry clay instead, much cheaper.

Cheers guys

For tree trunks, I got quite a good result by coating some polystyrene tube with GS.



Fill the ends and hack it up a bit and you get a reasonable damage effect.

Looks brilliant Flinty

To get a start on jungle terrain, get some plastic aquarium plants.

If you are looking for some cheap ones, google "fancy plant mats".

If you don't like the "plastic" look to them, hit them with a matte varnish.

best of luck!

Dried naturals from Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or JoAnn Fabrics. (Or similar craft stores)

Model train shops.

Fish tank plants.

For some bushy plants or flowers, check out this quick, easy tutorial to how to make all you will need with materials I am positive you already have!

 Jimsolo wrote:
Dried naturals from Hobby Lobby, Michaels, or JoAnn Fabrics. (Or similar craft stores)

Model train shops.

Fish tank plants.

For some bushy plants or flowers, check out this quick, easy tutorial to how to make all you will need with materials I am positive you already have!

I use aquarium scenics as most of my terrain. It's cheaper than buying real terrain (GW at least) and is pre-painted and usually looks decent.

I've got more than enough terrain to build four or five tables with, and I've not spent morethan 800-ish.

I also use Forces of Valour sandbags and walls, as these work wonderfully as wall segments.