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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Normandy terrain finished - Bocage and Bunker

Bocage

A frantic day with the hot glue gun has seen the Bocage hedgerows finished.

A few pics for your enjoyment.

The bocage.
The maze like bocage... to the right of the above shot, are my regular hedges so you can see how much bigger these sections are.


Bocage gate
What lies hiding behind the hedgerows?...

Peek-a-boo!


5cm KwK Nest


After finishing the bocage I was able to finish the paintjob on the bunker. 


I may still add some camo netting, but I have simply ran out of time now, and we fly out tomorrow on holiday...


A big thanks to my wife who has run around herself all day getting everything ready for the holiday while I sat at my hobby desk...


This bunker was also a handy little practice run for using some of the materials and techniques I will be scratchbuilding my VSF steam powered vehicles with.

See you all in a week or so...
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14 comments:

  1. Ben11:20 pm, July 03, 2012

    I love the bocage! Do you have a link to the Lollipop sticks you used? I'm struggling to find simular sized sticks.

    Thanks Ben

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    1. Scottswargaming12:47 am, July 04, 2012

      Hey Ben, I got them from Petes Emporium in Porirua, NZ. They were $3NZ a pack (I used 3 packs).

      http://www.petesemporium.co.nz/

      As mentioned they are wax application sticks... if you cant find any locally, I can look into getting some for you and posting them over...

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    2. Ben5:45 am, July 04, 2012

      Thanks Scott, some who I missed the waxing part.....

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    3. Scottswargaming9:02 am, July 04, 2012

      No worries, I mentioned it in the Bocage-WIP-Part1 post...

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  2. Rodger11:44 pm, July 03, 2012

    Fantastic hedgerows Scott. They look perfect!

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  3. MarkG3:56 am, July 04, 2012

    Excellent bocage and bunker

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  4. Ray Rousell6:06 am, July 04, 2012

    Wow! The bocage looks excellent! So does the bunker!

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  5. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)7:38 am, July 04, 2012

    Looks just great! Your table will for sure be a spiffy one!

    Christopher

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  6. Scottswargaming9:04 am, July 04, 2012

    Guys , thanks for all your kind comments, much appreciated.
    I look forward to playing some games with it all now its done.
    I'll obviously add bits and pieces to the selection of terrain over time (including finishing the 5 remaining Kerr and King buildings).
    But for now I'm content :-)

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  7. Jerry12:28 pm, July 04, 2012

    That came together really fast. It looks great, and might be even easy enough for a guy like me to take a chance doing it. I'm looking forward to some battle reports with this terrain.

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  8. Curt4:47 pm, July 04, 2012

    Brill job, Scott! They look excellent. I hope you're having a great vacation.
    -Curt

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  9. legatus hedlius9:32 am, July 07, 2012

    That Bocage is really good! I remember playing Normandy Bocage games with our Airfix troops and vehicles back in the seventies. Brings it all back!

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  10. Ogilvie VC6:01 pm, July 08, 2012

    Lovely terrain Scott but in the words of Mr T "I pity the fool" who has to advance through it, every yard must have been a nightmare for the PBI.

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  11. Scottswargaming10:37 pm, July 13, 2012

    Thanks again guys for all the positive feedback.
    Back from holiday now, after a pleasant restful time, and about to get it all ready for the demo game on Sunday (15th July).

    Report and pictures no doubt will follow...

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