Making 15mm Bocage - Part 2

Right lets get on with the next stage in making our bocage look a bit more than mud and rocks.
First of we need some basic equipment:

We need plenty of clump foliage. I use woodland scenics as they have a good range of colours of which I use a mix of 5. You also need a hot glue gun (better known to me as the burns unit).

Once the glue is up to temperature apply a liberal blob on top of the base.

Apply a good sized chunk of clump onto the hot glue or several smaller pieces and push into the glue (This is where you need tough fingers that don't mind the heat).

Add more hot glue to the first layer of foliage. Then add another layer of clump pushing it into the glue and checking to ensure you cant see any glue squeezing out anywhere, if you do add a piece of clump to it.

Once you have added the second layer check for height, bocage should be slightly higher than a tank, as the reality is they could travel along the lanes unseen due to the height. If you need to add more height repeat the previous steps.

Continue down the length of the piece you are working on then check its average height is above the tank. It is good to not be uniform with the height or width when you add the foliage, also allow some to cover the base as it all adds character to the end product.

This is not a quick job and adding the foliage to all this above took me 10 hours to complete yesterday. I have the burns to prove it!!

Next up will be the finishing and some eye candy hopefully.