I'm building up a set of vignettes of pieces of an SA-2 SAM site, and was hoping someone might have a method or material suitable for the bamboo matting (in 1:72 scale) they used as roadway material. (http://www.ausairpower.net/PVO-S/SA-2-Site-NVAF-090605-F-1234P-001-S.jpg is a picture of a site and the matting rectangles)

I thought I might be able to use some of the Woodlands Scenics "long grass" on its side as a basis, but would much rather find something less tedious to work with. :-)

Any pointers would find a good home.
Morgan

Hi Morgan,

Here are some posts and a product page. I am sorry, this is the best I can offer.

First, the product page. Look at item 112:
http://www.joefix-studio.be/producten.asp?groep=100

Here are discussions and demos:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/115213&page=1

http://hfmodeling.kitmaker.net/forums/115289

A diorama with excellent bamboo:
http://kitmaker.net/forums/245552#2076060

Hi Morgan,
Please take a look to Robert's how to bamboo article too. It looks a handy method.
http://armorama.kitmaker.net/features/5563

i travel a lot in Suoth-east Asia and a see that kin of road and bridges,you have to start from stripe of Evergreen or stuff like that becose the Bamboo use for this kind of stuff is not a full piece but stripe of the Bamboo cane,better becose is flat,more elastic and you need a lot less material to do it and also becose is flat and not round , it means sink less in the sand or mud

Like in this pictures
https://qwertywriter50.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/p1010132-001.jpg

https://qwertywriter50.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/p1010131-001.jpg

https://qwertywriter50.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/p1010130.jpg?w=353&h=465

Thanks Frederick! I'm not sure how applicable the 1:35 techniques will carry over to 1:72, but there's always tuff to be learned. The link to the scale foliage supplier is very welcome.

Morgan

Thanks Engin. Really nice results, but a bit labor intensive for making many square (scale) meters of matting. It does give me something to think about though.

All the best,
Morgan

Vicious,

Great photos, thanks! (So much better than 1960's low-level recon photos.) Sounds like distressed strips combined with the technique that Grey Wolf forwarded would give excellent results. Now to see about doing it in a way that is economical with my time. :-)

No worries mate!....probably you can do large stripe at once with that tecnique and then cut in tiny stripe 1/72 size...i think also in that size maybe you can pait the bamboo effect with out doing the glue job...

Morgan,
Have you considered the bristles from a corn broom...might do
the job and if too thick can be split with a hobby knife.

I'm not sure of the scale ,haven't done much 1/72, but how about bamboo place mates , coasters, beach mats ? go online check some out !

Here is an odd thought... 1/72nd scale would mean a very tight weave correct? How about looking at some medical gauze that comes in rolls? It should paint well and looks like matting.

Just wool gathering...

Thanks, I'll have a look!

Patrick,

Good thought, but the mat warp and weft are at quite different pitches. The split bamboo is tightly packed going across the road, with just enough pieces running along the road to keep it together.

However, there is a style of aviation fiberglass that is similarly woven...

You can stretch and shape gauze rollers if you are looking for inconsistency... might be worth a try... and use size water (white glue and water 50/50) afterwards...

Worth a try, I would think... but then again, I love to speriment...