Along the Eastern border of Buckland runs an enormous hedge, built to keep the trees of the Old Forest at bay. Known as the High Hay, it was tall and dense and well-tended, and it ran for well over twenty miles end to end.
To me, this sounded a little like the dense hedges that once lined the lanes and fields of Lower Normandy, around Villers-Bocage. Since I have an interest in both the Lord of the Rings and World War II, it seemed like a reasonable project that I could use in both (so long as I don't build a machine gun emplacement in one).
The plan is to produce around 20 modules, each approximately 15cm (6") long, with end pieces and corner sections so that I can arrange them on the tabletop in a variety of patterns, and have enough to stretch the length of a 180cm (6') table.
I started with this:
And ended with this:
For scale purposes, here's a shot with some WWII hobbits:
It stands about 8cm tall and is also 8cm wide at the base. The matted tangle at the core of the hedge is 'Rubberized Horsehair' that I bought from Antenocitis Workshop many years ago - they still have it in the online store, but it's out of stock (grrr).
I have many WIP shots that will go towards an article once I get a few more finished (two down 18 more to go).
