Tropical Creeper MOSS

What the material is for

Tropical Creeper is a scenic material from the vegetation line for dioramas. It aims at climbing greenery, that is, growth that climbs up vertical surfaces and trails down over edges: along trunks and branches, over the walls of ruins, over fences, over parked equipment. It is precisely climbing vegetation that reveals that a scene stands in a warm and damp zone, where greenery takes over everything nobody has cleared for a while.

How to work with the material

Take off smaller pieces and tear them with your fingers, not with scissors; a torn edge is irregular and looks more natural than a straight cut. Color the base first in a darker green or brown shade so that no light material shows through the growth. The material is fixed with diluted PVA glue, which a drop of dish soap helps to wick, or in spots with super glue where the growth has to hold its shape on a vertical surface. Work in layers and let the glue dry between them.

Tips for the scene

Never spread the greenery evenly: let it thicken in the shade and at the foot of a wall, and thin out in sunlit places. Climbing growth grows upward and trails down, so run it vertically and let the ends hang freely. Vary the shade by spraying from a greater distance or with a dry brush so that the scene does not look monochrome. Store the rest of the material in a closed bag so that it does not crumble or gather dust.

• a scenic material for imitating climbing greenery of a tropical character
• for jungle dioramas, overgrown ruins, fences and abandoned equipment
• torn into pieces, fixed with diluted PVA glue or with super glue
• applied in layers and unevenly so that the growth looks natural
• usable regardless of the scale of the diorama

Terms of supply

The scenic material is supplied. Glue, paints, a base and the model are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.