Fine Bush - Autumn Brown

Fine Bush - Autumn Brown: a fine bush growth

Fine Bush - Autumn Brown is a scenic material for making low vegetation on dioramas and on bases under finished models. It is not a paint and not a kit, but a ready-made growth that is set into a scene in small pieces. The shade designation stays in the form the manufacturer uses.

Where to use the material

The brown autumn tone matches growth that has its growing season behind it: dry scrub on field margins, withered bushes by walls and the undergrowth of a deciduous wood at the close of the year. Shades like these are what give a scene the cool light of late autumn, and they work in winter scenes too, where bare branches rise out of the snow. In scenes with equipment, brown vegetation also avoids clashing with olive and gray finishes and lets the model stand out.

Usage tips

• Start sparsely; adding is always possible, taking away much less so.
• Mix the brown growth with green, because the turn of the seasons is never sharp.
• Draw a piece between your fingers before setting it in place so that it loses its regular shape.
• Choose the method of fixing according to the base of the scene.
• Add fallen leaves or scatter around the foot of the growth, and the transition will not look sharp.

Who the material is for

It suits builders of dioramas, modelers of figures and those who are finishing a simple base under a completed model. It comes into its own across a wide range of scales, because here the scale is set by the size of the piece you take, not by the package itself. It combines well with grass tufts and with leaves, with which it forms a coherent layer of undergrowth.