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Grass strips — late autumn

A finished scenery material for building dioramas and model layouts. It is supplied as a continuous strip of grassy growth that just has to be cut off and glued on, and the scene is grassed. The late autumn version matches grass from which the green has disappeared entirely — the buff, brown and grayish shades of dry stems that an unmown field margin has in November after the first frosts.

Use in a diorama

Late autumn is popular with dioramas that have muddy terrain and bare trees, where the scene is meant to be cold and inhospitable. Use the strip on the edges of field tracks, in ditches, on field margins, on railroad embankments, around abandoned buildings and fences. It works excellently in combination with dry leaves, puddles, mud and bare bushes — the warm buff tone of the grass then stands out against the dark wet ground. The material is not tied to a particular scale.

Application tips

Paint the base a dark brown color, so that a light substrate does not show through the gaps. Glue with PVA wood glue or thin latex and press the strip down. Cut the edges irregularly, so that the transition does not stay straight. Bend part of the stems toward the ground — grass laid down flat is typical of late autumn. At the foot of the growth add a dark wash and a mud texture, and you can suggest a frosted look with a very fine dusting of light pigment.

Who it is for

• Builders of autumn and pre-winter dioramas
• Modelers who work with mud, puddles and bare trees
• Layout modelers dealing with the seasonal look of a line
• Beginners — the strip is ready to be glued on straight away

This is a scenery accessory for building dioramas, not a model kit. The glue, the paints and any further material are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.