Hi all,

I saw this image from Dougies Helmand Project and was wondering how I can make poppy fields as good as those?



I think they are made from door mats but I guess the specific door mat in pretty important for that look. Where in the UK can I get a door mat like that?

it is plastic fake grass, cut into a square, glue onto a MDF base and add sand, paint base colour then dry brush, dry brush the field all done!!!!

cheers
Matt

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Thanks but I did kind of know it was fake grass. I was hoping someone could provide a link for a supplier in the UK of fake grass that looks like the one in the picture. I'm sure some looks like green leafy crops at 20mm scale, whilst some just looks like, well grass! I don't want to buy the wrong thing, so any links or direction to s seller of the right stuff would be much appreciated.

Hi there,

On his blog Dougie mentions that he used plastic astroturf as a start for those fields, a quick google search for "plastic astroturf doormat" gave me several sources including E-Bay for such mats. Prices vary but here are a few for a start...

http://www.homeseasons.co.uk/det/304/Pl ... p-Backing/
http://www.astroturfmats.com/doormats-g ... ts/en/p-16
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=astroturf+doormat

Hope these help,

Jim

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Thanks, that helped a lot. I found one on that page that has close-ups and it looks like the right stuff!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Astro-Turf-Di ... _895wt_907

Cheers.

i love those fields too but i can't find a source in the US. but on the up side i found an astro turf company that will send FREE 6 inch samples of several styles.

- pete