{"id":295,"date":"2017-04-26T09:54:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frontline-command.com\/blog\/?p=295"},"modified":"2017-05-11T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T15:54:23","slug":"frontline-games-bocage-closer-look-buildingpainting-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.frontline-command.com\/blog\/frontline-games-bocage-closer-look-buildingpainting-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Games: “The Bocage” Hedgerow Set – A closer look and building\/painting tutorial."},"content":{"rendered":"

THE BOCAGE – A closer look<\/h1>\n

The Bocage\u00a0Hedgerow sets from Frontline Games<\/a> were re-released last year (November, 2016) with a lot more detail, so first lets share some photos of the new items that are available. Made of a Polyurethane, so very durable and highly detailed, lets have a look:<\/p>\n

(Click pictures to see larger images)<\/p>\n

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\nHere are some close-up shots of the straight sections with fallen trees\/logs and rock\/dirt which has been dug up and pushed into mounds in the edges of farm land for generations.<\/span><\/span>
\nThe sections are approx. 5″ x 1.5″ and come in<\/strong> various inserts for trees and such with exposed roots on many.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What is nice about these is that because of the casting, all of the work has been done for you, and it is solid. All you have to do is paint it (which is actually quite simple) and that will be covered shortly.<\/p>\n

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\nAlso introduced with the Bocage Hedgerow sets are several specialty sections. Here is a\u00a0 5″ x 5″ gun emplacement which has been dug into the hedgerow section (and then reinforced with wooden planks) to ambush enemy tanks\/units as they approach! The embankments have been reinforced with planks, and a small depression is left for guns to insert their barrels through.
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\nThe Light Machine Gun Emplacement, which is meant to have two miniatures mounted on 25mm bases to fit perfectly. There is also included (not in picture) a rear base that connects to the\u00a0Light Machine Gun Emplacement section (a flat section about an inch wide, pictured later) and ammo cans for LMGs so you can add further detail, which is cool.
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\nThis is the front of the L.M.G. Emplacement section.
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\nThe M.M.G.\/Light Gun Emplacement (5″ x 3.5″), which also includes a rear base and ammo cans (again not shown in the above picture, but later) for the M.M.G. This section is also designed to have the Machine Gun nest #401015 slide right into it (as seen in the next picture) or an M.M.G. mounted on a large round base.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nA rear shot of the The M.M.G.\/Light Gun Emplacement 5″ x 3.5″ which also includes a rear base (not in photo) and ammo cans.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is showing the M.M.G.\/Light Gun Emplacement with the Machine Gun Pit inserted (#401015 –\u00a0sold separately). The rear base in the photo is smaller. The actual rear base is as wide as the section itself (shown later).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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There is also a gate section that we will show later in the post with a separate gate which can be magnetized to open and close.<\/div>\n
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These are the ammo crates\/cans\/bucket which will vary, but will be included with the various emplacements. These are neat because they really add character to the models.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Building\/Painting the Bocage Hedgerow set by Frontline Games.
\nFirst part – Base coat paint and staining:
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\nHere is the product I used to paint the Bocage Hedgerow sections – all from Walmart:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n