Flexbile Privet Hedges - 2 pcs (12 x 7 mm x 50 cm)

HEKI Flexible Privet Hedge, 12x7 mm, 2 pcs

Two strips of model hedge from the German maker HEKI with a profile of twelve by seven millimeters and a length of fifty centimeters. Privet is the most common hedging shrub in European gardens, because it tolerates clipping and thickens quickly, so a hedge made from it has straight edges and an even height. Growth kept this way reads on a model as a tended garden, unlike a freely grown shrub.

Use

• clipped hedges around gardens and houses
• boundaries of plots along lanes and footpaths
• separating a yard, a playground or a park area
• a strip of vegetation at the edge of a layout
• hiding the transition between the scene and the edge of the baseboard
• enclosing a cemetery, a parsonage or a school garden

How to work with the hedge

The strip is cut with scissors and glued with PVA glue directly onto the base. At a bend, lay it in place and bend it dry, and only then apply the glue. Level the cut ends and, if needed, sprinkle granulate over them so the cut is not visible. On a clipped hedge, by contrast, keep the edges straight, as that is exactly what sets it apart from freely grown vegetation, and here the regularity looks natural rather than artificial.

Who the item is for

For builders of layouts and dioramas with garden housing and for modelers who need to mark out plots precisely. The strip also suits marking a plot boundary where a picket fence would be too prominent in the scene. This is modeling material, not a toy. The manufacturer marks its scenery products as unsuitable for children under fifteen.