One of the intended uses of my newly painted palms is to depict an oasis agriculture - usable for settings in North Africa and the Middle East, especially in the Levant for ‘Operation Exporter’ (Palmyra etc.).
In my case, it will be a well oasis, of which I want to schematically depict the well itself, a water collection basin directly adjacent to it and the distribution via canals to the individual fields.
In order to be able to use the fountain in different eras, I will build both a wooden water crane and a small stone platform next to the fountain on which I can place a housing for a diesel engine for more modern times.
Update 29.6.2025
Moving on with growing even more plants for my rising oasis 😎
Update 25.6.2025
My desert oasis starts taking shape
Update 24.6.2025
Scratch built some more vegetables:
A few Citrus trees
Tomato shrubs
and a few pumpkins modelled out of Greenstuff
Update 23.6.2025:
Prepared some plants that together with the already finished palms I will use to represent the three-layer farming system. Made from cheap China plastic plant I completely re-painted them using my airbrush.
Update 22.6.2025:
The stones of the water channels are set and painted, to depict the water I use ModPodge Glossy, which now has to dry for 48 hours.
Well and water basin made from Styrodur.
Bucket for the wooden water crane under contruction ...
... and finished.
The centrepiece of my planned oasis is finished and waiting to be painted: the fountain, water collection basin, wooden cradle and the bucket for the fountain, as well as the water pipe.
For size comparison with 28mm and 15mm figures.
My oasis starts taking shape slowly but steady - centre piece is the water distribution and on the right the first fieldd to grow fruits and vegetables, grass to feed the goats and so on.
Pictures and information regarding some background of my completed Oasis can be found in this post:
