can anyone tell how I would scratchbuild the French wicker style revetting found in World War One trenches at 1/72 scale?.
Also, where can I find wire thin enough to represent barbed wire at 1/72 scale, in my day yes, 40 years ago, we used to build all our own stuff, not like today you know, dont know their born ... etc. .
For barbed wire I use insect screen - the kind that screen doors are made of. Just cut along a strand and the little bits of the cross pieces make great barbs. But if you're not on this side of the pond that's not much use to you. I have read that people in the UK have used that thin security tagging wire that they put through gas meters - it has little bobbles on it.
For wicker revetments I have tried to use the gabions from a (boring) ACW set. I opened them out flat and joined three together. Didn't work brilliantly well. But the theory is sound!
yes, 40 years ago, we used to build all our own stuff, not like today you know, dont know their born ... etc. . 
