I have already done some terrain for Napoleonics, the German white church and yard but I decided I wanted more built up areas that worked for southern Germany and Austria, my half timbered English buildings were alright mixed in with my dark age/medieval buildings up to apoint but I wanted something a bit more European, to this end I have done my best to rip off ( be inspired by?) some built up areas by Oshiro modeling, jimbibblyblog who I first saw on the lead adventure forum which I've mentioned previously. Obviously mine are not laser cut bespoke purpose built pieces but bodged together discarded broken toys, Christmas decorations, foamboard , the ubiquitous coffee stirrers , wallpaper and various other bits and bobs I've clearly been hoarding for some time, sorry Stew! Here then is a German built up area on a piece of hardboard approximately 300mm( 1'0" in Imperial ish) square . It's a German farmhouse made out of a discarded pair of toys, 40+ year old door surround and some foamboard, coffee stirrers and tile spacers plus the odd bit of balsa and some corrugated cardboard.
The squares that come out of the foamboard windows I use to locate the buildings, only the walls are stuck down, the buildings are removable for storage. The roof on the barn was from some sheets I got from Des, maybe from Warbase ? The corrugated cardboard was made into tiles to go on the walls like I did with the cemetery I did previously.
A bit of ready mixed filler here and there on the walls to give a bit of texture, some masonry paint on everything, then a wash with watered down raw umber emulsion paint, in the background there's another building from a different built up area yet to come and then various emulsion paints all over . The base is pva and sand/cat litter , emulsion paint and then some flock. Might have done enough terrain for a bit, or maybe not!
Better with a tree and some troops for scale as Steve has done!
Next up, Napoleonics, terrain ,dark ages, not sure!
All the best
Iain












Outstanding work Iain and great ‘up-cycling’ of the terrain
ReplyDeleteNice job, Iain!!! The buildings and terrain look brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWondrous work, great toy to treasure article. Looking forward to your next adventure with the terrain.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking buildings!
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