Author: 10mm Wargaming

Making Barb Wire Fences: cut and prepare bases, glue tile spaces, texture, paint, twist galvanized wire, form coils, and secure around tile spaces. This step-by-step guide ensures a well-finished barbed wire diorama for your project. Making Barb Wire Fences 1. The first step is to cut your bases to the desired size either using MDF…

Making Walls is an easy guide to follow. Another piece of terrain scenery I desperately needed for my war games table was Walls however to buy commercially manufactured Walls tends to be rather expensive and I was not prepared to shell out that sort of money. After giving it some thought I came up with…

Making Moulds with latex is an easy guide to follow. Using latex to make a mould preparation of the model Degrease the model by washing in warm soapy water and I dry thoroughly. Place (and fix if necessary) the model centrally on a saucer. The latex gently adheres to the surface of the porcelain and…

This tutorial will walk you through the process of making hedges for your 10mm wargaming table out of common scouring pads which can be bought from your local supermarket. Making Hedges 2. Cut the scouring pads to the desired height and length. 3. The next step is to texture your base. I have done tutorial…

Making Cornfields is an easy guide to follow on how to make cornfields for 10mm wargaming terrain has been a long time in the planning. However when I finally started the project making cornfields proved very easy indeed. Anyway here’s my guide for making your own fields for 10mm wargaming.  Making Cornfields 2. The next…

Making Trees & Woods an easy guide to follow. Probably one of the most important features of any wargames table is trees and woods not only do they improve the look of your table but they also have an important effect on the game too. Trees block line of sight and hamper movement, and can…

Making Diorama Bases is an easy guide to follow. 1. When making diorama bases I genuinely cut the bases into irregular shapes as I find that it looks far better once on the wargaming table. 2. I normally use hardboard from my local DIY store however you could use plywood or MDF plastic card, foam…

Making Hills is an easy guide to follow. Throughout history generals have pored over maps and picked their fields of battle with extreme care. While formulating their battle plans they’d think carefully about the lie of the land, because this would determine how they’d deploy their forces. Hills became a major factor in considering deployment…

It’s always a bit of a compromise when you’re Making Mountains for wargaming. On the one hand you want them to look like the real McCoy, but on the other they need to be suitable for placing figures. This means having somewhat unnaturally flat levels. Mountains enhance the scenery of your wargaming table. You can…