Category: Making Scenery & Terrain
Making Scenery & Terrain For 10mm Wargaming. Decently modelled wargames terrain can make a huge difference in the look and feel of your tabletop wargames. It can also play a large factor in strategic decisions and the outcome of the game. The type of terrain you decide to build depends on the era of the wargames you are playing. These guides will help you build a basic mix of terrain pieces that can be swapped around for different games. Below is a list of projects already completed.
Making Scenery & Terrain Guides
- Wargaming Tools
- Wargaming Materials
- Paper Modeling Guide
- Gluing Reference Chart
- Techniques & Tips for Card Stock & Foam Board Modeling
- Making Barb Wire Fences
- Making Cornfields
- Making Diorama Bases
- Making Fences
- Making Hedges
- Making Hills
- Making Moulds
- Making Mountains
- Making Ploughed Fields
- Making Ponds & Swamps
- Making Rivers
- Making Roads
- Making Smoke Markers & Damage Markers
- Making Snake Fencing
- Making Trees & Woods
- Making Walls
- Mat-O-War Wargaming Mat
- Making Soviet Villages
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Making Celtic Villages
Making Celtic Villages, I needed some ancient Celtic villages for my 10mm CGW Project, I know that there are quite a few commercially available ancient Celtic villages which would have been more than suitable. However I really fancied having a go at building some of my own villages and to be honest it was surprisingly…
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Battleground Zulu Huts all painted up
Battleground Zulu Huts all painted up which I got from Magister Militum. To be honest I thought the Zulu huts were extremely well cast and most certainly looked the part. However I only used the Oval Zulu hut because I’d already invested in Pendrakens Huts. Battleground Zulu Huts all painted up BD204 Oval Zulu Hut Vallejo…
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Pendraken Zulu Huts
Pendraken Zulu Huts, Zulu huts all painted up which I got from Pendraken Miniatures. To be quite honest, I found the Zulu huts to be exceptionally well cast, and they undeniably looked the part, adding an authentic touch to the overall scene. The craftsmanship and attention to detail were truly impressive. Zulu Huts ZC10 Zulu…
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Old Glory Rorkes Drift
Old Glory Rorkes Drift, Old Glory buildings which i have bought. The people at Old Glory Miniatures are really nice to deal with and try to go out of their way to help you. Especially as they didn’t have Rorke’s Drift in at the time of ordering, as I was hoping to pick it up at Triples…
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Making Celtic Hillforts
Making Celtic Hillforts, I needed a Gallic/Celtic hillfort for my 10mm CGW Project, fortunately for me the wife fancied making a Celtic hillfort. I hope you really enjoy this tutorial on how my better half completed this task. Making Celtic Hillforts 1. The first stage would have been to make the actual Making Hills however…
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Mat-O-War Wargaming Mat
Mat-O-War Wargaming Mat came today I’m very impressed with it. For those who don’t know about the Mat-O-War. its a compressed static grass flock sealed with a special resin that results in a flexible mat of compressed static grass. The mat actually improves with age as it becomes more flexible yet will not shed at…
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Battleground American Civil War Buildings
Battleground American Civil War Buildings, I have purchased these from Magister Militum. And they are made by Battleground Scenery Buildings to be honest I am not overly impressed with these buildings especially clapboard house very poorly cast with parts of the roof missing and a lot of pitting however once painted and textured they are passable.…
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Timecast North American Buildings
Timecast North American Buildings, This range covers the North American continent during the 17th – 20th centuries and will cover the American War of Independence, the American Civil War and the various Indian wars as well as the “Wild West” period. As with our other ranges, the models have been carefully researched and are based…
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Making Zulu Kraals & Villages
Making Zulu Kraals & Villages, I needed some Zulu Kraals and Villages for my Anglo Zulu War Project. I know that there are a couple of commercially available Zulu Kraals but to be honest I didn’t fancy any of them. So I enlisted the help of my better half Sara who absolutely loves building scenery…
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Making Rorkes Drift Base
Making Rorkes Drift Base, I needed to make a base for my Rorke’s Drift buildings from Old Glory, however my better half came to the rescue and offered to build it for me. As she had done such a good job on the Zulu Kraals and Villages who was I to say no. Making Rorkes…
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Making American Civil War Blockhouse
Below is a tutorial on Making American Civil War Blockhouse (ACW). A very good friend of mine from the Grimsby Wargames Society built an American Civil War (ACW) blockhouse for his 15mm figures and so inspired me I just had to build one for my own 10mm figures. American Civil War Blockhouse is suitable for…
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TimeCast WWII Buildings
My purchased TimeCast WWII Buildings, 21/RU1 Traditional Wooden Church 1812, whilst I was at Triples wargames show (2012) and I must say I am extremely pleased with this building the scale and the detailing are amazing, I got this building for my ongoing World War II Russian front project. TimeCast also produce a range of American…