Tag: Terrain
Trenches (part three)
Adding bunkers and other improved fighting positions to your trenches can greatly improve the look of them! A plain trench is great for infantry, but you can’t really fit anything bigger into it. If you want …
Freshly Plowed Fields
Open spaces, while essential to maneuver warfare, aren’t very visually appealing. Freshly plowed fields are a great addition to most gaming terrain collections, because they can make these open spaces look more interesting. Getting a realistic …
Detail Pieces (Modular Mountains Part Three)
The Detail Pieces are the secret to making the mountains look great. If done correctly they can be placed anywhere on the Base Layer that you want. The key to understand when making these is …
The Base Layer (Modular Mountains Part Two)
The Base Layer is used to form the bulk of your mountain, and it is crucial they be as uniform as possible in shape and size. This also applies to the contour cross-section of each …
Making Mountains for Wargaming (Modular Mountains Part One)
Hills are one of the basic staples of wargaming terrain. Easy and cheap to make, everybody has them! Mountains on the other hand are a different story. They require a lot more work to make, …
Bamboo Groves in 15mm
Bamboo is one of the most iconic tropical plants and is very useful for gaming in the tropics. Because it has such thin stalks, it can be very difficult to make something to represent it, …
15mm Trees (part seven)
We had some flowers that would make good armatures for some trees. Unfortunately they were very weak and couldn’t support their own weight. Adding some glue and flock to them as-is would have resulted in some …
Concept sketches of a 15mm Trench System.
Many companies already make a trench system, so why are we planning on making another one? Trenches intended to be used in miniature games are really an artistic representation, and it is very difficult to …
15mm Trees (part six)
Having a nice variety of trees can add a lot to your gaming terrain! For this reason we are continuing to expand our tutorials on gaming trees. These latest additions were made from readily available materials and …
Palm Trees in 15mm (part two)
Now that you have a large pile of tree tops, it’s time to start the trunks. Palm trees have a very rough surface texture that doesn’t show up at 15mm scale. Up-close these look a little …