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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: dampfpanzerwagon on 07 May 2016, 07:30:54 PM

Title: What Terrain?
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 07 May 2016, 07:30:54 PM

I'm building up a set of terrain pieces for a Napoleonic Russian campaign - 15mm/28mm scales. So what pieces of terrain should I be looking to build. I am particularly looking for something unique - not just a copy of something already available to buy.

Current suggestions are a church - a windmill, a bridge.

Any suggestions?

Tony

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: traveller on 07 May 2016, 07:46:34 PM

A river with floating ice and a frozen bridge  ;D

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Shipka on 07 May 2016, 08:58:26 PM

Moscow, one of the many churches or one of the more unusual village churches equally there are a lot of unusual village houses that are not covered by what is commercialy available.

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Brian Smaller on 07 May 2016, 11:56:19 PM

A small Russian peasant farm/hamlet or perhaps a noble's hunting lodge.

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Captain Blood on 08 May 2016, 12:29:09 AM

A dacha  :)

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Elk101 on 08 May 2016, 08:18:07 AM

A village bath house set near a watercourse?

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Landsknecht on 09 May 2016, 06:54:30 AM

There is a lot of marsh land and swamps in Belarusia.

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: rumacara on 10 May 2016, 10:25:07 AM

Watch this and have some ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv_KqN0yPzQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8VsVK-uqv0

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 10 May 2016, 07:25:45 PM

Quote from: rumacara on 10 May 2016, 10:25:07 AM

Watch this and have some ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv_KqN0yPzQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8VsVK-uqv0

Thanks for these.

Tony

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Elk101 on 10 May 2016, 07:47:26 PM

What about a cemetery?  I'm currently reading the memoirs of a major in the Middle Guard who describes many features in detail.  He was particularly taken by the cemeteries,  which he describes as circular, with no boundary enclosures, ringed by closely planted trees. The grave markers were a mix of stone and wood, often painted, and with notes from friends and relatives attached pertaining to the character of the deceased.

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 10 May 2016, 08:17:27 PM

Quote from: Elk101 on 10 May 2016, 07:47:26 PM

What about a cemetery?  I'm currently reading the memoirs of a major in the Middle Guard who describes many features in detail.  He was particularly taken by the cemeteries,  which he describes as circular, with no boundary enclosures, ringed by closely planted trees. The grave markers were a mix of stone and wood, often painted, and with notes from friends and relatives attached pertaining to the character of the deceased.

Interesting.

Tony

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Mark Strachan on 11 May 2016, 09:59:21 AM

I undertook a similar project earlier this year:

http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/the-mill-bridge.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/another-building-and-first-figures.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/02/russian-church-part-10.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/russian-church-part-11.html

These all align to an earlier more generic Eastern European project:

http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/bohemian-village-buildings-i-builtthese.html

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 11 May 2016, 07:17:59 PM

Quote from: Mark Strachan on 11 May 2016, 09:59:21 AM

I undertook a similar project earlier this year:

http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/the-mill-bridge.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/another-building-and-first-figures.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/02/russian-church-part-10.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/russian-church-part-11.html

These all align to an earlier more generic Eastern European project:

http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/bohemian-village-buildings-i-builtthese.html

Thank you for the links.

Tony

Title: Re: What Terrain?
Post by: Captain Blood on 12 May 2016, 08:02:49 AM

Quote from: Mark Strachan on 11 May 2016, 09:59:21 AM

I undertook a similar project earlier this year:

http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/the-mill-bridge.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/another-building-and-first-figures.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/02/russian-church-part-10.html
http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/russian-church-part-11.html

These all align to an earlier more generic Eastern European project:

http://stracmark.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/bohemian-village-buildings-i-builtthese.html

Great scratchbuilding on those  :-*
The church is splendid.