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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Tom Dulski on August 17, 2022, 12:03:35 PM
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I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestion on where to buy WW2 terrain. I'm looking for places that have bunkers, pillboxes, ruined buildings and so forth.
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Tom, you don't indicate your preferred scale or painted, unpainted, resin or Mdf. You could look at Hovels ( resin), Lancer Miniatures ( resin), Ironclad ( resin ) or Empires at War, Sarissa Precision or Charlie Foxtrot ( Mdf).
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I would add Total Battle Miniatures for some really nice resin buildings.
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I've been wondering if I could take a baking sheet and pour some kind of plaster into it, scribe a brick/stone pattern on it, then cut it into wall sections.
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I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestion on where to buy WW2 terrain. I'm looking for places that have bunkers, pillboxes, ruined buildings and so forth.
I don’t know how much is available. Ost of the surviving terrain is part of parks and memorials. There might be some plots in Germany available. 😜
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Tom, you don't indicate your preferred scale or painted, unpainted, resin or Mdf. You could look at Hovels ( resin), Lancer Miniatures ( resin), Ironclad ( resin ) or Empires at War, Sarissa Precision or Charlie Foxtrot ( Mdf).
Sorry meant to add 28mm, unpainted resin would be preferred.
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Hi, Ironclad produce 28mm field fortifications and trenches. Total Battle do very buildings which are quite pricey. Grand Manner produce a small range of field fortifications and Eastern Front buildings.1st Corps also produce a small range of field fortifications and Eastern Front stuff. I suspect the high price of resin 28mm stuff plus large shipping costs is why most people now opt for MdF especially for buildings.
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Mantic have quite a few sets suitable from the checkpoint set (appropriately enough called Checkpoint Tango), through Battle Damaged House, Battlefield Debris, and Battlefield Ruins:
https://www.manticgames.com/games/terrain-crate/terraincrate-battlefield-ruins/
There are also undamaged versions available for the same pieces in other sets (like the Town Square):
https://www.manticgames.com/games/terrain-crate/modern-terrain-crate/large-box-modern-terrain-crate/town-square/
These are all in plastic.
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I've been wondering if I could take a baking sheet and pour some kind of plaster into it, scribe a brick/stone pattern on it, then cut it into wall sections.
You could, but it would be time consuming and very fragile. why not simply buy plastic or resin versions?
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You could, but it would be time consuming and very fragile. why not simply buy plastic or resin versions?
Yeah I know, but at least you could (1) make as many as you need and (2) make what you want.
Actually, I've made things, in the much larger 1/6 scale, using liquid fiberglass resin and hardener. Been a long time but that may be the way I will go. Also made parts using Smooth-On products. Now ya got me thinking!!!
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Find a mate with a 3d printer, buy or download some STL files and give him a few bucks for some print materials.
Either that, or if you need a few, make a master in Balsa or similar, make a mould using low heat silicon and cast yourself with two part resin.
As was said above, postage is a killer.
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I'll second Total Battle Miniatures, excellent buildings, some with battle damage or ruined
https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/28mm-ss-western-europe
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Yeah I know, but at least you could (1) make as many as you need and (2) make what you want.
Actually, I've made things, in the much larger 1/6 scale, using liquid fiberglass resin and hardener. Been a long time but that may be the way I will go. Also made parts using Smooth-On products. Now ya got me thinking!!!
Thinking about it, these days you can get texture rollers for walls etc, to use with DAS or similar airdrying clay.
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Thinking about it, these days you can get texture rollers for walls etc, to use with DAS or similar airdrying clay.
I mentioned these types of rollers on an O-scale train forum once, found them here:
https://www.michtoy.com/michtoy_search_product.php?Vendor_ID=Green%20Stuff%20World%20International&Series=Green%20Stuff%20World%20-%20Rolling%20Pins&view_mode=thumbnails (https://www.michtoy.com/michtoy_search_product.php?Vendor_ID=Green%20Stuff%20World%20International&Series=Green%20Stuff%20World%20-%20Rolling%20Pins&view_mode=thumbnails)