Barbarossa 1941 - Town centre Terrain boards

[BeneathALeadMountain]

As I said in your building posts Colonel: these are excellent! I need to thank/blame you as discovering Auhagen 12*** series was a revelation. So many interesting buildings that aren’t easily found in MDF in 15mm (I can never understand why 20mm gamers don’t make more use of railway kits, especially second hand). Due to your “help” I have 4 kits so far and having seen your garage (much better colours than the kit) I’m going to order that now.

Keep up the good work it’s helping keep me inspired even though I’m struggling to get out of bed. Thank you for posting.

Andrew
BALM

[FramFramson]

FWIW, I think that the "Towns should not be a perfect grid" maxim matters a lot more visually when the town is either a smaller portion of a larger board (especially if the town is on an edge or corner), or only a small portion of a much larger city. In both of those cases, the angled or irregular layout is being used to imply a larger space.

But in a situation where a small town is *exactly* the size of the board, or the vast majority (perhaps there's a field edge on one side), it's more forgivable because the the town's size then corresponds to the play area without the need to imply anything larger (and WITH the need to be able to use the whole town if you're sticking tactically to urban or semi-urban fighting).

[Dukewilliam]

Personally not a big fan of bush, but it was the 1940’s, so…

I sure would like to play on that table. Ironically, I was painting Soviet AT rifles this morning.

Steve

[BeneathALeadMountain]

I really love the look of your boards. The comments about the grid layout being stark or unnatural are wrong, it looks great, mainly because it isn’t a simple grid plonked on the table but a believable site of habitation that happens to be aligned with the board. I agree with FramF’s opinions and argument and would love to play on it.

Who makes the little Gaslights?

Thank you for showing us this, please post any more progress when you have it,

BALM

[Colonel Chabert]

Thank you all for your kind words and comments.

BALM : The gaslights are also made by Auhagen (ref 41202 Gaslaternen).  These are described as HO scale but work perfectly well I think with 15mm. The gas will eventually be provided by the Gasworks (ref 12244) which is still waiting to be built.
Glad to have helped you discover the joys of Auhagen! I buy mine from Toy-Tec in Germany who have the full range at discounted prices (eg the Gasworks is at 14,59 euros on their site compared to 20,90 euros direct from Auhagen). However if you are in the UK it might be complicated buying stuff from the eurozone at the moment.

[BeneathALeadMountain]

The Gasworks is also on my list! I have a feeling I’ll have to get it from Germany but (when I saw your version) of the garage I ordered the only one I could find which cost me £16+£8p&p (it hasn’t arrived but its definitely on its way) so not cheap but also not extortionate for such sturdy, characterful, well made little kits.

I’m really looking forwards to seeing your boards progress and get played upon. I’m still not in the right position to start mine so I’m being good and just gazing at them in kit form and planning whilst living vicariously through your posts. Thank you!

BALM

[Storm-the-front]

Exactly what colors did you use for your roads? Mine always end up being too dark. 

[BillK]

Yes, I commmented over on TWF but have to say again, just wonderful.

[Colonel Chabert]

Storm : The base coat on the roads is Amsterdam Acrylics Warm Grey 718. On top of that is a "varnish wash" made up of Humbrol Matt Cote varnish with some Humbrol Dark Earth 29 mixed into it. These are both enamels. I've tried making these sorts of washes with acrylics but it never works so I've gone back to the enamels even though they're a bit dodgy these days.

[FreakyFenton]

Great stuff, will follow this with interest!