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Offline flags_of_war

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FIW Terrain
« on: May 18, 2012, 02:18:53 PM »
Looking at building on my terrain needs for FIW. Other than a Blockhouse/Fort, Cabins and erm loads of trees. What are the must haves for a FIW battle table?

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Offline WuZhuiQiu

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2012, 02:34:40 PM »
Hills, rock outcrops, boulders, fallen logs, rivers, streams, and swamps, and Indian villages?
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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2012, 03:37:00 PM »
A small farmstead with all the ancillary buildings/fields etc would be a good thing to fight over.

A cliff on one table edge would quite a good dramatic feel  :)

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Offline H.M.Stanley

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2012, 05:00:27 PM »
Watch "Drums along the Mohawk" for inspiration  :)
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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2012, 05:07:04 PM »
If you have rivers and a cliff, then you MUST have a waterfall (for Hawkeye to hide behind). Other things you might include for 'flavour' :- Beaver dam; Moss covered fallen trees; Ferns; Bracken and Trails, both 'Blased' and hidden.
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Offline Galloping Major

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2012, 05:13:58 PM »
Rail fences  :)
Small fields of crops: corn, squash, pumpkins, ubiquitous rows of leafy stuff.

All things I haven't made yet  ::)


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Offline flags_of_war

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2012, 10:06:53 PM »
Quote from: Galloping Major on May 18, 2012, 05:13:58 PM
Rail fences  :)
Small fields of crops: corn, squash, pumpkins, ubiquitous rows of leafy stuff.

All things I haven't made yet  ::)


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Just you concentrate on the figures :P
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Offline mikedemana

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2012, 05:02:37 AM »
I highly recommend Acheson Creations longhouses and Indian palisades...and some scratch-built scalp poles never hurt!





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Offline flags_of_war

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2012, 09:13:57 AM »
Acheson is great but if you look at my location you will see that im Scottish so that means that my pennies will be staying in my pocket and i will be making my stuff from Corn Flakes boxes and fairy liquid bottles :D *joke*
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Offline yar68

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2012, 09:16:18 AM »
Have a look at my "How to build an Indian longhouse" post, they were cheap to make and quite effective, if I say so myself!!

http://onelover-ray.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/how-to-build-no1-fiw-indian-longhouses.html

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2012, 10:38:13 AM »
I already have it saved Ray :D

Took the wee one to the park last night and made her collect me wood chips for the rock face haha. Also got my delivery of Blue Foam this morn so can't wait to finish work.
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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2012, 01:14:58 PM »
I have started by making a couples of forests like the one on the Architects of War website. Do you think something like this could pass for a Birch tree forest?
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Offline Galloping Major

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2012, 10:56:44 PM »
Quote from: flags_of_war on May 28, 2012, 01:14:58 PM
I have started by making a couples of forests like the one on the Architects of War website. Do you think something like this could pass for a Birch tree forest?

Leave us a link mate  ::)

Sounds lazy I know, but hey  ;)

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Offline flags_of_war

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2012, 12:09:50 AM »
Lazy man :D

Here is the link. I'll try and get pics up tomorrow of what i have done so far. I have done mine with 8mm dowel, drilled holes in mdf and have glued and based so far. Next is the roof with clump foliage and giving the trunks a birch tree look. Not sure if it would look right though but hey ho.

http://www.architectsofwar.com/Howto/forests.pdf
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Offline yar68

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Re: FIW Terrain
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2012, 06:33:55 PM »
Blimey that looks excellent!!
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