FIW Terrain

[flags_of_war]

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?

Iain

[WuZhuiQiu]

Hills, rock outcrops, boulders, fallen logs, rivers, streams, and swamps, and Indian villages?

[OSHIROmodels]

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 

cheers

James

[H.M.Stanley]

Watch "Drums along the Mohawk" for inspiration 

[has.been]

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.

[Galloping Major]

Rail fences 
Small fields of crops: corn, squash, pumpkins, ubiquitous rows of leafy stuff.

All things I haven't made yet 


www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

[flags_of_war]

Rail fences 
Small fields of crops: corn, squash, pumpkins, ubiquitous rows of leafy stuff.

All things I haven't made yet 


www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

Just you concentrate on the figures

[mikedemana]

I highly recommend Acheson Creations longhouses and Indian palisades...and some scratch-built scalp poles never hurt!





Mike Demana

[flags_of_war]

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 *joke*

[yar68]

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

[flags_of_war]

I already have it saved Ray

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.

[flags_of_war]

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?

[Galloping Major]

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 

www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

[flags_of_war]

Lazy man

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

[yar68]

Blimey that looks excellent!!