NWF Hill forts

[jamesmanto]

Finally got my thumb out and made a good start on building some small forts for NWF skirmishes. It's only taken me about 8 or more years! 

For the full write up go to: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.ca/2012/09/hill-forts.html


hill forts 001 by Hotlead2009, on Flickr


hill forts 003 by Hotlead2009, on Flickr

James

[Marine0846]

You are off to a good start.
Look to seeing it finished.

[Dr. The Viking]

Yeah, that looks really good already.

Not sure the corrugated cardboard will always be a treat to paint, but on the other hand sometimes it works just fine. 

[Hammers]

Sweet! I have a similar but too ambitious half finished project laying around in a box. I long to finish it.

[Belisarius]

Wow I LOVE THEM, very clever of you to get the different levels into such small models, please keep us posted.

[Svennn]

They do look good, very easy to imagine the paint on them already. Get to it

[OSHIROmodels]

They look rather promising 

cheers

James

[Christian]

Great start! Can't wait to see them completed

[jamesmanto]

They look rather promising 

cheers

James

High praise indeed! 

James

[Chairface]

Looking good James!

[jamesmanto]

Painting has begun!

A coat of gritty grout to give some texture, then all over dark brown interior latex base. Then a heavy dry brush of kahki tan craft paint. I'm thinking a beige/tan/coffee spray paint next to soften things up before giving the wood bits a grey dry brush.

Wishing I had an airbrush.

James

[Hammers]

Airbrushes rock for these things. Earth tones come out very convincing.

[OSHIROmodels]

Wishing I had an airbrush.

A big soft brush and plenty of wrist action will set you fine 

cheers

James

[Furt]

A big soft brush and plenty of wrist action will set you fine 

What you do in your own time is your business James. 

Can't wait to see these painted, especially the tall fort.

[OSHIROmodels]

What you do in your own time is your business James. 

Practise makes perfect 

cheers

James