Author Topic: WW1 Terrain build pics (Read 11069 times)

Furt · « **Reply #30 on:** January 25, 2013, 09:15:06 AM »

As said, the attention to detail makes this very special - a triumph.

The piles of rubble look amazing - are all those bricks and debris hand made?

Also, I'd like to know how heavy the abbey piece weighs!!

alcal · « **Reply #31 on:** January 25, 2013, 10:34:03 AM »

Quote from: Infman on January 25, 2013, 08:49:14 AM

Fantastic! You've convinced me to build some modular terrain now and not fixed boards. I'm amazed at how good it looks.

I've got a couple of questions for you.

What did you use for barbed wire? I was going to use Gale Force 9 but figure I'll need a lot of it!

Did you coat you trees before you painted them? I've use twigs before and ended up with borers in them. Little pile of sawdust appeared after a while.

Any other tips regarding the materials you've used would be great fully accepted.

Q: Wherabouts are you in the world
cheers Alan

Infman · « **Reply #32 on:** January 25, 2013, 08:40:15 PM »

Hi Alan

I'm in sunny Newcastle, Australia. We've just set some new temperature records here, so hot that a paint dries on a brush before you can get near a figure.

I'm thinking of doing some terrain instead!

alcal · « **Reply #33 on:** January 25, 2013, 09:23:58 PM »

Quote from: Furt on January 25, 2013, 09:15:06 AM

As said, the attention to detail makes this very special - a triumph.

The piles of rubble look amazing - are all those bricks and debris hand made?

Also, I'd like to know how heavy the abbey piece weighs!!

The large and small` square `bricks are bought items the rest in small stone agrogate,and the Abbey weighs as much as a handfull of stone +three resin buildings and a plywood base so to my mind its quite light for its size,remember its just foam otherwise.

alcal · « **Reply #34 on:** January 25, 2013, 09:28:53 PM »

Quote from: Infman on January 25, 2013, 08:49:14 AM

Fantastic! You've convinced me to build some modular terrain now and not fixed boards. I'm amazed at how good it looks.

I've got a couple of questions for you.

What did you use for barbed wire? I was going to use Gale Force 9 but figure I'll need a lot of it!

Did you coat you trees before you painted them? I've use twigs before and ended up with borers in them. Little pile of sawdust appeared after a while.

Any other tips regarding the materials you've used would be great fully accepted.

We have some steal mesh that is cut in strips to create the wire(do you need a pic of material).Different continent ,guess your criters are meaner than ours when it comes to eating wood and no didnt coat the privot/hedge(wood) ?
Cheers AL

Mason · « **Reply #35 on:** January 25, 2013, 10:12:18 PM »

An amazing undertaking, seen through to a masterpiece finish.
Sublime!

oxiana · « **Reply #36 on:** January 25, 2013, 10:21:14 PM »

Gosh.

That's some terrain-building! Inspirational.

white knight · « **Reply #37 on:** January 26, 2013, 01:52:38 PM »

Fabulous terrain. One wouldn't know where to look first with such a table. Nice to see a decent amount of rubble around the ruins for a change.

Dr Mathias · « **Reply #38 on:** January 26, 2013, 01:57:45 PM »

Amazing, I was hoping to build modular trench boards one day (not a huge fan of them) and you have turned me away from that. Beautiful work, on an ugly subject

Mjolnir · « **Reply #39 on:** January 30, 2013, 06:38:08 PM »

Excellent work!

Just great.
How didi you make the sandbags?

Mjolnir, from Flanders

alcal · « **Reply #40 on:** January 30, 2013, 06:41:20 PM »

Quote from: alcal on January 21, 2013, 06:42:58 PM

That is Milliput rolled out like a snake wet and slightly flatten the snake with soapy water ,i flatten it with a piece of mesh to start the textured finish,then cut each one with a stanley blade and drop into place ,when youve done a few once again wet and gently press the mesh again they seem to find there own saggy shape using this method.

Cheers AL