Pictish Farmstead for Saga

[cameron]

First off, I took a lot of inspiration for this project from this LA thread:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=66404.msg803082#msg803082


I have been working, in small increments, through most of the summer on a 15mm Saga project. I had painted up a force of Picts to use against a friend's Anglo-Danes, but when he lost interest in Saga, I decided to put together a force of Vikings, so I could provide both sides at club night.

I don't own much terrain that would be really appropriate for the Viking era, aside from the usual felt forest outlines and stand-alone trees, and I wanted to be able to play some raid scenarios, which require something more than empty forest to raid. Rather than build more scatter terrain to go with my usual setups, I decided it was a good time to do something I've been thinking about for a while: build a proper diorama-style board, and put the sort of time and attention into it that would be wasted on a scatter-terrain board.

It's a good thing I enjoyed the process of building this board, because the question of how much use I'll get out of it, compared to the time I spent building it, is still open. It will see first blood this Friday, though, with a scenario designed specifically for this setup.





More pics at my phlog here: http://cameronstinylittlemen.blogspot.ca/2014/09/saga-pictish-village.html

[Mr. Peabody]

Brilliant work Mr. C.; pastoral, perfect and (reasonably) portable!
 

[Captain Blood]

That looks great.

[Mason]

Brilliant!

Lovely!

And scenic!

 

[dm]

Looks superb

[Volleyfire!]

Love it! That is what appeals to me about Saga, you can have a cracking game in a very small area, but that area being so small can be highly detailed and really brings the game to life. This terrain is really inspiring.  

[joekano]

Wow! Nice work! 

[Dr DeAth]

Top Job!!

[Marine0846]

Great looking terrain.
May I ask what is the size?

[cameron]

Thanks for the comments, chaps. The board is 2'x2'. I made some half-size measuring sticks to use for Saga, and it all seems to fit well with the 15mm miniatures.

I would like to build a second board to go with this one, maybe with a bit of sea coast at the edge, so I could do some proper Viking raids. It will have to wait until I finish some other projects, though!

[OSHIROmodels]

Looks grand although I would suggest a little more evenness for the tree foliage, perhaps a light mist of a mid green to bring them more together 

cheers

James

[shandy]

That is marvelous! And a huzzah for 15mm SAGA!

[Dr. Zombie]

This is some serious great work!

[charla51]

I'd have thought the land immediately adjacent to the buildings would have been cleared for cultivation, rather than left wooded. Although a screen of trees on the side of the prevailing wind might be left to shelter the buildings. Nice model, though.

[pws]

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