Amazing free 1:600 scale 54-gun warships - Easy to build as well :-)

Hello all,

So our re-creation of the 1426 Battle of Brouwershaven (scenario here) was a success and great fun. But one thing I wanted to show immediately is an amazing source of free ships which also look very good.

These are examples built by J. Knudsen while those below represents my limited abilities - but only using twenty minutes or so for all three.

A talented guy named Jeffrey Knudsen has a link on his website (Wartisan.com) where from you can download a pdf containing the necessary parts to create these very nice ships:

 They are 17th century warships in 1:600 scale (although this is quite easy to change by altering the printed size) and the instructions are very easy to follow.

It should be noted that I completely botched these - mixed up the sails, couldn't be bothered with the last mast and the rigging, and yet they still looked very, very nice.

If you set aside more than the twenty minutes or so I used (while watching Supernatural :-)) the results could be quite amazing.

So if you are looking for some quick to build, free ships I simply cannot see why you wouldn't chose these :-).

All the best,
Kasper

Manliest of Manly Terrain - Beer Coaster terrain!

Hello all,
Today I have the honour of presenting the Manliest of Manly Terrain ever produced! The Beer Coaster Terrain Things! Prepare to want one now!
All that aside, I found that the beerbottles we drink while wargaming had a small tendency to remove some of the flock on my gamingmat, so I figured we needed some proper beercoasters that would fit into the whole terrain look.
So, without any further ado, I give you: BCTTs (Beer Coaster Terrain Thingstm):

 Whats not to love? Combining the two essentials of wargaming; Beer and Terrain!

Missing their most important ingredient, but still looking good.

Now if only we could remember to use them in the heat fo the battle :-)


All the best,
Kasper

Destroyed Farms - terrain 10mm

Hello all,
I figured my tabletop looked too "clean" and un-warlike so I made these:

 There is a bit of everything on these (GW casualty markers, trees from a cheapo company in china, etc) but I think they work - it does look more warlike around them :-).

 Used some of my "magic blood" on these - very happy with that paint!

All the best,

Kasper

New felt rivers by Hotz ArtWorks

Hello all,
Doing my bit to help against the global economic crisis I went and bought more stuff on ze 'net!

This time I got lured by fancy advertisement to purchase a complete set of the (very cheap) river system made by Hotz Artworks. The "Deluxe version".

They recently arrived (after some delay, apparently due to more customers than expected) and they do look good. Not great, but good. We'll be using them in the next battle and then I'll provide some more pictures of the rivers "in action".

I do think they will need a bit of extra detailing/flocking to fit in with the game mat and the rest of the terrain, but with the cheap price that would be ok.

All the best,
Kasper

New stuff from ebay - blood and hedges

Hello all,

Fell for the temptation once again... and bought some stuff on Ebay. Apart from a lot of cheap chinese instant glue I also bought some more of the "Javis CountrySide hedges" which are just superb. 

But what I wasreally looking forward to the most was a bottle of Tamiya Color Acrylic Paint Clear Red. I had read about this on the internet and it didn't disappoint. It is brilliant. 

It is rather thick paint that once dry resembles fresh blood remarkably well. If you add a bit of brown shade to it it looks like old blood. Great fun to use..

As mentioned in a previous post, I'll be getting a hundred wellsculpted zombies soon due to backing the game Zombicide on Kickstarter so I needed something to add a bit of atmosphere to them :-)

All the best,
Kasper

New terrain pieces - CD style

Hello all,
been having some more fun with my CD sized terrain pieces. These are just the right size for small dioramas/sceneries that can be made quickly and used in all kinds of ways.
These are supposed to end up looking like ruins, just to bring a bit more atmosphere to the wartable.

I used some old resin ruins I bought a long time ago and some of the oop warmaster casualty markers to add some gore to the scene.

Should be done soon...
All the best,
Kasper

DVD-terrain - "homeless" Church homeless no more :-)

Hello all,
That sweet little "homeless" church just kept begging for a base - so I whipped this one up. Turned out pretty well.

Still need to "dirty" up the gravestones (and yes, the tumbled down stoen was on purpose, and in no way because I managed to superglue it in that position and couldn't get it loose again....).

All the best,
Kasper

Homeless Church

Hello all,
During the latest "terrain-building-spree" I managed to paint this little sweet church, but didn't make a base for it. So at the moment its called the "homeless church" :-)

Excellent detail on the little thing - I especially enjoy the little cross in the bush.

Oh, and we did get to play a game last week - pure slaughter/madness, but great fun - picture report coming shortly.

All the best,
Kasper

New trees and other terrain pieces

Hello all,

As I seem to have a knack for forgetting what brand and where from I purchase things this is mostly a "forget-me-not" note to myself :-).

I recently bought some stuff from Angelbarracks (excellent delivery speed);

10 straight sandback sections (which I use as walls).

10 Gates (2 in each so 20 gates)

4 wooden fences (two in each so 8 of those) for more obstacles

and,  best of all, 11 new trees made by KM - three fir and the rest deciduous. They are really nice, perhaps on the small side.

And then a pot of paint from Coat D'arms. New brand for me, wanted to try them out and have had trouble finding a good "woody"-brown that doesnt dry out or get clumpy too fast.

All the best,
Kasper

DVD Terrain - 6mm / 10mm Terrain

Hello all,
A group shot of the three finished "DvD-terrain" pieces. They should brighten up any battlefield .-).

All the best,
Kasper

Farm 2 on a DVD - 6mm / 10mm Terrain

Hello all,
Another of the DVD-terrain pieces I made and painted last week. Again a solitary farm, lacking any defences for the forthcoming conflict.
This one isn't completely done, but I had the camera up and running and thought I had better take a picture lest I forgot to later. The dirt needs a bit of flock and the cows could do with a bit of dirtying up - unless the farmer just washed them?

Again, I have completely forgotten who made the farm - it was another of those weird grey clay things.

Turned out alright I think :-).

All the best,
Kasper

Farm on a DVD - 6mm / 10mm terrain

Hello all,
Another of my "dvd-terrain" pieces made last week. A sweet little farm - totally unprotected for the forthcoming war.

Again - I have completely fogotten who made the farm itself (a one-piece resin cast) which was so-so. A few more details would have been nice, but once painted up it looks ok. From a distance. If you close one eye.

The trees are some I bought on Ebay from China - ultra cheap and a bit too unnatural green but, again, from a distance and all that.

Hope you like it - it should look alright on the field of battle :-).


All the best,
Kasper

Church on a DVD - 6mm / 10mm Terrain

Hello,
the first of the finished dvd-terrain pieces (begun here) is this church. It is made of some type of grey clay that I was a bit worried about painting but in the end it turned out very well, at least I think so :-). The church does look a bit "new" and could do with some weathering, but perhaps the congregation just finished repainting it before war came to their neighbourhood?
(Actually - looking at the pictures I seem to have forgotten to "weather" most of the gravestones as well - must be new graves?)

The gravestones are of this type:

A nice little set - I kept some for the next church in line.

The tree is one of the lovely ones produced by Heki (I think) and the hedge was a cheap buy from my local train-hobby store. The fence-thingy id from Irregular Miniatures (and I just bought 10 more of those :-)).

All the best!


Kasper

6mm / 10mm Terrain on DVDs

 Hello all,

In order to make even more small sized terrain to make the battlefield more realistic I went through my "bits box" of terrain and found a lot of unused buildings and "bits". So during a relaxing evening I put some of it on DVDs as they would provide me with a nice sized base that was readily available and could quickly be duplicated.
Here are a couple of pictures from the early stages - finished pictues will follow soonish:

Really nice church - and a lot of pva glue :-).

The church in the background with a bit of hedge and colour while two farms are shaping up in the forefront.

A brilliant (but small) resin church that I've been waiting for a good occasion for using - and the church seemed to call out for a large tree...

More trees on one of the farms and a wind mill popped up :-).



I think they've turned out well so far - and hopefully they'll be visible in the forthcoming battle report...

All the best,
Kasper

Overcoming Obstacles IV

Hello all,
the last of the obstacles finished last week;

 This one turned out particularly well - looks like something you would expect to find close to a forest or similarly. A few strips of logbarriers from Irregular Miniatures and one lovely tree - Noch?

 A short strip with a hedge - used up the last of my hedge-supply. At least of the good stuff - the quality and look of this one is perfect, but I can't remember where I bought it from... alas my memory is failing big time.

 A few of Irregular Miniatures Gun emplacements - they might be too small once the Kallistra Cannons occupy them but the rest of the time they'l look fine, I hope.

Next up will be a few small towns/churches I've been working on and I really should get a lot of roads done - I need about two meters of road to really clutter the battlefield!

Oh, and we have a new game scheduled for the 31 - so expect a battle report sometime in early feb.


All the best,
Kasper

Overcoming Obstacles III

Hello all,
A few pictures of the terrain I recently finished.
Again the object of these obstacles was to create somthing that could either work as obstacles or simply "pretty up" the battlefield somewhat :-).

 First up is a simple fence - made by Irregular Miniatures, if my recollection isn't completely caput...

 A log-barrier.

And a wall made up of those wonderful walls I bought a long time ago and have now forgotten who produces, unfortunately. These are really high quality and look brilliant - if anyone knows who produces these I would love to know!  
Edit: I think these might be Irregular Miniatures' "straight sandbag section"?


All the best,
Kasper