Sunday, August 25, 2024

Tutorial: How I make unpaved roads from Fake Fur

Here is another little "How To" from me - this time how I make unpaved roads using fake fur again.And remember:There are countless techniques to achieve the same (and better) results, but this is the one that:a) works best for meb) is a good compromise between effort and timeI would recommend...

Friday, August 16, 2024

Big Chain of Command BatRep: "Hell on Wheels" attacks

Another game of Big CoC putting my US Airborne platoon supported by a platoon of Shermans from the 2nd Armored versus 2 enemy platoons - one of Italian Bersaglieri played by Max supported by German Panzergrenadiere played by Alex.And the first game where the terrain I built over the last few weeks...

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Terrain: Where the streets have no name - roads made from Fake Fur and Acrylic Caulking

Unpaved roads were next on my to-do list and of course, these should also be flexible so that they can adapt to hilly terrain.The starting material was again fake fur, which I trimmed short at the edges and completely shaved off where the actual roadway runs.Next came the colouring of the strips I left...

Tutorial: How I make Wheat Fields and Grassland from Fake Fur

Here is a little "How To" on how I make my fake fur fields and meadows.There are countless techniques to achieve the same (and better) results, but this is the one that:a) works best for meb) is a good compromise between effort and timeI would recommend testing different techniques, as I did, as this...

Monday, August 5, 2024

Terrain: 50 Shades of Green? - Grassland terrain finished too now

After my different pieces of wheat fields were finished it was time to add more variety to my battlefields, so grassland comes next.Starting materials were again fake fur, acrylic paste and lots of colours (both normal acrylic paints and spray cans), combs, brushes, clippers, scissors - and again much...