Article: Review – Wargaming on a Budget (Gaming Constrained by Money or ...

Review – Wargaming on a Budget (Gaming Constrained by Money or ...
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Review – Wargaming on a Budget (Gaming Constrained by Money or Space)
It has long been said that experience is the best teacher, and this holds particularly true for this book by Iain Dickie. Iain was editor of Miniature Wargames Magazine for some 25 years, and in his new book he draws on his many years of experience in the hobby to provide one of the best step by step approaches to miniature wargaming that I have ever seen.
Many of us, especially those new to the hobby, have been daunted by the seemingly high cost of getting into this enjoying and rewarding past time. Iain simply tears down the walls on much of this cost, showing the newcomer and experienced gamer alike how to make the most of your hobby literally for pennies on the dollar for what you might spend if you do not own this book.

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This sounds like a great book - have a look at the full review for more details, but it does sound 
great, with plenty on building your own terrain and even ships! Wargaming can be an expensive hobby so anything that may help reduce the cost whilst not reducing the fun (or maybe even increasing it). If it at least encourages you to build one item of terrain rather than buy it at say, Games Workshop prices, it may well pay for itself. I think I will be buying a copy.

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Article: Felix's Gaming Pages Blog » Blog Archive » Moonscape

Felix's Gaming Pages Blog » Blog Archive » Moonscape
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No battlefield would be complete without some fantastic terrain to bring your games to life and provide cover for your units. These Warhammer 40,000 Moonscapes are an excellent representation of the craters and ruined earth left by the devastating weaponry of the 41st millennium. Easily painted to match your gaming board they provide cover for advancing squads and can be used to represent the craters left by destroyed vehicles.

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Some vac formed craters that look as if they would work nicely in lots of different scenarios with a bit of careful painting. I've not tried bought craters before having made some with a hot wire cutter and some EPS foam (styrofoam). I have recently bought some simple vac formed buildings though which I will review when i've had a chance to build and paint them.

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Article: - The Airfix Tribute Forum - :: Dioramas on a Budget

- The Airfix Tribute Forum - :: Dioramas on a Budget
http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/sutra258816.php

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Great thread on the affix tribute forum about dioramas on the cheap. Plenty of good ideas that can easily be applied to making wargames scenery and Terrain too. Check it out!

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How to make simple barriers for Warhammer terrain

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Just posted a simple how-to article to my main blog showing how to make simple barriers - in this case rendered walls - ideal perhaps for use as terrain / scenery in a Warhammer Fantasy battle,especially now 8th edition mentions barriers specifically. Cover for your troops? Anyway, the article can be found here:

http://www.wargamessceneryworld.com/projects/how-to-make-simple-barriers-for-...

Hope you like it!

Article: 122nd Cadian: Easy to build urban terrain

122nd Cadian: Easy to build urban terrain
http://cadia122.blogspot.com/2010/09/easy-to-built-urban-terrain.html

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Simple buildings making tutorial, worth checking out. Hope to have a buildings tutorial of my own up this weekend.

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Article: DakkaDakka - Warhammer 40K Forums - COD Basilica for Apoc Ash ...

DakkaDakka - Warhammer 40K Forums - COD Basilica for Apoc Ash ...
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Great bit of war hammer 40k terrain to inspire you found over on DakkaDakka. How Buildings and ruins should look. I always find looking at other people's terrain inspiring and it tends to make me want to get better at this wargames scenery making lark!

Article: What do you use for painting terrain?

What do you use for painting terrain?
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Interesting discussion on what to use for painting your wargames terrain as paint in pots designed for painting your miniatures can get seriously expensive. I second the tip about using household emulsion paint samplers - I've got a dark grey and a pebble grey like that I use all the time. The pots are cheap and although small will last a while unless you a doing an entire game board. Hobby and automotive spray paints are good too (but remember they eat foam).

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Article: Wargame Terrain – Dry Brushing Techniques (Part 3) Final ...

Wargame Terrain – Dry Brushing Techniques (Part 3) Final ...
http://warhammer-figure-painting.com/2010/09/wargame-terrain-dry-brushing-techniques-part-3-final/

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Where would we be in terrain making without dry brushing? It is the technique to make your terrain come alive and should be in every terrain maker's tool box of techniques. I came across this series of videos the other day - worth a look if you are new to the wargames scenery making game.

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Article: one inch warriors: Castles Made of Foam

one inch warriors: Castles Made of Foam
http://1inchwarriors.blogspot.com/2010/09/castles-made-of-foam.html

My dad flipped the cooler upside down, cut down the height a few inches and stuck the lid on top and painted it gray.* The windows are ordinary vinyl molding you'd find in a generic office building cut to shape and detailed with a sharpie marker. Popsicle sticks make up the window shutters and the gate. The gate is detailed with some ordinary black twine. I don't think my dad had any idea at the time that he was supporting what would become at times a border-line obsession for me, but nevertheless I'm still appreciative of his efforts to this day.

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I am kind of hoping that my son, the indirect instigator of my terrain building may one day look back on a piece of terrain that I made for him with similar thoughts. As a dad you try and support them in whatever they do, hopefully without taking over and leaving them with their own space to develop in whatever hobby it may be. Not strictly a terrain building article perhaps, but you could always use it for inspiration and it does go with my favourite theme of reusing everything you can find in your scenery building projects. I'd suggest you pop over to one inch warriors and have a look. I'll be adding the blog to my feed reader. 

 

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DakkaDakka - Warhammer 40K Forums - New - Roads for 40K from S6 Engineering | Anything but a one...

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Found this on Dakka Dakka - Really neat and tough roads system for your wargames, seems to be 28mm scale - ideal for Warhammer 40K. The roads are made from very tough acrylic cut with a CNC laser and I would imagine would be near indestructible in everyday gameplay. Maybe good for gaming clubs? The range and type of Wargames scenery and terrain available seems to be constantly improving. I wonder if this is because it is often made by enthusiasts and hobbyists who mange to start a business doing something they know and love? Lucky them - and lucky us as players especially Warhammer and Wrahammer 40K players who are very well catered for!

How To Make Simple Trees For Wargames Scenery

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New post on my main blog http://www.wargamessceneryworld.com - showing you how to make some simple trees out of grape vine stems and vine ripened tomato stems, reindeer moss and flock - you can see the results above. I love re-using stuff you can find around the house for making wargames scenery and terrain - cheap and green! Pop over and have a look and if you make any yourself I'd be glad to feature them.

Realm of Battle Workshop; The Great Gameboard Giveaway: Prize Revealed | Thursday, 26 August | What's New Today | Games Workshop

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Just come across quite a nice article on the Games Workshop blog about painting their (somewhat pricey) Realm of Battle gameboard. Quite a lot of useful tips in painting and applying static grass. One thing I'd say though - 18 pots of Scorched Brown at £2.25 a pot...Ouch! You can use ordinary household emulsion paints quite successfully - have a look at ranges that are available in tester pots (small tins). Some of the period colours suppliers have some quite good and games board appropriate muted colours in their ranges. Worth a look anyway - even if you are building your own gameboard, Extra ideas never go amiss!