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Friday, 29 January 2016

SETTING THE SCENE (part 2) Recycling Old Terrain. Plus ebay sale.


For part 2 of my 'Setting the Scene' project, I have dug out some of my old terrain pieces that rarely get to see the light of day and 'winterised' them. Obviously if you do this, then they can't be used for anything other than winter settings but it does speed things up and it has given me a pool of terrain pieces to draw from.

I will be attempting to make lots of terrain that will be more specific for the Ardennes in future posts but this has been good practice as it has been a learning process of trial and error.  You may notice that the winter grass on the terrain mat has been toned down as I didn't feel it looked quite right with the heavy snow fall that occurred during late Dec 44 in the Ardennes.

 
A couple of pictures of the revamped terrain, ignore the wrong bases on the figures, I will attempt to get a few figures painted up with the correct bases but the majority of figures and vehicles I plan to do towards the end of the project.







  





I have also put the Church Ruins from last post on ebay at reduced price. They are starting off at the price that I payed for them unpainted 10 years ago at £80 for those that may be interested.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/222009518830?

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43 comments:

  1. Juan Mancheño29 January 2016 at 09:59

    Your winter terrain is fantastic, really good. I can feel the cold!!!

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  2. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)29 January 2016 at 10:14

    I'm freezing just looking at your terrain! Very, very nicely done and really convincing!

    Christopher

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  3. Robert Herrick29 January 2016 at 10:21

    I agree with Juan, I do love your winter terrain. It looks the piece.

    While winter terrain is specialized, I think there's a lot more scope for winter games than many gamers expect. Even in the era of "winter quarters" we have battles like Mollwitz and Leuthen where snow was present. Both Austerlitz and Eylau were fought in snow, along with lots of minor actions in both the 1805 and 1806-07 Polish campaigns. And, of course, there's both the Retreat from Moscow and the 1814 campaign. I've often hoped to do winter themed armies, though the lack of suitable figures up to now has oft been the stopper.

    Here's hoping your winter terrain gets lots of splendid use!

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    1. Silver Whistle29 January 2016 at 13:08

      Thanks chaps.
      Robert, sounds like plenty for the horse and musket period and the Perry figures for the retreat from Moscow may well happen with Sharp Practice V2 on the horizon. A definite for me will be WW2 on the Eastern Front and the Winter War with Finland. I quite fancy doing a Dark Age skirmish in the snow at some point in the future.

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    2. Robert Herrick30 January 2016 at 13:54

      I often wanted to do Charles Grant's "Fracas at Bray" in the snow with Medievals.

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    3. Sidney Roundwood1 February 2016 at 06:29

      Robert, I completely agree. For the horse and musket period, there's lots of winter actions (of the "petit guerre" variety) in the 17th and 18th centuries. A project for a future winter, hopefully!

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    4. MarkG1 February 2016 at 07:32

      Don't forget the Mongol campaigns in winter.

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  4. Terry Silverthorn29 January 2016 at 11:34

    Excellent looking terrain once again! Kudo's

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  5. Dalauppror29 January 2016 at 12:12

    Stunning !!!

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  6. Rodger29 January 2016 at 12:20

    Perfect!! Wonderful work here Pat! I certainly am feeling the cold!

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  7. Silver Whistle29 January 2016 at 13:09

    Thanks again chaps.

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  8. Peter29 January 2016 at 13:36

    This just gets better and better. We had a day of heavy-ish snowfall a couple of weeks ago and it is no exaggeration to say that it looked EXACTLY like these photos - you can almost feel the cold. A simply stunning and immersive table!

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  9. Carlo29 January 2016 at 14:12

    Wonderful post again Pat. I have always wanted a winter setting as well so your project is proving quite inspirational. As noted by several others, the scope for games in such a setting is quite broad.

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  10. JOHNBOND29 January 2016 at 15:37

    I too was looking for a blanket to cover myself as I was viewing the pictures, excellent work, really captured the feel of snow terrain.

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  11. Anonymous29 January 2016 at 22:42

    Really evocative - great work :)

    W

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  12. Moiterei_198430 January 2016 at 00:13

    Your table already is looking most impressive Pat! I've just purchased (and skipped through) 'The battle of the Bulge. Then and now' and your pics look almost the same like in there. You definitely nailed the feel of it. Now it's looking forward to you creating more of that.

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    1. Silver Whistle30 January 2016 at 12:41

      Thanks chaps.
      Nick, I have been looking at buying 'The Battle of the Bulge' 'Then and Now' but the cheapest I have seen it second hand was for forty odd pounds, which seems a bit pricey. I have just bought Charles MacDonald's Battle of the Bulge for £2.80 with free postage.

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    2. Moiterei_198431 January 2016 at 03:54

      Ah, yes. Mine was a bit pricey too, but still I think it was money well spent.

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    3. Silver Whistle31 January 2016 at 08:45

      I will still keep a lookout for a copy with a reduced price tag. It sounds just the job for this project.

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  13. Michael Awdry30 January 2016 at 03:28

    Brrrr! Making me feel cold just looking at it! Tremendous stuff Pat.

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  14. john de terre neuve30 January 2016 at 03:29

    Really impressive Pat. You did a great job on the snow, it looks so real. Really impressed with how it looks on the roads. I am curious on what you used. I had taken a break from winter themed terrain (half way through Stalingrad) for a go at some jungle stuff but you are tempting me back.

    Really terrific stuff.

    John

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  15. NW Crew30 January 2016 at 04:00

    Very nice! This "all in" approach on heavy snow s really atmospheric. /Mattias

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  16. MarK30 January 2016 at 08:03

    Absolutely stunning! You have to tell what kind of snow product you use...please! :D I need this for my project ;)

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  17. DaveD30 January 2016 at 09:21

    Pat.. Stunning eye candy.. The photos really do look the business.

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  18. Silver Whistle30 January 2016 at 13:00

    Thanks again chaps.

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  19. Jay White30 January 2016 at 18:28

    Wow, excellent progress Pat. Everything is looking stunning as usual :-) I'mean looking forward to seeing more.

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  20. Phil31 January 2016 at 00:08

    So impressive and so atmospheric once again...amazing details, congrats!

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  21. Mad Guru31 January 2016 at 23:41

    As others above have already said, I'm waiting expectantly to read the details of your miniature "snow" technique, Pat, so I can put it to use when the time comes to base my Winter 1841-42 First Afghan War troops, and build some winterized terrain pieces. Really looking forward to learning those details! Incredibly well done as always, and thank you for posting it for the rest of us to see and enjoy!

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  22. Thanos1 February 2016 at 01:01

    Wonderful, simply wonderful. The commitment on this project (alongside with all the previous ones), is what it makes your work so good. Inspirational, to say the least.

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  23. WeRT1 February 2016 at 01:20

    Amazing work like always. Thanks for sharing.
    ps. Pat, could you tell a secret, how thick are wood planks in this wood fence? 1mm or 1.5mm?

    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mg9dy1iES9I/VquireJXuuI/AAAAAAAAJ-s/58cT-GRl4tw/s1600/Setting%2Bthe%2BScene%2Bpart%2B2%2B042.JPG

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  24. Giles1 February 2016 at 04:41

    Incredible - like something out of the Bastogne episodes of "Band of Brothers"!

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  25. Sidney Roundwood1 February 2016 at 06:30

    Pat, this is just fantastic. Really brilliant work, and wonderfully authentic! Awesome stuff!

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  26. MarkG1 February 2016 at 07:33

    Great stuff Pat. Looks very effective.

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  27. Warwick2 February 2016 at 01:35

    Beautiful mate, wargaming Eyecandy if there ever was, definitely have to make a comparison to the Band of Brothers episode in Bastogne

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  28. Alter Ego3 February 2016 at 12:25

    Thats some mind blowing terrain!

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  29. Service Ration Distribution (Hobby)5 February 2016 at 02:44

    Beats my talc hands down. Fabulous

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  30. ghpainting6 February 2016 at 07:46

    Inspirational to say the least. I ll be following closely

    Cheers
    George

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  31. Steve h8 February 2016 at 09:34

    wow! looks fantastic Pat! your project is coming on very nicely i look forward to seeing more!

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  32. ljr709 February 2016 at 07:00

    Your stuff always amazes me!

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  33. tct199@gmail.com9 February 2016 at 08:06

    absolutely fantastic, the roads in particular caught my eye, not sure how you managed it but they have a slushy frozen thawed frozen feel to them.

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  34. Silver Whistle9 February 2016 at 12:23

    Thanks chaps.

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  35. Stefan (aka. Monty)4 March 2016 at 08:14

    Honestly splendid winter terrain. Really fantastic!

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  36. Pawn Cocktail23 December 2016 at 11:33

    Mind-blowingly good terrain- by far the best winter wargames scenery I've ever seen! Inspirational stuff.

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