20 Points 6" terrain piece
The tension mounts as yet another terrain piece is finished and ready to be put into the field! This time it is yet another part of what will represent the Motte and Bailey outer wall at the Battle of Shrewsbury 1069.
Again, the large part of the painting was done with hobby paints from a craft store as they are decent enough if you give the terrain a gloss then matt varnish is stops the paint from shipping about 99% of the time. From the dark craft paint, which I described last time as like Vallejo model Colour German Black Grey, when I meant to say German Cammo Black Brown! If you're painting up terrain for the fist time (you might be; there's a first time for everything) then please don't waste your money and paint on using paints that you would use on your miniatures unless you cannot get the paint you want and you really have to. The browns were painted and dry brushed up using various light creams and light greys to hopefully achieve the effect of weathered wood and a grey-ish soil. I have put some static grass on the models and I will be adding some grass tufts but that will have to wait as I'm saving all that I now possess for the bases of the miniatures.
Yet again, I got a little carried away with adding the fine details. The crossbow, quiver and shield could easily have been dry brushed a brown with a little colour added to the shield perhaps but I think that it's the details on a wargames table that make all the difference. Or at least I am trying to convince myself that this is so!
I'm currently working on a corner piece for Shrewsburys walls and I have a few buildings that I bought and one that I scratch built a while back that a mate cast in resin for me. I still have the original which is nice!
Another fine and well detailed section of wall Darrell - I'm sure there will be many more posts like this over the coming days/weeks.
TamsinP
Very nice Darrell . Indeed it is the little details that the difference - good job
ReplyDeleteCheers Dave, only another 20 or so pieces before I can start on the Motte and Keep! lol
DeleteI feel like theres a barrier growing between us 😉 Nice work mate 👍
ReplyDeleteLOL Don't say that mate, you make me feel all fenced in...... ;>)
DeleteGreat looking wall Darrell, I hope that you make the Welshman pay for it! Love the detailing.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to be playing the Welshmen lol
DeleteThat is one awesome and versatile piece of scenery!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sander, it certainly is in need of some 'chums' :>)
DeleteAnother great looking piece of wall!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain :)
DeleteLooking great! Any chance you'd share your paint recipe for the weathered wood?
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's pretty much as Paul has described below, Basically the wood has a base of the craft colour equivalent of Vallejo German Cammo Brown Black. I then use creams (equivalant of Vallejo Pale Sand) added bit by bit and just dry brushed as highlights as you would do on anything else really. I don't use any weathering techniques as such as this would just add time but it has been suggested to me that I could add washes to the bottom of the wood to give it a wet sort of fell. Unfortunately I had already varnished the pieces and added the static grass by then. I have limited time too.
DeleteLooking great Darrell
ReplyDeleteWhen buying paint for terrain I usually check out the colours available in the match pots at the local DIY store.
Cheers Paul. I hadn't thought of using stuff from a DIY store but have been using Acrylic Craft paints instead. Coming to think of it decorating samples would probably work out a lot cheaper!
DeleteVery nice aged wood effect.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
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