Thursday, 4 February 2021

From LeeH - Well built Trenches

I have a sizable collection of terrain suitable for WWII 15mm wargaming but I realised that I didn't have any trenches. I couldn't let that oversight be ignored and I briefly toyed with the idea of making some myself but quickly discarded that idea as madness... especially when I saw these models from Ironclad Miniatures. Collectively this lot cost me a shade under fifty quid, but in reality, it was pretty economical considering I have nearly 6ft of trenches to show for my money. Made from a really nice quality resin they didn't need any cleaning up (aside from a wash and scrub) or repairs prior to Priming. 


It has taken a lot longer than expected to paint these. They are such good models, with so much detail, they deserved a bit more time and attention to make them look as good as I could get them. As with all my terrain and miniatures I gave them several coats of varnish (4 in fact) to ensure they will survive rough handling and keep looking good for many years to come. So long as I store them properly I can see myself gaming with these for a long time. 




I had hoped to have a couple of German PAK anti-Tank guns painted up an as well, but I'm still waiting for these to arrive so they will have to be entered at a later date. They are 3D Prints and I'm rather looking forward to seeing what the quality is like. 

As for scoring, I piled the lot up, and got a couple of tape measures out before I primed them. They measured roughly 7"x8"x4" which is a little over one terrain cube. 

Incidentally is it bad that I really like the smell of resin? 


(Scoring: 20 Points)

9 comments:

  1. Great work Sir! And yes it is bad and very very sad Lee!!! Looking forward to playing in the Shed with these one day......

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  2. Lovely looking trench sections, really nice and useful!
    Best Iain

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  3. nice work and resin smells like victory, especially in the morning

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  4. Nice work Lee, some excellent looking entrenchments. I’m an mdf fan myself

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    1. Aroma wise that is, love the smell of new mdf kits.

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    2. Oh, yes, that burning mdf is a delight.

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    3. Yes, it almost makes one forget the Scotch.

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  5. Oh, I love the smell of MDF as well...Whenever I smell new resin or fresh MDF I associate it with goodies arriving in the post. Guess I'm just a middle aged, wargaming version of Pavlov's dog.

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  6. You Resin sniffer ! 😄 an insult only a Wargamer would get 😁
    Nice trenches mate 👌
    Regards KenR

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