ALY MORRISON'S "BUTTERFLY" ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WARGAMES AND TOY SOLDIERS

Monday, 15 June 2020

Some Walls and a Field...

Greetings...


While setting up the table to have another virtual game with Mharaid I decided I needed some more walls... which lead me to make a field as well...




These are the walls I wanted to use...




They are a set made by Italeri...
They are quite nice if a bit on the fussy side as far as assembly is concerned... There is a lot of bits and pieces...




For the base of the field I used a 3mm cake board cut to size... This one came from our local pound shop... I actually bought all they had.... I know I will find a use for them...




The walls have been stuck together and gaps have been filled with putty...
The cake board has had its shiny surface removed and abused and the walls attached along with an offcut of board to give a bit of shape to the field.


 



I added texture and undercoated the walls and the field with grey primer.... Then realised that I had forgotten to add a few rocks... Sigh!




Everything was painted and highlighted...
I used sample pots from various brands of emulsion...And gave the walls a wash of Aly's Brown Liquid.



 
The field was finished using various kinds of flock and grass matting... again from a mixture of sources.
I also added a bit of additional colour to some of the stones in the walls.







Some views of the walls and field on the table...


I enjoyed making these... It was a nice change from painting miniatures...
I also have enough walls to make another couple of fields... and more than enough cake bases.


All the best   Aly
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30 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag15 June 2020 at 18:59

    Nice construction project! For me, terrain always seems to take second place to painting figures.

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    1. Aly Morrison15 June 2020 at 19:04

      Thank you Jonathan...
      I really enjoy making terrain... I put all that effort into my toys... so why not the fields they fight on...
      With the size of your table it must be a daunting prospect 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Rob Young15 June 2020 at 19:28

    Truest sign of old school - always looking around then buying things that 'might' be useful for something...

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    1. Aly Morrison15 June 2020 at 20:29

      It certainly is Rob...
      Other people’s junk could be a Russian Redoubt... 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Matt Crump15 June 2020 at 19:41

    Lovely stuff Aly....fit well with your other terrain. I have a set of the walls but they are not stuck down so I can use them flexibly in different positions.

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    1. Aly Morrison15 June 2020 at 20:32

      Thank you Matt...
      I think I have enough bits left... I had a couple of sets... to do some more separate walls and another couple of fields...

      All the best. Aly

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  4. warpaintjj15 June 2020 at 19:56

    They turned out well didn't they old chum!
    Best wishes,
    Jeremy

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    1. Aly Morrison15 June 2020 at 20:33

      Thank you Jeremy...

      They did indeed...

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Phil Robinson15 June 2020 at 21:46

    A splendid piece of land there, definitely worth fighting over🙂

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    1. Aly Morrison16 June 2020 at 17:59

      Thank you Phil...
      I am sure I will lose control of it many times....😁

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Delta Coy16 June 2020 at 01:28

    Well done Aly, a nice new terrain piece for the table and an instructive tutorial as well. Cheers Greg

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  7. David16 June 2020 at 05:32

    As real estate goes that is a more than desirable acquisition for your table.

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  8. Paul Scrivens-Smith16 June 2020 at 13:32

    Nice work Aly, I saw this set but thought that at 1/72 they may be a bit small, but, I think they look fine now I saw yours.

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    1. Aly Morrison16 June 2020 at 18:02

      Thank you Paul...
      I don’t mind slightly under scale buildings and terrain pieces...

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Norm16 June 2020 at 21:20

    Very nice, I like the idea of using a cake board to get the 3mm material.

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    1. Aly Morrison17 June 2020 at 11:06

      Thank you Norm...
      The cake boards are very useful.... they come in many shapes and sizes...

      All the best. Aly

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  10. rross17 June 2020 at 04:52

    Beautiful work on this scenery Aly - good enough to rival our friend Mr Strachan, if I dare make such a comparison!

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    1. Aly Morrison17 June 2020 at 11:08

      Thank you Keith...
      By the time I finished this one Mark would have built a county sized field system... And a brick works for the walls.... 😂

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Pan Janek18 June 2020 at 08:21

    Looks very nice Aly. I have to try this as they are relatively cheap ones. I was a bit concerned with the scale, but it seems it works!
    Myself I can recommend very nice resin drystone walls from Fenris Games.

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison18 June 2020 at 12:44

      Thank you Jan...

      I will have a look at Fenris Games.

      All the best. Aly

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  12. David18 June 2020 at 20:03

    I had that wall set and swear it came from Bolt Action. I sold it with all of my 28mm Bolt Action miniatures to facilitate the purchase of the Tennant Collection. Now I am regretting including the walls in that sale!

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    1. Aly Morrison18 June 2020 at 22:10

      Hi David...
      Warlord used to sell them... rebranded and repacked for Bolt Action...
      I bet you could pick them up on eBay....

      All the best. Aly

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  13. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 18 June 2020 at 23:20

    Very nice!

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  14. Maurice Mickelwhite19 June 2020 at 08:13

    Looks really good. Cake board, eh? Pound shop, eh? A trip (when one can be had) may be forthcoming

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  15. Aly Morrison19 June 2020 at 14:51

    Thank you...
    It’s interesting what useful stuff can be found in pound shops...

    All the best. Aly

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  16. roma9122 July 2020 at 10:35

    Thanks for this; great tip on the Poundshop and a wonderful finished field.

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