Showing posts with label WWII British. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WWII British. Show all posts

Sunday, February 10, 2013

European Barn Terrain Piece...

Woke up early this morning with the intent to get started on a barn to go with the high walls that I built yesterday.  I wanted to stick with the same khaki stucco/red tile theme. 
The building was made from foamcore with balsa wood for the doors and shutters.  The roof was a pre-fabricated styrene pattern that I cut to size. 

One thing I struggle with in making terrain is that I love the look of a finished base but doing so can limit the piece to one type of battlefield(Spring grass around a barn wouldn't work on my snow laden battlefields).  So I am trying something new...
I made the base an optional piece(not the four tabs that nicely hold the building in place).  I could make additional bases to place the building on(snow, urban, etc.) or the building could stand alone on the gaming table without it.  I think this is an approach I will be using in the future.

Here are some additional photos(the first shows how it integrates with the high walls)...
As this was more of a showcase than a tutorial, if you have any questions on construction/technique just post them in the comments.  Thanks for viewing!