tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post5865592365785350486..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Fiddling Around – Trenches and VarnishMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-84769951957269705822014-03-06T08:57:47.150+00:002014-03-06T08:57:47.150+00:00Thanks for this - any tips for quick and cheap are...Thanks for this - any tips for quick and cheap are mot welcome - I'll have a lot of this stuff to make, and I have less talent in the handicrafts department than you would believe. Scenic acceptability is going to just scrape a pass in my set-up, so off-the-shelf mouldings on a plywood base might be as sophisticated as I get. The John Innes is a nice rustic touch, though.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-77728327203715419702014-03-06T08:53:18.819+00:002014-03-06T08:53:18.819+00:00Thanks for this - very much - I missed these first...Thanks for this - very much - I missed these first time round - maybe I wasn't looking for them. I'll have a serious read and study the pictures.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-4634862974988684882014-03-05T10:20:42.271+00:002014-03-05T10:20:42.271+00:00I tried Steve's method years ago, and unless y...I tried Steve's method years ago, and unless you are of a carpentry persuasion, it's slow, sweaty and sometimes bloody work. The florists' foamy stuff, or something like it - I use an insulation board that I found - is fast and easy, and because you cut the fronts freehand gives a pleasantly `hasty' effect.<br /><br /><br />My method is to cut each piece to a similar section to Steve's quadrant moulding, and glue the bottom to card with enough room behind to place figures on. I then glue dried grass stems (you find them for free in roadsides or the garden - now is a good time to collect a thousand or so) horizontally to the back of the model with a vertical piece of stem every couple of inches. Then paint the whole model except the grass with PVA adhesive, and sprinkle with your favourite `rough ground' texture - I use John Innes No. 2 soil-based compost. Paint to taste.Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775216849605977453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-38109508832565852032014-03-04T23:53:47.837+00:002014-03-04T23:53:47.837+00:00The most accurate way to do trenches would be to t...The most accurate way to do trenches would be to take a chisel to your terrain boards/dining table but I'd be reluctant myself. <br /><br />If you would like to see triangular siege trench sections in action, both prototype and finished please refer to <a href="http://gameofmonth.blogspot.ca/search/label/siege" rel="nofollow">http://gameofmonth.blogspot.ca/search/label/siege </a>Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-70840344778836859912014-03-04T16:20:14.074+00:002014-03-04T16:20:14.074+00:00Thanks Steve - these are very interesting - I shal...Thanks Steve - these are very interesting - I shall study them with care. I may be looking for a rather more down-market version, but the general principles look sound!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-73741282032720952682014-03-04T16:12:06.622+00:002014-03-04T16:12:06.622+00:00Following any good for idea's??
http://steve-...Following any good for idea's??<br /><br />http://steve-the-wargamer.blogspot.sk/2008/09/earthworks-and-redoubts.html<br />http://steve-the-wargamer.blogspot.com/2008/09/earthworks-and-redoubts-part-2.htmlSteve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-26988049991051262232014-03-04T15:45:20.482+00:002014-03-04T15:45:20.482+00:00I have played a number of games that use blocks.
...I have played a number of games that use blocks. <br /><br />It's not only younger players that find themselves building impromptu towers and such.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com