Today's post is mainly about terrain I have been making for my upcoming IHMN game (and future ones) set on Mars. I've also included some pics of the steam tanks I painted a while ago as I might be using one on Friday, and the 1/1200th stuff I've been painting off and on ...
In my last post, I included this photo of the beginning of my Martian Fort ... as I said then, its moved on quite a bit, as the following photos show.
This one is a close up that (hopefully!) allows you to see the detail of the plastic sheeting I've used to clad the foamboard. The sheet has an embossed pattern of 'stone setts' and not bricks as I mistakenly said in my last post. You can also see the wall filler I put inside the wall to give it a bit more weight and stability - which has worked very well!
The pic to the right shows the wall post undercoating (using Halfords' Red primer) with the cocktail stick palisade in place ...
A close-up with Sgt Barker behind the palisade ...
Another close-up, but from behind the wall this time.
I'm very pleased with how this has turned out so far; it still needs some paint so we'll have to wait for that before final conclusions are drawn though ...
To the left is the first of the Martian tiles I've made. It's from the
World Works Games Mars Station set and it'll certainly do the job until I can get some flock'n'stuff on it. FYI, it's a 7 inch square
In this pic to the right is my first attempt at Martian Flora using some of
Products for Wargamers DIY jungle plants. I was wondering how I would be able to get paint to stick to the plastic plants effectively, so have tried using a red permanent marker. I'm pretty pleased with the results so far.
Next up is the first of the terrain pieces I got from 'The Square' at Valhalla, "The Hatch". At only £2, I think it was a bargain and am looking forward to using, not in the first IHMN game, probably the second.
(If you're reading this Andy, I do have cunningly cunning plan! BWAHAHAHA!!!)And here is the set of "Alien Trees" from 'The Square'. To be honest, they look a lot like they've been moulded from pine cones, but I like them and the tentacles at the base are a nice touch. Once I get them painted and some orange scatter stuff on them, I think they'll look a lot better (I hope so anyway!)
Some steam vehicles I painted a while ago ...
And finally, on the left is a Turkish Aeronef and the right a section of Turkish Ironclads. I was hoping for some feedback on the colour scheme; do you think it works?
In my last post, I included this photo of the beginning of my Martian Fort ... as I said then, its moved on quite a bit, as the following photos show.
