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Modelling Fortifications
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Modelling Fortifications
by James Brown
The simplest way to enhance your defences is with the addition of a little static grass or flock. You should use the same flock as on your gaming table. The pictured set was decorated with Arid Static Grass and Parched Straw Static Grass from Gale Force Nine.
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You can easily enhance the appearance of the barbed wire by gently
squeezing, stretching and bending the wire in a few places, to give it
a less uniform look. A quick wash of Black Shade (201) or watered-down
black paint looks good, too.
Another good idea is to carefully snip
through the wire in some of the places where the struts have been
destroyed, or press it down firmly, as if the wire has been flattened
by shelling. A few strategically placed casualty figures complete the
gritty, realistic look.
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The concrete dragons’ teeth in the
anti-tank obstacle received a wash of watered-down black paint, which
was given plenty of time to dry fully, followed by a light drybrush
with Worn Canvas (FWP306). |
Wire fences, complete with warning signs,
make an eye-catching addition to the minefields, and are fairly easy to
make. Use a pin vice to drill holes big enough to snugly fit pieces of
toothpick or matchstick around 1cm long, and superglue these fenceposts
in place. Paint the posts with watered-down brown paint.
Carefully wind
black sewing thread around the posts, fixing it in place with a tiny
dot of superglue. Carefully paint the thread Dark Gunmetal (FWP480) to
complete the illusion of fencing wire. For those of you with colour
printers, we have made a PDF with some handy warning signs. Carefully
cut out your favourite sign, fold it in half, and glue it on to the
wire.
Minefield Signs PDF...
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Now get to work, pioneer! The enemy approaches!
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