In my opinion a great wargame needs good scenery. With that in mind I've been gradually building a collection of ... er ... buildings. Many of them were built some years ago when I played mostly WFB, hence they have a slightly Empire-esque style. They proved especially useful when we developed our "Warhammer Ahoy" (link) game.
The buildings are scratch-built from foam core, card and balsa, along with a selection of extra bits and bobs. A number were inspired by the drawings in the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay source book.
I've added a few handy figures (mostly Foundry and Front Rank Napoleonics) to give a clearer idea of scale.
Ye Olde Barn
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Fetch! (Hovels resin)
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Some sort of yard
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A farmhouse
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Another shot
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The Coaching Inn - just don't ask how long this took to make - but I really enjoyed it. The pattern behind the windows were made using car repair mesh. Plus there's more than 1,000 individual roof tiles.
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Another shot - note the officer in arch under the inn.
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Rear shot showing the kitchen.
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The roof!
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This became known (perhaps unfairly) as the 'Water Tower'. Definitely a fantasy piece.
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More recently I've added a Peninsular style building or two - certainly gives my small collection of British and French something to fight over.
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The other end. The roof and upper storey lift off to allow models to be placed within the building. This is how I shall be doing all future buildings as it makes the scenery much more interactive.
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A fantasy-medieval style shop and small house.
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Another inn in the same style.
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This where it all began ... GW's White Dwarf did an article years ago (issue 127 perhaps) about building your own scenery. In fact, I still have the article somwhere! This was the first building I made.
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I'd thoroughly reccomend having a go at making your own buildings and other scenery. If you can paint models then you can make scenery, no problem. Additionally, you'll have a totally unique item built exactly as you want.
The buildings are scratch-built from foam core, card and balsa, along with a selection of extra bits and bobs. A number were inspired by the drawings in the original Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay source book.
I've added a few handy figures (mostly Foundry and Front Rank Napoleonics) to give a clearer idea of scale.
Ye Olde Barn
(click for a larger image)
Fetch! (Hovels resin)
(click for a larger image)
Some sort of yard
(click for a larger image)
A farmhouse
(click for a larger image)
Another shot
(click for a larger image)
The Coaching Inn - just don't ask how long this took to make - but I really enjoyed it. The pattern behind the windows were made using car repair mesh. Plus there's more than 1,000 individual roof tiles.
(click for a larger image)
Another shot - note the officer in arch under the inn.
(click for a larger image)
Rear shot showing the kitchen.
(click for a larger image)
The roof!
(click for a larger image)
This became known (perhaps unfairly) as the 'Water Tower'. Definitely a fantasy piece.
(click for a larger image)
More recently I've added a Peninsular style building or two - certainly gives my small collection of British and French something to fight over.
(click for a larger image)
The other end. The roof and upper storey lift off to allow models to be placed within the building. This is how I shall be doing all future buildings as it makes the scenery much more interactive.
(click for a larger image)
A fantasy-medieval style shop and small house.
(click for a larger image)
Another inn in the same style.
(click for a larger image)
This where it all began ... GW's White Dwarf did an article years ago (issue 127 perhaps) about building your own scenery. In fact, I still have the article somwhere! This was the first building I made.
(click for a larger image)
I'd thoroughly reccomend having a go at making your own buildings and other scenery. If you can paint models then you can make scenery, no problem. Additionally, you'll have a totally unique item built exactly as you want.
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