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A big part of the
Games Workshop Hobby is the creation and building of terrain.
Whether it's a blown out building in the war-torn future
of Warhammer 40,000 or a sprawling village in the fantasy
world of Warhammer, terrain adds flair and flavor to the
tabletop and the game.
Why
Use Terrain
Games
Workshop's scenery nut, Nigel "I build scenery
in my sleep" Stillman says, "Scenery is
an important part of any battlefield. If you choose
to play your game on a completely flat, open tabletop,
don't think you've gotten away without using scenery
because you haven't. What you have done is chosen
to fight on a flat open plain. After you have fought
every possible opponent and tried every possible
tactic on a flat open plain, what next? The answer
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is make some terrain. With a few items of scenery,
you can transform this barren open plain into a different
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Fun
and Easy
Gaming
terrain can be as simple or as complex as you want
it to be, from a wood copse to a magnificent castle
front. The first step to making good looking terrain
is assembling the right tools. All you need are
some paintbrushes, a modelling knife, a steel ruler,
and some pencils. For more involved projects where
you would use tougher materials like wood or plastic
you may need a modelling saw, wire clippers and
sandpaper.
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Scenery
can be literally created out of anything. Whether
it's a cereal box, a thick piece of cardboard, balsa
wood or modelling clay, all can be sculpted and painted
to look like realistic terrain.
It's also a good idea to have a wide variety of
paints. The same paints that are used for painting
your models will do fine for scenery, and the same
techniques that are employed in painting models
can be readily transferred over to your terrain.
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Quiet Village or a Rubble Strewn City
Scenery
gives flavor to your games. It's one thing to see
your army marching past the hill made out of cookbooks
on the kitchen table, and quite another to see your
units rushing forward to defend a serene village from
the onslaught of an Orc and Goblin raid. Making the
actual scenery is much easier than it looks, and can
be as easy as putting a few of our ready made trees
onto a flocked base. Combine a few of these small
wood copses and soon you have a whole forest!
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Been
Bitten by the Scenery Bug Yet?
For
many, designing and creating terrain is a large
part of the hobby. Nothing is more fun than having
spent a few hours making new scenery and then playing
a game to try it out! The modelling part of the
hobby is supported by monthly articles in White
Dwarf magazine and books like How To Make Wargames
Terrain.
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How to Make
Wargames Terrain is a book by scenery master Nigel
Stillman covering all the bases of making scenery
for games in the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the
fantasy world of Warhammer. From bridges and river
sections to jungles, craters, and alien buildings,
you get step-by-step instructions on how to make
them all. It's all covered in this full color book
with photos for every type of terrain imaginable.
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Modelling
Workshop is White Dwarf Magazine's monthly feature
devoted to modelling ideas and examples. Whether
it's tips on how to turn styrofoam trays into ruined
building sections for Warhammer 40,000 or how to
create and design a ruined spaceship crashed on
an alien planet, you'll find all you need to help
make your gaming table look its best!
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