Thursday, 16 June 2022

Trying out scenery

 This afternoon I tried out some semi flat scenery and 40mm figures to see what the look of the thing was. The chalets are heavy lead homecasts, bought as such. I wanted to try a 3d grid effect. Interesting but hard to stand figures on. Maybe next stage is cardboard boxes or wooden blocks with grid marks on them rather than the felt cloth…






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6 comments:

  1. Quantrilltoy16 June 2022 at 01:27

    Those are crude figures but like many crude figures they possess a certain charm. I look forward to seeing whole units of them, especially in the fictional color schemes. I am thinking of painting some of my later WW1 Germans AIP or even WW2 Airfix in the grey with light blue color scheme. The simple scenery you use suits the figures.

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    1. Anonymous18 June 2022 at 06:57

      Homecasts like these do indeed have a certain charm. I look forward to seeing your AIP or Airfix painted in that uniform.
      Alan

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  2. Phil Dutré16 June 2022 at 15:13

    I mounted my 40mm classic toy soldiers on round washers, precisely to give them some more stability. Some pictures here: https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2022/01/card-driven-narrative-wargaming-4.html and here: https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2020/02/imaginations-in-42mm-19.html

    The scenery "look and feel" is indeed a difficult question. I'm still osscilating between "realistic" scenery and more toy-like scenery, as here: https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/2016/04/imaginations-in-42mm-3.html

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  3. Anonymous18 June 2022 at 06:58

    Thanks for the links, most interesting.
    Alan

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  4. Maudlin Jack Tar18 June 2022 at 12:15

    The scenery looks great Tradgardmastare, perfect for grid games

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  5. Brian C18 June 2022 at 21:15

    That's a really neat set of scenery :-) I've had some good comments from friends that my set fits well with the glossy toy soldier style.

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