The League of Augsburg

Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures accessories. Part 1

by Barry Hilton
4 sections completed and photographed at home
Barry Hilton- I am not a precision model maker. I don’t work from plans other than pictures floating around in my head which I then try and create by modelling them (often imprecisely). My attempts are not always blessed with success but experience over about 20 years of ‘try-outs’ has shortened the odds allowing some more than passable output most of...
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Adrian's Walls at Shows in 2014

by Clarence Harrison

Adrian - We have teamed up with Wargames Emporium for touring dates in 2014 around  the UK and Antwerp.

You can catch us at the following shows:

HammerHead, Newark, Saturday 1st March 
WMMS, Wolverhampton, Sunday 9th March
Salute, London, Saturday 12th April
Legionary, Exeter, Saturday 3rd May
Campaign, Milton Keynes, May 
Triples , Sheffield, Saturday 17th May and Sunday 18th May
Broadside,...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Eight

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison - It's all over! Just a few pics of the finished piece. Hopefully this has been useful for some of you! We'll try to do more on terrain in the future.






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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Seven

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison- After letting all of the glue dry (again), it was finally time to start painting! I painted swatches of the colors from Games Workshop paints and carried them to my local hardware store to have pints mixed to match them. It is not important to use the same colors I use as you can get great results with many different earthtones, but I will include them here and use them in the...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Six

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison- Back to the garage! To quickly cover a good portion of the hill with texture, I used irregular shapes cut from a felt-backed grass mat. These mats are obtainable from many model shops and gaming companies. I prefer the felt-backed mats to the more common paper-backed ones because they form better to irregular shapes and hold up better when covered in layers of filler, glue, and...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Five

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison- On to the roof... Unless my building is a simple square or rectangle, I always make templates for the roof out of paper to make sure the fit will be precise. Thatched roofs can be made from teddy bear fur purchased from a craft or material store. Simply cut a strip of the fur to size, glue it to a card frame, and brush the fur with white glue. Shingled roofs are easily made from...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Four

by Quindia
Clarence Harrison - I use 1/2" high density insulation board for most of my terrain projects. It comes in 4x8' sheets at most hardware stores. For this particular hill, I wanted to portray a steep, easily defended ridge so I decided to go four levels high. This means that models will not easily stand on the slope, but for the purpose of this project, that wasn't really important.

A: Plastruct card...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Four

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison - I use 1/2" high density insulation board for most of my terrain projects. It comes in 4x8' sheets at most hardware stores. For this particular hill, I wanted to portray a steep, easily defended ridge so I decided to go four levels high. This means that models will not easily stand on the slope, but for the purpose of this project, that wasn't really important.

A: Plastruct card...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Three

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison- The pieces may all be assembled with ordinary white glue. After the basic construction is complete, you can turn to the details that will establish the character of the building. The frame as it stands before detailing could be adapted to any period or theater. Is it made of wood or stone? Is the roof thatched, shingled, or tiled? Since you will likely already know these things...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part Two

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison - Almost all of my buildings are made from 3/8” foamcore board. This is basically high density styrofoam sandwiched between layers of paper that you get can get at art and craft stores. It is durable, easy to cut, and bonds well using everyday white glue. I tape the template to the board and use a straight pin to mark all of the corners, including doors and windows. Then I use a...
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The Abbey of Vaca Sagrada - Part One

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison- Whether building small dioramas or sweeping wargames tables, well modeled terrain enhances the presentation of your collection. Believe it or not, building and painting terrain is actually easier than painting the models with all of their fiddly little crossbelts and piped cuffs! The purpose of this article is to document some of the tools, materials, and techniques I used to...
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Adrian's Walls

by Clarence Harrison
Adrian's Wallswebsite is now up and running. They specialise in the finest quality impact resistant resin buildings, walls, ramparts, battlements and terrain tiles for the Miniature Warfare enthusiast and gamer and will enable you to purchase all of their items in only one format - PAINTED TO SHOWCASE STANDARD! They believe that you and your painted figures (and vehicles etc) deserve to be able to...
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