Terrain

Hamer · Post by **Hamer** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:18 am

Ok i asked it a couple of times but nobody actually replied

so i have a question if u guys have a pictures of terrain (any kind) for the millitary scale that looks reallistic pls post the links or pictures. I plan to do smth like a display base for my german kampfgruppe and i want it to look reallistic. I dont have problems with painting the models but the terrain is still a pain in a neck for me

kampfgruppe · Post by **kampfgruppe** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:29 am

Hi

For example, a terrain made by pibber, terrain square of 40cm (foam), acrylic paint, paper house...ask if any questions

Hamer · Post by **Hamer** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:20 am

yea that terrain looks great but im talking about like "real" wood with bushes and trees that tanks can go in between but thanks for reply it is a good reference for me thx

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:15 am

Hamer said:]
... im talking about like "real" wood with bushes and trees that tanks can go in between

How about these?

The following are terrain boards built by CG Erickson (who occasionally visits this forum). He and I (and Thunder of this forum before he moved away) have been gaming together off-and-on for the past couple of years.

CG's background includes training in architectural modelling. He builds extraordinary terrain boards. Truly amazing stuff. He is also an avid military history buff, who has done research in the national archives and exchanged source materials with several notable authors on tanks and armored vehicles. And as a skilled heavy welder he is in some demand for tank restoration projects.

So, first, some photos of a scenario we played almost two years ago. This was a Desert Storm scenario taken directly from a US Army War College study. The boards CG built were on 2 x 4 ft ceiling tiles. The game was played double-blind with maps, CG acting as the umpire, with pieces being placed on the wargaming table only when/as they were spotted by the rules. The battle being gamed was a nighttime clash between a US Armored Cavarly screen and an Iraqi Guard division's advancing recon elements.

A Bradley takes position in an olive grove.

The Brad is spotted, engaged, and destroyed by a BRDM-3 with AT-5s.

US arty blasts the unit that had sniped the Bradley.

A BMP is destroyed by an Abrams as it tries to sneak past a bridge. The squad it carried has survived.

The Iraqi recon HQ had snuck up a wadi and engaged some US light forces, but was then caught by some Abrams who ruined their day.

So, that's some of the modern clash in the desert.

Moving on to some of our more recent gaming, here are some of CG's temperate zone boards in action. These boards are on 1 x 2 ft tiles, allowing a wider variety of configurations (and gaming variety) to come from the same amount of table coverage.

The first game we played on his new boards used a very small area, as we were trying out a new set of rules.

The detail of CG's boards is hard to beat. Of course, his work on micro-armor is pretty impressive, too (as in this Stug).

My KVs had a really good time panzer-hunting in CG's forrests and valleys.

A REALLY good time!

So, how's that? Got enough tanks going between trees and bushes?

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:16 am

Hamer said:]
... im talking about like "real" wood with bushes and trees that tanks can go in between

How about these?

The following are terrain boards built by CG Erickson (who occasionally visits this forum). He and I (and Thunder of this forum before he moved away) have been gaming together off-and-on for the past couple of years.

CG's background includes training in architectural modelling. He builds extraordinary terrain boards. Truly amazing stuff. He is also an avid military history buff, who has done research in the national archives and exchanged source materials with several notable authors on tanks and armored vehicles. And as a skilled heavy welder he is in some demand for tank restoration projects.

So, first, some photos of a scenario we played almost two years ago. This was a Desert Storm scenario taken directly from a US Army War College study. The boards CG built were on 2 x 4 ft ceiling tiles. The game was played double-blind with maps, CG acting as the umpire, with pieces being placed on the wargaming table only when/as they were spotted by the rules. The battle being gamed was a nighttime clash between a US Armored Cavarly screen and an Iraqi Guard division's advancing recon elements.

A Bradley takes position in an olive grove.

The Brad is spotted, engaged, and destroyed by a BRDM-3 with AT-5s.

US arty blasts the unit that had sniped the Bradley.

A BMP is destroyed by an Abrams as it tries to sneak past a bridge. The squad it carried has survived.

The Iraqi recon HQ had snuck up a wadi and engaged some US light forces, but was then caught by some Abrams who ruined their day.

So, that's some of the modern clash in the desert.

Moving on to some of our more recent gaming, here are some of CG's temperate zone boards in action. These boards are on 1 x 2 ft tiles, allowing a wider variety of configurations (and gaming variety) to come from the same amount of table coverage.

The first game we played on his new boards used a very small area, as we were trying out a new set of rules.

The detail of CG's boards is hard to beat. Of course, his work on micro-armor is pretty impressive, too (as in this Stug).

My KVs had a really good time panzer-hunting in CG's forrests and valleys.

A REALLY good time!

So, how's that? Got enough tanks going between trees and bushes?

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:16 am

Hamer said:]
... im talking about like "real" wood with bushes and trees that tanks can go in between

How about these?

The following are terrain boards built by CG Erickson (who occasionally visits this forum). He and I (and Thunder of this forum before he moved away) have been gaming together off-and-on for the past couple of years.

CG's background includes training in architectural modelling. He builds extraordinary terrain boards. Truly amazing stuff. He is also an avid military history buff, who has done research in the national archives and exchanged source materials with several notable authors on tanks and armored vehicles. And as a skilled heavy welder he is in some demand for tank restoration projects.

So, first, some photos of a scenario we played almost two years ago. This was a Desert Storm scenario taken directly from a US Army War College study. The boards CG built were on 2 x 4 ft ceiling tiles. The game was played double-blind with maps, CG acting as the umpire, with pieces being placed on the wargaming table only when/as they were spotted by the rules. The battle being gamed was a nighttime clash between a US Armored Cavarly screen and an Iraqi Guard division's advancing recon elements.

A Bradley takes position in an olive grove.

The Brad is spotted, engaged, and destroyed by a BRDM-3 with AT-5s.

US arty blasts the unit that had sniped the Bradley.

A BMP is destroyed by an Abrams as it tries to sneak past a bridge. The squad it carried has survived.

The Iraqi recon HQ had snuck up a wadi and engaged some US light forces, but was then caught by some Abrams who ruined their day.

So, that's some of the modern clash in the desert.

Moving on to some of our more recent gaming, here are some of CG's temperate zone boards in action. These boards are on 1 x 2 ft tiles, allowing a wider variety of configurations (and gaming variety) to come from the same amount of table coverage.

The first game we played on his new boards used a very small area, as we were trying out a new set of rules.

The detail of CG's boards is hard to beat. Of course, his work on micro-armor is pretty impressive, too (as in this Stug).

My KVs had a really good time panzer-hunting in CG's forrests and valleys.

A REALLY good time!

So, how's that? Got enough tanks going between trees and bushes?

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:16 am

Hamer said:]
... im talking about like "real" wood with bushes and trees that tanks can go in between

How about these?

The following are terrain boards built by CG Erickson (who occasionally visits this forum). He and I (and Thunder of this forum before he moved away) have been gaming together off-and-on for the past couple of years.

CG's background includes training in architectural modelling. He builds extraordinary terrain boards. Truly amazing stuff. He is also an avid military history buff, who has done research in the national archives and exchanged source materials with several notable authors on tanks and armored vehicles. And as a skilled heavy welder he is in some demand for tank restoration projects.

So, first, some photos of a scenario we played almost two years ago. This was a Desert Storm scenario taken directly from a US Army War College study. The boards CG built were on 2 x 4 ft ceiling tiles. The game was played double-blind with maps, CG acting as the umpire, with pieces being placed on the wargaming table only when/as they were spotted by the rules. The battle being gamed was a nighttime clash between a US Armored Cavarly screen and an Iraqi Guard division's advancing recon elements.

A Bradley takes position in an olive grove.

The Brad is spotted, engaged, and destroyed by a BRDM-3 with AT-5s.

US arty blasts the unit that had sniped the Bradley.

A BMP is destroyed by an Abrams as it tries to sneak past a bridge. The squad it carried has survived.

The Iraqi recon HQ had snuck up a wadi and engaged some US light forces, but was then caught by some Abrams who ruined their day.

So, that's some of the modern clash in the desert.

Moving on to some of our more recent gaming, here are some of CG's temperate zone boards in action. These boards are on 1 x 2 ft tiles, allowing a wider variety of configurations (and gaming variety) to come from the same amount of table coverage.

The first game we played on his new boards used a very small area, as we were trying out a new set of rules.

The detail of CG's boards is hard to beat. Of course, his work on micro-armor is pretty impressive, too (as in this Stug).

My KVs had a really good time panzer-hunting in CG's forrests and valleys.

A REALLY good time!

So, how's that? Got enough tanks going between trees and bushes?

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:29 am

Sorry boyz, fighting with recurrent SQL ERROR messages. Errors indicated I had not successfully submitted, when I evidently had. Now error messages indicate I can't delete (or edit to almost-deletion) the duplicates. Its only there by accident, and I can't make it go away. Yet. I'll keep trying to cut it back...

Hamer · Post by **Hamer** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:41 am

Yea the trees shown on the pictures are what im looking for. What technique was used to do them or are they ready-made ???

Hamer · Post by **Hamer** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:48 am

Yea the trees shown on the pictures are what im looking for. What technique was used to do them or are they ready-made ???

Hamer · Post by **Hamer** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:48 am

Yea the trees shown on the pictures are what im looking for. What technique was used to do them or are they ready-made ???

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:00 am

Woodland Scenics makes nice kits of trees suitable for this scale. Look fo rthe big pack of 1" trees. They run $26 but if you have a HobbyLobby you can get them cheaper...