In order to give Kev and I a bit of variety of terrain to battle over and to stop the Gondorian tower looking so odd on its own, I have been working on a second more permanent set of ruins. Based around the recently released Osgiliath Ruins set from GW. Unlike the scatter pieces I quickly painted up for our last skirmish, these are more permanently based on a combination of heavy mounting card and foamcore. To add a little more detail I also added a layer of stone paving cast in Herculite from Hirst Arts moulds. These also add a fair bit of weight to the piece ensuring it doesn't slide around on the gaming table inappropriately.
The first two stages here show where I got to over the past couple of evenings as I waited for various grades of talus and rock to set in place before adding the final layer of texture.
There are two additional platform sections to be added once painting and weathering is well underway. For the moment I have left them off in order to easier access the detailing under them.
I know they are rather dismally photographed against a wooden floor, but hopefully this is soon to be a thing of the past as I have just ordered a DigPro soft lighting box after procrastinating about getting one for years.
In the meantime however I ought to press on with the base painting of the ruins so I can start working up the stonework tommorow.
Until next time,
Carl
Looks good. The extra floor sections will make it more interesting as far as moving and fighting are concerned.
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It is approximately 13" x 12"
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