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Thanks, I have quite a wish list of QG bits. They have some very nice looking modular generators and armored gates

They do indeed have some great looking stuff. Their prices have always put me off however, I could easily spend a hundred pounds on the barricade system alone!

i dont know how you do it, but those models look incredibly alive! just amazing work, the color of their faces is so well done that it feels they breathe and move just by looking at the pic!

well done!!

Pasanax wrote:i dont know how you do it, but those models look incredibly alive! just amazing work, the color of their faces is so well done that it feels they breathe and move just by looking at the pic!

well done!!

Thanks. Much appreciated.

@Ash you are the reason I have gotten into terrain building and painting more then my army....

Love the realism of your stuff. I have found myself searching and buying any OOP forgeworld terrain I can.

Keep posting them pictures!

The camo netting deal is awesome and I am really going to give it a try!

@ Darkenone: Thanks very much, I'm currently collecting any plastic CoD/Skyshield bits etc, not sure what I'll do with it all yet . . . Got a scratch build radar emplacement on the go, think there are some pics in my WIP thread.

@tankboy145: Go for it, cam netting couldn't be easier and is great for hiding dodgy joins etc

 Ash 1 wrote:
This about the biggest piece I've done, another eBay rescue:

What is this building made of? It looks really awesome.

Now I noticed that once you dab the gauze in the paint you just put it on the model, do you let it dry at all before hand or does it not really run or drip? Ive also been looking for tips on how to get the cam netting to the point where I can remove it if needed.

The building is a rather large lump of resin; the Forge World 'Ruined Administratum Building'. Was released back in 2002, and went OOP around 2007. Would have come with resin walkways and support. I bought mine from eBay in a fairly grim condition and had to scratch build the walkways, also added some 'metal' sheeting, sandbags, PSP, barbed-wire etc.

Re the gauze, it will soak up a fair amount of liquid (primary function after all), so I tend to give it a bit of a squeeze to bin excess. However don't wring it dry, it will need a bit of weight (and glue) to stick down and look the part.
Once dry, if it's a bit springy give it another coat of water'd down PVA and let it set.
Because it's being stuck down with PVA you can remove the netting once dry; PVA is quite flexible and if you have primed and sealed the paint, and remove carefully, the paint job should be relativly undamaged, but I'd expect some marks . . .

Thank you, if anything I will put plastic wrap over the model so that when the gauze is drying it wont tear the paint off the model. That way I can put it on if needed. Thanks again for the help I've been looking for a tutorial on how to do camo like this.

I believe with terrain, it is very important to retain a sense of realism. Whether it be paint chips, how a crack looks, the way metal bends and breaks, or the actual colors, all of these help to maintain that sense of gritty realism that helps one become immersed in the gaming experience. You have done all of that brilliantly. Exalted.

 Ash 1 wrote:
The building is a rather large lump of resin; the Forge World 'Ruined Administratum Building'. Was released back in 2002, and went OOP around 2007. Would have come with resin walkways and support. I bought mine from eBay in a fairly grim condition and had to scratch build the walkways, also added some 'metal' sheeting, sandbags, PSP, barbed-wire etc.

Re the gauze, it will soak up a fair amount of liquid (primary function after all), so I tend to give it a bit of a squeeze to bin excess. However don't wring it dry, it will need a bit of weight (and glue) to stick down and look the part.
Once dry, if it's a bit springy give it another coat of water'd down PVA and let it set.
Because it's being stuck down with PVA you can remove the netting once dry; PVA is quite flexible and if you have primed and sealed the paint, and remove carefully, the paint job should be relativly undamaged, but I'd expect some marks . . .

Cool thank you well done on the add ins.

I scroll down all the pages, love your work. Cheers

Ash, first time I've checked in for a while and you're still my terrain hero... I absolutely adore all your CoD pieces, they look so amazinlgy real...

Looking forward to your next piece with much anticipation...

Cheers Ruglud, that's very nice of you to say so. I've not managed to get hold of any more bits of the old FW walls etc, when they do come up on eBay they seem to go for silly OTT prices. I do have a WIP attempt at HESCO bastion on the go, (pictures in the WIP thread). Will put up some pics here once it's finished.

Mother of god, your terrain is like a dream come true.
Not only that, your IG models are absolutly fantastic !

From the painting, the modeling, to the poses, you have got everything right.

Brilliant production ! You have a new fan !

What can I say , I love your stuff . Great work!

What a fantastic read. Your terrian is awesome and painted very nice indeed.
Very realistic feel to it. Look forward to more.

Every piece is just amazing. the realism, the attention to detail, the variation in weathering and rock size on the base is just great. the grey tones used for the bunkers is perfect. Anyone would love to play on a table filled with your scenery....great work

Absolutely amazing scenery!

Any chance of a minitutorial like the camo netting one for the greenstuff sand bags?
There are a lot of different ones out there already, but your bags look great. I'd love to see how you do yours.

@ mayfist, MattRendar, spudkins, Element206 & Purifier: Thanks very much for the encouraging comments, I'm glad you like it so far.

Re the sandbags:
I'll try to take some pics next time I make some, but it couldn't be easier.
Mix your GS; roll it out like a thin sausage; chop into suitably sized pieces with a sharp blade (don't go too big, some of the ones on FW pieces look like futons next to the minis!). Flatten the GS a bit with finger/scalpel handle; try to keep the shape rectangular; place it where you want it to go; give it a push to mold it into the surface of whatever you want it to stick to. Lastly I press a piece of gause bandage (not the thin stuff that I use for netting, but heavier weave like an Elastoplast) into the still soft GS, this leaves an nice imprint of the texture on the 'sand bag'. It looks the part and hides/covers any finger prints. Add paint . . .

Finally finished this off:



With radar dish and generator:

Those rock basket barriers are way cool

how did you make em?

Really top notch terrain! I am gonna have to steal your ideas.

Absolutely fantastic Ash! Yes, do tell!

Cheers chaps, glad you like them. There are some pre-paint pictures in my WIP thread.
They were fairly simple; I got hold of a roll of wire mesh, cut suitable size strips, folded around a piece of plasticard to make the square shape, lined with some scrap paper and filled with bits of polystyrene/paper etc then topped off with a mix of PVA and sand.
I made it up as a test piece to try and make HESCO bastion, then made an emplacement for the radar dish. Works just as well for a gun emplacement:

Great work, relatd note, are you military? The IED markers and the Hesco bastions are really spot on. Either way, great terrain and I look forward to mor of your stuff.

Seriously awesome, inspiring.

Excellent terrain! Seriously great work.