Just the briefest of posts to document some of the terrain pieces that can be seen in the earlier episodes of this themed month. ‘Combatzone Scenery’ produce a range of resin, impregnated plaster pieces to compliment the Imperial Assault boards. They are simple and durable, but have the added advantage of making the table pop!
For ease, I simply airbrushed mine a base colour that I felt matched the illustrations on the board pieces and then just added a series of washes and drybrushed effects until they took on a semblance of desert rocks or moisture vaporators.
Fortunately, the desert world of Tatooine is a tough, unforgiving place and so rough and ready doesn’t seem to look out of place, at least that is what I told myself anyway!
The problem with these pieces is that there are as addictive to buy as the booster packs and I am currently in a battle with my willpower over whether or not I ned the Smuggler’s Hideout set!
The pieces on show are from the Desert Skirmish set and the Cantina Skirmish set, although I haven’t got round to doing the bar set.
Great work Simon, as you say they give a pop to the flat tiles, I can see your dilemma on wanting more
ReplyDelete"Great work Simon" - Thank you kindly, Dave, but I didn't have anything to do with these LOL :-)
DeleteThat should have read Michael, that will teach me to try and reply to more than one blog at the same time ! Sorry Michael normal concentration will now resume ! I hope
DeleteThank you Dave, I am sure Simon would have done a good job too. :)
DeleteI blame the sun.
Well Michael, I guess that means we need to have a game of IA with this lovely terrain :p
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! It is going to be a busy summer. :)
DeleteInspired and inspiring job Michael!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil.
DeleteTerrific stuff, Michael, you've enthused me to pop out and pick up a couple of "Star Wars" Legion single-mini boxes. Just to see how they handle a lick of paint you understand ;-)
ReplyDeleteDo you know I was thinking the same thing, purely as a guide for others. :D
Deletenice work indeed and yes: you need the smugglers den!
ReplyDeleteThank you and you are probably right. :)
DeleteExcellent work sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michał.
DeleteVery nicely done Micheal!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you Christopher.
DeleteWell done Simon, Dave, Michael er you bloggy bloke, nice job !!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil, we are practically interchangeable. :)
DeleteMasterful brushwork and use of colors as always! Inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThank you Dean, they came out rather well in the end.
DeleteSimple & effective indeed Michael! I got my order this past week, though no brushes have touched them yet.
ReplyDeleteBase coat and some drybrushing seemed the way to go. I hope you enjoy yours.
DeleteNicely done Michael :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Tamsin.
DeleteReally nice pieces Michael, they do bring a bit of life the to the tiles, but I would have thought well within your abilities to build you own and save a few bob, for more figures.
ReplyDeleteCheers Roger.
Thank you Roger and I have to confess that I did think something similar when I was painting them. The big win with this pieces is time, which is so precious at the moment.
DeleteAnother thing to note is that these pieces 'fit' the boards. Sure we could all do the measuring ourselves, but this does save time
DeleteSome interesting pieces there and of course you're going to by more, you know you are.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joe and you are probably right. :)
DeleteWonderful stuff Michael.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
Thank you Stuart.
DeleteMost useful; I wasn't properly aware of this company before. They do have a lot of interesting stuff, don't they?
ReplyDeleteBe careful, it's a slippery slope! :)
DeleteThey look great!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you Christopher.
DeleteNice work on these Michael. They certainly bring the board to life nicely. You should give the 7TV2 free Stars wars guide a go.
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon and I had forgotten about the 7TV2 Star Wars guide. Now that has got me thinking.
DeleteYou nailed Tatooine's color scheme. Nice! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, lots of trial and error.
DeleteIf I was an Imperial Assault player, I'd be hard-pressed not to get tjese terrain pieces myself. Of course, as they're Star Wars, players of any SW miniature game can use these. Nice showcase for this company, Michael, and impressive brushwork as usual.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Jez, they just work on so many level; simple but they work really well.
DeleteExcellent work on these to match the 3D terrain pieces to the 2D boards Michael - and crying out for an AAR ;-)
ReplyDeleteI don't see how you can resist the Smuggler’s Hideout having gone this far!!
Thank you, I need to get back into the game. Last summer I would just have fun playing through made up scenarios.
DeleteWhat a great blog this is! I was directed here from Fantorical by Blaxkleric and have just had a great time going through the Star Wars postings. What a great read and your painting is extremely good. Very entertaining and very inspirational. Great job all around.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Undercoat, glad you have enjoyed the posts. Hopefully a couple more to come. Do you have a blog yourself?
DeleteBeautiful work Michael. I particularly like the vapour generators (or whatever they're called).
ReplyDeleteThank you Curt, I have been quite taken by the new Legion vaporators too. So much fun to have, so little time! :)
DeleteI really like these. Your games will look the best of them all!
ReplyDeleteThese will provide some nice cover, some more excellent additions.
ReplyDeleteStellar work Michael! Now get yourself a treat and buy that hideout set.
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