Flames of war (Tutorial) - House casting - Part 1

This week was really busy. After measurementing really much on how to scale a house for Flames of war I tried my luck with Liquid Latex and some plaster.
Result is not finished yet as it is still drying. Lessons learned here is to wait till you get your lego blocks to have a proper really even sealing. That makes casting way much easier.

What a mess :)))

Flames of War (Tutorial) - Trenchlines with MG Nests and Backwall

After some feedback I added some more backside stuff. Enclosed are pictures of my Panzergrenadier Platoon as well as the PAK !

Enjoy

Flames of War - New Order today - US Force - Last German forces right now

1    1 Stk     BFUS732          Rifle Platoon (latewar) (US732)
2    2 Stk     BFUS102          M10 3in GMC (US102)
3    1 Stk     BFUBX10          M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer Platoon (x4) UBX10
4    2 Stk     BFUS723          Parachute Rifle Platoon (US723)
5    3 Stk     BFUS042          M4A1 Sherman (US042)
6    1 Stk     BFUBX05          M4A1 (76mm) Tank Platoon (UBX05)
7    1 Stk     BFGBX21          Ernst Barkmann (+Panther A & Workshop) (GBX21)
8    1 Stk     BFGE123          StuG G - StuG III (GE123)

As always ordered at: www.fantasywelt.de

Finished defence work for Flames of War

And the whole lot finished and with a couple of Panzergrenadiers

Tutorial: Making Trenches for Flames of War Part 2

Just as a follow up and the final results... or otherwhise... why to do more BBQs !

Use the ash from the last BBQ for giving the whole stuff a more natural snow covering... costs nothing and you finally have an excuse for more BBQs:

 

 

Tutorial: MG Nests Flames of War Part 2

Here is the long awaited update to one of my former posts.

My MG Nests are nearly finished:

Basecoat with Earth Brown by Citadel GW Colour (except the sticks). Afterwards glued real Earth to the whole stuff and fixed the roofs on them. Cleaned out the sticks and afterwards used Devlan Mud (Citadel Wash) to give them an older looking appearance:

Next steps:
- Glue a single log upfront the entrance for coverage
- Use some flock and different other stuff to blend it into nature and then it should be finished

Tutorial: Making Trenches for Flames of War Part 1

It is not about building the first wheel again and so I really enjoy reading through other blogs. The one I found fascinated me and suites me to rebuild.

As I do not want to buy any sort of terrain I stick to the hobby of building it myself. After reading a couple of books on different types used in Flames of War I guessed it is time for some Trenches.

You either need them in Africa, Italy , D-Day , Russia.... so everythere you find war.

What you need:
For my first three Trenchlines (one a bit more straight, one including a bent for artillery and two corner sides) I went out to see McDonalds....

Uhhh not to get some food stuff, but to get balsa wood which you normally use for your coffee and as being on business trips quite often I normally take a look out for other types and formes:

McDonalds Ireland:

Coffee Bar at Shipol Airport / Amsterdam / NL:

I also recently bought a new coffee machine which enables me to use the card inlay from there.


I used a couple of my larger bases from Flames of War to divide the paper into a couple of spaces:

These make sure that everything fits afterwards into either one row or into different likewhise parts.

What next ?

I will cut out the four major parts and use my parcel gluesticks to soften the edges. Afterwards its time for the first row of McDonalds Balsawood parts which I will add with partysticks to stand up (lets see tomorrow).