| nbforrest | 27 Sep 2009 11:53 a.m. PST |
Im in the process of full filling a life long dream of currently getting the attic converted so i can have my own wargaming/hobby room what with a wife and two kids i need help i mean some space,i want to make a good wargaming table and would really appreciate some help in sourcing good ACW scenery/terrain i.e buildings grass mats, hills, rivers etc.Like many i love modelling the ACW have spent many an hour painting at the kitchen table but at last a full battle field beckons….Hooraaay for dixie |
| Ed Mohrmann | 27 Sep 2009 12:50 p.m. PST |
You didn't mention scale, but Battlefield Terrain Concepts
can supply what you need. Check out their website, battlefieldterrain.com Great products, wonderful service. |
| musket1 | 27 Sep 2009 12:50 p.m. PST |
We have a wide variety of ACW scenic items (fences, bridges, trees, haystacks, tents, etc.) in both 15mm and 20mm. Check us out at musketminiatures.com. Jim |
| Scott Mingus | 27 Sep 2009 2:28 p.m. PST |
Feel free to have a look at the model terrain ideas on my Civil War gaming blog, link Be sure to click each photo to enlarge it. This may give you some ideas. |
| vojvoda | 27 Sep 2009 7:54 p.m. PST |
I guess my first question is what scale? Then what theater you are most interested in. A good ground cloth should be your first consideration. after that all the other items will fall in to place. Visit some conventions and see what others are doing for some excellent idea. Oh and fences you will need mucho mucho fences.
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| quidveritas | 27 Sep 2009 8:18 p.m. PST |
Don't overlook army blankets for your ground cloth. Just make sure they are the same color. As for the rest, don't get in a hurry. Go to some conventions, ask some questions. Seeing will help a lot. mjc |
| nbforrest | 28 Sep 2009 1:21 a.m. PST |
The scale im interested in is 28mm and the period is the ACW any help is welcomed |
 Extra Crispy  | 28 Sep 2009 5:10 a.m. PST |
I can heartily recommend both Musket Miniatures as well as BattleFieldTerrain.com in fact I just bout 20 feet of fence and several fields from BTC this weekend. Really beautiful finished pieces. Musket doesn't do finished any more I don;t think but their resin buildings are stunning. Plus they do tons and tons of useful items that no one else makes. |
| nbforrest | 28 Sep 2009 6:50 a.m. PST |
Thanks everyone,youhave helped out this old rebel |
| raylev3 | 28 Sep 2009 7:18 a.m. PST |
Lots of trees….the vast majority of ACW games I've seen here in Europe have way too much open ground. |
| firstvarty1979 | 28 Sep 2009 6:57 p.m. PST |
The old Architectual Heritage models, now owned/sold by JR Miniatures are really nice. A fairly limited line, they aren't "enterable", but they have nice details to them. You can use their buildings for American Rev War also. link I like the rough stone walls made by Armorcast – they paint up real nice, and are very durable. I prefer the walls made from small rocks (ACW015 – 4", ACW019 – 6", and ACW026 – 9"), which are best for representing field stone walls. link You can find some good trees from the Lemax Christmas display sets. The evergreens are best, but the others can work well too, especially Winter trees which can be hard to find elsewhere. link I also recently fount a company, JTT Tree, that sells trees for architectural models that really look nice, better than Woodland Scenics, IMHO. miniaturetree.com/index.asp |
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