Sunday, February 17, 2019

'Water Feature' from Barks: WWI Hex Battlefield

I've been pottering away on making a versatile modular hex-based WW1 battlefield, mostly for use with Commands and Colors: Great War. The Hext Kickstarter saw me get a 3D printer, with all the joys and troubles that brings.


15mm figures in no mans land

Each hex is ~3" across and 1" deep, allowing proper trenches and deeper craters, as well as a muddy streamlet.


Crater recessed into the surface


Muddy streamlet

I used Aqua Magic for the water, over Vallejo MC 70879 Green Brown.

It is a work a long way from completion, but the water round gives me a chance to share my vision.

Overhead view of work so far


Trial wood- I like it, but will go for taller trees. More in background.


Trial trench- matchstick posts and greenstuff sandbags. Needs duckboards. Labour intensive...


Future bunker and ruined village.


I've done 32 hexes so far. 24 of them fill a Standard Challenge Cube, so 25 points?

25 comments:

  1. Nasty muddy stream, it's great!
    Best Iain

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  2. Mud, mud, glorious mud. Very convincing so far, but I don't envy you the job ahead!

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    1. I think the finished result will be worth it.

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  3. Really well executed, great piece of terrain

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  4. It's Passchendaele all over again! Suitably bleak and soggy terrain there, Barks, well done!

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    1. It’s a bit of a cliché, but I like the iconic look.

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  5. Awesome. That is going to be a terrific tabletop when you're done.

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  6. Great work Barks. Those hexes really do the job for trenches.

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    1. I’m very happy with them, but there are so many...

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  7. Great work Barks, you've got that dirty look off to a T!

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  8. Great work, this will look brill when it all goes together

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  9. That is going to be a sweet table, Barks!
    That murky water has a lot of "nope" vibe to it! The troops will definitely need a few shots of antibodies after fording that!

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