Scenic September

Well back in Spring if you said to me scenery would be centre stage for three months while the miniatures paint brushes holidayed then I would have said no chance.

Yet July, August and September have seen a positive glut of pieces appear from the pit of scenery.

This post is about completions.

First up are my troublesome timber defences. These are very old resin castings. And initially I had painted them in dark and then deep colours with contrast paint. All to no avail. I did not care for any of it.

Finally I went for more neutral browns and slightly washed out. Narrowing the colour range has helped here. I also decided the soil was just that, despite the temptation to grass it.

So these are fresh defences and although I suspect they were sized for early 28mm medieval fantasy i.e. games workshop they are my only ones so will need to do service across the ages.

Next up is a very pleasing Alera destroyed cottage.

I kept it simple with craft paints sienna on the roof, and the wall damage, then stone colour on the walls, dark gray interior and chocolate brown timber. I dry brushed some blast effect around the wall damage but at three feet it’s not there…..

I did not take John at just needs varnish advice about card basing, sloshed one side in craft paint – it curved. Then I sloshed the other side the next day and while still slightly damp got it flat. Short cuts………..

Then of course when I stuck the cottage on plus the static grass it curved again. This time only the free end which with overnight weighting flattened enough.

Moral is – listen to John at just needs varnish

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I had planned some rubble or a tree/shrub for the grassed area but for now it will stay plain.

Finally I had reservations about the walls being simply hollow.

Then when I painted them the lack of thickness just disappeared.

I wonder what’s next – maybe the miniature brushes are back from their long holidays?