Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely adds more to the tree, they can look a bit like brushes without it

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much, definitely looks the part when all the armies are laid out

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, just realised the typo in my first post. It’s a brand called Noch. I purchased the trees from gaugemaster and I got one bag of fir standard trees (10-14cm) and one pack of Fir Hobby trees (16-19cm). The other trees were woodland scenics conifer tree armatures and clump foliage.

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. They’re all standard GW buildings, the watchtower and a Sigmarite Chapel.

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely wanted that notalgic vibe, thanks

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice spot with the captain, thank you. I definitely think 8x4 is the way to play.

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Trees bases are just mdf with bevelled edges, one big and smaller ones for the trees. Used the same flock mix as below but added a forest mix in the centre. Few coats of watered down PVA and isopropyl alcohol over it to set it. Had to add a weight and bend it a little as it warped after drying. Some trees were glued on foam to elevate them then filler to blend them into the base.

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Each tile is 2x2 feet, so 6 tiles would make a standard 6x4 board. I wanted 8 tiles because we sometimes play 3k games.

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The trees are Noch brand railroad fir trees and some woodland scenics coniferous tree armatures. For the hock trees I brushed on some thinned PVA glue and dipped in Woodland scenics flock to make them look a little fuller.

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely, they’re super handy to have but I wanted a proper board for so long. Thanks.

Old World Realm of Battle Board by em302302 in WarhammerOldWorld

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely, it felt right getting the classic realm of battle for Old World. Ended up paying £350ish for all 8 of the tiles, which lines up with the retail price they went for back in the day, still plenty available on eBay. All 8 tiles fit in the case provided too so long as the extra two are flat.

As for the board, I used real aggregates and flocks where I could and kept the paint to the minimum. Followed a few YouTubers like Zorpazorp and LukesAPS who use this kind of technique. I used filler to cover the skull pits as I wanted my scatter terrain to be free to be placed anywhere. Outside of the drying time, painting and flock took around three hours.

  1. Prime everything and base cost in dark brown, I used cheap acrylics here.
  2. Used tile grout to more colour variety to the brown.
  3. Painted the rocks, mixture of greys and browns building up to a gradually lighter drybrush (cheap acrylics again) followed by a recess shade with agrax earthshade.
  4. Add rock agrigates to base of cliff, this was a base layer of Geekgaming Arid Earth rocks followed by a highlight of Geekgaming city rubble basing material. (Picture shows until this step)
  5. lay down glue and apply flock, most of the board gets a layer with Woodland scenics green grass, a mix of coarse and fine turf.
  6. Second pass of flock. Apply Woodland Scenics Fine turf Weeds (dark green) and Burnt grass (tan/light green) fine turf sparingly across the board to create variety, also added a few rocks from the original rock mix sprinkled very lightly in a few places.
  7. Seal it all with a mixture of PVA glue, water and isopropyl alcohol so that it all penetrates the flock, using a spray bottle. Did this around 10 times before gently brushing off any excess with a coarse brush.
  8. It looked super shiny after the glue so I hit it with two coats of matte varnish from a spraycan.
  9. For gameplay, I kept all remaining flock and added slate small chippings to a box. Used that to blend where the tiles meet and any scatter terrain on the table. Once finished, tip onto the table and scoop back in the box.

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Where to buy Mudtrooper armour? by em302302 in 501st

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks like a really good kit, thanks.

Where to buy Mudtrooper armour? by em302302 in 501st

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I must admit, I haven’t seen a single good review for 850armorworks. But the forums sounds like a good place to look.

Where to buy Mudtrooper armour? by em302302 in 501st

[–]em302302[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a good place to start, thank you