These are generic instructions for making two sizes of Wooden Buildings. The painting style is described in Painting Wooden Buildings. For more examples see Homemade Wooden Buildings
Making Stuff
My interest in wargaming includes military history, gaming, and modelling. This part of the website focuses on the last of those.
Homemade Wooden Buildings for 15mm Wargaming
All these 15mm (1/100th) scale Wooden Buildings were made and painted by me. The painting style is described in Painting Wooden Buildings and the construction in Making 15mm (1/100th) scale Wooden Buildings
Sandbags: Making and painting sandbags for wargames
Sandbags are useful for entrenchments and other fortifications. So I thought I’d make and paint some.
Making a Wargaming Terrain Mat / Base Cloth
I’ve been using a plain green felt base cloth for my games since, well, forever. Originally it was a dark green pool table baize I got off Evan Allen. More recently I got a lighter green felt base cloth from S&A Scenics. But they are well, dull, so I’ve been toying with what I could replace them with.
How to Convert Ansar Figures to Riffi
As discussed on my 15mm Wargaming Figures for the Rif Wars page, nobody that I’m aware of does an accurate Riffian figure. I decided to buy 19th Century Mahdist/Ansar figures with rifles and convert them to Rif. I’m not a figure designer so my aim was to give the impression of a Rif rather than get pure accuracy. This page describes what I did.
Flocking Wargaming Figures with Flat Earth and Dry Brushing
A method inspired by Mark Case’s blog on Basing the Hussars. Mark specialises in the Peninsular War, which rang a bell, so I thought I’d give it a go for my own Peninsular Spanish.
Flocking Experiments: How to Flock Wargaming Figures
I have tried several styles of flocking from the most simple to more elaborate options. Almost all my armies are from the Mediterranean – mostly Spain – so I like a parched look to the bases. In chronological order I’ve tried…
Ghosts as Blinds / Hidden Movement Markers for Wargaming
Some rule sets use a system of hidden movement markers to allow hidden movement without the aid of an umpire. These markers can represent both real and dummy troops – thus achieving some kind of fog of war. Different games have different names for these markers but examples are “Dummies”, “Blinds” and “PEF”.
Flocking Wargaming Figures Using C1229 Earth
This was my 2006 enthusiasm before adopting a different style of Flock using Tamiya XF-52 Flat Earth. I liked it because it reflects the colours of the Med in the sun and Israel specifically.
Commercial Wooden Buildings for 15mm Wargaming
A variety of 15mm (1/100th) scale commercial Wooden Buildings I’ve picked up over the years. The painting approach is described in Painting Wooden Buildings.
How to make and paint Wooden Buildings for 15mm Wargaming
In WW2 Russian architecture in villages and towns was characterized by log or plank construction with thatched or plank roofs. They were usually unpainted, but often had elaborately carved window and door frames. The churches were usually of a similar construction, but with the distinctive gilded onion dome. Some houses, particularly in the Ukraine, were plastered and whitewashed but still had the thatch roof.