Sandbags are useful for entrenchments and other fortifications. So I thought I’d make and paint some.
Crossfire Terrain
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.
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.
Measuring Ranges in Crossfire using Terrain Features
“The action [in Crossfire] takes place within the effective range of small arms” (p.1). Having said that there are some weapons that had very short ranges, e.g. Infantry Anti-tank weapons) so people have speculated on how to specify ranges in Crossfire. Some people have suggested introducing rulers, but this seems at odds with Crossfire’s intent, so I explored an alternative way of measuring ranges.
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.
Crossing Rivers in Crossfire
Some musing on Crossing Rivers in Crossfire. See also my musing on waterborne troops.