Some Terrain Pieces
For our wargames I felt that some terrain items that were a bit more mythical if not actually Greek were needed. The budget, as usual was close to nil.
The Angel Pool
The
base is a piece of picture mouting card that I got free from a picture framer.
The paving stones are thin card from a cereal packet and the column was a broken
wedding cake plaster decoration that was being thrown away. While the pool
is a bit of silver paper edged with card. For painting I used a test pot
of household emulsion stained with thinned gown brown acrylic. Doctor Who
Magazine provided the angels, all are separate and I have enough to have them
all complete but only 4 damaged ones. Once all was fry the pool was given
a fairly thick layer of Elmer's clear washable glue to get the "water effect".
The flowers are aquarium plants.
Temple of the Horned God
The idol I have had for years and painted it when I did my Conan Project. The base and all structures are polystyrene packing cut about a bit,
I fitted it with a small battery candle just for fun
The lair of the snakemen
I was given a box of plastic snakemen and had a few useful bits in the useful stuff box ans made this lair. On the top is a resin snake pit and a metal snake topped pillar which has a naked female victim that can be attached for torture before being thrown into the snake pit or sacrifice unless, of course, the heroes rescue her.
All of the interior parts of the lair are removable. The floor is thin card covered with some printed flooring. The cobra idol came from a stall on one our holidays to Egypt. Behind the snake/treasure pile I carved a tullel to allow a giant snake to enter/exit. The section on the right has stairs to an exit to the top and separates the main area from a side chamber which can be a prison, store or whatever is needed for the scenario. Or it can be left out entirely.
The Pharaoh's bathing pool
Artists mounting card again is the base, some plaster "stones" glued around the edge and the inner base painted silver. Once the paint on the base and "stones" was dry a layer of Elmer's clear washable glue was laid on top. If you use this then be aware that it gives a nice effect but takes a couple of days to dry. The pillar is resin that I have had for ages and mught be Scotia-Grendel. It is removable so I can use the pond with or without it.
Harpies, Pegasi and other fliers
King Aetees and the denizens and army of Colchis
Townsfolk, priests, priestesses, servants and slaves
Fantastic and mythical creatures