Nev's Wargaming

I decided that with my Ashdown project I needed to create some nice new terrain, I have already done a faux-fur fabric grass mat so I decided I also needed some realistic trees as I have literally spent years using trees that are mass produced and pretty much look identical. I thought this was going to be fairly difficult, I kept finding blog articles and YouTube tutorials about getting wire and making my own armatures, though these look good I neither have the time or patience to make them. I discovered a good tutorial on YouTube to make realistic trees but using plastic armatures made by Woodland Scenics, and one using barbecue skewers. The tutorial demonstrated five methods of greating trees, with each type looking significantly different. The different types of trees were as follows: Clump foliage trees Lichen trees Coco-fibre trees Coco-fibre pine trees Twine trees I decided not to make the coco-fibre pine trees, the simple reason, at the time of Ashdown, there were no european ...

Rival Anglo-Saxon forces clash a grassy plain by some ancient stones. After some careful consideration I decided that the Ashdown project required a new grass mat. The grass mats I have are produced by Citadel Miniatures and are good however they do not conjure images early medieval Wessex. Some time ago I had discovered that some wargamers make grass mats out of Faux Fur fabric. These mats look amazing and the Ashdown project appeared to be a perfect opportunity to try it out. I watched a few tutorials on Youtube and read a few blogs to learn how to make a faux fabric grass mat. The Red Beard Baron and Terrain Made Easy are the two best youtube channels for faux fur grass tutorials. My biggest concern was sourcing the supplies I needed to make the mat, and with coronavirus spreading across the globe I felt time was short, so with a recommendation in Terrain Made Easy 's tutorial, due to both of us being in the UK I ordered (with help form my wife, who knows about fabric...