Saturday, 19 May 2012

French Indian War Project Part1

Started off by basing my FIW figures from Galloping Major for my FIW project. While the plaster set on them i thought i might as well build a few thing to go with them.

My interest in the French and Indian war started when i seen The Last of the Mohicans. So naturally i wanted a a waterfall. Not sure how im full going to go about the water fall as of yet but ill come up with something. The idea is that they can move through the waterfall or if i can come up with a fall that is sturdy i will make it so the top comes off.

Made a rocks and few logs that can be used as barricades. I had some spare wood which i have used as the base for the waterfall and i have also make a few other sections of river that will be the same thickness. I wanted a really wide river that my whale boats can fit on.

You will also see some of the figures that i have which i will put a base coat on tomorrow and then i i have promised my daughter that she can help me papier mache the rocks to make them solid. I will need to get a picture of all the other figures that i have along with the whale boats and canoes.

I will keep updating this with my progress then maybe one day a game. I have loads of ideas of what im going to do and working with a few others to put these on the table so watch this space.

If anyone has any tips on the waterfall idea then let me know as i would love to hear them :D

Cheers

Iain












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9 comments:

  1. Ray Rousell19 May 2012 at 14:59

    Cool, can't wait to see this project unfold, especially the waterfall.

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    1. Flags of War19 May 2012 at 16:01

      I'll prob mess it up but have seen a few good tutorials for it.

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  2. Mike19 May 2012 at 23:44

    Sadly, can't help with the waterfall idea but look forward to seeing it come to fruition. Nice ideas with the sticks, too!

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  3. PanzerKaput20 May 2012 at 02:16

    I too cant wait to see the project unfold. I love this period but sadly dont game it. How to you stop the CDs from warpping?

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    1. Flags of War20 May 2012 at 03:16

      Yeah it's a great period. I like the idea of a lot of small battles on the frontier. I got the new Musket and Tomahawk rules so i need to hurry up and get these sorted so i can get a game.

      I never done anything to stop them warpping and they seem fine. The basing is just polyfilla and pva.

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    2. Unknown7 November 2013 at 01:19

      Have a look at woodland scenics for realistic water effects.
      CD's won't warp, I've used them many times and they are very robust.

      Here are a couple of sites which may interest you. The blog is mine and you will find some scenics using CDs.

      http://barbariansbearsandbeavers.blogspot.co.uk/
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovNbnjRUNQ

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  4. Silver Whistle20 May 2012 at 07:42

    Some great ideas, look forward to seeing the progress with this project.

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    1. Flags of War20 May 2012 at 09:18

      Cheers mate. If i can get them half as good as your stuff ill be over the moon.

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  5. Michael Awdry20 May 2012 at 13:49

    Superb! These are going to look wonderful. I can't wait to see the progress you make with this project.

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