Sunday, July 12, 2020

Repainted Battlescale Terrain

  With my recent use of Battlescale terrain, I was disappointed with the paint job on them. The paint stayed glossy, even after it dried. The paint also didn't cover well, soI decided to put a second coat on. I also decided to darken the green.  So with what little time for gaming I had this weekend, it was devoted to painting the terrain. As I  have been using One Hour Wargames scenarios, I  decided to paint some river pieces to use with them.

The newly repainted terrain with a river running through it. I put gloss lacquer on the water, although  you can't tell.



The hills have also been repainted. The hills surely stand out better than I was hoping.


Testing different scale figures on them . Here are some 15mm Minifigs  units . 

Two five stand infantry units, and a three stand Hussar unit.

20mm plastics.

30mm semi flats. 




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  1. Mark, Man of TINJuly 12, 2020 at 11:15 PM

    Like the new darker shade of green and the river pieces, very simple, effective and very flexible for a range of figure scales. Looking forward to seeing more games on these.
    Best wishes.

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    1. jhnptrqnJuly 13, 2020 at 3:36 AM

      I have been looking at other blogs and like the simple set ups. That's what I am trying to achieve. At first the size of the hexes were bothersome, but now seeing how well they work with different scales, it might be time to order more.

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  2. tradgardmastareJuly 12, 2020 at 11:21 PM

    I think that your effort was well worth it. I enjoyed seeing how different figures look upon the hexes.

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    1. jhnptrqnJuly 13, 2020 at 3:38 AM

      Some might need a third coat, but the new green isn't too distracting. I haven't really seen much on Battlescale hexes; I think more gamers should take a look at them.

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  3. Maudlin Jack TarJuly 12, 2020 at 11:26 PM

    Looks good John and works with a range of figure sizes. I call that a win!

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    1. jhnptrqnJuly 13, 2020 at 3:42 AM

      They really have captured my attention the last week or so. I will leave the table set up with them for now, so hopefully I can squeeze in a few games. Of course, they are not as portable as I would like. I am thinking of making a board with retainers that could be stored upstairs in the spare room.

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    2. Mark, Man of TINJuly 13, 2020 at 12:54 PM

      The retainers work really well, I have slotted my hexes into a scrap old light weight picture frame / noticeboard with raised sides to make a hex board. Stops the hexes moving.

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    3. jhnptrqnJuly 13, 2020 at 5:53 PM

      I always envied your Heroscape set up. That's what has me thinking of the board with the raised sides.

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  4. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comJuly 13, 2020 at 4:03 AM

    The result is a rather attractive battlefield which seems to suit the figures well.

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    1. jhnptrqnJuly 13, 2020 at 1:23 PM

      Now to work on terrain pieces to compliment the hexes.

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  5. James FisherJuly 13, 2020 at 5:49 AM

    Beaut that the same terrain suits three scales of figures.

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  6. jhnptrqnJuly 13, 2020 at 1:24 PM

    I also think that it will work well for 10mm. I tried 40mm toy soldiers, but that might have been pushing it.

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  7. DougAugust 3, 2020 at 6:59 PM

    Love those flat soldiers.
    Are they Heyde?

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  8. jhnptrqnAugust 4, 2020 at 7:05 PM

    I think they are a French manufacturer; it's really hard finding information on semi-flat figures. Supposed they are not highly collectable, although when you go to buy them you would think otherwise.

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