Friday, January 29, 2016

Basing Miniatures to Match the Terrain







Normally wargaming terrain does not match the basing of the miniatures used on the tabletop. My latest push has been to make all of the the models, terrain, and even the table itself, match in every way possible. This means using the same dirt tones from the roads on the vehicles, and having the same basing applied to the miniatures. Above, you can see the result. Now these photos do not show the rest of the terrain features that will go on the board, such as a norman church, small house, bocage, and telegraph poles, but it does show how well the bases match the table.

One of the interesting side effects of making everything match, is that despite the low-ish painting quality of the infantry, they look really good on the table. I really like how the bases are minimized from view. If I hadn't started going to historic miniatures gaming conventions I would not have even attempted such a think. Maybe I need to make building a table part of every army building process.

10 comments:

  1. I always base my troops to match the terrain,it just seems the obvious thing to do. Very nice board but it's crying out for some cover,trees,bushes and houses.

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    1. Don't worry, this is just the board, not the terrain that goes on top of it. The bocage, trees, walls, buildings, and telegraph poles get added to it!

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  2. I made my terrain to match my mini's :)

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  3. Looks fantastic, John! I'm digging the scale. It draws the eye from both far away and close up.

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    1. I wanted to answer the question you posed on the hobby hang out. I think I can leave the edges ragged! So at some point you need to play in one of these games.

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  4. I always make my bases muddy with some grass, I feel like that matches the majority of fields.

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  5. Great table, nicely themed, if that's the adjective for it.

    But yes, Everything I have is on grey rubble, to match the urban tables...

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    1. I really appreciate that. It took me 20 years to figure out that terrain made the game, but hey better late than never!

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