Encyclopedia of Wargames Vol. 1 - Scenery

This first volume in the Encyclopedia of Wargames series reveals in detail the secrets and techniques behind building painting and weathering scenery featuring both speed painting and more elaborate in-depth methods. Covering every theme from science fiction and fantasy to historical settings youll learn how to create forests meadows hills deserts cliffs urban and rural buildings ruined houses and water effects including rivers still water and the deep waters of a harbor. Youll also discover how to work with snow scratch-build fortifications and much more... Absolutely everything you need for your wargames!

This publication explains in detail the most common techniques used for building and painting wargames scenery including both simple quick methods and more complex techniques inspired by the hyper-realistic dioramas created by scale modelers. As wargames can be of any theme—science fiction fantasy or historical—the varied articles within its pages cover all the most popular settings. This comprehensive volume begins with an overview of the materials and tools needed to make scenery before moving on to detailed step-by-step guides showing specific elements from different themes such as deserts forests or urban environments. Finally you will learn how to build a wargaming tabletop from scratch using either quick and effective methods or more elaborate techniques. The individual techniques shown are universally useful regardless of theme and can be applied to any topic to suit your needs.