I bought some terrain I thought might work for the 15mm Clone wars project. These were bought off eBay.
These are smaller than I was expecting but seem to work perfectly for the 15mm figures.
These craters were actually larger than I thought they were going to be, but do come in a variety of sizes. They still work for sci-fi though and look like the result of orbital bombardment.
These little rock outcrops look good and should offer a bit of cover.
A good spray undercoat with some dry brushing should make these look great.
I like them and think they feel very 'Star wars'.
Spraying time!
Just some really simple spraying techniques to capture the shade of the rocks.
Now it's time for some washes. I used Woodland scenic's paints, watered down to give the rocks various shades of browns. I later used some black to add some depth to areas too.
The craters got lots of black to colour the impact blast. I figured heavy lasers would leave a lot of scoring behind.
These could also work for my Little Bighorn games at a pinch.
A touch of black really helps to add some detail to the prints.
Update: I've decided to put some grit and stones on these pieces. Knowing they are going to be terrain, I have soaked the basing sand in loads of watered down PVA glue. Hopefully when this drys it should be quite hard wearing.
The watered down glue should set this grit rock solid.
Update, Glue dry, the sand is now bullet proof.
I gave the bases a highlight of sand colour just tie everything together.
A few tufts help bring the pieces to life and give them a scale. I chose tiny tufts to match the ones on the figure bases.
Update, Everything is flocked and sprayed with Halfords mat varnish. I gave the craters a dusting of Tamiya soot, it's very subtle. I also added some dark earth flock around the craters to act as scorched grass etc.
I think the vanish darkened the Tamiya soot chalk which is good, it's a bit more noticeable now.
A droid patrol pushes into ambush territory...
These larger craters can be used as hard cover.
While the grit was out it was good to base the tank and finish it with a coat of mat varnish.
The heavy tank is now ready for deployment.
I found a single base of droids that had been forgotten about on the painting desk. They were finished up and based with the terrain. They arrived just in time to find themselves facing a Republic armoured column.
