Some things, they say, are worth celebrating and for us on Lard Island there can be no greater reason for popping the odd cork than winning two of the hobby’s most coveted awards; the wargames Illustrated Award for the...
Things have been a bit quiet here recently, suggesting (possibly) that I have been lagging behind with the Jungle build project. In fact nothing could be further from the truth; we have been ploughing on but some steps in the...
With the big jungle bits done, the bamboo complete, some native residencies finished and the low level jungle on the way, my thoughts turned to the next phase of the project, where I want to make some colonial buildings for...
There are some aspects of terrain modelling that come as a surprise; sometimes for good reason, sometime for bad. I usually find this occurs when I am over confident, I rush things and they go wrong. But sometimes stuff you...
Well, it is done. At least the first tranche of my jungle is complete. Since the last post when I got the undergrowth in place I have added all of the low standing vegetation. When everything was in place I...
A couple of days absence due to LOTS of work being done rather than none, but this has largely been boring paint slapping work on the jungle and a horrendous experience with a new project, banana groves. In the spirit...
Well, the big plan to undercoat the jungle didn’t happen. It was wet and horrible, or possibly I was just too lazy to go outside when a warm fire and a good book were on hand… Anyway, the day was...
A short post today as we embark on the proper Jungle build, applying the lessons we learned with our test run. I have mentioned what I’d do different several times over this series of articles so far, but now I...
So, the moment of truth is here. The trial build of our Jungle terrain comes to an end and the jury is about to make its decision. But what of the final parts to our tale? Well, I sprinkled the...
Okay, back to the jungle project again after a brief interlude on buildings. You may recall that we had our trees in place and our more erect vegetation as well as having the ground covered by sharp sand and then...
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