Bog of Eternal Stench - Final?

Yep, well at least that's all the swampy real estate I have time for ATM.

Another standing stone piece for the bog, ready to, er, stand there and block lines of sight (and arrows, bolts, shot etc) and generally frustrate your shooty opponents with its tall solidarity.

 Just lean back and relax.

 I like to think that some irate giant swamp dweller threw this into the bog in a fit of rage...

Of course it could just be something that used to be vertical and is now a bit wonky...

 Generally I cant stand terrain with poor posture.

Working on a large project for a friend right now, which I am pleased to say is nearing completion!
Lots more to come soon - will be starting the 3 Focke Wulf kits this weekend which should be a blast =) Whats more, the hobby store had a sale on Airfix products and I was able to pick up some RAF and Luftwaffe crew and ground personnel cheap! (It needs to be cheap for me, retail price = not going to happen...)

So, yes.

Ace
 

Bog of Eternal Stench part 5... Nobody touch nothin'

The ground beneath your feet is wet and mushy... the air is humid (or frosty - haven't decided yet) and smells like sneaky farts... strange noises fill your ears and you might not be making all of them...

You may have inadvertently invaded; the Bog of Eternal Stench...

Here's the next bit of terrain for my growing (spreading?) swampy mess.
This one enjoyed gluing itself to various parts of my anatomy during its creation.

 Stairs.

 Perfectly modelled to fit the foot dimensions of a 28mm figure... actually that was just a happy accident.

 Cave.

 Not where the wild things are. Probably damp.

Cave exit.

Small green bushes arranged like those flying ducks on someone's wall.

Large tussock for impressiveness and extra credit.

End.

Bog of Eternal stench part 4 - do you have to let it linger?

Good morning!

First up I'd like to say a humble thank you to all who are stopping by my little pit of insanity. I've had great fun over the last couple of years looking into what you are all up too and being inspired to push my own limits by your dedication to what you do.

The internet would be a more boring place for me without you!

So, to the wetlands?

A standing stone for the Bog has been erected. Long may it stand tall (before it too burns down, falls over and sinks into the swamp...)

 Polystyrene for this series of cheap crappy terrain is brought to you courtesy of a Malossi piston kit...

 

 A good picnic spot?

 Also, this piece of terrain is useful as a sundial...

New this week to the table are these delightful kits!

Plastic, plastic everywhere...

 

After completing my Spit MkXIV I decided it might be a good challenge to do a sort of three way 'multi-build' project, you know, something to really fuck me over and have me gibbering in the corner at the end of a hard day =)

The FW190 has always been a favourite of mine and so I've grabbed one of each major design model for the type.
The Ta 152 H is a model I've wanted to give a go for a good long while now so I'm def looking forward to that!

On the gaming front Olgier and I will be playtesting the new rules for his own RPG this weekend, trying desperately to finish Halo3 and with any luck, a game of Hybrid?

We'll see!

Ace

Bog of Eternal Stench part 3...

More from the land of Stench!

I managed to get a few shots of the my recent additions to the Bog =)

Now the trick will be trying to wrangle my friends into games of RoC across this vista of farty poop-water.

More tussocks courtesy of my wife =)

I tried out some new materials on this one, little bits of sponge etc.

 

Waste polystyrene - fucking fantastic!

Ace

Bog of Eternal Stench part 2 + Jabberwockey

More smells from the land of stench, and a shot of the er... 'thing' that dwells within them!
Absolutely atrocious weather this week has curtailed my ability to give this terrain a nice matt spray finish - fuck it.
Here is a new one anyway.

Starting on a series of destroyed stone defences/dwellings (Swamp Castle?? - didn't that burn down, fall over and then sink into the swamp?)

 Nothing better than free bits of crap to make more crap out of!

 The way I've photographed this makes me think of that 'lightcycle' bit in Tron...

And here is Jim the Jabberwockey - dweller of swampy terrain and sniffer of smells.
I think he is from the Ral Partha range? Not sure - bought him a loooong time ago with the intention of using him to spice up a Heroquest adventure or two.
Probably a bit too much light on him in this pic - after cleaning him up I was originally going to go for a 'Chaotic' scheme of lurid glowing greens, aaaand then wussed out and went for earthy tones instead =)

I have a couple of weeks planned to do things for other people so prob no terrain for a fortnight - however we should be playing a game of Hybrid this weekend and there will be shots of that for you to peruse =D

Ace

Bog of Eternal Stench...

Bog of eternal terrain pieces more like...

Hey ho, a while ago my friend let slip that he had in his possession all the rules necessary to give RoC a try. Not having had the chance to play 3rd ed WFB back in the day (I'm not THAT old... ok, yes I am...) I got very excited.

Anyway, he had the rules and I had some figures; but we had nothing to fight over!

Being the procrastinatory itinerant comatose that I am, I endeavored to think of the easiest way to make up some suitable battleground terrain - and viola! Le Swamp!

Here are the first of many pieces I hope to get done for this project - all the scenic pieces have to fit on old CD's and be made out of readily appropriated materials; again this has mostly to do with indolence and financial challenge...

 Most of the colour scheme was inspired by a recent trip to Nelson.

 I'll have to do a photo shoot with my recently painted Jabberwockey soon. I like him.

 'We're lost, aren't we?... Walnuts make interesting rocks. I used them because when you can't afford to do it right, you should do it interesting.

 'I claim this land for Spain!'

 I find the best way to simulate trees is to use wood...

 And can anyone name the region of the Empire that this wandering lout hails from (or his shield at least...)

 Big impressive tussock things courtesy of my wife's ingenuity. She's very good at this sort of thing.

 So there we have it, seven done and many to go. I thought I might stop when the entire board is covered evenly with terrain. Then again I could just paint up another board...

 Speaking of the board. Don't ask me why there is a compass set on my floor. IDK.


More Hybrid thrills and spills soon.

Ace