Campaign Map Part 7

More tiles… so I caved and after a very positive job interview I ordered a few more. I didn’t get the job which is a whole different story, but after that knock back, back to the grind… the inevitable mountains, including 2 river sources, another full forest tile, another moor tile and 3 marsh tiles, including another 2 river sources and a marsh estuary - which is a clue to what else is coming up. 

A little note on the full forest tiles. Probably didn’t need a third, but the tike was very warped and otherwise unusable. I couldn’t bend it, so snapped into three, and re glued them together with the edges flat leaving a peak in the middle, the addition of foam pvc and greenstuff hides the peak and reinforces the join and it’s useable again. 

Everything so far:

The magnetic tokens are also done:

As well as the banners, I’ve made a series of numbered event tokens. These should allow for any rumours/events to be marked. These are just plastic rod nested in plastic tube with an orc skull from the GW Skullz box and some old railway modelling plastic numerals I was glad I remembered I had. They all live in a cheap eBay tin. Magnets!

Sprues

 Well, a job interview in town allowed for a mooch about town. Firstly, thank gods for Mock The Week as I wouldn’t have known WHSmiths has changed its name. TGJones is the name of a shoe shop ffs.

Anyway, thought I’d just check out Wargames Illustrated, see if there was a freebie and instead we have a new GW part work. Skaven warlock and rat ogres, I can find a use for them I think. Certainly at £31 less than the store value for the rat ogres.

Campaign Map Part 6

Next batch - mostly woods. 

And so far:

These group shots are very useful as it gives me a better idea of how it’s coming together. Case in point, I changed two tiles, adding two new river pieces, one as marshland and a fork going in the opposite direction. Much more practical than a hill tile and another walled farm tile. But I’ve got such an itch to do more. I’ve loved this project.

Just a couple of villages to do now. Need to attack the edges with some sandpaper though, some are very snug - looks like there are little knobs from the 3D supports that will need seeing to…

Campaign Map Part 5

 Next batch, marsh, moors and a couple of bits to make up numbers in the batch. Points of interest - my own little Isle of Ely, standing stones, ruins and an isolated moor hall/farm. Last pic is everything so far…

Campaign Map Part 4

 River tiles done. A bit of shine still, and some touch ups needed, but I love how a good matt varnish makes it. The eagle eyed will notice the town has grown a dock area, which should double for river or coast (when that inevitably happens).

Goblins

Oathmark Goblins - a mashup of the Goblin Infantry and the Goblin Slaves sprues. Took an age with the green stuff, but the fur especially came out nicely, but was very laborious, so cloth mantles for the majority.

Five Leagues needs 14 melee, 3 missile and 3 different leader types. I’ve more than enough, in fact enough to run 3x 6 figured infantry units for Dragon Rampant. Job done.

As well as the three leader types (no shields), I had a body left over so went for a shaman type, using bit from the GW skull sprue. Some feathers from the Chaos Death Parrot, but otherwise a few different shades of black.

These two are my favourites… love how they came out.