Low Level Hell - Scenery
Whole village scene

I needed to make some native Vietnamese buildings for the game. A Club member had some scratch built ones which were quite nice - if a little small - but he'd bought them rather than made them and so, as we needed more, I thought I might try making some.

Not being a glutton for punishment, I did initially try to buy some 'off the shelf': I looked at resin items from commercial sources but what we saw (to be frank) looked fairly awful. So, as the other people contributing to the game were all painting aircraft and a silly number of helicopters as fast as their little brushes would work, I came to the conclusion that scratch building might be the only sensible route to take...

This article was originally published in the magazine Miniature Wargaming. This site allows me to use more pictures and close ups that space in the printed magazine precluded. For the rest of this article as a pdf document, click here

John Treadaway

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A plank flooring sheet raised above the styrene base on piles made from skewers The walls are in place and the basic 1.5mm styrene roof has been formed, ready to take its thatch or corrugated iron covering Building with a thatched main section and a corrugated iron 'wing' under construction - note the metal crosshatched foil on the walls Building with a thatched main section and a corrugated iron 'wing' under construction - note the metal crosshatched foil on the walls Gun tower with corrugated iron roof building and thatched roof building in background
Thatched roof building with corrugated iron roof building in background with gun tower Thatched roof building with PT76. Vehicle by Skytrex (painted by Kevin Dallimore), crew and VC painted by Mick Penver & Graham Green Whole village scene Figures by FAA, painted by Graham Green
Building with a corrugated iron roof and gun platform - note hole in roof Figures by FAA, painted by Graham Green Figures by FAA, painted by Graham Green Figures by FAA, painted by Graham Green Close up of Gun tower with corrugated iron roof
Close up of basic building platform and supports Close up of basic platform for gun tower Close up of unpainted hooch with corrugated iron roof Close up of hooch with corrugated iron roof
Close up of unpainted hooch with corrugated iron and thatched roof and showing foil "woven" wall coverings The building section, left, when painted Close up of unpainted hooch with corrugated iron and thatched roof and showing foil "woven" window blinds over planked walls The building section, left, when painted  


And some shots of real buildings, taken by Mick Penver around three or four years ago. These helped with the look of the models a great deal

Really useful shot - Click to enlarge Same shot as left but concentrating on the building - Click to enlarge Same shot as left but concentrating on the left end of the building - Click to enlarge Same shot as left but concentrating on the right end of the building - Click to enlarge Hooch end - click to enlarge
Click to enlarge Another really useful shot - Click to enlarge Same shot as left but concentrating on the building - Click to enlarge Same shot as left but even closer - note the ragged woven material - Click to enlarge
Another really useful shot - Click to enlarge Same shot as left but concentrating on the buildings - Click to enlarge     Same shot as above but concentrating on the walls and underfloor area - Click to enlarge
       
         



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