Anglo-Saxon Houses

 Finished 4 Anglo-Saxon houses that I 3d Printed over 2 years ago. I believe they are all from https://www.3dprintterrain.de/collections/medieval. I wanted them to be a bit colorful instead of all the same boring shade so they are a bit more vibrant then might be historically accurate. Still they will look good on the table and hopefully wont get burnt down to often. 

 

Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118

For the upcoming 750pt Combat Patrol, Bolt Action Tournament I have painted up a force of using the German Anti-Partisan Eastern Front list. They will represent a platoon from the Schuzmannschaft Battalion 118 which was a Schutzmannschaft auxiliary police battalion (Schuma). The core of the Schutzmannschaft battalion 118 consisted of Ukrainian nationalists from Bukovina in Western Ukraine. While an auxiliary police force would most likely never be equipped with SdKfz 222 armored cars or 251/1 half-tracks, I figured for the purposes of a propaganda film they might temporarily be. As such I have included a videographer to film Battalion 118 in action to show how well equipped even the auxiliary police are and that the Communists Partisans have no chance. 

Additionally I build a 2x2 display board specifically for this Tournament and modeled it to look like it could be anywhere in the Ukraine countryside.

Platoon Roster:

Command

   -Second Lieutenant + 1 infantry

1st Infantry Squad

   -NCO w/ submachine gun

   -6 infantry w/ rifles

   -1 infantry w/ light machine gun

2nd Infantry Squad

   -NCO w/ submachine gun

   -5 infantry w/ rifles

   -1 infantry w/ light machine gun

3rd Infantry Squad

   -NCO w/ submachine gun

   -5 infantry w/ rifles

   -1 infantry w/ light machine gun

1 SdKfz 222 Light Armroured Car

3x SdKfz 251/1 half-tracks

1 Kubelwagen

Display Board pt5

 All the flocking is dry and complete and I have set up all the initial terrain I plan to use for the display. I'm still waiting on the water effects to arrive so I can add some in the ruts. I also need to add some glue to the thatched roof to get it to lay down. Initially I'll use it to display my Bolt Action German force in a tournament next month. I'm hoping to win best themed. I have left the buildings and other terrain elements removable so that I can customize it for skirmish games. Replacing the buildings with some half timber framed Saxon ones would make it work perfect for a skirmish battle. Could use it with Fistful of Lead rules Might and Melee set in early to mid medieval. I could put trees over the area were the log piles are to make the edge of a forest and run an ambush scenario. 

Overall I am very happy with this. I learned a good deal and think I could make more tiles that go together. I didnt make this specific one with that though in mind so it might be hard to integrate it into others but it served as a good proof of concept. 

Display Board pt4

Today I got the flocking done on my display/skirmish board. I used Army Painter flock and Huge Miniatures static grass and flowers. Glue is still drying in these photos so you can see it a bit through the flock. Next I'll add some water effects in the ruts. I decided not to flock the smaller fenced area so it could be used for live stock while the larger one will be a garden.

 

Display Board pt3

 For the texture I added sand over the entire board though I used a coarser grit for the "wild" areas and a fine grit for the road and yards. I imagine the difference being the pulverized sediment from traffic, both foot and vehicle. 

Once the glue had dried I painted over all of it using  craft smart Brown. Then a heavy dry brush of Golden Brown. I went back over the fine grit areas with a final dry brush of Khaki for a more exposed and dry look. 

Next will come the flocking.

Display Board pt2

Next I took a sheet of 1/2 inch foam and cut it to cover everything except the roads, houses, and yards. Then I beveled the edges with my dremel and sanding tool. I wanted the roads to have a sunken and warn look. The house will be left removable for transport, storage, and use in other setups. 

Next I glued on the 3d printed fences where I wanted them to go.

 

Display Board

 I will be playing in my 2nd Bolt Action Tournament this coming March and it will be a 750pt Combat Patrol game. In addition the the lower points cap. All vehicles must be open topped and a 7+ armor or less. I decided to go with a German Anti-Partisan Force themed on the Eastern Front. I'll do a separate post about the force composition but in edition to the 5 vehicles and 29 miniatures I need to paint I have decided to also build a 2 foot by 2 foot display board for them. 

I started with a standard 2in thick 2x2 foam insolation panel from local hardware for the base. I then set out some of my Eastern front 4 Ground buildings from my WW1 collection and some 3d printed terrain. Next I laid out the part of the force I have and played around with the narrative I wanted it to tell. 

When I had a good idea of a vision I removed the miniatures and traced out all the terrain elements to make a template of my idea. I want to display a small cross roads and farm stead where the patrol has stopped and engaged partisans (I plan on make some dead partisan minis). 

The first element I began construct were the ruts in the roads. I wanted these to be cut into the board and to show their heavy use on a dirt road. I used a foam wire cutter to carve them out and then ran some sand paper along the sides.

I made the ruts wider so that when I add dirt and texture they should fill in to the desirable size.