Coastal Terrain

Making Good Use of the Things That We Find

 

The missus ordered a flat pack cabinet thingy recently and it came with so much polystyrene packaging that I felt compelled to try and make use of some of it. These modular terrain pieces were a bit of a learning experience and are not what you'd call durable, but given that they only a took a weekend to make, including drying time, and cost virtually nothing, I don't much care if they fall to bits in a few months time.

Doing these spurred me on to finish up some of the Brigade Models buildings that I've had sitting around for a while. They're about 1/1000 scale but mostly seem to look fine when placed against 1/2400 ships.

All the sections laid out.

A Spanish squadron of galleys and galleons raids the English coast.

The Henry Grace a Dieu leading a small English squardon with St Mawes castle in the background.

Tudor village.

Southsea Castle. Yes, it is facing the wrong way. Oops.

17th/18th century star fort.

Busy shipping lanes! Late 19th Century merchant ships.

An 1870s large merchant steamer near rocky shoals. The lighthouse is by Figurehead and is true 1/2400.

19th Century (specifically ACW) gun batteries in earthworks on a headland. The batteries are Tumbling Dice 1/2400. I did these ages ago and based them on 2mm MDF, so they look a bit clunky. I may get some more at some point and base them on plastic card so they sit better.

At a pinch, if you squint a bit, the island pieces work ok as Pacific islands in 1/6000.

Sir Monty Drake, on seeing the Spanish fleet approaching, decides there is plenty of time to finish his game of bowls. And maybe have a bit of a nap.