Tony Harwood - The Napoleonic Wars

WARGAMES TERRAIN & BUILDINGS

THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

WARGAMES TERRAIN & BUILDINGS

TONY HARWOOD

First published in Great Britain in 2019 by

Pen & Sword Military

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Copyright Tony Harwood 2019

ISBN 978 1 52671 639 2

eISBN 978 1 52671 641 5

Mobi ISBN 978 1 52671 640 8

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I have been building models since I was a teenager, starting with pocket-money Airfix construction kits bought from my local Woolworths, building them in minutes then destroying them in mock battles with my airgun or fireworks. As time went on, I was introduced to both Dungeons & Dragons and painting 54mm historical miniatures, producing a hobby that has became a life-long obsession. I believe that this was, in part, due to a father and grandfather who were model makers. Dad built flying scale balsa wood aircraft and also enjoyed the very intricate hobby of putting ships in bottles, and my grandfather had a huge model railway layout in his back bedrooma layout that I was allowed to both operate and work on.

Much later, as the years passed and I found myself with a growing family, I once again dabbled with both building plastic kits and constructing my own model railway layouts, but I found that it was the scratch-building of individual models and, in particular, the terrain or buildings, that gave me the greatest satisfaction. Fast forward and early retirement meant that I was able to spend much more time on my modelling hobby, producing models for myself as well as masters for commercial companies which have then been moulded and cast in resin.

I have been lucky enough to be published in traditional paper or print magazines as well as internet-only magazines, and the comments that I received on my blog led to me self-publishing a number of model-making guides, as well as becoming a regular contributor to the wargames press.

I have always tried to produce models that have both detail and character; in fact I believe that character is the most important criterion, as a model that has character has so much more to offer to both its creator and the viewer. Because of this, I have always tried to push myself when producing models for books or magazine articles and I believe that it was this drive and attention to detail that led to this (and hopefully further) publication various themed books on building wargame terrain. It is my hope that I will be able to show some of the many techniques that I use to produce my own wargame terrain, and maybe inspire others to try to produce their own models.

In the past, I would have described myself as a gamer/figure painter. Today, this has changed to being a terrain builder first, a figure painter second and a gamer third. I dont regret this: in fact, I believe that making terrain and structures is now my main (and time consuming) hobby. Whether you are looking to start building your own wargame terrain as an add-on to your gaming hobby, just looking for a good read or, like me, you end up building and building and building terrain until your attic has no more room to spare, I hope that you enjoy seeing how I create my wargame terrain.

In this book I will try to include detailed, step-by-step images and text, so that anyone trying to copy the examples shown can build their own models. If you want to tailor the techniques to your own particular stylegreat. In fact, as you will read, I encourage this.

The techniques used are not new; I have picked them up from others, either by reading about them or asking questions. In fact, I would like to say now that I have had many a fine hour (even hours) chatting away with like-minded individuals who have been only too willing to pass on their knowledge about how to build models, or what materials or tricks they use. In this book, it is my intention to include these hints and tips and pass them on to others who might like to build their own scenery or terrain. Similarly, the materials I use will also be included, and in many cases I will also pass on my money-saving tips of how I can usually build my terrain for mere pennies, using scrap material or ex-advertising material given to me free of charge.

My goal is to build models in a wide range of different scales and materials for various theatres of the Napoleonic Wars. These buildings, although themed to the Napoleonic era, should be of use to gamers and modellers who are looking to produce terrain for other time periods or genres. I am confident that the techniques will allow readers to scratch-build or modify existing kits to any time period or style they want.

It is my intention to include in each tutorial certain key steps: the inspiration for the particular model; the construction; the detailing; the painting and any specific notes or subject matter that I found particularly difficult or unusual.

Finally, I consider myself an average figure painter, but a good terrain painter; it is something about the scale and presence that makes it so much easier for me to paint terrain. I have dabbled with many different painting techniques or styles and, in truth, I am still experimentingsometimes these experiments dont quite work out as planned, but I treat every mishap as a learning experience. The book will detail the painting steps in just as much detail as the construction steps in the hope that, once again, I can pass on as many hints as possible.

I hope you enjoy it.

Tony Harwood, January 2019

I tend to use whatever paint I have to hand: artists tube acrylic, craft paints, students acrylic, Games Workshops Citadel paints (old and new pots), Vallejo and so oneven household emulsion! Throughout this book, I will try to detail the exact paint brand and name, but where this is not possible, I will always revert back to either Vallejo Game Color or Vallejo Model Color. Hopefully, the images will be a guide.