A Word on Terrain

It takes me a long time to collect an army, seeing as IG is one of the most expensive armies. So when I get that hankerin' for some creativity, I can't use it on models, so I use it on terrain. I have a wide range of terrain, from a small city, to a swamp complete with duckboards to act as difficult and dangerous terrain for anyone with the balls to cross it.

Naturally with so many pieces of terrain, I have developed my own style of making terrain. When it comes to making terrain make sure you have a lot of time on your hands, perfect for over the summer, or a sick day when nothing is on T.V. As far as materials go, I say the cheaper the better, you can go into walmart and buy everything you need for a dozen terrain projects for under $10. For all you experienced painters who say Applebarrel makes for lame paints, that's what I am looking for actually, my favorite warzone was WWI with muddy barren fields, and mass infantry charges, so any dullness to the paint is just some added flavor.

The one thing I run the most out of, is definitely PVA glue, its the one thing (other than probably a knife) that is involved in every single terrain project. So stock up on plenty of glue.

The thing I probably find the hardest when it comes to making the terrain look good, is to get a consistent color, if you want your terrain to look good, make sure it all matches, I find a twoparts mix of brown with a one parts green make for a dark muddy brown.

Also probably the coolest out of the box idea with terrain I know comes from a buddy of mine; basically you buy the stuff that is in diapers, its a white small foamlike substance, and when you add water to that, it swells up, and becomes cold, and within 24 hours it shrinks back down, and is reusable. Well, if you have a mind for terrain, your thinking, modular snow! that's right. Want a snow map today? just add some water to your instant snow, and presto snow, just sprinkle it on where you want it. Don't want a snow map today? easy, just wipe it off your board and back into the tub. Could it get any easier?

Here's a link to the instant snow:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder10/79ea