DIY: Making Wargaming Craters That Don’t Suck

April 18, 2012 By 3T Runtherder 13 Comments

Welcome to another DIY installment. For this lesson we’re going to focus on another wargaming staple, the crater. Why craters? Because a lot of the craters out there that I’ve seen could use serious improvement. I know some of you are quite fond of them, but together, we can do better!

We’re going to show how even a simple terrain concept like a crater can be fleshed out and detailed to dramatic results with relatively little effort.

The first step in making realistic, dynamic craters that don’t suck is to decide what kind of craters we want on our table. Craters can be divided into two categories: Artillery/weapon impacts, and naturally occurring craters caused by objects hitting the ground from high altitude.  Lets examine some actual craters before we even get started.

Image courtesy usgs.gov

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DIY: Making Wargaming Hills the 3T-Studios Way!

October 18, 2011 By 3T Runtherder 52 Comments

Welcome to our first step-by-step article that will guide you through making an actual, fully finished piece of terrain in the 3T-Studios style!

For this DIY we’re going to cover the staple of wargaming terrain, the one piece of scenery that you can find on just about any table, anywhere in the world- The hill.

While there is a huge variety of hills that people have made, there is probably one dominant picture that pops into your mind right away when we talk about wargaming hills:
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DIY: Eyeballs

April 12, 2011 By 3T Runtherder 5 Comments

Our next Do-It-Yourself project is another that we’ve received a lot of questions about, our ugly, nasty eyeballs!

The techniques covered here will let you efficiently create convincing looking eyeballs that can make for a creepy, unnerving addition to a model, whether it’s a piece of terrain with a lurking monster, or a vehicle that’s been possessed by some sinister power.

To get started, you will need the following supplies:

  • Modeling putty. 2-part epoxy putties like Green Stuff and Milliput, or polymer clay such as Sculpy.
  • Stiff, thin metal florist wire or similar.
  • Wire cutters.
  • A pin-vice, or equally small drill.
  • Clear, high gloss nail polish.
  • Gloss varnish.
  • Red thread, or a swatch of pure red fabric.
  • Your general selection of acrylic hobby paints, brushes primer and glue.

Of course you will also need a model to attach your eyeballs to. For this project we’ll be preparing eyes as the final step for our waiting Carnivorous Plant monster. [Read more...]

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DIY: Razorwire

April 5, 2011 By 3T Runtherder 13 Comments

Because of popular demand, our first how-to article will describe in detail how we make the razorwire found in many of our terrain pieces.

First, the list of materials you will need:

  • Standard, plastic-coated fiberglass insect-screen, found by the roll at any hardware store. (Or possibly free from the rescreener’s scrap bin in you ask nicely!)
  • Cyanoacrylate glue (Super glue) and preferably an accelerator such as Insta-set.
  • A hobby knife or pair of sharp scissors.
  • Black primer
  • Silver paint
  • a toothpick or small stick
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April 2, 2011 By MisMuse Leave a Comment

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