Till we Wheat Again - Fields for Wargaming

Having just completed my hedgerows I decided that a few fields would be nice on my table.

The following is a quick snapshot of how mine were constructed.

Secure one coir doorstep mat - mine was sourced from B&Q for a fiver.  

Mark up the mat with the shape of the fields on the underside of the mat.  

Using a sharp blade cut out the fields and an inside square.

Glue the field perimeter to a hardboard base.  

Once dry, coat the base in PVA and add sand, grit and ballast. Texture to taste. Allow to dry. 

Then paint base - mine painted with acrylic raw umber. Allow to dry.

Once dry dry brush soil with lighter browns.Add static grass. Sorry no photo here.



It speeds up the process if you make more than one at a time. I made four. Here are the other three.

Set out for games.


With Hedges.

Note the Inner cutout can be used to fill the field or removed to allow troop deployment. The gap around the perimeter allows troops to defend hedgerows etc.

By not having fixed hedges on the field base I can now cater for a range of different perimeters.

With Fences.

or with walls

Total Cost about a tenner in wood, paint, glue, and mat. Time to construct circa three hours (excluding drying time)

Job done

If you were interested in this build you might be interested in one of my previous terrain builds...

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