Now that the first piece of terrain for the WWII miniature game Flames of War has been completed, namely a tower from an old medieval town wall, construction could begin on the building the houses in the town behind the walls.
I have always enjoyed playing miniature wargames, from Epic Space Marine over Warhammer 40K to Warhammer Panzer Battles. So, ever since Flames of War came out, I wanted to try it. A friend and I have been planning on playing for some years now, and most of the miniatures are now bought.
But while we wait for our armies to be completed, I began to build the first piece of terrain for our games. Continue reading »
Some people are able to choose a scale for modelling, and stick to that scale year after year, continually exploring the possibilities.
Other people, like me, fall madly in love with a single scale for a while, and can’t bear the sight of any other modelling scales. This change between scales periods can be quite fruitful, since different scales allow for different types of models in a reasonable space.
Continued from Castle Diorama VII – Grass, Moss and Ballast…
One of the last major remaining parts to be completed in my Castle Diorama was the half-timbered house in the courtyard.
It was the largest scratch-built house I’ve ever build and it took quite a while to complete from balsa wood, cork, plaster and various wooden strips, but today I finally finished it. 
Model kits of European buildings in O scale are unfortunately rather rare. But it seems like there is light in the horizon as more and more manufacturers begin to produce models for this scale.
The small railroad depot above is a brand new model kit from the German company Busch. I bought the kit for the halt on my Castle Diorama instead of scratchbuilding a building of some sort.
Continued from Castle Diorama IV: Timberwork and Stone Walls…
Inspired by my new book, the construction of the Castle Diorama continues.
Another inspiration was the news of a diorama contest in the town of Køge in eastern Denmark in April next year. I participated in a similar contest a year and a half ago with a city diorama in H0 scale and was fortunate to receive second place. So I am really looking forward to the next contest and see how my new diorama in O scale will be received.
While building my castle diorama, I have given a lot of thought to how to paint the fieldstone walls. Most people paint thm some sort of grey, but that seems a bit dull to me.
Inspired by the great book Capturing Clervaux, I thought about plastering the walls and trying to simulate an old and worn wall, where the fieldstone shows through the plaster here and there. But instead of experimenting on my growing castle, I decided to make a small fieldstone wall to experiment on.
Continued from Castle Diorama III: Dungeon Interior…
Now that the dungeon below the castle is finished, I have worked a while on the castle itself, a half-timbered building in the courtyard and on the rails below.
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