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SCENERY

Although you can buy ready-made scenery, why not try making your own? Many of the tools you need to get started are the same as those used for painting and modelling, and much of the material can be found around your home or bought quite cheaply from a DIY superstore. Plus, if you make your own scenery you can design it to fit in with your own battlefields and armies.

BEGINNER'S GUIDE
If you've never made any scenery before, please have a look through this on-line guide which guides your through your first scenery making projects. Find out what equipment you need, and how to assemble the sort of models you get in our big boxed games like Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000.

WHAT TOOLS YOU NEED

You don't need a lot of tools for scenery making. In fact, you'll probably find you have many of them already, especially if you do modelling.

To see a rundown of tools, follow this link

WHAT MATERIALS YOU NEED

The sky's the limit when it comes to making scenery, but we've tried to put together a lits of the items we find most useful. Follow this link to find out more

WHERE TO WORK

You will need a table, positioned somewhere the lighting is good, like a kitchen table next to a window. More

SCENERY MAKING PROJECTS
WARHAMMER WARHAMMER 40,000 OTHER GAMES

Making Trees (PDF)
Making Walls
Making Hedges
Lizardman Terrain (PDF)

 Gun Emplacement

Making Warmaster Terrain (PDF)
Warmaster Scenery (Hills, Burial mound & Stone circle)

ADDITIONAL HELP AND ADVICE

If you want some help with any of these projects, or just want to find out more, here are some suggestions:

  • Visit a GW store. All our staff are keen hobbyists themselves, so if want some advice, just ask - they'll be pleased to help.
  • Read Books and Magazines. Our hobby magazine White Dwarf contains plenty of articles about modelling and scenery making, as well as photos of wonderful models to inspire you. We'd also like like to recommend our book How to Make Wargames Terrain, which contains lots of scenery-making ideas for Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000.
  • Visit a Club. Where you'll meet other gamers who will be only too happy to give you the benefit of their advice.
  • Check this website as we'll be publishing all sorts of helpful hints and tips, as well as a large selection of modelling projects.