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Fences are the quickest terrain you will ever build, and they make a huge difference to a table. A few lengths of wooden fence turn an empty field into a farm and give your models cover to fight over. This guide makes a set of rustic fence sections in an evening.
What You Need
- Coffee stirrers, lolly sticks or thin balsa strips
- Cocktail sticks or thin dowel for posts
- Thin MDF, plasticard or thick card for bases
- PVA glue and a craft knife
- Sand, static grass and tufts for the bases
Sizes
- Sections: about 100mm long, so they are easy to place and store
- Height: about 20 to 25mm, low enough to fight over
- Base: about 15mm wide, with the edges sanded at an angle
Step by Step
- Cut the bases and bevel the edges so they sit flat on the table.
- Make the posts. Cut cocktail sticks to about 28mm and push or glue them into the base, about 45 to 50mm apart.
- Add the rails. Split coffee stirrers lengthwise for thinner rails and glue two or three across the posts. Let some rails sag or snap off for a worn look.
- Add texture. Score the wood with the knife, then brush PVA on the base and add sand.
- Make a gate section the same way, with a diagonal brace across the middle.
Painting
- Prime brown or black.
- Paint the wood a dark brown, then drybrush a lighter brown and finally a light grey to look weathered.
- Paint the base to match your other terrain and models, then add static grass and a few tufts around the posts.
Our drybrushing guide and basing guide cover both steps in detail.
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Add a Rohan cottage and you have a farmstead ready for battle.