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PM zabarr
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6mm dirt roads
zabarr
28th Jan 2018 04:58:33

I’m in the process of building my first 6mm table to go with my kickass baccus crusades dudes. Anyone have any recommendations for semi-arid/desert roads? Thanks in advance.

 


Email dourpuritan PM dourpuritan
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dourpuritan
28th Jan 2018 11:13:56

Yes, try Fat Frank's ebay store. He currently has flexible 6mm/10mm desert roads for a very reasonable price.

www.stores.ebay.co.uk


A little goes a long way

PM jon1066
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6mm dirt roads
jon1066
12th Feb 2018 01:00:03

Get a sheet of greaseproof paper and a tube of decorators caulk in brown.  Squirt a bead of the caulk in a long line on the sheet of paper.  Flatten it with your moistened finger then scuff up the surface with a suitable impliment (I used a frayed snapped end of a cocktail stick).  You can scatter a bit of fine sand on it at this stage for some added texture.

When it is dry you can peel it off the paper and drybrush it suitable colours.  From a single tube you should be able to make more than enough roads.

 


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dourpuritan
12th Feb 2018 06:51:18

Those roads look very good.


A little goes a long way

Email LEmpereur PM LEmpereur
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LEmpereur
13th Feb 2018 08:21:27

Yes they look very good !

Is it possible to see more from this terrain ?


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PM Battle Brush Sigur
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Battle Brush Sigur
14th Feb 2018 03:22:52

As fate would have it I also just made a bunch of roads (and in the same way as jon1066 did):
 

 

https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/5a843e70f1a93_village2.jpg.44b790f7a8df8ebbd0131fb9882a42a9.jpg

 

https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/villahge.jpg.4969f7ae5e223a128fd8ad719d0a9168.jpg

 

The process itself is very simple. Here's a simple tutorial:

https://www.6mmacw.com/roads-and-rivers.html

...ooor of course just buy the fine roads sold on the Baccus website. :)

 

 

edit: yikes, this forum squeezes photos to fit. :D I added links to the regular-sized photos.


Email LEmpereur PM LEmpereur
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LEmpereur
15th Feb 2018 10:53:14

Jon1066, thanks for the tips !

Thanks Battle Brush Sigur, We spend one hour on your website !

And it is was a real pleasure !
On the two pictures above, is it an already made terrain for only one battle or it is modular ?


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Battle Brush Sigur
15th Feb 2018 12:40:02

Thanks, my actual website of course is http://www.battlebrushstudios.com/ ;-)

The setup is basically just a GW grass mat, caulk roads, felt fields, some single-based trees and more dense forests made from foliage, corrugated cardboard and toothpics.

 

Here's a full overview of the table without photoshop tricks: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_02/noshoop.jpg.9eff18111f1136a50792af7816c93751.jpg

 


PM 6mmwargaming
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6mm dirt roads
6mmwargaming
6th Mar 2018 05:53:18

Yes make your own roads. Its easy and cheap! Heres my tutorial

http://6mm.wargaming.info/tutorials1.shtml

 

 


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LEmpereur
6th Mar 2018 06:25:39

Thanks for your Asphalt roads tutorial !

It will be very usefull for Our Tean Yankee 6mm Imperial Project !


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