Check out my new tutorial in Wargames Illustrated issue 305.  In this tutorial I teach you how to make your own Leonardo Da Vinci Tank.

Templates for the tank can be downloaded here.

Learn how to make snowy terrain perfect for Everblight.

http://www.hobbyworld-e.com/GAMEFORCES/numero_23_ESPANOL.html

If you are interested in building some Iron Kingdoms scenery, check out my tutorial in the latest issue of the Ancible.

Free to download

This tutorial shows you how to make a 4X4 swamp board. Download issue 8 of the Ancible here.

This tutorial was originally published in No Quarter Magazine.
If you don’t have a copy, the article is now on the Terrainthralls site
CRYX BUILDINGS

My latest tutorial is now out in NO Quarter issue 34.
It shows you how to build four basic Iosian pieces for your gaming table.

My latest tutorial is now available in issue no.7 of Irregular Magazine. It is available for free download.

Irregular Magazine Issue 7 Download

This terrain tutorial originally appeared in No Quarter Magazine.

If you didn’t get a chance to grab a copy you can read it on the Terrainthralls website.

Link

Troll Kriel Shrine

By Pat Ohta

This tutorial was originally published in No Quarter issue 21 featuring Dr. Twitch.

A massive obelisk of carven stone rises from the rocky ground and dominates the surrounding landscape. The low guttural voices of stone scribes fill the air, causing it to buzz and hum with ancient power. A massive troll emerges from the darkness into the flickering torchlight that illuminates the sacred site, hauling an enormous stone carved with runes that flicker and pulse. The troll gingerly and lovingly places the stone within an alcove at the base of the obelisk, and the runes burst to life in a frenzy of light as the power of Dhunia courses into the krielstone.

The Stone Base

Step 1.
The stone tile base is comprised of two pieces. Start by making the bottom tier. Cut two 9”X9” pieces of ¼”foam core. Glue these two pieces together.

Step 2.
Cut out 2 6”X6” pieces of ¼” foam core, and glue together. This will be the top tier.

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Table Top World Abandoned Factory

http://www.tabletop-world.com/

The Abandoned factory is a fantastic 15 piece polyurethane resin kit from Table Top World. The building is very realistic looking and has tons of character. The casting quality is very good, and the molds have captured the tiniest details. The wood grain and stone texture are very pronounced. Normally, I would expect to find some air bubbles where the rivets are, but on my piece there was none.

The first thing to catch my eye was the stonework. The lads at Table Top World build the master model stone by stone, and bypassed the easy route of using textured plastic sheets. There are even missing bricks and sagging sections along the walls, which really show the building’s age.

There was very minimal cleaning required, and all the pieces dry fit perfectly. After a quick wash, I let the pieces dry over night.
The building goes together very logically. There are clear demarcation lines for the ramp and smoke stack, and the pipes connect to the flange parts on the wall and boilers.

The kit gives you two options to attach to the pulley. You can either attach the bucket or the basket of ore. I opted for the bucket and drilled two holes to insert a piece of wire. Then I connected it to the pulley system.

The completed building measures approximately 8” X 6” X 8”. I should also mention, the windows of the building are filled in and can be painted to look like glass or left black. I used a rotary tool to remove the glass so I could light up the building. This building was fun to build and to paint. If you are a terrain collector like me I would highly recommend picking up one of these.