I’ve really fallen in love with 6mm wargaming since my recent return to the hobby. It’s a scale that offers so much potential for creating huge sweeping battles. The sort of which I could only dream of hosting on a 28mm level. Recently, I’ve spent a bit of time building out my 6mm terrain collection. Here’s the lowdown so far.
The first thing I did was to buy a handful of buildings from Total Battle Miniatures. I’m mainly interested in playing the medieval/fantasy genre, and these are some great little sculpts. They were a lot of fun to paint, too.
When it comes to scenery, I tend to buy more stuff than I make. That said, I had a go at making my own trees to add to my 6mm terrain collection. Here are the cones I picked up during a walk in the woods.
Here, the woodlands start to take shape, based on blobs of Fimo Clay. Check out my full post on making the trees.
I must’ve started to feel adventurous with the Fimo Clay, and made another 6mm terrain piece. This time I simply pushed some tiny stones into a larger blob of the stuff. I thought this would make for a useful defence on the battlefield.
I decided to call it Broken Tooth Mound. It just needed a coating of sand and some paint.
I gradually worked through the painting of the buildings, and my 6mm terrain village started to take shape.
I mainly used a mixture of Citadel contrast paints and drybrushing on the buildings. My painting is still at a very low level, but I’m always trying to practice and improve.
6mm Terrain: Next Steps
I’m pleased with how things are looking so far. I haven’t managed a game with it all yet, but I’m probably going to hang back a bit on that front. I’ve placed an order with Baccus for some roads, bridges, and rivers. Due to the current climate it might be a few weeks before they arrive (not that I’m lacking in anything to be getting on with). Once they’re painted up and added to my 6mm terrain collection, I’ll be raring to go!
Anyway, hope that was an interesting tour around my fledgling settlement. If you enjoy the posts here I’m always hugely grateful for them being shared with others you think might like them.
And next up, don’t forget to check out the post on putting my 6mm trees together!