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Tuesday 20 February 2024

Osgiliath - the building of, Lord of the Rings

 Here is my "how to, in a month" from starting to build to 99% completed. DSC04575

In January 2024, a Pal and I organised a large Pelennor Fields battle which took five players at my local club in Wales The Carmarthen Old Guard, based in Five Roads, near Llanelli. 

Link: (1) Carmarthen Old Guard (C.O.G) Official Page | Facebook

Down the pub after the game, Dan mentioned he had a couple of the Osgiliath buildings and what a great game that would be fighting over the ruins. I said OK. I have some buildings half built, let's do it in February and we got cracking. 

I had made two buildings which I purchased from ebay and another club member kindly donated four more unmade ones. I had a couple of Age of Sigmar ruins and I bought some extra bits from ebay:

Jawar3d | eBay Stores

First Job was wash all the buildings in soapy water, then undercoat an Earth Brown Aerosol, then paint all the woodwork and floors a medium grey. I use emulsion paints when painting scenery, as it is more hard wearing than model paints and does not require varnishing.IMG_0027

 I also dabbed large areas of the grey on the walls, to give depth when dry brushed. here you can see the grey "bleed  through" the white.

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After the white dry brush, they all got based on 4mm plastic. IMG_0036

Next job, PVA (straight) and glue wallpaper (floor slates), super glue any big bricks, used old 20mm plastic bases for pavement slabs (snipped and scored for damage)IMG_0044 

Then PVA 50/50 water mix then on with the builders Sand 

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Some of the pieces needed ramparts, so coffee stirrers and some left over plaster bricks were on the agenda, then a coat of watered down Chocolate brown emulsion (avoid painting the wallpaper floors), when dried overnight, dry brushed white & greys.

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Then flocked with an Ochre flock and dead vegetation tufts and all ready to go
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Game pictures to follow!