Mountain Village Guide in 2 Parts

Thatching Made Simple

and some Corrugated Tin
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This quick paint and terrain guide
aims to show how a few simple
techniques and materials can create a
really immersive piece of terrain. In
fact a small diorama that can be used
for gaming or just look nice on the
shelf.

Thatch is a common roofing material

that is used all over the world. It's
an unavoidable type of roofing if the
gamer is aiming for a specific
regional or era look for the table.
As this is the case then why make it
more difficult and time consuming
than it needs to be? The same can be
said for corrugated tin roofs. These
are all over the place too, most often
repairing or replacing thatch.

Scouring Around
I've found the easiest route to get an
effective finish is often the one of
least resistance. After looking round
at what is available the most
convincing and simplest material I
found for thatching is the humble
scouring pad. The same for corrugated
roofing - simple craft card. First
simple step - cut to size and glue to
the roof. Super Glue - It takes
Minutes and no waiting around.

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 Spray Paint - Up and Close
Once the glue has dried, get your base
colour down. Use a colour that gives a
base depending on the age of the thatch.
If its new thatch, use a dark earth, for
something a few years old use a black
or dark brown. When a thatch is old it
often takes on a silver grey colour so
a dark to mid grey gives a good base.

When I say up and close, I mean close

at most 5cm away from the scourer.
This will soak the paint in all the
way, quickly. Leave it to dry in a well
ventilated place.

Corrugated Repairs
Corrugated craft card is a 'most excellent'
raw material. It's great for roofs and
walls. It comes with a flat backing that
can be peeled off. This means that you can
glue it down onto flat surfaces and, by
removing the backing, overlap sheets to get
a 'real' effect. When using it as a 'repair'
over lap the thatch, bend, crease and dent
it a little. Use a finger nail or brush
handle tip. Think where nails would be and
where the under-frame may affect it.
Spray the whole roof in one go.

Dry Brushing.
There's no getting away
from it. Remember not
all thatching is the
same. As said above the
colour changes with age
and weather conditions.
If the thatch is in a
wooded area it will get
covered in moss.

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I use 3 colours for my
thatches, a base of dark
earth followed by an
ochre or beige. Brush
them on lightly so that
the thatch texture is
not blocked. Make it
patchy and blend it in.
I finish with an over
brush on a light grey.
It blends the base coats
in and gives an aged
silver look to the
finished roof.

Ready for Rust.

As said before the craft card is great for walls as
well as roofs. I use a grey base coat for tin sheet.
It represents the galvanised coating which is matt
when new.

For this build I wanted some panels to have been

scavenged so I rough painted a base green.

I use 3 shades of 'Rail Match' rust

paint. Start dark to light (Brake
Dust). Take a look at some rusty
corrugated panels first. They are
patchy and most often the rust is on
the ridges and only starts to get
into the troughs towards the bottom.
For really deep rust I use 'Dirty
Down' Rust Effect or a Sepia wash.

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 A Little Dusting.

Once the rust and thatch is dry I go

over with a light dry brush of a
'bone' colour. It’s that blending
effect again.

Matt coat the whole building. This

may affect the 'Dirty Down Rust
Effect'. If it does, re-apply it and
feather it in. I also add a little
the rust weathering powder after
matt sealing.

Equipment and Materials Used.

Spray Paints Rail Match Paints

Car Primer - Matt Black Authentic Colour (2405) Dark Rust

Humbrol Acrylic Spray - Sea Grey 27 Authentic Colour (2404) Light Rust

Acrylic Paints Authentic Colour (2416) Brake Dust

Ravell (Matt) (361-86) Khakibraun - Olive Brown Extras

Ravell (Matt) (361-89) Beige - Beige (Yep...) Dirty Down - Rust Effect (dirtydown.co.uk)

Ravell (Matt) (361-76) Hellgrau -Light Grey Humbrol Weathering Powder - Rust 12605 (AV0008)

Citadel Layer - Ushtabi Bone Roofing

Ink Washes Kitchen Scouring Pads and Corrugated Craft Card

Citadel Shade - Seraphim Sepia (Matt)

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