A generic battery emplacement for large artillery suitable for world war 2 or moderns. Left rather plain so the end user can decorate and furnish as desired. Suitable for temperate, desert or snowy landscapes.
Has 4 large pits with an internal diameter of 25mm. 5 smaller pits with a diameter of 12mm which can be used for dice, AA guns or ammunition storage.
Made from a single piece of resin. Approx 210mm long, 150mm wide.
Supplied unpainted. Cast to order which delays dispatch time(about 1 week if busy). Note the image marked prototype is slightly different than the sold product but more or less the same.
Battery Field Fortification Suggested Instructions:
This model has been designed to not require flocking and comes with a textured surface which lends itself very well to dry brushing. The use of adhesives and glues over a large area, for example flocking, is not recommended and my cause lifting of the corners. The following are suggested methods:
Preparation:
It is recommended you undercoat the whole piece with an automotive aersol primer, grey works best. The following colour guides use Vallejo acrylic paint.
Details:
All flooring should be painted a timber colour such as yellow ochre, horrizontal shuttering should be painted a very dark grey such as German grey. Sandbags can be painted bone white. Then give all of these pieces a brown wash liberally.
For temperate:
Paint the ground burnt umber, then dry-brush either desert yellow or green-brown. Finally dry-brush lightly with dark flesh, also apply this to the interiors as transferred mud. Apply a matte aerosol varnish at this stage for further durability.
Water down PVA 1:1 with water by volume and apply to the earth and apply static grass as desired. Further garnish with tufts and or clump foliage.
For desert:
Paint your desired desert colour. Apply a matte aerosol varnish at this stage for further durability. Add clump foliage and or tufts and or very small stones.
For Winter:
Paint the earthen areas white. Winter (white) or dead (straw coloured) static grass can be added here using the method above. Apply a matte aerosol varnish at this stage for further durability. Add dead foliage and or tufts and dry brush them white. A white aerosol can be sprayed sparing from above to create a snow effect but remember, a little is a lot!
