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WN 17 Strongpoint Hillman - sword beach.
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A scratch built piece for my D Day games in 20mm.


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A few more piccies of the refight also featuring Morris battery on D Day.


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wow, looks very impressive
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Cheers mate. Its this strongpoint that gave the British 3rd Inf Div such a hard time on D Day. I visit it every time I run a battlefield tour to Normandy. They are uncovering more and more of what was buried after the war.
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How do you texture your boards Jon - do you use Artex or anything like that?
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Tile grout and sawdust mate. Be happy to show you. The best feature of my boards is that they are integral - either 2 X 2 or 4 X 4. Very flexible. Best bit is that each side of each tile is routed so that with a wooden biscuit the sections lock together and then lay flat and tight to each other.
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(25-06-2014, 11:27 PM)DAGGER Wrote: Tile grout and sawdust mate. Be happy to show you.

Cheers Jon, I saw mention of tile grout elsewhere - presumably that can be almost painted on with a brush? I'm just after a way to add a bit of minor "undulation" to the terrain before applying sand, flock, etc.
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You can paint on after but I believe its better to mix in with paint so if any part chips it shows the same colour. Get the dark grout in any case. It is really tough though.
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Is the grout the right sort of consistency to be applied with a brush, or does it need to be applied with a spreader or something similar? Been a while since I did any tiling Smile
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(26-06-2014, 04:02 PM)Stuart Wrote: Is the grout the right sort of consistency to be applied with a brush, or does it need to be applied with a spreader or something similar? Been a while since I did any tiling Smile

I've got some dark grout you can have Stu. You normally use a spreader... But can't see it makes any odds. Spread first, then use damp brush to finish... I also have a load of sawdust... Got some big enough paint pots I got for terrain you can mix in too... I can drop round if you like?

The boards I have done I have used all in one plaster and mixed in builders white glue to bind it, let go off then can use a cocktail stick to draw pavement slabs n stuff. Then damp brush to tidy up.
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