Collins does the defence of Minas Tirith

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Tart up your presentation for TerrainFest2023!

October 25, 2023

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Tart up your presentation for TerrainFest2023!

Ok, so now you’ve seen a small selection of the ruin in a standard photo light box with a nice clean blue background…

Amazing aren’t they, bloody magnificent! could you do better? bet you couldn’t because these are mine and your vote doesn’t count for how I’ll enjoy my toys lol.

But I hear you… battle reports you all cry out for! and I’ve had all these painted minis for almost a year now and still not played a game so how can I provide you with a battle report?

Easy! by using Jon Hodgson’s backdrops…

and maybe a little imagination….

I bought this book from kickstarter but I’m sure if you visit www.handiwork.games you’ll be able to buy your own copy for currency of the realm. You can even buy a commercial license too.

The rangers scout up through the valley before reaching the outskirts of the ruined city... skulking through the outer building they easily exploit the gaps in the perimeter defences silently dispatching sentries at range with the tranquil efficacy that come with decades of experience with the bow

Having taken hold of the perimeter the rangers send signal to the rest of the column to move up. Led by an eager young Captain of Gondor the warriors of Minas Tirith take up positions for their next bound deeper into the city. Demonstrating his metal the Captain slays a sentry that wondered carelessly too close to the position

Now ready to spring their surprise attack to retake the first district of the ruined city. With the Rangers providing overwatch the junior Ensign climbs to the upper levels ready to raise the standard of Gondor once more to signify victory and liberation of their ancestral capital

Boom! Terrainfest 2023 challenge complete and even a lovely (not at all cheating) battle report done at the same time, fantastic.

All jokes aside however, im quite happy with how they call came out. I’m super glad I decided to add trees onto the set on pieces. I know that in reality Osgiliath wasn’t depicted as covered in trees and was a bit dark and dower to reflect the impending evil of the oncoming hordes but I think they really add a little bit more interest to the pieces and some much needed colour.

I now have 8 ruined buildings that can easily fill a 3×3 board in an interesting way, all different but all the same and all ready to have a little scrap over on a generic green mat, arguably in multiple systems too, not just MESBG, I can see Star Wars Legion playing out on these too to be fair plenty of ruins encountered in SW games etc