Digging the Trenches
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About the Project
This is a project I have been working on for Pandyman Entertainment's game Trench Offensive. I have built the terrain from scratch, using foam, coffee stirrers and cardboards. I have built trenches before and this will add to my collection as well as travel around the UK with Pandyman Entertainment.
Related Game: Trench Offensive
Related Company: Pandyman Entertainment
Related Genre: Historical
Related Contest: Dungeonalia 2023
This Project is Completed
The Trenches Menace
I started the project with Paul from Pandyman Entertainment. We discussed what we wanted from the board. He is paying for the board, and it will be travelling around the UK. We wanted to do it for this as well. So I drew some ideas down. We bought a plane to top the board and add some flavour. We also plotted some of the routes down against the original board.
We wanted to add some toilets into the board for realism.
Reference Picture for Trench board
Some computer drawn by me. 
Plan for the futureThe Attack of the Trenches
01 – 10 January 2024
Building the trenches would be easiest with the foam. I have large chunks of it around my house, and I don’t think the wife will miss some from the attic. Who needs to keep warm.
While I tried to get the foam out of the loft, I bought a plane for the board. I soon painted it and got it ready for the board first.
What Plane I bought
Reference picture of plane from WW1
Picture of plane. unpainted in its beauty
Front of the plane. unpainted in its beauty
back of the plane. unpainted in its beautyRevenge of the Trenches
11 – 21 January 2024
I managed to get quite a bit done. gluing the board down, adding wall filler and other stuff to the board.
The board all glued ready for Further work
More shoots
This will hold an anti-aircraft gun. 
WW1 inspiration for the anti-aircraft gun. 
new board next to the last years board. 
added mod podge and black paint. over the wall filler A New Hope (for Trenches)
22 – 31 January 2024
I broke up some cork sheets and glue so many coffee stirrers down. The metal is cardboard insides. I forgot to take photos of some of the steps.
celestial design studio designed and printed the gun, this is a work in progress picture, next to a Pandyman German without their head glued on.
concrete paint. 
I placed cork sheets in this area to help with the concrete paint I am using. it should look more like concrete as a result. 
celestial design studio designed and printed the gun. Only thing 3d printed on the board. 
Coffee Stirrers!
SO MANY COFFEE STIRRERS!
With the plane on itThe Trenches Strikes Back
01-10 February 2024
I painted the plane. I am nearly finished the board.
Painted Plane
side plane
other side plane
Back of the PlaneReturn of the Trenches
11-24 February 2024
I have made some progress with the trenches. I added the mud, I use brown paint, coco fibre and Wall filler, mixed together. Then, I used water down PVA glue to seal the mud in place. I also had put the plane in place. I also painted and glue the gun in place.
Anti-aircraft Gun in the bunker. 
The strut is down for firing. 
Full board from above
Plane angle 1
Plane angle 2
With the plane in place. The Trenches Awaken
Looking down the trenches
Gun with static grass and sandbags
Look at the downed plane
Barbed wire installed to stop, nasty trench raiders
Some trenches
More trenches in the network
One end of the trench layout 
From the other endWell this project is done. I have added and painted sandbags with DAS air drying clay and painted it with some light earthy colours. I added some barbed wire, to this board to add to the realism. Also added patches of static grass, fresh looking, it adds a little bit of colour to the board and makes it slightly more realistic.
I learnt a lot by doing this one and the original board and can’t wait to get stuck into the next board.
The Trenches Awaken
Looking down the trenches
Gun with static grass and sandbags
Look at the downed plane
Barbed wire installed to stop, nasty trench raiders
Some trenches
More trenches in the network
One end of the trench layout 
From the other endWell this project is done. I have added and painted sandbags with DAS air drying clay and painted it with some light earthy colours. I added some barbed wire, to this board to add to the realism. Also added patches of static grass, fresh looking, it adds a little bit of colour to the board and makes it slightly more realistic.
I learnt a lot by doing this one and the original board and can’t wait to get stuck into the next board.
