Swamp, pond, and a ton of Epoxy

Here’s my work in progress for my second swamp improved with some Warcry ruins.

Most of  the terrain in the Warcry boxed set are quite nice. However, there are some small ruins that are a bit useless. Since there is almost no ranged attack in Warcry, small ruins that provide covers are ineffective.

(I did a Warcry review on BoW that you can find here: https://www.beastsofwar.com/game-review/1533684/https://www.beastsofwar.com/game-review/1533684/)

Same goes for the small well/pool that comes with the set. I initially poured Epoxy into the wells, but I did not like the result. I chopped the model into separate pieces that I scattered across the base.

A while ago, I painted them as test pieces before painting the main Warcry ruins. They have set on a shelf since, so why not incorporate them into another project.

I played around with different configurations of ruins and dry twigs until I was satisfied with the result.

I didn’t have any chipboard or MDF for the base, so I used some thick cardboard. I painted both sides with a mix of mod podge and black ink. This will decrease the chance of the cardboard warping.

The black ink/mod podge mix acted as my primer.

Since the Epoxy is a bit transparent, the bottom of the pond will show. The bottom of the swamp was painted with Death World Forest (GW) and the (very) old Dark Angel Green (old Citadel paint).

The dirt is Rhinox Hide, highlighted with XV-88 (GW), and finally Rakart Flesh.

The rocks and ruins are Dawnstone, highlighted with a Dawnstone / Rakart Flesh that was progressively lightened.

I used different shades for the ruins: Nuln oil, Agrax, Seraphim Sepia, Celiac and Athonian Camoshade.  I mixed a bit of everything on different parts of the ruins. To be honest, any kind of shade makes it look better, but I don’t think any particular ink was better than the others.

I hope to finish this piece tomorrow 🙂