Terrain is everything - Middle Earth Osgiliath Ruins - Corner Ruin - TO DONE! ⚪

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I know it's been a while but I've actually been #PaintingWarhammer on some MESBG terrain I was lucky enough to get for Christmas. These were all 3D printed sets on Amazon that my wife and my mate Pete got for me. Alternatively you can pick them up at www.qp3dwargames.co.uk The 3rd piece of terrain - the 'Corner Ruin'. This again comes in two pieces, the staircase section and the first storey ruin. 

Now this seems to make a lot more sense to keep together. It definitely feels like a centrepiece model where a duel could take place leading up the stairs, like in Highlander,

That said, it can be separated and I think there is enough surface area to still fight on top.

I did consider adding magnets into the stonework but it seemed over kill.

Again, a lot of yellow lichen. it could have done with some green instead perhaps.

But I do actually like the very weathered result. Even though I can see a lot of the original zenithal primer.

This both pleases me, because it justifies the effort of doing it in the first place. But, also angers me as it feels like I didn't do the subsequent washes and highlights that the process demands of me.

I am compelled by the process, damned if I do and damned if I don't. Which is why ultimately I just need to say it's done and move on.

 

The first storey can easily be used as a separate piece of terrain.

Again, I like the result.

Can't wait to get to play on it.

My only regret is these can't form part of my Armies on Parade this year because they're unofficial and I didn't create them 😩 Still, nevermind.

A Great Big Chrome Stamps of Approval according to my spreadsheet this is worth 20 points. So, this brings me up to 143 points for the season so far.

 

Terrain is everything - Middle Earth Osgiliath Ruins - Cliff Ruin - TO DONE! ⚪

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I know it's been a while but I've actually been #PaintingWarhammer on some MESBG terrain I was lucky enough to get for Christmas. These were all 3D printed sets on Amazon that my wife and my mate Pete got for me. Alternatively you can pick them up at www.qp3dwargames.co.uk The Cliff , Viaduct and Corner ruins were all completed at the same time. As such I think I got a bit carried away with the process and overall the stonework is darker, with a lot more [maybe too much] yellow lichen splodges.

I'd decided to make the 'cliff' brown as Otty's boards have some similar coloured cliff edges. Also, more grey would have made them a bit too bland.

Like I say, perhaps too much yellow Lichen. But these have already had so much more effort put into them with the added flock and tufts that any 'mistakes' are easily overlooked.

I also painted brown what looked like wooden beams inserted in the rocks, to break up the grey a bit.

I used Vallejo Game Effects Dry Rust as it acts a bit like contrast for highlights and shading. it also adds some texture. So it can be interpreted as wooden support beams, or rusty iron reinforcement.

I'm not sure what they're supposed to be, but it gave me and excuse to add some more variety.

I suspect when I play with it I'm unlikely to stack the second storey as in the first picture. Instead it'll be the second one as MESBG just doesn't need that verticality [looks at the 4 storey tower I've already completed... 😏]

But this corner piece, small as it is would make a great additional piece of ruined terrain.

MESBG doesn't need a lot but this set can be maximised to deliver enough to make a battlefield interesting.

I particularly like the tufts on top and although there is a lot of yellow lichen on this small piece I do think it registers well as what it's supposed to be.

And the other side is just as compelling.

A Great Big Chrome Stamps of Approval according to my spreadsheet this is worth 20 points. So, this brings me up to 123 points for the season so far.

 

Terrain is everything - Middle Earth Osgiliath Ruins - Tower - TO DONE! ⚪

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I know it's been a while but I've actually been #PaintingWarhammer on some MESBG terrain I was lucky enough to get for Christmas. These were all 3D printed sets on Amazon that my wife and my mate Pete got for me. Alternatively you can pick them up at www.qp3dwargames.co.uk The tall tower was the first to be finished.

I've added some static grass to the broken viaduct, tufts in places that might have weeds spring up and some flock for creeping moss.

I've also used some Vallejo Environment Moss and Lichen yellow effects.

Just to add a further elements of variety to the stonework.

Just enough to add some interest, but not overpower.

The detachable tower is really cool. I do want o do a press mould of one of my Moria trapdoors to fit inside the tower. Currently the plastic ones are a little too big and just need some tweaking to fit.

I love the blessed verdigris 🗽

It works so well and not that difficult to do.

A Great Big Chrome Stamps of Approval according to my spreadsheet this is worth 20 points. So, this brings me up to 103 points for the season so far.

 

Terrain is everything - Middle Earth Osgiliath Ruins - Tower

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I know it's been a while but I've actually been #PaintingWarhammer on some MESBG terrain I was lucky enough to get for Christmas. These were all 3D printed sets on Amazon that my wife and my mate Pete got for me. Alternatively you can pick them up at www.qp3dwargames.co.uk The tall tower got it's dome blessed with Verdigris 🗽and is almost complete.

This ruin is a little further behind.

I wanted to put some 'soil' on the walkway, there'll be some grass on there too.

 It might not make a lot of sense but it will help it match up with the MESBG boards at Otty's when they're complete.

Particularly when the top piece is used separately.

This corner ruin is a bit further on.

The B&Q Ottawa emulsion paint is working really well for the drybrush, even if my brybrushing is really rough - it's good enough.

The viaduct is behind. This is in part du to the added basing material on top. All the additional sand glued on, then painted brown and highlighted. 

The corner tower ruin also was textured up.

The top piece was highlighted. I suspect I'll use this separately too. 

It seems unnecessary as a vertical extension. Whereas it would be more useful as additional low-level terrain. 

The brown is bold, but I didn't want anymore grey adding to the terrain.

Not to mention that most of Otty's exposed dirt in a tan colour and this would help me blend it in.

Around this time of year I talk about my post-Christmas malaise. Usually, I suggest the feeling is different to the previous year, which is either true or me trying to convince myself it's not. Regardless I have found very little motivation to go out to the shed to paint. I'm tired so much, the weather is awful and I just don't want to. Then I feel guilty these aren't done as they could have so easily been finished by now. It's a tough one and it's made the blog pretty quiet for January. But I am not going to beat myself up about it. They'll be done eventually, patience and understanding for 2026!