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First published in Great Britain in 2015 by
Pen & Sword Military
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Copyright © Paul Davies 2015
ISBN: 978 1 78159 274 8
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C
ONTENTS
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Welcome to the Workshop
What’s Everyone Else Doing?
Before You Get Started
Terrain Cloths
Terrain Tiles
Custom or Sculpted Terrain
Rivers and Ponds
Islands, Cliffs and Hills
Trees
Chapter 10
Walls
Chapter 11
Fences and Screens
Chapter 12
Hedges
Chapter 13
Gates
Chapter 14
Cultivated Fields
Chapter 15
Roads
Chapter 16
Bridges
Chapter 17
Defences
Chapter 18
Buildings
Acknowledgements and Thanks
A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR
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aul Davies has been a wargamer – or as his long-suffering wife prefers to say, has been
‘messing around with toy soldiers and all that malarkey’ – for more years than he cares to admit
or chooses to remember. Suffice to say that when Airfix released their Guards colour party plastic
figures, he was at the front of the queue outside his local toyshop. The wargaming possibilities of this
set were somewhat limited, and suitable plastic opponents non-existent, but as soon as the British
infantry combat group were released, followed by German infantry, he never looked back; he still
harbours an affection for soft plastic even though that view seems to be tantamount to heresy in some
quarters.
Allegedly, the hobby has kept him relatively sane, and he has been a regular contributor to
Wargames Illustrated
since 2006, and in 2008 wrote the first of a regular series of ‘How to…’
articles aimed at showing wargamers of different skill levels how to construct their own buildings
and terrain features. In addition to his magazine work, he also undertakes private commissions for
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