Back in October last year, friends of mine began to get their Trench Crusade kickstarter pledges delivered. I had not backed the game but as someone with at least a …more
Modular Trench Battlefield
System: Trench Crusade, 40k and more
Techniques: Terrain, modular construction, scenics, geometry
Status: Active
For many years I dreamed of making fully modelled and scenic modular battlefields. In particular, I’ve always had a fascination with the idea of modular battlefields made of hexagons. And even more in particular, I had spent lots of time thinking about a hexagonal trench battlefield, even going to the lengths of writing a feature article on how to do it for a wargames terrain magazine I was going to launch.
Then one day I realised I could and should just do it.
Within hours, I had begun the project. This is the story of the project, from planning to (hopefully) completed modular battlefield.
Landscaping
In part one of this series I covered my inspiration for the trench table, planning, making a hexagon template and cutting out the blank tiles. Once I had cut out …more

