A few months ago I made some woods for Orders & Omens (10mm scale) that I though came out really well and looked quite realistic.
I wanted to do the same for my Old World and Age of Sigmar games, so decided to try this at 28mm.
I started by sourcing some 300mm long and 6mm wide plastic rods. And started sticking them to a plastic card base I’d shaped.
I made the rods 2.5 inches long each. They were easy to cut with a craft knife, but really I’d recommend a hobby saw.
Eventually, I’d stuck the sticks on and painted the trunks and base brown and cut another plastic card shape for the canopy, which I painted green.
I then based it with my Geek Gaming basing material and stuck the foliage to the canopy with super glue.
Overall the whole thing start to finish only took me around an hour to an hour and a half.
I’m pleased with the results, but there are a few things I’m going to change on the next one.
Firstly, I’m going to stick the trunks to the canopy rather than the base, this way units in Old World can easily move across the footprint without hindrance.
I’m also going to cut down the length of the trunks to around 1.5 inches. As they stand a little too tall.
Finally I’m going to add some more thickness to the canopy so that it doesn’t seem as flat.
Hopefully I’ll have another version to show you next week. In the meantime this one will be good to use for my skirmish games.
Returning to my occasional series of How to Paint, I’ve picked something a little different.
Renedra are a foundation of the UK lead belt – based in Cambridgeshire … not everything makes sense! But they have been around for a long time and are known for their bases and scenery.
Whilst purchasing the basing equipment for my Blood Angels from the ever reliable Firestorm Games, I picked up their Outbuilding to paint.
Following a successful painting year last year where I completed a Horus Heresy force (Blood Angels) and a Legions Imperialis horde (Solar Auxilia) this year I have challenged myself to get a 2,000 point army of Blood Angels for Warhammer 40k.
Renedra
As mentioned, Renedra offer loads of stuff and I have used them extensively for simple bases and plastic bases for historical models.
This is the first time I have taken a bigger leap and decided to paint one of their buildings. And it was all for my Silver Bayonet games.
Silver Bayonet requires a lot of scenery (in common with lots of skirmish games). And Renedra offer some great historical offerings from the Outbuilding to a full castle.
Renedra’s pretty castle… but it’s big so comes at a price.
Pictures
What can you use it for?
I’m planning on using this for Silver Bayonet, but any Skirmish games set in Medieval or Fantasy settings would benefit from this. It’s a great line of sight blocker and wouldn’t be out of place on an Old World table or for Kings of War. Used as an impassable terrain feature probably.
Paints Used
Scenery needs to be painted quickly to keep me interested… otherwise I spend too long on pipes and then don’t paint any toys. I also like it to be interesting but also blend into the background. So I needed a colour scheme which wouldn’t overwhelm my drab (dark) Russians for Silver Bayonet.
Starting with an undercoat Black, I gave it a very heavy drybrush of Rakarth Flesh (this could easily be done with a rattle can too).
Then I added some Dyrad Bark for the wooden beams, and finally added the roof. This took a little longer with Aggaros Dunes (Contrast Paint), and then a Drybrush of Screaming Skull. This is great for some stark highlights but also to make it not quite fully dark.
The basing is mostly Russian Mud from Vallejo Diaroma, with some static grass and tufts to add a little variety. Keeping with the simple approach. This took about 2 hours to paint in total, including waiting for the Contrast to dry, and I’m very happy with that.
It also helps with my Woepoints Challenge.
So that’s How to Paint a Renedra Outbuilding — graphic below.
Buying a Box?
This is a great little kit and with an RRP of £6 its also good value for money. Solid plastic which is easy to glue with poly-cement. I just added a 5″ blast marker as a base but any, thing suitable can be used.
As always ask at your local FLGS, directly with Renedra or use our affiliate link with Element Games for a small collection of Renedra buildings.
Each year I try to make sure at least one hobby project actually gets finished. For 2026, I thought we’d turn that into something the wider Woehammer community could take part in as well.
The goal is simple: Paint one unit per month for an army that you haven’t finished yet. That unit can be anything that would be used in the army, a HQ or character, a vehicle or some basic foot troops. There’s no restriction on the system or setting. Age of Sigmar, Old World, 40k, or something entirely different.
Each month participants share their progress in the Woehammer Discord and finished units will be shown off on Woehammer.
Personally I’ll be doing my Grudgebringer Army which I’ll be using at the Narrative Old World event we’ll be running at Battlefield Hobbies in March. I’ll then keep building this up further ahead of a planned 10,000 points a side Old World battle later this year.
If you’ve got a grey army that’s been staring at you from the shelf, this is your chance.
Here’s some of my Grudgebringers that I’ve painted up so far…
Britain: Bones of Albion is the latest expansion for The Silver Bayonet, Joseph A. McCullough’s Napoleonic gothic horror skirmish game published by Osprey Games. On paper it is a tantalising prospect. The wars of Europe rumble on, but in the mists and moors of Britain ancient powers are stirring. An old druidic circle on Anglesey has awakened and threatens to plunge the land into chaos.
Silver Bayonet has always stood out for the way it blends Napoleonic history with the dark folklore of the world, and here that idea is carried into the haunted landscapes of Britain. Undead Dark Age warriors, Normans and Romans rise from the earth, while the Silver Bayonet units must confront these ancient horrors.
However, there are some frustrations. The scenarios themselves feel rather familiar, and they offer the expected mix of objectives and encounters but are not as tightly woven into the myths and legends of Britain as they could have been. The choice of mainland Britain as the setting for a supernatural crisis would probably not have been my next step. Certainly with the Iberian Peninsula and the invasion of Russia throwing up possibly better options. The book does not always fully exploit the possibilities of a campaign in Britain either. The absence of a druid option for the British faction is hard to ignore, given how central druidic magic is to the narrative. It feels like a missed opportunity.
The biggest disappointment, at least for me, is the lack of solo campaign support. The Silver Bayonet has been praised in the past for including ways to play alone or cooperatively, but Bones of Albion does not follow through on this front. This will make it less appealing for those who, like myself, often play without a regular group.
If you enjoy playing with others and you are keen on the idea of Britain as a setting for Napoleonic horror then Bones of Albion will provide you with plenty of inspiration and a suitably grim atmosphere. The scenarios are serviceable, the monsters are evocative and the book gives you the excuse to expand your collection with all manner of folkloric figures.
But if you are buying this expansion solely to play solo you may find yourself disappointed. For me that prevents it from being the essential purchase it could have been. Bones of Albion is still a solid addition to the line, and one that captures the imagination with its premise, but it never quite realises its full potential.
Personally, I would give this 6/10. The campaign has some nice touches but it lacks a solo campaign and the missions feel similar to previous versions.
To try and keep myself painting regularly, I’ve decided to post a weekly hobby.
Whoops, I missed a week! But I did get a lot done.
First up, I managed to complete an SAS character for the Forgotten Ruin campaign I’ll be doing on the site.
Joining him is the first of two SAS patrols.
The Dark Age Irish warriors box from Wargames Atlantic comes with four Irish Wolfhounds as part of the kit. These were nice and quick to paint and just need their basing sorted.
Finally, I got another 5 Irish Warriors done. These will also feature in the Forgotten Ruin campaign.
To try and keep myself painting regularly, I’ve decided to post a weekly hobby.
Whoops, I missed a week! But I did get a lot done.
First up, I managed to complete 10 High Elf Swordmasters and felt dirty while I did….
I’ve a number of games such as Silver Bayonet or Forging Ruin, which have Ghouls feature in them, so I took the opportunity to get these done.
The display box for taking nicer photos is also nearly ready! I used the dry placed trees to test it out on another unit I painted this week – Dark Age Irish Warriors.
My framing isn’t the beat here, but you hopefully get the idea of how it’ll work.
I may do an article on the construction of the box at some point as well, as its really simple to do.
