Ishoo Sixty-Nin: Old Stone Walls.

According to eminent historians (and Greg the Hoodling!) one flank of the Empire's line at the battle of Hel Fenn was anchored by a fortified farm. Not having time to build a fortified farm, we've settled for the next best thing - a set of crumbling old stone walls which can be used to make a courtyard when attached to existing buildings. Also a beacon fire, because you always need a beacon fire.

Is it hard to build crumbling ancient stone walls and beacon fires? Well, borrowing cunning techniques from Annual Terrain Compometition 2011 winner, Terry Mason, it's a job so easy a hippo could do it!

Take it away, Grot!

 And there you have it!
The bases are intentionally short so that the walls can be placed on top of the bases of buildings and actually but up against them more effectively. The beacon fire is removable so that warmachines can (inevitably!) be placed on the tower.\

Well, the Battle of Hel Fenn is being held tomorrow, and in honour of the occasion, here's a recreation of the battle. For hippos.

I'd suggest using it as your desktop wallpaper. I certainly am.
There'll be extensive coverage of the game, including a battle report, photos, and possibly even video. Stay tuned to The Hoodling's Hole I guess.
And stick around for next month. It's a theme month. Like most Januaries.

Ishoo Sixty-Sven: Hel Fenn

The nefarious Greg has hurled his gauntlet floor wards by deciding to hold the long awaited Battle of Hel Fenn on December 30th at the House of Hoen, and demanding that new swamps be made, fitting for the temperate climate of the historical location. So we're tackling swamps again, but from a different direction. And en mass. In fact, the complete Hel Fenn swamp set will include seven swamps of various sizes. Macabre swamps.

Take it away, Skelegrot!

 Well, there you are - a whole fen worth of sinister swamplands...
Incidentally, if you are wondering why some of the folliage was painted brown, that was an attempt at making jelly fungus. I'll have to do some more experimentation on that one I think.
And if you've been wondering why you should be long-awaiting the long awaited Hel Fenn game despite never hearing about it...
Well... remember the long awaited 30,000 point Kislev bash? This is the 20,000 point practice game. So obviously you should be excited.
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