Category: Constructions
Article Type: Project

Article Title: Osgiliath - Part 3
Author: Ninjameister
Article Description: Ninjameister shows us for the third time how you can easily build Osgiliath Buildings.

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Well having read the first two parts I thought it about time I commented on this one. Awesome work you make it look so simple but I bet in reality it isn't at all. I will certainly have a go at one of these projects myself one day.

Nicely written article and a beautiful terrain model. Very well done!

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Painting again...

Great as previous ones. Superb job

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Keeping the standard up. Great job.

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certainty of death,
small chance of success,
well.. what are we waiting for?

NM -You make the best Osgiliath scenery I have seen yet!

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A great guide to making practical gaming scenery that looks great. It really does look fantastic.

and thanks Potty for translating it!
Joe

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Brush licking is for better painters.

Very nice terrain, I love the little details-like the decoration- just gives it that something extra. Very inspirational, thank you!

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Andy, son of Richard and brother of Paul of the One-Ring website

Wow! Very nice results on the finished product and on an easy to follow, well done article!
I really like how you incorporated that brass scrolled piece into the the base...nice touch!

How sturdy is Styrodur?

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No one feels as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.

This is a great article , not only for osgiliath but for the Whole Realm of Gondor ! You truly achieve a great effect using only Styrodur !

I take my hat off for you !

now , where to find it ..

These models are such a wonderful example of how to make effective terrain pieces that truly set the scene for your battles.

Wargames terrain has two main purposes - it adds tactical options to a game by affecting movement, line of sight and concealment; and secondly, it sets the 'context' of the battlefield.

The first purpose can be achieved by anything - books, coffee cups, cardboard boxes placed on a tabletop will achieve exactly the same result as a finely crafted model building or hillside.

But the second purpose can only be achieved if the terrain piece really fits into the world you're trying to represent. When I make a LOTR terrain piece, I try very hard to ensure that it is easily recognisable as being a part of Middle-earth - if I'm battling in Gondor, I want to see white stone buildings and finely crafted statues (albeit smashed to bits in most instances), arched colonades and lots of steps.

Ninjameister has achieved this superbly. To copy an existing structure from the movies is one thing, but to come up with your own designs that fit perfectly well with the movie imagery is quite another thing altogether.

A great article Ninjameister, well done! I especially like the fine detail you added to the stonework - a great touch and simple to achieve.

And thanks to Potenza for translating this into English - a big job in itself.

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Dagster

i know its a little late, but it was not possible for me to answer earlier.
Dagorlad, no, sir Dagorlad, i can say nothing but thank you. your words a the best and greatest feedback. its wonderful that a builing-god like you likes my work.

su Nj

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if I make mistakes, please tell me.
I do not trust google translated and although my english is good but it is not the best!

WOW the overall work looks amazing, espescially the technique you used for florring. I'm going to start making scenery soon and, well, hopefully soon I can get something like this done.

im a gondor player and i wish i could make ogslaith terrain like that. Keep up the good work!

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I dont get it. If the riders of rohan can plow through urks and orcs so easily how come they cant plow farmer maggots fields???

impressive!

Amazing. You made my jaw drop. Such a detailed, well-explained, step-by-step manual to constructing Osgiliath, followed by the absolutely wonderful pictures... Well done! I will surely use this manual myself some day, as I develop my quite-poor terrain making skills.