Harwood, Tony Wargames. Terrain & Buildings. North Africa and the Middle East

The Middle East and North Africa have been the backdrop for many conflicts through the centuries, making them a popular setting for miniature wargames. Whether you are fielding your Parthians against invading Roman legions, Crusaders against Saladin's Saracens, recreating Lawrence's exploits in Arabia, or trying to halt Rommel at El Alamein, this book will help you set the scene for your games. Expert terrain modeller Tony Harwood takes the reader through a range of projects step by step, from selection of materials to the finished items. Each stage is illustrated with colour photographs. The projects have been selected to provide a useful range of features but also to introduce materials and techniques the reader can then apply to further buildings and terrain pieces. Included are a range of traditional mud-brick dwellings/shops, mosque, well, palm trees, well, rocky outcrop, Bedouin tent, El Alamein railway station, Sudanese huts, colonial river gunboat. They are easily adaptable to different scales. Suited to novice and experienced modellers alike.

The techniques and skills presented can be applied to a whole range of building types from other regions. Included is advice on the use of specific tools, building materials, colours and tips for creating your own collection of buildings and landscape elements. An overview of the buildings presented here: A traditional mud-brick building, a mosque, a well, an oasis, the El Alamein railway station, rock outcrops, Bedouin tents and a colonial-era gunboat.