I recently painted up a set of Cromarty Forge’s excellent 10mm cobblestone roads for my Warmaster games. I think they look great on most tables and the jigsaw puzzle connections make them very easy to vary from game to game.
Their rules in Warmaster Revolution are as follows:
Roads and Tracks. These permit movement to units in column formation as for open ground regardless of the type of terrain traversed. A base placed centrally across or along a road is conveniently assumed to be travelling along it despite the road’s width. Infantry placed on a road through dense terrain still count as ‘defended’ stands – other troop types count as ‘in the open’ as usual. If a unit moves its entire distance along a road then the next order will be issued with a +1 to command. Roads obviously don‘t block line of sight.
Warmaster Revolution Compendium, page 80
Issuing a second order with no command penalty and a third order with only a -1 command penalty can really help troops traverse the battlefield!
Printing
The roads were printed in PLA on a Bambu Lab FDM printer.
I think FDM printing works quite well for these roads but would recommend running the flame of a lighter over the cobblestone side of the pieces to burn away any stray filament strands. I forgot to do this and you may be able to tell in the pictures below.
Painting steps
The roads were first primed black:
A generous drybrush of Citadel Verminlord Hide was then applied across the entire piece:
Followed by an uneven drybrush of Citadel Terminatus Stone:
And a light drybrush of Citadel Longbeard Grey to the areas that are already grey:
Lastly, a generous and messy coating of various shades.
I used the following ones:
- Army Painter Dark Tone
- Army Painter Strong Tone
- Army Painter Softy Tone
- Citadel Carroburg Crimson
- Citadel Athonian Camoshade
The set painted up quickly and I now look forward to painting up a set of rivers from the same terrain bundle!
That’s all for this time. Take care and happy hobbying! 🎨