AMMO WARGAMING UNIVERSE Book 02 - Distant Steppes (English, Castellano, Polski)

AMMO WARGAMING UNIVERSE Book 02 - Distant Steppes

The second volume of the AMMO WARGAMING UNIVERSE handbook line from AMMO of Mig Jimenez. It is a publication, not a kit and not a set of materials either: you get a book to lay beside the work in progress, while paints, foliage and bases are obtained separately. The line is aimed at wargaming, that is at modelers who besides figures and vehicles also build gaming terrain and bases.

What the volume deals with

The subject of the second part is the steppe and the open grassy plain: dry grass, low vegetation, dusty ground and wide areas without prominent features. Terrain like that is treacherous to build: a large area without detail quickly looks empty and uniform, so everything is decided by the color layering of the surface and by the placement of small vegetation. The AMMO WARGAMING UNIVERSE line is built on each volume taking one type of environment and going through it separately; the sibling parts cover deserts, wetlands, meadows or frozen landscape.

How to work with the handbook

• Take it as a reference for the overall color tuning of a scene, not as instructions for one particular model.
• Try the techniques on an offcut of base material first, before you touch a finished diorama.
• The book is useful even when you are building a historical scene, as a type of terrain works the same for a fantasy and for a military model.
• The text is in foreign languages, so go mainly by the pictorial step-by-steps.

Who the book is for

For wargamers who want to move gaming terrain above the level of a green mat, for diorama builders looking for inspiration for open country and for figure modelers dealing with bases. Previous experience is not necessary, but the greatest benefit goes to the reader who tries the techniques straight away.

The publication comes out in the languages given in the name: English, Castellano, Polski. The name does not list a Czech version.