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28mm Terrain

Sarissa Plantation house with porch


Renedra American Church


Sarissa House with porch

Scratchbuilding a Wooden Barn

Making terrain with Warlord's Ruined Hamlet


Making Split Rail fencing

Animals, vegetable patch and stores

Scratch building with foam core

Making Trees

Orchards for (almost) any Scale

Making Pine Forests

Teddy Bear fur fields


Making a Desert Terrain Mat


Rocky outcrops for desert terrain
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