Feeling adventurous, I set out to build a pigsty for my rural Bolt Action terrain. Most of the materials were easy enough to order online. The wattle fences came from Renedra Ltd; the mother pig from Warlord Games; and the balsa wood, match sticks, coffee stirrers, and green stuff from my hobby cache.
I started by cutting the balsa wood to the desired dimensions. I used one of the wattle fences for reference.
I built the pigsty shed from a spare rectangular base, green stuff, plastic pig, match sticks, and coffee stirrers. The green stuff was shaped into a bed of straw with the pig glued on its side. Using additional green stuff, I formed small pill shaped suckling piglets and glued them into position with their mother. Next I built a frame from cut up match sticks then glued on pieces of coffee stirrers (not pictured here) to enclose the shed.
After priming, I base coated the shed with Apple Barrel Burnt Umber.
Next I sponged on a heavy layer of Apple Barrel Brown Oxide.
I then sponged on a medium layer of Apple Barrel Pewter Grey.
I used Vallejo’s Tan Yellow for the bed of straw and a 1:1 mix of Vallejo’s Dark Red and Buff for the pigs. I applied a light black wash over the straw and pigs to add shadowed depth.
I painted the wattle fences using the process described in my previous article.
With everything painted, it was time to begin assembling.
All pieces glued together.
With all parts assembled, it was time to build the mud. I mixed up some Durham’s Water Putty to a thicker consistency and added some sand for texture. I applied the water putty unevenly and mixed it around with a matchstick to create the uneven texture of mud that had been rooted in by pigs.
I base coated the mud with Apple Barrel Black.
Next I dry brushed a heavy layer of Apple Barrel Melted Chocolate.
Then I dry brushed a medium layer of Apple Barrel Chocolate Brown mixed with Delta Creative Trail Tan.
I finished this piece by applying a black wash to the mud and painted the edge of the base to match the rest of my terrain.
