all i have is army men. where do you guys buy the tanks, houses, trees, and other scenary. if you dont buy it what materials do you need to make that stuff. i also need a board.

What scale/size figs do you have? What time period?

i have World War II figures. There just under 2 inches.

If you have 1/32, 1/35 scale then I would say ultimate soldier 32x tanks, trucks, etc. I have collected alot of these tanks, trucks, 88mm guns and they are the right scale for my fig’s. What manufacture fig’s do you have? This will help to point you in the right direction.

i got them from plastic-army-men.com

i got 50 green. 50 gray and 50 tan.

How detailed do you want to get? Some people are in this hobby for reasons akin to those of model railroads - creating exacting details and dioramas. Others look for the tactical challenge, an understanding of history by recreating battles, or the fascinating story lines of the fantasy or Sci-Fi sets.

If you’re not interested in exactly recreating a map, felt or construction paper along with a scissors can do wonders. A book or bowl under green is a good hill, and the colors can represent things like rivers, roads, or impassable terrain. I like to match streetlights - using yellow to mark areas of rubble/slowed movement, and red for impassible terrain or blocking obstacles. Six to eight inch circles might represent a corpse of trees, and the really fancy designers can use multiple layers to show topographical lines.

Generally speaking, there should be a hobby or game shop somewhere in your area to take a look for more detailed supplies. For most war games, a 4x6 foot table should do for a playing surface, then add some blocks or cutouts for terrain. (a wide open shooting gallery isn’t much fun. Even space games will have the occasional asteroid and ring system to make things more interesting)

Even the rules can be free - this site is a good index of the both the rules available and modeling tips. (Freewargamesrules.co.uk is another option - its a large categorized list of games, though without the tips and insight provided by MWG. I use both sites depending on what I need.)

Try this link.

http://www.toysoldiersdepot.com/

An excellent place to start is http://www.juniorgeneral.org

This site has rules, paper figures and terrain, scenarios, and lots of good ideas.

As far as getting terrain, etc., cheaply and quickly, Walmart (assuming you’re in the U.S.) sells a bagged set which includes a couple of trees, 1-2 tanks, a plane, sandbag bunkers, and men for about $4.