Bamboo forests are essential for any tabletop for a game set in Asia. Here’s a quick and easy method for making bamboo forest bases.
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Making Modular Forests
This Very Blog has an interesting technique for making modular forests.
Scratch Building Barbed Wire
Spottinground has a photo tutorial on making barbed wire bases.
Modeling Desert Wadis
Here’s a nice photo tutorial on modeling desert wadis.
Making Pirate Ships
Here’s a nice photo tutorial on making pirate ships and the like.