Gabions for 28mm figures

Gabions in action

The more Renedra plastic terrain I buy the more I want.  The set of 20 gabions (wicker/wattle baskets full of dirt) was another small set that I knew would make a nice addition to the terrain pile.  Each gabion is formed from two halves, with a flat disc to form the top.  I glued some sand/rock mix to the top disc to make it look like it was full of dirt.  Once glued and undercoated black I did my normal dry brush technique (much like what I had done on the wattle fences for the Saxon hut previously) on the sides and a lighter dirt dry brush on the top dirt pile.

Lots of rocks in there

To stop them rolling around the table I used some of the rectangular Renedra bases I have and glued a number in a row to make simple barriers.  I made a few 5 unit gabions, a few 3, etc.  Then the bases were flocked/static grassed and the edges painted green to fit into the rest of my terrain pieces.  A simple little job with a nice end result.