Afghan Vernacular Architecture

How does the saying go? "Have garage, will terrain"?

For as long as I have access to a workspace like this I intend to take full advantage. And to start I have created that most humble of abodes, the mud hut.

The dimensions and instructions were taken from the Major General's page, a holy site for colonial wargaming. The walls are a little taller to account for the GW bases I have repurposed for this project. I sketched them out myself but had a bit of trouble with cutting the top corner details. In the future I might follow the style of the Mad Guru, another giant in the field. His have a uniform lip around the roof, or else much larger crenelations added on after the initial cut. The materials are the same as on the Major General's guide, but I coated the entire building in spackle. I was overeager and it somewhat melted the top sections. The effect is not entirely undesirable, but I should reign it in a little next time.

The painting was eyeballed using a mix of craft store acrylics. In the future I will try to get better-defined ratios to keep consistent. I worked from the shades of the bases you can see on my Afghan and British figures. The Major General's advice on how to create a gradient was like magic, normally it takes an attempt or two for me to get the hang of a new painting technique, but I am not afraid to say I got it in one this time!

This wall came out the best in my opinion. It scales well enough to provide cover while not taking up too much table space, which is perfect for my needs. Even better, this took three days of mild effort from scratch. Now that I have experience, I should be able to assemble and paint these much faster, and while trying more advanced techniques. Did I hear someone say "awnings"?

Only ten or so Brits left now. My failed attempts from last year will need to be either disassembled and stripped or abandoned, so the total number will likely be 30 rather than the full 36 of the box. Luckily, TSATF allows for half-sized units with some minor modifications.

If you cannot tell, I am very pleased with this little hut.