An easy and cheap way to make minefields for Bolt Action

    A minefield section in Bolt Action is a 6" x 6" square area. Larger minefields can be made by placing two or more of these sections next to each other.

   I made four 6" by 6" square minefields. I used mdf, putty, little stones, sand, an old sprue, green stuff and twenty eight buttons!

   First, I cut twenty eight slices from an old sprue.

   Then I used green stuff to stick the sprue slices on the buttons.

   Like that, my mines were ready!

   I cut four mdf squares, scored their surfaces and glued some little stones on them. 

   Then I covered them with putty and placed randomly the mines-buttons. I also added sand.

   Since we will use them for our Western Desert campaign, I painted the ground Desert Yellow, the stones German Cam. Pale Brown, the mines Gumetal and highlighted everything with Iraqi Sand. 

The four minefields

   For the signs I used pieces of the old sprue and 25mm square bases. I cut three of the bases in half.

   I found in internet some minefield warnings of the WW2 in three languages English, German and Italian. I printed, laminated and stuck them on the bases and the signs were ready!

The signs

in German,

Italian

and English

   That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!