Ancient/Old Style Haystacks

Hello There! Now that I have ceased trading, in my small business, I have had the opportunity to transfer some of the completed scenery to my collection. 

I made the original masters for these. I had seen many resin examples of haystacks and none seemed to be historically accurate. After a little searching I came up with these.

This partial haystack is based on a thin sheet of plywood, painted, washed, dry brushed and flocked.

This s a complete haystack. treated the same as the partial haystack above and can be dotted around the battlefield to break up the open areas on the board.

I have a few unpainted items and plan to add to these painted versions soon.

For Sale, Scenery, (Update)

Hello there! I have been asked by a few viewers to post some more detailed photos of the scenery items, that I have on sale at the moment.

As requested here are a few more photos along with a ruler, to judge size, and some Perry 28mm French Napoleonic Light Infantry, for scale comparison.

The 'Foam Explosion Markers' vary in size. Here they are 2", (50mm), in height. They are light weight, coloured and sold as you see here. As seen above some have 'limbs' while others are a single plume.

Here are the single plume variety.

Here are some of the larger type.

This top view shows the larger type on the bottom left the smaller single plume on the top right and small multi 'limb' or plume on the other corners.

The boards that hold each item can be identified by their board numbers. Here '19' identifies these multi 'limb' markers.

The explosion markers are priced as per the boards they are affixed to. 

Three large markers are £12. 

Four medium markers are £12

Six small markers are £12

All prices are exclusive of postage and packing. My packaging price is usually negligible as it is reused packaging. 

These are the largest conifer trees I have in stock. At 6", (150mm), high, they are made of Woodland Scenics clump foliage but unlike the model railway scenery these trees have a hard finish and will not fall apart. As the clump foliage is hard, in the unlikely event that any piece may fall off, it can be reaffixed with a small amount of medium gel super glue.

They are based on two pence pieces and flocked on the base. The finished article is air brushed, a lighter shade is added from above to represent reflected sunlight and the whole item is varnished.

Three large conifer trees, such as these above, are £12, excluding postage and packing.

Here are the Deciduous trees from my stock which are made from the same materials as the conifer trees and the tree trunks are reinforced with a layer of Milliputt, modelling filler which is scored to provide a rough surface, painted and drybrushed.

This avoids the fact that the tree armatures from Woodland Scenics can be a bit fragile if dropped.

These items are 3", (75mm), high, but have a subtle variation in height depending on how the armatures are bent.

Four Deciduous trees are £12, excluding postage and packing.

Here are the largest Deciduous trees that I make. They are made in the same way as those above, however due to their large size they are on larger, laser cut MDF bases. The smaller tree on the left, above, is on a smaller base.

These vary between 4 1/2" to 7" tall.

Each tree is £13, excluding postage and packing

I also have in stock these old style haystacks. Before mechanisation the harvest was gathered into a pile, on logs, which provided a passage of air under the stack to dry it. It was stacked around a central pole and ropes holding other logs on the 'roof' stopped it blowing away.

I have painted, varnished and based examples and unpainted examples. There are two types, part used, (the top photo), and 'full', (bottom photo).

Old style haystack unpainted............£6.00, (not illustrated)

Old style haystack painted................£11.00

Old style partial haystack..................£5.00

Old style partial haystack painted.....£10.00

All excluding postage and packing.

'Board 19' has multi limbed explosion markers are are from 2 1/2" to 3" high.

This board, (number 12), Has three much larger markers on it and would probably not be suited to figures smaller that 28mm in height.

Three larger markers are £12, excluding postage and packing. 

These smaller markers are 2", (50mm), in height.

Six markers are £12 excluding postage and packing.

I also have foam woods which, although will not win any horticultural identification prize, cover a large area on the wargaming table, for a relatively cheap price. 

Hardened with PVA and water these are soaked in paint, dried and drybrushed.

They come in various sizes and shapes and vary between £5 up to £10 with a clearing.

These are very light and will not shatter or cause death and destruction to you other scenery or figures if dropped!

Please either message me through this blog or message as before through my Facebook page, here.

Haystacks from Tunnies Terrain

 Hello There. Here is a small reminder about  the haystacks I have from my business 'Tunnies Terrain'

Here are my range of resin haystacks. With the advent of modern mechanisation the countryside has seen how the harvest is gathered changed. Once present in many fields this older style has disappeared but for wargaming periods from ancient to modern, (in Yugoslavia during the Civil War), these can be used.

Here is a closer look at the painted partial stack. These were painted in Vallejo 941 burnt umber, dry brushed in 819 Iraqui sand and the Iraqui sand mixed with some white. Flocked and varnished.

H003   Haystack complete unpainted                                                         £6.00
H004   Haystack complete painted                                                             £10.00
H005   Haystack partial unpainted                                                              £5.00
H006   Haystack partial painted                                                                  £9.00

The next item are a set of three hayricks. More suited to 15mm figures I have shown a 28mm Perry Union cavalryman to show scale.

H001   Hayrick (set of 3) unpainted                                                            £7.00
H002   Hayrick (set of 3) Painted                                                                £11.00

These can be ordered by contacting me on stephen.tunmore@hotmail.co.uk  List your requirements and I shall get back to you with the total price including postage.

Resin Products for Sale

Hello There! I have some resin walls and corners from my business stock available. If you woud like to fill out your scenery and start blocking all that 'line of sight' across the battlefield.

Please PM me through here or my facebook page on here.

I have added a price list at the end of this post.

Here I have based one length of wall with a Perrys Union Cavalryman to show height, (25mm), and how the pieces paint up. The walls were painted in Vallejo 994 Dark Grey, washed in a very thin 950 black paint and dry brushed in 991 Dark Sea Grey.

The walls are made out of a resin that if placed in a dish or bowl of hot water they can be bent to meet the curves of your road. Once curved into place pour cold water over the wall and it will stay in its new shape. Above is the wall painted and unpainted.

I have based by walls and corners up on modular bases which have been cut out in multiples of 6cm. There is no further cutting and the walls simply but up against each other. The modeller can simply cut the walls with a junior hacksaw and place scored square section plastic strut next to the end to represent a wooden post.

Next up are my range of resin haystack and hayricks. With the advent of modern mechanisation the Countryside has seen a change in how the harvest is gathered. Once present in many fields the older style haystacks and hayricks have now disappeared but for wargaming periods from ancients up to modern, (in Yugoslavia during their Civil War), these haystacks could be seen.

Here is a closer look of the painted partial stack. These were painted in vallejo 941 Burnt Umber, dry brushed in 819 Iraqui Sand and then Iraqui sand mixed with some white and flocked and varnished.

Next the set of three hayricks. These varied in size and shape and again are supplied either painted or unpainted. Bushels are grouped together and a roof placed on top to repel rain.

The next item are a set of three hayricks. More suited to 15mm figures I have shown a 28mm Perry Union cavalryman to show scale. 

This is one of the set to show a close up.

Prices are:

H001   Hayrick (set of 3) unpainted                                                            £7.00
H002   Hayrick (set of 3) Painted                                                                £11.00
H003   Haystack complete unpainted                                                         £6.00
H004   Haystack complete painted                                                             £10.00
H005   Haystack partial unpainted                                                              £5.00
H006   Haystack partial painted                                                                  £9.00

The walls are available in packs of 6 x 18cm lenths                                   £12.00

 and the corners are in a pack of four items 4 x corners                             £5.00

You can PM me through

Ancient/Medieval Haystacks and Hayricks

With the advent of modern mechanisation the Countryside has seen a change in how the harvest is gathered. Once present in many fields the older style haystacks and hayricks have now disappeared but for wargaming periods from ancients up to modern, (in Yugoslavia during their Civil War), these haystacks could be seen.

I have added a price list at the end of this post.

With a 28mm figure for comparison the complete haystack on the left and the partial haystack on the right. I supply a painted version in the foreground and also plain in the background .

These haystacks were constructed by laying logs on the ground where the haystack would be built. This would allow air to travel underneath and dry the straw. The straw would be built up around a central log which would have further logs tied to it at the top. As the last layers of straw were added the logs would be laid over the roof to stop the stack blowing away in the wind. As the stack was used the tied logs would continue to stop the remainder from blowing away.

Here is a closer look of the painted partial stack.

These were painted in vallejo 941 Burnt Umber, dry brushed in 819 Iraqui Sand and then Iraqui sand mixed with some white and flocked and varnished.

Next the set of three hayricks. These varied in size and shape and again are supplied either painted or unpainted. Bushels are grouped together and a roof placed on top to repel rain.

Here is a closer picture of one from the set

Prices are:

H001   Hayrick (set of 3) unpainted                                                              £7.00
H002   Hayrick (set of 3) Painted                                                                  £11.00
H003   Haystack complete unpainted                                                           £6.00
H004   Haystack complete painted                                                               £10.00
H005   Haystack partial unpainted                                                                £5.00
H006   Haystack partial painted                                                                    £9.00