Dwarfs
Who are the Dwarfs?
Getting Started with the Dwarfs
Dwarfs Miniatures

Gaming
- The War of the Beard Gaming Campaign
- Slayer Campaign - Engineer Scenario

Painting and Modeling
- Painting Iron Breakers and Miners
- Dwarf Banners
- Painting Dwarfs Quickly
- Dwarf Inventions

Terrain
- Dwarfen Hall
- Dwarf Waystone
- Dwarf Hold Entrance
- Dwarf Chasms

Extras
- Book of Grudges Form
- New Dwarf Teaser
- Dwarf Preview
- Designers Notes
- Dwarf Art Gallery

RESOURCES
ARMIES

 

 

BUILDING A CHAIN OF UNDERGROUND CHASMS title image.
Picture of Dwarf miniatures fighting Troll models over a bottomless chasm underground.
Deep in the ruins of the underway, Dwarfs bravely charge cross a chasm to get at their hated enemies.

The world is never truly at rest. The constant push and pull of forces below the surfaces of land masses often cause ruptures in the landscape. These tectonic shifts can be quite a problem for those who choose to dwell beneath mountains! As the tortured ground buckles and tears, emergent chasms can turn once-useful, Dwarf-hewn tunnels into extremely dangerous pitfalls. Besides the obvious dangers of tumbling into the yawning abyss, you just never know what'll crawl out of a newly formed chasm!

Chasms make great barriers that can split the battlefield and give your standard games of Warhammer or Warhammer Skirmish a fun twist. Generals will have to ponder the best way to navigate and utilize these natural formations to their advantage. The following pages show you how to make a series of simple chasms in a modular fashion — kind of like a big terrain jigsaw puzzle. This way, each time you use the pieces in a game, you can mix things up and get the most use from your hard work. So, gather the materials below (or substitute suitable replacements for stuff you don't have) and get to work!

TOOLS
• Long-Bladed Retractable Box Cutter
• Hobby Knife (X-Acto)
• Felt-Tipped Pens
• Metal Ruler
• Paint Brushes
• Hot Wire Foam Cutter
• Sandpaper or Belt Sander
• Circular Saw or Jigsaw
MATERIALS
• 50-mm (2") Polystyrene Insulation Foam
• MDF Hardboard
• Coarse and Fine Sand
• Wood Glue
• Liquid Nails Adhesive
• Large Pebbles
• Thin Balsa Wood Strips
• Aves Apoxie Sculpt or Modeling Clay
Image map with links to guides on making the base, cutting the foam, texturing the terrain, and adding final details. Image link to a guide on making the terrain base. Image link to a guide on cutting the insulation foam. Image link to a guide on texturing the terrain. Image link to a guide on adding final details to the terrain piece.

- Article by Ty Finocchiaro