So the crafting terrain building bug has hit. And it hits hard. Like a sledgehammer to the skull, when things go right anyway. Shortly after completing the first board with a mountain and some water and hills, I found a second 2ft by 2ft board and started another portion. They go together to make one longer playable table or can be used separately. I ordered some new parts for it, but I had enough to finish it with what I had laying around. Could put some extra bits on later, but I don’t have to.
Same process as before. Glue on foam to the board. Cut thicknesses to make obstacles and elevations and landmarks. Glue on thick bark chunks to make rock walls (this part was new, last time I just used paper mache and a tin foil mould). Bark was simple and cheap. Found lots in the yard. Washed and dried it, then glued them on. Add pebbles, rocks and sand. Added paper mache in a thin layer to cover the foam and block in the bark to make the transitions seamless. Let dry in front of a fan over night. Spray paint with black primer. Let that dry over night. Dry brush my grey/beige/white layers on the rocks. Add watered down brown to my ground portions of the terrain. Flock and decorate. Done like dinner.
Let me just sneak this in here, I also wrote a whole slew of short stories, some take place in space. Check them out. An interconnected series of short stories set in space. Cheers! -M
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