Diving into 10mm head first: project log

[BeardedHammer]

Here is a pic of the desert board in progress

[getagrip]

Love to see "ground up" (literally) modelling

Quite inspiring

[BeardedHammer]

I love having people to share my work with. My friends appreciate good terrain but don't care how I make it 

[BeardedHammer]

Here is the board base coated. I did something a bit different than usual. I mixed medium and a bit of coarse sand into the paint to give it the rocky texture I was looking for. I know this is nothing new, but this is my first swing at it and I am quite happy with the results.

[getagrip]

I love having people to share my work with. My friends appreciate good terrain but don't care how I make it 

Find new friends

Wish my gaming buddies produced this stuff

[toxicpixie]

Nice start - looks like you got a really mix on the sand & paint there!

[BeardedHammer]

Some of it came out a bit more coarse than I expected, but I was planning on adding some ultra fine sand (grout sand) to the next layer to smooth it out.

[getagrip]

Some of it came out a bit more coarse than I expected, but I was planning on adding some ultra fine sand (grout sand) to the next layer to smooth it out.

Careful if you're rolling and picking up dice on that; you may find you have red knuckles 

Doesn't hurt at first but after a lengthy gaming session the trauma builds.

[fsn]

Wargaming pet hate: dice being rolled on the table! 

[getagrip]

Wargaming pet hate: dice being rolled on the table! 

For sure; sometimes needs must

[Subedai]

If I might make another suggestion, I protected the sides of my boards using reinforced adhesive tape. It has lasted for four years so far and it's still going strong.

They are coming along nicely.

[BeardedHammer]

Unfortunately we seldom have space to roll dice anywhere else,  but when possible I'm not going to allow them on my boards just to cut down on wear and tear.

And thank you for the advice subedai, I was just thinking about that today.

[BeardedHammer]

Desert board is finished!





I still have to give it a coat of matte varnish to help keep the sand on, but do you guys have any suggestions before I do that?

[Fenton]

Looks great BH

If I was mean I would say a few burnt out Centurions but I'm not, so I wont

[BeardedHammer]

Do you mean the 40k space marine centurions?