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Title: Hills and rocky terrain
Post by: Steve J on 27 July 2020, 08:58:30 AM
I finally finished off some new terrain pieces this week, details of which can be found on my Blog:

https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/07/hills-and-rocky-terrain.html (https://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/07/hills-and-rocky-terrain.html)

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Title: Re: Hills and rocky terrain
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 27 July 2020, 09:29:56 AM
Cool
Title: Re: Hills and rocky terrain
Post by: monkeynut on 27 July 2020, 09:59:49 AM
Looking good


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Title: Re: Hills and rocky terrain
Post by: mmcv on 27 July 2020, 11:41:46 AM
They look really well.

Having made a couple of hills myself recently I can vouch for the pain of awaiting bits to dry. I used corrugated cardboard for the bases and they suck up a lot of glue and take ages to dry out again!

Do you paint and flock directly onto the foam? I covered the foam with a layer of lightweight filler to give it a bit more protection and texture, but not sure if it was entirely necessary. I'm guessing a layer of flock and PVA may be just as good...
Title: Re: Hills and rocky terrain
Post by: Techno on 27 July 2020, 11:49:23 AM
Very nice work, Steve ! :)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Hills and rocky terrain
Post by: Steve J on 27 July 2020, 12:52:06 PM
Thanks chaps :).

@MMCV. For speed I've started painting directly onto the foam, with two layers of dark brown paint and when dry, cover with pva glue and flock. However I think a coat of grit before painting helps hold the glue in place for flocking. Hope this helps?
Title: Re: Hills and rocky terrain
Post by: mmcv on 27 July 2020, 01:06:01 PM
Thanks Steve, I may try that next time as will want to make some more gentle hills too at some point.