Diving into 10mm head first: project log

[Maenoferren]

Liking the work so far.

[Subedai]

And I just make my first big mistake for terrain making 

I poured the second layer of the river too soon and it bubbled 

When people see my figures that say that I must have incredible patience to paint them. It's not patience, it's technique learned over many years. I'm not long on patience -especially when I want to see the end result of something AND THE BL**DY GLUE IS TAKING TO FECKIN LONG TO DRY!!!

Ahem. I feel your pain.

[getagrip]

And I just make my first big mistake for terrain making 

I poured the second layer of the river too soon and it bubbled 

Ouch; we've all had moments like that.  I feel a new thread coming on

[toxicpixie]

Impetus - with my semi-regular group we can play a big 500+ pts game in 3-4 hours but that's with everything ready to go, and three people who know the rules and their armies really well

On a club night with less experience and more distraction we can play a 300pt "2/3rds" size game in about 90mins. I'd guess a Basic Impetus with the slightly cut down rules and fixed armies you could bash thru in an hour.

And "oh dear" on the water - is it recoverable or usable as rapids or something?!

[BeardedHammer]

The surface is pretty smooth, so if I pour another thin layer it may hide the bubbles a bit. I'll try it asap (the river is dry so layer three is safe  )

Subedai, that is my life in one paragraph. 

[BeardedHammer]

I poured the third layer of the river after cutting the tops of the bubbles out so the mod podge could fill it in. I'll know if it worked after work tomorrow.

[BeardedHammer]

Alrighty then. I just got home from work and I have good news and I have bad news.

Bad news: The bubbles in the river are still visible, but the third layer did cover them up a bit. Here is a pic of a couple of the worst ones. I have to check and make sure the water level matches the other board and then the river is done.



Good news: My trees came in today!!! The wife and I have a double date out of town tonight and will be home around 9, but after that the trees will be going on the board

[Subedai]

Alrighty then. I just got home from work and I have good news and I have bad news.

Bad news: The bubbles in the river are still visible, but the third layer did cover them up a bit. Here is a pic of a couple of the worst ones. I have to check and make sure the water level matches the other board and then the river is done.

Areas of marsh gas. Impassable. Job done. 

[getagrip]

Couldn't you "retro fit" some rocks into the worst areas?

[gregernest]

Couldn't you "retro fit" some rocks into the worst areas?

I like that idea!  Saves all the work so far. 

Love the work, just wish I could see the pics.    The only one that shows for my browser is the last one.

[toxicpixie]

Tbh I reckon that looks job done; at least as far a I can see they just look a bit like edies in the flow...

[BeardedHammer]

Ya, I think I'm going to call it good on the bubbles. No one that will use this terrain other than me will notice/care honestly.

I think the trees will have to wait til tomorrow. Just spent the last hour in sub zero temps because 2 out of our 3 vehicles had dead batteries from the cold, and the wife is grumbly. I'm firing up the heating pad and calling a night I think.

Thanks for all the help and support guys, this is honestly the best forum I've ever been a part of. G'night gentlemen.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

A few chips of gravel and those holes will become Rapids.
All looking great.

[BeardedHammer]

Here is the hill complete with trees



I wanted to keep the trees confined to the hill for the most part to keep the center area of the board clear. I may go back to the first board and add some trees on the matching hill and the one next to it to make the boards blend better.

[Techno]

Looks terrific !
Great job, BH.
Cheers - Phil.