The framing and contouring for the shoreline sections was completed this Sunday. The game table setup needs 6 feet of shoreline which will be made up of one 4 foot section and a smaller 2 foot one.
The initial foundation is made of pink extrude polystyrene foam (insulation foam). The smaller section will have a sloping beach and be where the shipyard is located.
You can see my primary foam hot wire cutters in the picture - the trusty Proxxon table based cutter and my 20 year old Woodland Scenics hand held cutter. Both are extremely helpful tools if you want to make terrain using extruded polystyrene.
I added a bit of 1/2 inch scrap plywood to provide a little more support to reduce the chances of cracking while in transport.
I decided to use a product called sculptamold for the beach surface - we'll see how this works out,
The longer section will be mostly rocky shoreline with a small beach area on the right. The two sections are designed to line up on either side of one another to give a little variability in use.
After the scultamold dries (24 hours) I'll cover with the grout/glue mix and add sand for the beach sections.
This blog will will contain my rather pedantic ramblings on my experiences within the miniature war gaming hobby. There will be informative how-to’s, thrilling battle reports and thought provoking editorials. I fully expect that history will one day view the contents of this blog on par with Homer’s Illiad or Newton’s Principalia. Or it's a complete waste of time.
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2 comments:
Wow. Looks like a lot of work there. Interested to see the result.
Looking good Miles - shaping up nicely!
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