Something for the table corner *FINISHED* (with more photos)

[OSHIROmodels]

I thought it would be a good idea to make some Japanese hills that would be placed in the corners of a gaming table (as if I don't have enough to be getting on with) to go with my samurai army and terrain.

I've spent a lot of time researching Japanese buildings and surroundings and it would seem that the typical countryside in the Sengoku period would consist of flat areas of either paddyfields/cultivated land or normal 'rough' ground with hills almost appearing to be cut off at their base.

Obviously there are other types of landscape, marshes, river delta, rocky ground etc. But thise type seem to be the most prevelant as shown in the photo from one of my Gakken books.



So the idea is to make a couple of corner hills that could represent a vally head or if a river is included, a river valley.

The first one will have a shrine on the top and be rather covered in trees with a path winding between and the other might just be plain with trees for now, haven't quite decided.



I also found a new type of filler at my local Wickes. It's a lightweight interior/exterior fillar and has the consistancy of whipped cream, no joke, you feel like putting your finger in it and having a taste   Goes on like a dream though. It's still drying at the moment so I can't tell you what it's like when dry but I'll be back tomorrow  



cheers

James

*Edit* God my desk needs a tidy 

[Captain Blood]

Ah, another carver of the polystyrene and gluer of the cork bark cliffs... 

I like the sound of that Wickes whipped cream filler, James.
The B&Q filler I've been using is more like slightly viscous cake mix - but again, strangely light, slightly aereated almost... Must be something they are doing with fillers these days... 

Hang on a minute - your hill's bigger than my hill! B*strd!   

[OSHIROmodels]

Ah, another carver of the polystyrene and gluer of the cork bark cliffs... 

Works everytime 

I like the sound of that Wickes whipped cream filler, James.
The B&Q filler I've been using is more like slightly viscous cake mix - but again, strangely light, slightly aereated almost... Must be something they are doing with fillers these days... 

It's a 3.8l tub and it only cost just under £13 and I think it will last a long time. Even though it's got a fair amount of air in it I didn't seem to use that much in total.

Hang on a minute - your hill's bigger than my hill! B*strd!   

It's a full ten inches   

cheers

James

[Bako]

That's one heck of a hill!

[dijit]

It's a full ten inches   

cheers

James

Is that a hill or are you just pleased to see me?

[Hammers]

Veryveryvery cool, jimbibby!

[Funghy-Fipps]

This makes my 'hills' look like mere road humps (albeit road humps sprouting grass and trees)!  Will be most interested to see the finished article.

[Malamute]

Hang on a minute - your hill's bigger than my hill! B*strd!   

Oh dear, another case of  "Hill envy" 

Great stuff James, but shouldn't you be building impervious suits

[OSHIROmodels]

It would seem that the hardness of the new filler isn't all it's cracked up to be (no pun intended  ). It doesn't split or crack or shrink but seem to have the hardness of gone-off cake icing, and some of the thicker areas are still soft (I put it on at about 9:00 last night and it's been sitting in a warm cupboard)

I think it's only going to good for bulking things out and then going over with another filler of the normal type.

Oh, and Nick  it's done 

cheers

James

[Captain Blood]

It would seem that the hardness of the new filler isn't all it's cracked up to be (no pun intended  ).

Hehehe... You need:



So, I think what we're now saying is that your hill might be bigger but mine is harder 

 

[OSHIROmodels]

So, I think what we're now saying is that your hill might be bigger but mine is harder 

 

    

We'll see 

cheers

James

[Svennn]

You have all obviously got money to burn if you buy it like that. 25kg sack + council pop makes a hell of a lot of filler for £7-£8 from a builders merchants.

[Captain Blood]

You have all obviously got money to burn if you buy it like that. 25kg sack + council pop makes a hell of a lot of filler for £7-£8 from a builders merchants.

Ah, but this stuff has lovely consistency Svennn... Best I've ever used.
It's a couple of quid for a 1KG tub - and no unseemly mixing 

[Svennn]

Ah, but this stuff has lovely consistency Svennn... Best I've ever used.
It's a couple of quid for a 1KG tub - and no unseemly mixing 

You are missing out on the perils and delights of a decorators whisk in an electric drill 

[Captain Blood]

You are missing out on the perils and delights of a decorators whisk in an electric drill 

Been there.
Had to buy the wife a new magimix handtool thingy...