Making a Mole Hill Out of a Mountain Part 4

[Wolf Girl]

Here on Perilous Island we’ve been in the process of making new gaming terrain. Originally Dad was going to build it as a single piece of terrain but it would be more flexible as two separate pieces. First we had to actually cut the Styrofoam with a Styrofoam cutter. Then we stack it all together using toothpicks. Dad made the two formations stackable in case we want to make things a little more perilous






~PulpGirl13

[General]

"A lot of molehills become mountains when someone adds a little dirt."

[Marine0846]

You are off to a good start.
Look forward to seeing how it turns out.

[FramFramson]

"A lot of molehills become mountains when someone adds a little dirt."

I blame the Welsh. They're always causing trouble like that.

[Ithaquatini]

Cool, Maybe do a scenario where you go vertical instead of horizontal on the gaming board, maybe the goal could be inside a small cave at the top, a real cliffhanger so to speak hehe.
nice work

[Anpu]

Looks like a great start, I am curious as to which method you will use to texture it. 

[Legion1963]

These hills are looking good and are quite inspirational. As i am in the process of making a modular jungle, good ideas are always wellcome and a couple of good steep hills are just what i need. Perhaps you can show some pics of the finished scenery later on?

[Wolf Girl]

In the middle of this picture there is a little white model Dad put together. This model helped us plan the general shape of the two terrain pieces but we added a lot of extra detail including a cave of the second level.

We worked on the hill on the left first shaping the Styrofoam by cutting it up and making it look rough.  We didn’t actually glue any of the levels together, so we could pull it apart and shape it easier. After that we added two layers of texture goo. I think it's turning out really nicely



More pictures to come....



~~PG13

[Marine0846]

Wolf Girl,
May I ask, what is texture goo?
Is it something one can buy, or did you make it?

[d phipps]

May I ask, what is texture goo?

Mila is currently leading an expedition to Texas, so I’ll answer this one for her.

We’re experimenting with a new “texture goo” we found at our local Lowe’s store. Specifically, it is called “Deck Restore”, and cost about $25 for 1 gallon. As it’s intended use is a liquid armor resurfacer for decks and patios, I think it should survive our rugged pulp gaming. They can mix up the color you want at the store - and it’s water-based!  

She’ll be back and post some new pics by next weekend.



HAVE FUN!

Dave

[aggro84]

Nice "texture goo".

A lot of my foam terrain gets beaten up really easy during boxing and unboxing alone.

This sounds like it will be sturdy.

[Marine0846]

Dave, Thanks for the reply.
Will head over to Lowes and check it out.

[NewEvolutionGames]

Dave once created a Hill that survived pre-teen 40k players, this piece may survive longer than cockroaches.

Looks great, Dave and Pulpgirl. The texture looks fantastic.

[Dr. The Viking]

Very nice looking..

I'll have to attempt that in the cheap white foam stuff. 

[Wirelizard]

Coming along nicely, can't wait to see it used in a game!