RE: [Epic] terrain questions (geo hex?)

From: Steve Wik <bosco_at_...>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 09:34:58 -0700

here's what I finally did:
I picked up a couple of acoustical ceiling tiles from the local home
improvement store and cut roundish hill shapes of varying sizes. The
tiles are about 1 inch thick, and by stacking smaller shapes on top of
bigger ones I can easily create stair-stepped mounds of whatever height
I want. the tiles are less than $1 each, so adding more isn't a
problem. I spray painted them brown to match the cloth covering I
bought for my table, and viola! instant cheap modular mountains and
hills! :)

Steve (the other)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sauron Moridor [SMTP:sauron1_at_...]
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 1998 8:38 PM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] terrain questions (geo hex?)
>
> Sauron1 writes;
>
> As a prolific terrain builder, the actual problem with a shallow
> hill
> slope is that it is week structurally. GW even with the cliffs they
> use
> for there hills base them on hardboard. I have created hundreds of
> hills
> with styrofoam, hydrocal industreal grade plaster, and acrylic paints
> over the years.
>
> The individual ones with shallow slopes all have at least a
> hardboard
> base for strengh. Keeping the hardboard pinned down during the plaster
> drying time is a must. The pink or blue dense styrofoam slopes can be
> cut with a "HOT WIRE" unit available from a local craft store. Layers
> are glued with panel glue and shaped with a coarse auto body putty
> file
> into shape.
>
> Painting and sealing are done with one coat of acrylic paint
> mixed with
> 20% white glue. Once the paint is applied, pour on the white glue and
> work it in. Next sprinkle the area liberally with fine children's
> play,
> or even ordinary sifted beach sand. Work the sand and glue into cover
> the entire hill and it will act as a filler for the hill layer joints.
> Set it aside to dry. subtle colour effects can be sprayed on with
> acrylic spray cans after the hill dries.
>
> The resulting hills have a hard sandpaper surface. Sets of
> 24"x24" or
> 24"x48" particle board based Terrain boards I made for my club 15+
> years
> ago are still used every week.
>
> That old terrain builder( Did I mention my Necromunda Terrain
> will be
> featured in Terra-Genisis soon? ) sauron1_at_...
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