For my western desert terrain I have used felt to show the edges of depressions or wadis. The cut felt was coloured with paint and marker pens. I like felt as it adheres to the battle mat quite well and does not slip around during play. However, I had a feeling I could improve the look by added some model train ballast.
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| The original felt used to show depressions |
The first step was to put on a line of PVA glue and sprinkle on model train ballast. Once dry a light dry brush of sand colour is applied. Before covering them with a brown wash made of 1 part PVA glue to 4 parts water and a small amount of brown acrylic paint. This wash helps seal the top-side of the felt while the under-side remains untouched and still holds well to the game mat.
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| A lie of PVA glue is applied and train ballast is sprinkled over |
The end result makes the edge of the wadi or depression more rugged. The felt still retains a good level of flexibility at the end of this process.
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| The final result on the tabletop |
The same approach was applied to create some trenches to show units in improved positions.
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| Units in improved positions |
I like the changes!
ReplyDeleteThank you. They worked out well and were quick to make.
DeleteNice, very nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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