Two weeks ago I was repairing a small brick wall in the garden and at the end of the job I had some mortar remaining. Not wanting to waste it and with an idea forming to create some cheap terrain, I put the unused mortar on some boards and set it aside for a week to let it dry.
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| Unused mortar set aside to dry |
Once the mortar was dry and using a hammer I broke up the mortar into a variety chunks mainly of between 1-2 inches.
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| My collection of rocks after a bit of hammering. |
Now I have a nice selection of rocks to make difficult terrain, rocky rivers, and possibly building rubble. Cost wise this cost nothing as it was left over mortar, but if I had to purchase some mortar to do this again the cost of a bag was between $5 to $10.
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| Rough terrain |
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| Rubble |
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| Rocky river |
I have noticed there is a bit of dust with the rocks and I may in the future dilute some PVA glue and give all the rocks a quick coat to seal them.
Very effective I must say and something to bear in mind for the future. A coat of pva or sealant would be a good idea as and when time allows.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It was an opportunistic piece of terrain making.
DeleteI’d definitely pva it Peter. The lime in the mortar can be a skin irritant as well as the dust you mention. Not dangerous in any way, just an irritant.
ReplyDeleteGood idea I will seal the rocks.
DeleteIf you are going to coat the rocks with PVA then I'd mix in some pigment as they look too uniformly grey for my taste.
ReplyDeleteI will test out some with a touch of pigment.
DeleteI like the Samurai, and the rocks came out well. The Zombie folk look... ghoulish!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I am looking forward to concentrating on the Samurai again after finishing the zombies.
DeleteThat river looks superb and I see that it featured in your War of Spanish Succession game.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James