I decided that my game table needed some areas of dangerous terrain. Just a couple of small pieces to start with to block off some movement points. I started with some thin MDF board and cut out a couple of random shapes. The rough measurements were about 5 1/2" X 2". I cut the shapes out with a jigsaw and then ground the edges down with a belt sander. Here's how they started.
Being dangerous terrain I wanted to use some old barrels to kind of simulate a toxic spill or a toxic pool. I also wanted to give the impression of some depth, so a couple of
GW barrels and a razor saw later...
I used spackle (polyfilla over the pond) to build up the 'banks' of the toxic pools. I didnt want the MDF to warp on me so I first primed the bases with flat black. Then I added the spackle.
I wanted the illusion of both depth and currents of toxic goo, so I started with a couple of thin coats of Vallejo dark green, then
GW goblin green and finally some
GW scorpion green. I painted the sides of the pool my brown landscape color and went to work on the barrels.
The barrels were primed white, then got 4 or 5 coats of a brown wash called "Didi's Magic Brown" that I picked up from The War Store over here. After that, they got a light drybrush of
GW blazing orange and got super glued down to the base. They were finally starting to look like something.
To finish them off, I glued a couple of skulls from the bitz box down, then I added a couple of drops of
GW bad moon yellow to a small cup of Vallejo Water Effects. Gave it a
very slight stir with a toothpick to 'swirl' the color but not mix it completely. Then it got poured into the base and when it dried I put some dead looking static grass in a few spots.
I thought they came out pretty good, so I made a couple more in a little larger size. The second set are roughly 7" X 2 3/4". Gives me a few new and interesting terrain features for the board.
I'm just trying to figure out if I want to add more static grass or some brown flock to the 'plain' brown areas of the banks. All in all this wasn't a bad project to undertake. All of the materials were leftovers from other projects and stuff from the bitz box. It only took about 3 days to make them, and most of that was drying time. Hope you find this interesting and maybe even helpful! C&C welcome as always!
Cheers! Time Wizard