nightshiftmodeller

BASE!

Added 2020-05-14 22:14:51 +0000 UTC

Hey friends!

So today, a base was born 🤣It's still in the initial stages though and there's a lot more to add.

I started by cutting a block of styrofoam on a circular saw, then I made the rough shape of the terrain with a knife, and then covered it with an initial layer of texture (Ammo diorama mud paste). While it was drying I brushed Mr. Surfacer 500 in two layers on the sides to remove the foam texture. I think one more layer would be good, but I somehow like the texture. It will be of course painted black once it's all done.

When it all dried I gave the "road" another layer of Wilder textured earth, because it's much finer. I had to level the terrain a bit to make the tank sit "in" the gravel. Because I want the terrain to be very gravely, loose, and with lots of texture, I sprinkled the road with 0.5mm stones, followed up by another sprinkle of 0.25mm gravel. I got these different sizes from a friend who used to work at a cement factory. I tried imprinting the model a bit while the sand was setting into the textured earth, but it wasn't enough, so I added more, and flooded it with Gravel and sand fixer. When that was starting to dry up I imprinted the tank even more. Now I'm leaving it to dry completely before I continue with the sides, which will be mostly rocky. I have some 1mm and 2mm rocks for that, but before I finish the lower corner I want to add some stowage there... well in this case it's not really stowage. I printed some more stuff, but I haven't cleaned it up yet.

Well, what can I say... let's not get our hopes too high. It's my first terrain since forever, so it won't be anything extraordinary. It might turn into a total disaster as well, but we'll see 😄