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Eldar Forest/Hills Display
Materials
- 10mm extruded foam board
- 30mm extruded foam board
- PVA glue
- toilet roll paper
- hot glue
- Woodland Scenics tree armatures
- 3-5“ Deciduous set (TR1122)
- 2-3” Deciduous set (TR1121)
- Woodland Scenics clumb-foliage medium green (FC683)
- WWS North Europe grass 2mm
- WWS North Europe grass 6mm
- WWS dry earth
- Assorted fine/coarse sand
Building the boards
The boards cut out and layers stuck together with hot glue:
Covering with toilet roll paper soaked in watered down PVA glue (approx 10 parts PVA : 1 part water). This both protects the foam boards / gives the base a really tough finish when dry, but also gives the surface an uneven, less artificial texture:
Priming with a mix of PVA glue, tan paint and fine sand:
Painting & Weathering
Trees
I'm using two sizes of trees; 3-5“ and 2-3”. This first lot are the larger set from the Woodlands Scenics 3-5“ Deciduous range (TR1122).
Bending armatures into place:
Prime in dark brown/grey:
Drybrush in light brown/tan + brown ink wash: