Modular Terrain Part Two

Hello There. Here is the next part of the modular terrain tutorial. The first part is here

Before I get to the plastering, I had some old off cuts to use up, (Again being stored 'In case I need it'!). I glued them in place using the expanded foam. When it had set I cut the edges with a Stanley knife and used this cut as a datum line, so when I reached it with levelling I knew I had reached the correct point to stop.

I then had a point to cut the protruding surface of the styrofoam tile and could use a wood saw to cut the extra off and not make so much mess. I could also use the flat sheet for other tiles.

Once it had been sculpted to shape I could then fill any deep gaps with tile adhesive and leave to dry.

Next cover the surface of the scenic tile with tile adhesive and level by drawing a 600mm long steel ruler across the surface. Then brush over the surface with a wet paint brush. This levels the last of the surface and smoothes out any ripples in the surface.  Then brush over a layer of PVA and add small stones and sand to taste.

When dry, this may take a day, remove the excess sand and scatter sawdust where required and then add thinned PVA to the sawdust. This can be stippled in place with a paintbrush and levelled.

Again, when dry, paint brown. As I require a large quantity and needed a colour similar to Vallejo English Uniform Brown I mixed some acrylic artist paint. I used raw umber and yellow ochre to get the required shade. I added some PVA glue and water to thin to the required consistency.

When dry I dry brushed the surface with a mixed version of Vallejo Iraqui Sand. I made this up using the English uniform from above and added plenty of white to get the shade I wanted.

This is a subtle step. Above the un-dry brushed scenery is on the left and the dry brushed  scenery is on the right. I admit it is difficult to see in the above photograph but this step does make a different.

The next step will include adding the flock and sealing.