First ever gaming board build
FLOCKING!!!
And so on with the flocking… I’ve opted for a foam flock believeing this to be harder wearing than static grass, I have nothing to base this opinion on other than I think im right. To get the effect im looking for im using the green blend foam flock from geek gaming for the lowland areas of the board. For the higher areas I am using the moorland base ready mix which I will feather into flocked areas.
To begin with I painted a mixture of pva glue and water (1:3 ratio) over the areas I wanted to be flocked, next using a sieve I evenly spread the flock over the board. Sieving the flock this way leaves you with some larger clumps foam which I apply to the board randomly to look like clumps of grass. For the highland areas I follow pretty much the same method to apply the moorland mix as I did the foam flock. I did feather the moorland mix over the foam to create an gradual transition and also applied it aound the base of the larger rocks. over the whole ground covering I sprayed the pva/water mixture to make sure everyhting s stuc down.
Time for the tufts now, I used 6mm rough grss and heathers to give the variation I’m looking for. The tufts are self adhesive although I like to stick them down with some pva gue and I stick them down in random groups where I think grass would grow taller. For the heathers I use my inspiration photos for guidance and stic them down in swathes across the tops of the hills.
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