Moonstone Christmas Surprise
Thoughts so far. I will add to this as I go.
As I’ve gone through this process I’ve learnt a few things and changed ways I’ve gone through different processes in making the board. Would I do things differently? I think there’s elements of the project that I would do differently there’s techniques and materials I’ve not used before and after this will continue to use.
- hot glue gun, awesome saves so much time and if like me when you’re working on a project you change plans as you go and create in a on the run fashion then waiting for glue to dry can throw off your flow.
- XPS foam, fantastic material you can cut it, texture it, paint it and using other materials imprint surface texture on it. Whether using it to clad other shapes of as a building material in Its own right it’s a good material, I’ll be getting more of it for future projects.
- 5 mm Foamcard love this stuff. Always use it in my builds to form the structures. It’s lightweight and strong.
- Tile grout, I’ve started using it on this build. Used it to texture the XPS and make a poor man’s Sculptamould. A mix of PVA and water (50/50) mixed with toilet paper to make a papier-mâché then add to that the Tile grout. It’s great stuff although I suggest you use latex gloves because it gets mucky.
There may be other insights to come but so far that’s all I got
It’s been a great project to follow on its journey. Now that Christmas is behind us, can I ask what selection of troops everyone ended up with for the ‘Secret Santa’, and did you manage to get a game in for Christmas? I understand that the board is not quite finished yet, but I’m curious to see if you managed to get it out for a test run and how it went.
Afternoon Hutch. Thanks for Asking secrets Santa went well I’ll post an update on it no games just yet. I’ve had a bit of a rough Christmas only done work the last few days but hopefully January will be the month that we start playing as I get things pulled together. Check the newer posts and I’ll answer your questions. Have a good one and Happy 2025.