The End is Nigh: Deadlands

Once all that had time to set I added large “rocks”, in the form of pine bark nuggets, around the bottom of the mesa just like the others I already own. These stacks of “rocks” were mostly glued in place with wood glue.

For the one sort of standing on the second layer of the mesa, I decided to pin it with a toothpick to give it more support and strength.

It’s getting difficult to find the large pine bark chips/nuggets here in the states. They are used in gardens and landscaping. Years ago, you could get very large, three cubic foot, bags of large bark chips, like 4+ inch sized chips. That size bag would last most gamers, or even clubs, a lifetime. These days the nuggets in those bags are quite small. Also those bags hold moisture for ages, and are stored outdoors in most cases, and one would have to dry the nuggets in some way before using. That said, those large bags cost only about 3usd, so it might be worth the effort to pick through the bag and dry them in an oven on low. If you do that, please keep an eye on it as you wouldn’t want to burn down your home.

I got lucky. As I was shopping for the nuggets, I spotted some smaller bags of the things on a clearance table for only $1 each. While that is still considerably higher in price than the large bags these were all nice sized chips and were dry. I purchased six bags. That should last me through several projects.

Once all of this is set up I will come back once again with CelluClay to blend the jaw into the mesa as well as blending in the “rocks” and filling some of the gaps.