Manda's (Amachan) Gaming Table

This is the first small woods piece for my table, I first cut and bevelled a base out of ePVC foamboard for it. I then started cutting and carving little bits of expanded polystyrene to create some elevations. On top of that I glued bases for trees to go in. I covered the woods in a layer of filler to smooth out the surface, now when it’s dry I can start painting.

I sanded the surface a little to get rid of any big anomalies. I then tried to paint the hill with my airbrush using the same paint I used to paint my table. Not a great success. I had to thin the paint which at that point was just tinted thinner before I was happy enough to put it through my airbrush. I need to either use a proper airbrush paint or go for cheap spray cans for this.

The rocks first got an overbrush coat of Vallejo Model Color Basalt Grey (70.869) and then coated the rocks with a coat of Secret Weapon Wash Algea (W013). After this I applied a heavy drybrush of Vallejo Model Color Medium Sea Grey (70.870) followed by a drybrush of Vallejo Model Air White Grey (71.119).

I added a bit of Vallejo Earth Texture Dark Earth (26.218) in the lowered centre area of the woods. After it dried I added a drybrush of Vallejo Panzer Aces Light Mud (70.315) over the earth and when that was dry I added a layer of AK Interactive Diorama Terrains Muddy Ground (AK8017) in the centre of the earth texture.

I covered most of the earth with some watered down PVA glue and I did the base layer of flock with the 3 tones. The darker in areas of shade, the lighter in areas of light and then a mid tone covering it all after that. Before the flock I did sprinkle a couple of leaves around the trees as well. When this was dry and the excess was shaken off I added some clump foliage and tufts around places to hide damages or just where I felt it would fit. After this has dried I sprayed it with watered down PVA to seal everything in and once that is dry I added a bit of AK Interactive Diorama Puddles (AK8028) on the ground in the centre to create some puddles. When this has dried the piece should be done.