A Long Time Ago...(A TerrainFest 2023 Blog)

In my town, outside of the normal local game stores, we have a couple different hobby stores. These stores cater to the miniature hobby outside of miniature/board games, with things like model cars and trains. I needed to get some more .040″ polystyrene sheets for the Shatterpoint project, so I paid one of these shops a visit.

One thing I love doing is walking the isles to find things that are adjacent to our hobby but I wouldn’t think about using them specifically for miniature games. There are so many cool tools and products. On this trip, I came across these Woodland Scenics: Rock Molds (Boulders).

I promise this project isn’t sponsored by Woodland Scenics, they just appear to be the most common hobby supply manufacture the stores around me carry.

With a very small amount of plaster mix, I am able to create a lot of varied rock formations. Since these are scaled for model trains they look fantastic next to Shatterpoint terrain.

Following the steps in the previous two steps, I added the base and texture with the rocks to the last of the core set terrain that I want to fix up like this. The set includes a second of these towers, but I want to keep that one free to add height to the other buildings for variety. I think it might look a little weird with a base onto of those.

Those little boulders definitely add something to the bases when mixed with the texture paste and ballast. Hopefully they will look as good when primed, which should be the next step in the process for this project.

Until next time!

What did the geologist’s partner write in their anniversary card? They promised to never take them for granite.