A Long Time Ago...(A TerrainFest 2023 Blog)
Episode VI: All Good Things…
It’s over, Anakin! I have the high ground!It is October 31st.
Halloween.
The last moments of TerrainFest 2023.
I would like to say I was able to get more done with this project. I’m not disappointed, though. I was able to get a massive start on the metric ton of plastic that come in the Star Wars Shatterpoint core box. Plus I was able to learn/try several new things:
- Basing terrain to give it a better footprint on the board. It also helps blend the elements into the playmat. Yes, it can make it limiting on where the terrain can be used and not look out of place, but the visual improvement outweighs any negatives.
- Airbrushing base colors for a model. I’ve had an airbrush for almost 4 years now and this was the first time I used it for anything other than primer. I wanted the base coat to be nice and smooth, and I worried that a brush would leave too many streaks.
- Finding ideas in various places. I have already started using the rock mold from the hobby train section in another project, while the craft store snake skeleton has already given me multiple pieces of scatter terrain.
The festivities might winding down, but the work it just beginning.
A massive thanks to the crew at OnTableTop for hosting the event and to everyone who stopped by to take a look.
Until next time!
I would make a skeleton joke, but you wouldn’t find it very humerus.
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