To the Trenches! Chain of Command
How its done ....
And then, its shaped with a gentle downslope with a hot knife.
In the image below you can see that a figure will stand on the groundwork without tipping over.
I also found that because a hot knife was used, the scorching gave the polystyrene a nice crispy feel which helps make it a bit less likely to break and warp.
A small shell crater was also carved into the slope, but its a bit hard to tell when the polystyrene is in its raw form.
Then before gluing the wood to the polystyrene, I undercoat the wooden panels as well as painting the facing of the polystyrene that it will be glued to in an effort to stop any annoying “white” bits showing through (or any light bleed).
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