It Would Be a Target-Rich Environment, If We Could SEE Them....

It's been far too long since I updated here.  Sadly, the lack of updates is not because I've been too busy playing games, or painting until my fingers bleed.  No, it's simply that Real Life(©®) keeps getting in my way.  Job.  Kids.  Wife.  All that important stuff.    The usual story.  *sigh*

Ironically, I was very busy over the Summer (which ended a few months ago, I know) constructing terrain.  Yay!  Here are some pictures of what I managed to accomplish.  Some of this terrain will find its way onto my Sci-Fi table, and some of it will be used on my Colonial/Fantasy/VSF table (for pictures of those games, see my other blog:  Kelroy Was Here

Click the pics to enlarge them.  Please enjoy, and if you feel the least bit inspired by my handiwork, leave a comment at the bottom of the page.

The vinyl flooring I used to make my rivers.

The caulk I used for the river banks.

A river section with the caulk and sand drying on it.

A demonstration of the flexibility of the vinyl flooring.

A selection of river sections, cut and "sanded."

This is what I used to make the rivers wet-looking after I painted them.

A desert watering hole.  This was my first attempt using the Polycrylic clear coat.  I just wanted a test for what it would look like, and how easy it would be to work with.

All my new bright and shiny river sections.  And I mean shiny in the literal sense.  See next picture.

The rivers have a glossy sheen, just like the real stuff!

Fordable sections of river.

A simple plank bridge over a river.

A gently curving riverbank.

A somewhat stagnant swamp.

A 28/32mm and a 15mm scale figure.

A side view to show the thickness of the vinyl tile on edge.

A selection of real rocks on scraps of vinyl flooring.

A finished field of rocks.  These are actually rather heavy to carry from game to game....

A closer view of some of the rocks.

"A Space Marine investigates a cooling fire pit."

Some rocky formations, sculpted with a hot-wire foam cutter.

A couple of hills.  I was trying different techniques:  a multi-level hill that is plainly stepped, and a canyon-type hill.  Both will work for either 15mm or 28mm games.

"Some Human Imperial Infantrymen move cautiously through the canyon."  (15mm.co.uk figures)

Another hill with different types of flock.  Eh, I was experimenting.

"This looks like difficult terrain, sir."

And last but not least, a selection of "middle Eastern" style buildings, made from some simple boxes I found at Hobby Lobby.

"A merciless Legionnaire takes aim."  (28mm Askari)

Here's what the boxes looked like when I bought them.

Here's a representative sample of my terrain, on table.

Game on!

Thanks for looking!