9 sections each of about 2.5 feet is 22 feet of road. For the time being, I'm gonna leave the roads bare and see how I like them. alternatively, you could just do it after dry brushing by using watered down glue. If I were to do it all again, I would add flock the same way I did to the fields, just sprinkle it on as the caulk the dried. I didn't do this because I didn't think of it honestly.
Optional step: add flock the edges to blend in the roads to the table. I didn't do this because I thought my fingers did a good enough job but they seemed to have mostly disappeared as it dried. Optional step) ruts: You could take a fork or something and when the caulk is about half dry make little furrows and ruts in the roads. I also wanted to get the family car back in the garage before it got 100 degrees outside and it got boiling hot in the car.
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But I rushed it a little bit because I got impatient and I feared another series of interruptions. I let this dry overnight and into late morning and honestly it still could of used more time. You will have less issues with curling if its completely dry before you cut out the roads. If you touch the caulk and it's cold to your skin, it's not dry. 9.5 road sections, The Wheat Field,Īnd two other fields I haven't mentioned yet extra credit. You need to be quick, but don't need to hurry if that makes sense. I wanted the Wheat Field (it gets capitalized because it's that important) to be a really bright yellow to make it really pop on the table, so I used 'Fall Yellow Course Turf.' Like I said, you want to be sprinkling out the flock while the caulk is still wet so have the flock ready to go after you pour the caulk. Yes this pic is sideways, just seeing if your paying attention PROTIP: I have found that 'turf' works better than just static grass. just shake it out over the caulk and maybe press down here and there to make sure the flock really gets into the paint.
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This whole process is really just an extension of the techniques I used to make my own wargame mats, seen HERE.įor the field, you're gonna do the same thing, except in the shape of the field obviously, plus one additional step: while the cualk/paint mixture is still wet dump a whole lot of flock over it. I can recommend Red Beards Youtube channel as being a good resource and I stole one of his techniques (more on that later). There are several good tutorials online, so hopefully this post will take it's place among them. Also, I like to make terrain and try new things and I was going to need a LOT of roads eventually so if this process works it'll give me nearly unlimited roads. but like many people I only have SO much hobby money, and cash saved here can be spend there. However the roads do come in 2" wide sections as well. everytime I use them people ask me where I got then, but 4" wide is too big for 15mm. I have some excellent roads from Wargamer's Terrain that I got in 4" width for my 28mm wargames. Now I could of just bought roads, and I was tempted to. Since I'm running this scenario again in about 2 weeks at Midsummer Conquest, now seems like a good time to do that.
In it I mention that I wished the field was just a little bigger and more colorful. Mainly, I'll be making The Wheat Field for the scenario Caldwell Clears the Wheat Field. Bonus content: I'll also be making a few fields.
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