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A Mountain for Fathers Day
Apparently my last mountain project was enough to give my son a taste for terrain making, because he started asking to make some more. I quickly made up a couple of MDF bases and then we grabbed some spare packing paper and went to work. A rough shape emerged fairly quickly for both pieces, my daughter also got involved as well helping to cut bandages, soak them and lay them over the top to build up the initial form. It all made for a fun crafternoon. We allowed everything to dry out before […]https://hobbies.deimos-legion.net/2026/09/06/a-mountain-for-fathers-day/
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Dry bushing and washing the trunk and roots. The texture is from scratching the epoxy putty with a knife while it was still soft plus the twisted florist wire showing through. I'll put some sort of detail in the hole under the roots but haven't decided what yet. Maybe a small borrowing animal peaking out. I might be able to sculpt a passable rat.
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Making a tree armature from scratch. Florist wire, milliput, mod podge, fender washers, sea foam, and lots of PVA and CA glue. Painted with a grey-brown spray primer/base.
Needs some dry brushing and washing and obviously foliage. I'd like to do something more than basic flocking.
It's not for a larger diorama or gaming setup, just a tree for its own sake and as a learning experiment.