More scenery to come, following the same template. Pal trees got finished with Shady Green tufts from Paint Forge.įirst two islands discovered, I’m ready to head up for the unknown waters. To add a nice color diversity on top of the island I also applied Gamers Grass Dry Green and Swamp tufts. I added some final touches by manually applied AK Interactive effects creating waves and water foam. I then sealed it with airbrushed Gloss Varnish. I decided to go hard with stencil airbrushed Vallejo Light Sea Blue, Magic Blue and spots of airbrushed Army Painted Blue Ink. Rocks followed with a similarly easy recipe being airbrushed Vallejo Dark Panzer Grey, Cold Grey, Pale Grey Blue and drybrushed Ghost Grey. Sand was painted using airbrushed Vallejo Desert Sand, followed by Light Brown and finally drybrushed with Ice Yellow. With such theme in mind I started the paint job.įirst step was to undercoat the islands black and then airbrush white all over it to create a nice base for both water and sand colors. Sandy beaches, rocky coast and vibrant blue water around. I then covered rest of the island with Vallejo Desert Sand texture. First I filled gaps and surrounding areas between stones with AK Interactive Concrete from diorama series. With palm trees trunks ready to be added on top to the island, I just pushed a sharp tool into the PCV to create tiny holes and glued the trunks into it.įinal modelling step was to apply textures. I then cut a piece off and gently bent it. I made this every two or so mm on the length of the toothpick. I gently squeezed the blunt tip of a toothpick with cutters and moved it around. Done.Īt that point I didn’t wanted to waste good toothpicks and here’s where palm trees idea originates from. Finally marked tiny holes along the sides of the pier and ‘superglued’ toothpicks in place, just to cut them off close to the pier’s level. Just cut a strip, glued tiny bit underneath, then glued it on top of the island and it’s base. I used a piece of MDF cut into a thin strip as a base for the pier, but you can really use anything – including 1mm thick PCV. Next I decided to add a bit of character with an old, damaged wooden pier jutting into the sea. I also added some bitz, but I leave it up to you to decide if you want to do the same. I then applied PVA glue to some areas on the island, followed by AP’s Super Glue and finally Rocks – repositioned to look interesting. Once done I glued both pieces together, using Army Painter’s Super Glue. This time I used 3mm thick PCV and cut the edges at a 30-45* angle, leaving approximately 1,5cm of the base all around the island. Next, using a hobby knife, I cut the island itself. I then smoothed the edges with a piece of sandpaper. I started by cutting a island’s base out of 1mm thick PCV sheet with a pair of scissors. PCV sheets are easy to work with, stay flat and are very glue friendly, whereas stones provide cheap and easy to use terrain features that will add weight and improve stability of the scenery pieces. When planning the set and how to make it my priorities were ease of build (and copy), durability, stability and obviously cool looks! Thus choice of material being mostly PCV and stones. That’s why I decided to create a set of appropriate scenery and use this opportunity to let you in on some of my hobby secrets. In my opinion there’s nothing better than to let yourself go “full immersion mode” during a game of plastic dudesmen, or in this case – resin boats. Playing a friendly game on a set of fully painted and modeled scenery is always a great experience.
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