Terrainfest 2025 - Crusading in the Trenches

So the first part of this update consists of what I forgot to document… In the last post I mentioned I was planning on getting to B&Q for some MDF strips, well, I did go, and I got what i was looking for. Those strips are now fixed to the long edges of my board, gaps and been filled in and sanded and now the boards meet up nicely. I completely forgot to take pictures of that, but, lets be honest…its not the most exciting update.

What is an exciting update though, is that the board now has colour on it!!! AND technically now could be used to play on. But I’m obviously not stopping here.

The mud texture was made using a mixture of:

– Silicone Caulk

– Brown Paint

– Sand

– White Spirit

I dont have exact measurements. I just emptied a whole tube of caulk (per board) into a tub, and chucked in brown paint and sand until it felt right, then white spirit to thin the mixture down a bit and make it easier to paint on. Then, using a cheap decorating brush, I applied very generous coatings all over each board section, making sure to get the mixture in all the nooks and crannies. The final step then was to essentially use a stippling technique to hide all the brush strokes and make mud look churned up.

I also decided to give the boards a light spray over with some death guard green and a brown paint, just to give ground colour some variety, as well as getting some black spray and give an even lighter spray over, focusing on the craters to perhaps suggest they were burnt out.

The edges of the boards will be painted black eventually, and then it’s on to adding all the fun details to really make this board come to life.