Something of a Maze

Because I am doing this build on a budget and trying to use up leftover bits and pieces as much as possible, I took the approach of mixing up a whole host of different basing materials.  All bits left over from other things.  Some are so old I cannot even remember what they were used for.

Into a tub went brown and green flocking materials, not the static grass kind that is all the rage these days, but the bits that look like fine sponge particles.  To that, I added some leftover chopped-up coconut fibre and a load of small rocks.  Finally, I had a few partially filled bags of leaf scatter in different colours.  Not enough of any one colour to do much else with, so those too went into the tub.

I also have lots of other leaves, but I have a decent amount of those, so they were spared from this mixing pot.

I then shook the whole thing up like a madman playing with a maraca.

I weathered the yellow brick road using the exact same method as I used when doing my Victorian Buildings.  To summarise, a quick dry brushing and then some wall filler smeared across the surface before being wiped off with a damp cloth.

Finally, some dark grey wash slapped around here and there to add some grime.

The first layer of ground covering has done a reasonable job of hiding a lot of the joins in the board.

When I get around to adding some of the plant life and then fallen leaves, etc, I think it should help make the joins a lot less noticeable.

As mentioned at the beginning of all this, I want this set to also be able to fit in with my existing Victorian Terrain Tiles.

I figured that I could eventually have a road leading through the forest, which could make for some interesting scenarios down the track, a few I have in mind for a rainy day.

So, what’s next?

Well, I have many trees to do that will have to be attached to the tiles before I start adding bushes and smaller plants and then moving on to fallen branches and leaves.

I also have some more man-made structures to add, prior to making them look overgrown.

Then, of course, fungi, moss and weathering need to be done.

The edges all need to be rimmed in black.

Oh, and I have to paint the broken statue parts.