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Took a break from model painting to work on some terrain today.

Went to the local big box hardware store. Picked up some decorative trim as a starting point. Not quite 1/4 round or baseboard stuff. This is used to put some pizzaz on cabinets. 2 bucs for 4 feet.

Cut it into 6 inch lengths.

Drilled four holes into the top and then stretched and glued in some paper clips. This would give a bit more area to glue onto.



Then, broke out the hot glue gun. Lil hot glue and some railroad talus from the hobbyshop had me here. (This is where my fingers gave out. I still have 4 more feet to glue tomorrow.)




Priming and painting, a little highlighting and washing. Nothing fancy. Extreme amatuer tip: While at the hardware store, cruise the discount paint bins. Many times you can find colors no one else liked that are perfectly usable for terrain purposes. Picked up two shades of grey and a light brown for $.50 a piece in a half pint volume. Also, those tester colors that they blend up in half pints are perfect for terrain. Paid $3 for one which is $.50 for the same basic shade of brown in a lil vallehjo tube at the FLGS.

Glues on some green lichen. Woodland scenics I think. Had some brown in the bin as well so I mixed it up to give some contrast.



Shot with a Marder II to give you an idea of final size.



I figure when it is all said and done, I probably have about $.50 or less in it per 6 inch chunk.

Sweet!

Very nice, Idea stolen.

Well, now it's just a question of how to get to the hardware store without my car....

Update here.

I originally used white glue to glue down the lichen. I have used it in the past with no real problem.

However, it appears that those that I used white glue on have gotten exceptionally brittle. Like shattering when you pick them up.

I have since used hot glue to attach them to the framework. Hopefully that will keep the lichen from adsorbing some of the glue and hardening to the point of breakage.