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Greetings, does anyone know the name of the company that made those green pre-flocked stackable hills that mostly came in round shapes?

I remember them being available during the Mid to Late 1990's. Are they still in production? I could not find a picture example.

The bottoms of the hills were white and solid and the hills and the slopes were pre-flocked golf course green.

I have no idea, I appreciate any help.
   
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They weren't a one-specific-company thing... that was the standard way to make hills in the '90s and early '00s. GW had some, pretty sure Antenociti and Gale Force 9 had some at some point, and quite probably a host of other companies.

 
   
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Thank You insaniak! :-)
   
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Powerful Phoenix Lord





Can we convert you over to upholstery foam hills instead?

Ziterdes still has some, but their shipping to the US is way too much.

https://www.ziterdes.com/terrain-accessories/terrain-pieces/hill-set-3-pieces-tabletop-terrain-6012392.html

EDIT: I wrong, these say plastic...which is like the worst material for a hill, so nevermind!

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Alright, I'll look for tutorial instructions on creating good hills.

I reckon a trip to a model railroad store, Hobby Lobby & Home Depot are in the future.

I just wanted those particular green stackable hills because they seemed indestructible.


   
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Hold it right there citizen...I can tell you exactly how to make good indestructible hills in about...four minutes:

1) Find a suitable height "high density" upholstery foam. This is the stuff you make car seat padding out of, etc. You can find it on eBay in large 6' rolls for around $25. Comes in varying heights, but you'll want to make sure you get some firm stuff (I don't know how soft it gets, but in order to hold big models/terrain...let's not risk it!) You can order sheets in 72"x24" for $25-30 shipped normally. Shop around a little bit. DO NOT go to the hobby store in your town. They sell 12" blocks for like $20...screw that noise.

2) Cut and pluck the foam into the shapes you want. Trick to plucking is sadly...to use your fingers. So it gets pretty annoying, but it lets you get a chiseled/natural edge: Here is the aftermath of pluckery nonsense!
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3) Take your hills and spray them with an undercoat of brown (or black around the edges that'll be off-board). Give the top a dusting to cover the colour of the foam, but you'll flock it later: Here's an example of a section of 2" foam that's been cut...plucked and primed.
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4) In either order, you want to do two things. A) Apply a slightly watered down glue to the top (I prefer Elmer's Wood Glue max) and then apply flock. You want the glue thick enough to not just disappear into the foam, but thin enough to be flexible when finished. I've screwed this up once, but you'll know the next day if you cocked up. I'd say 2:1 glue to water ratio or so. Brush it down...flock it up. B) Using a cheap hobby paint and a big disposable brush you can dry brush the ridges of the hill that you've plucked.

5) Revel in your cheap sturdy hills. If the flock falls off the next day, you have watered your glue too much and will have to re-do it, but that's fine. These hills are foam so they can bend, be crushed, etc. and they won't break or chip like hard-foam hills will. They're relatively cheap (You get an entire set of hills out of a single $25-30 sheet of foam). You can make 1" tall hills up to maybe...3"?

Here's a set of hills I did this past week, 2" tall...and I've got two large pieces left (so you get quite a bit from a single roll).
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PS: To make them look better you could mix in a variety of flock to colour it more naturally...I was lazy and only had one type of flock on hand.

PSS: Here is a picture of the 1" hills in game. The new 2" hills will be used to elevate and build more variety. In most games, the 1" hills pictured denote our wooded areas (area cover)

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West Michigan, deep in Whitebread, USA

Did the same for my Gaslands wasteland hills:










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Thank You Elbows! I will use your instructions. I appreciate you immediately helping me out. You are the best!

I wanted hills for Battle Tech - Alpha Strike because I was told no hex maps are required and that three dimensional terrain is used.
   
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No problemo. Just be advised, the stuff comes rolled up in the mail, so it'll stink for a bit, and you'll have to let it settle for a couple of days till it's flat to work with it!
   
 
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