Water Works

Not much to show this week. I have spent a lot time working on a water board that I am not dissatisfied with. I have started and quit on it three times now. I did manage to get my resin water poured for the jungle table and make a little waterfall; it is removable so the secret cave entrance can be revealed.

The ocean water is Fibre-Tek Crystal Clear Casting Resin. As it was my first time using casting resin I made some mistakes, the big one being pouring too thick. I should have done 4 or 5 thin pours instead of 2 thicker ones. This resulted in bubbles which were also the result of air trapped in the foam foliage I used for seaweed. The product itself is quite viscous so it doesn't run over the surface into all the nooks and crannies; this also makes doing thin pours a little more challenging. In the end the result is acceptable and I will know better next time. For the record, cost wise it is better value than Gloss Hodge Podge, better represents water but is trickier to use and is flammable and toxic.

  As I poured the resin too thick (I may have also used too much hardening agent), when it dried it retracted and pulled up a bit where it met the shoreline. I dabbed white tub and tile caulk to create the crests of gently breaking waves.

For the waterfall I used a piece of clear plastic as a base; smeared a layer of clear silicone caulking, scribing lines in it as it dried.After the silicone set I used the same tub and tile caulk as before and dabbed it over top to represent white water and foam.

 Seemed like a good time to take another shot of the whole table...

I have a Sarissa Precision south seas hut I could put together for the table but as it stands there is already quite a bit of terrain on it. I may yet make it. I was going to make a stone idol as well, possibly as a plot point, but David already has several plot points lined up that are smaller and therefore would take up less space on an already crowded table.

Bits and Bobs and The Table As It Stands

The last few pieces designated specifically for this table are done. I still have a few items in the post that I hope will get here in time for Trumpeter's Salute: manhole covers, pallets, trash cans and  a few other small pieces.

This is 3 pieces of Warlord Games' Warehouse Set 1:

The lamposts I bought off ebay:

As you can see in the photo above the pavements have also been painted a little city 'debris' added. 

At this point I thought I would indulge myself and put everything on the table.

 Once we get the vehicles on there it is going to be really dense; we may have to remove a building so we have some place to put the miniatures but I figure it's better to remove excess terrain than to wish you had more.

Hedges, grass and the odd shrub

Some small progress over the last week: hedges made for the urban side to keep small children and stray dogs from falling in the canal and the rural side has been done up with flock, static grass and gravel. Originally I was going to put another building across the gravel road from the barn but now I am not so sure; I like the vacant lot look and as the other side of the canal has plenty of buildings I don't think the table needs another. I am considering discarded wood, fence posts and debris or supplies to represent the next stage in the urban development as it expands across the canal- pallets, crates, lumber, etc.