Jan. 7th update: painted canal walls; progress on the rural side of the canal

More work done on the table surface. My favourite "dirt" recipe of Sculptamold and brown paint applied to the rural side of the board, including the barn's base followed by a dry brush of Desert Sand and a diluted black wash:

The stone work along the sides of the canal are also done now. The textured sheet is  Plas Craft Games textured stone sheet. The edges of the stone are a little soft which means inking and heavy handed drybrushing do not result in good contrast: some care has to be taken otherwise the definition gets blurred. 

The rest of my time has been taken up with priming some of the building features that haven't been painted yet: stairs and awnings for the two shops. Our next day of play testing scenarios is February 17th. After that is Trumpeter's Salute in March.