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MAKING A STEPPED HILL title image.
Picture showing three cross-sections of a stepped hill to show the progress of building it.
This hill was made with Warhammer games in mind. The very top of the hill is the size of a movement tray to allow the deployment of regiments and war machines. The bottom tier has enough space to deploy a line of 10 archers.
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Picture of the process of making a stepped hill.
Picture of the process of making a stepped hill.
Picture of the process of making a stepped hill.
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Trace the outline of a Warhammer movement tray onto a sheet of 1"-thick insulation foam and then draw an oval guideline 1.5" around your first line. This second line defines the outer edge of the top tier. Cut out the top tier.
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Once you've cut out the top tier, shape the sloped sides by slicing away thin slivers of insulation foam (you can also use a foam cutter). Try to make a rounded, 45-degree angle without cutting into the movement tray outline. As always, be careful during this cutting and shaping.
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To make the bottom tier, trace the outline of the top tier onto another 1"-thick piece of insulation foam. Next, draw the outline of the bottom tier by tracing around a line of archers. Cut out the bottom tier and round off the edges just like the top tier.
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Picture of the process of making a stepped hill.
Picture of the process of making a stepped hill.
Picture of the process of making a stepped hill.
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Mark the MDF hardboard by tracing around the bottom tier. Cut out the hardboard base with a beveled edge – try to make the angle match the curve of the bottom tier. Glue the three pieces together with hot glue or white (PVA) glue and leave the hill to dry.
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Apply filler to smooth over the gaps between the tiers (spackle will work). Glue patches of gravel and sand onto the hill to give the impression of patches of stony ground. Give the whole model a coat of textured paint (paint mixed with sand).
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Hand-paint the hill with Chaos Black to seal the foam (insulation foam melts under spray paint). Next, basecoat the model with Scorched Brown. For the rocky areas, hit them with Graveyard Earth, then a drybrush of Kommando Khaki, and then Bleached Bone. Lastly, apply a thin coat of white glue over the model and sprinkle with static grass (don't put glue on the rocky areas). Ta-da!
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