MULTIPLE LEVEL HILLS
Multiple level hills are just as simple to make as simple hills and use exactly the same techniques. After you've drawn out both your hill levels on a piece of 1" thick insulation foam, you will be ready to move onto step one below.
Remember: you are making a hill with two levels! Draw out how large you want the top of your hill to be and then measure your bottom half to be two to three inches wider in all directions. The more space you have between both hills, the more models you can have fight it out on the first level!
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Now, roughly cut out both your hill sections using a hobby knife. Your cuts don't have to be that exact. Once your hill sections are free from the rest of the foam, you can use a retractable knife to cut a slope into your layers of foam. Any rough edges will be smoothed out in the next step. |
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After you have finished roughing out the shape of both your hill sections, it's time to make them as smooth as you can. By using a fine grit sandpaper gently smooth down any crags and rough angles. Sanding blocks are available from hardware stores and are much easier to grip. |
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Once you have your hill section smooth enough it's time to glue them both together. Using wood glue, apply the adhesive to one side. Find a heavy object, possibly a few heavy books, and put them on top. Set it aside for a few hours for the best hold. After the hill is fully dry, a bit of filler putty around the gap where the two halves meet will smooth both together into a single rolling hill. Now use some Goblin Green paint to hide the fact that the hill is indeed pink insulation foam. If you are feeling really adventurous, try texturing the hill with sand before you paint it or use green static grass to really make it lifelike! |
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