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As usual, I started with a sketch...and as usual, bit off more than I could chew. I simplified the mountain a bit, but kept a lot of the original idea intact.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/So356lNe6ZI/AAAAAAAAAtY/ZROGE-k1Nao/s400/MountSketch.jpg)
Below, you see the basic foam construction, then the finished painted version. The scale is about 2'x2' square.
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The waterfall effect was created by cuttng a strip of acetate, then added hot glue "water" to it. The heat from the glue melted the acetate a bit, and gave it some extra ripples. I painted the different colors of the water, to give the illusion of depth, then coated everything with high gloss acrylic varnish.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/So6NslRqlvI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/jj0GWyAxmXk/s400/Waterfalls.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/So6Mnp6VODI/AAAAAAAAAuA/rc7pU96WO9s/s400/TopMount.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/So6MnJNZRKI/AAAAAAAAAt4/uKLycFy3YlM/s400/BackMount.jpg)
Here's a nice new image from Jaye of a more recent game with my mountain...great use of the jungle background props! Oh yes...I made the river sections, too (another post of that to come later).
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KOfEGJ_pWbI/So35lzY0WtI/AAAAAAAAAs4/38z-qifBtog/s400/Mount1.jpg)
And for those of you who have never been to a gaming convention...here's a composite wide shot I took at the RECRUITS con from '07 in Lee's Summit, MO.
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2 comments:
Warren, you are amazing, man!
I thought the water was actually real at first - like you made a fountain. I now bow to your hot glue mastery.
Thanks, Mike! And I have some nifty hot glue burn scars that I acquire with each new project. No pain, no gain!
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