"Modular Cavern System sneak peak before tutorial..." Topic

I am finishing up work on some modular cavern system pieces for use with a mottled ground cloth. The pieces are cut from pink extruded foam insulation board, textured, then painted, and dry-brushed. Here is a photo of them in use:

And a more complete slide show link. I will be making a tutorial in a few weeks. Cheers!

Aare they 15mm figures?

These are 25-28mm "scale" figures for my games; the Gnomes are around 22mm tall, while the Goblins are around 20mm tall. The Goblins are actually Caesar 1/72 Goblin figures, painted according to Gygax's description, AD&D Monster Manual, 1977. They are riding 25mm Prince August fantasy mold series Wolves (the mold has two different Goblin rider figures, but I chose to use the Caesar figures instead).

The Gnomes are a mystery: probably Ral Partha 25's, but they were purchased back in the 1990's, so I don't remember too much of the details on them.

Never thought about tracing a web on the back of the bases for the spiders -- good idea! I have made some larger webs for them, applying Hot Glue to baking 'Parchment Paper', as they peel off easily, without damage. This set-up was just done for the photo's, it is not an actual game. I've always wanted to fight some battles between the Wee Folk: Kobolds, Goblins, Gnomes, and Dwarves. That is one of the motivating factors behind this project. Cheers!

Update: New techniques, new colors…

Here is a link to a slideshow of my latest revisions. Here is what I did…

I got a light tan color of latex wall paint/emulsion. I applied Minwax Polyshades Royal Walnut urethane-stain, first; then, finding that too light in color, I applied a second coat using Minwax Polyshades Tudor (nearly black, in color). Now this looks much better than the dark gray, with Royal Walnut -- which looked like rusty metal, instead of stone. I am nearing the end of the technique research; after this, I can switch to mass production mode… By swithcing colors, I also need to visit a fabric store, with a finished piece in hand, to find a suitable ground cloth.

In the image, below, the left side shows a single coat of the Royal Walnut; the right side shows the Royal Walnut with a coat of Tudor, over the top. This two-coat scheme seems to be rather good, in both color, and shade, not too light, not too dark. Cheers!

Love them Caesar Goblins