"battle mat from Lidl update work in progress" Topic

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trenchfoot	09 Jun 2018 12:22 p.m. PST
Hello again, since my previous post regarding the use of grass effect mats from Lidl I have been doing a bit of work on one of them. I used car spray colours, watered down acrylics and chalk pastels to create a rural effect. hope you enjoy [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/42A0C626-C386-482C-867F-1A75964158B8_zpsdgtirl9s.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/BA9F8523-890E-402F-A3D3-91707C101CED_zpspn1qw0bd.jpg.html] [/URL] here i have used pastels before spraying over with car paint [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/4D1996BF-E86C-4220-B2E0-CA8CC958E639_zpsd6i0w0h1.jpg.html] [/URL] A bit blurred but the effect is coming on and I decided to darken the roads [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/A84E8222-B55F-4F87-A7C1-5A2DF84F6960_zpslv9apod1.jpg.html] [/URL] now terrain features have been added and I think changes the mat completely. This is only one have of the mat as I have not made enough hedges yet. [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/B86B80AD-D7C9-4FEE-AF0D-569709A5CEE0_zpsyhmqkyl0.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/6861DDCE-6AD7-49C7-9C48-AD715713E750_zpsvflpmb4b.jpg.html] [/URL] I wanted a different effect for the roads and decided to blow a hot paint stripping gun along the line of the road which melted the grass effect and gave a different texture. [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/E9C1BCF4-99EB-4DDC-9E15-82E2E540F394_zps7sobcvay.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/401ED932-C94E-4D79-8A77-C66029BA0276_zpsmhwqw9e9.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s839.photobucket.com/user/murtonian/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-06/0F348E3C-4D28-4227-8DA7-194F04C7467B_zpscjtufihi.jpg.html] [/URL] thanks for looking
EricThe Shed	09 Jun 2018 1:52 p.m. PST
That looks pretty good…love the roads
Legion 4	09 Jun 2018 3:01 p.m. PST
!
dragon6	10 Jun 2018 6:28 a.m. PST
It is most excellent. The hedges are great. Like the foam core buildings.
War Panda	10 Jun 2018 8:08 a.m. PST
Beautiful terrain. Love the road effect you achieved.
Oberlindes Sol LIC	10 Jun 2018 9:29 a.m. PST
Impressive. Thanks.
trenchfoot	10 Jun 2018 10:25 a.m. PST
thanks for the feedback folks. War Panda, if you are the same War Panda that posted a crossfire demo on Youtube then a lot of my inspiration comes from your terrain setup…beautiful
Umpapa	10 Jun 2018 2:41 p.m. PST
Hot paint stripping gun – brilliant idea. I will stole it.
Mad Guru	10 Jun 2018 11:42 p.m. PST
That blacktop road effect is fantastic!