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Terrain Challenge - VOTE ON A SUBJECT AND A SIZE
Poll ended at Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:25 pm
LARGE Terrain piece UP TO 18 inch x 18 inch (3 Months) 9%  9%  [ 8 ]
SMALL Terrain piece UP TO 9 inch x 9 inch (2 months) 31%  31%  [ 28 ]
The Free peoples (for exapmple a Shire/Rivendell/Iron hills/Rohan inspired piece) 26%  26%  [ 24 ]
Servants of the Dark Lord (for example Mordor/Isengard/Moria/Rhun inspired piece) 13%  13%  [ 12 ]
Rocky Outcrop 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Water 3%  3%  [ 3 ]
Hills/Mountains 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Dwellings 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Forests 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Statues 5%  5%  [ 5 ]
Caves/Caverns 5%  5%  [ 5 ]
Total votes : 91
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Its still in pieces at the moment but I know of someone else who has one built but unpainted - I'll ask them to post a picture.

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Scratch that - heres one built and painted
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I have the limited promotional version. I have worked out a slightly smaller radius version for HA molds. I will have to look for my notes. I do not remember all of the mold numbers off hand.

Your photo poped up while I was still typing. It looks very cool! :!:

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I really need to get started with Hirst Molds - its something I keep meaning to do but am just to busy with painting miniatures at the moment. Thats cool that you have the promotional piece. I am looking to get hold of one of those as well as the Forge World piece - so if you happen to come accross either of them jst give me a shout it would be much appreciated 8)

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Can do :!:
I would recommend this mold for any one wishing to get started in middle Earth with HA
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Thanks - i'll bare that in mind 8)

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I voted small and mountain. Now what the heck am I going to build?


Fox Mountain in central Florida? Rises to an astounding 90 feet above the surrounding elevation


Hm, I might do the Pietersberg (the highest mountain in Holland) with an astounding 300 yards above sea level.

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Okay so its a small 9 x 9 terrain piece based around the free peoples - i'll get a thread started asap and we can get this moving.

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There is a chance that Azog might even have a go and I haven't made anything for year and years ;-)

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There is a chance that Azog might even have a go and I haven't made anything for year and years ;-)

Thats great Azog - the more the merrier :-D

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Azog please tell us how you made the Hobbit haystack 8)

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There is a chance that Azog might even have a go and I haven't made anything for year and years ;-)

I love your work mate and would love to see more from you! :)

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There is a chance that Azog might even have a go and I haven't made anything for year and years ;-)


So the goblin family will eat lots of grapes during the next few days? :wink:

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yum ...yum ... lol

@Oldman Willow - I will put up some WIP pics when I can find them

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I will put up some WIP pics when I can find them

Looking forward to it :!:

:?: When do we start?
9"X9" :?: Do we have to make the base that large?

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I seem to remember it was a hardboard baseboard with a blue dense polystyrene core overlaid with some artificial stuff used as an alternative to real moss for lining hanging baskets.When teased out it looked quite like hay to me.

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I always tend to use white PVA for sticking things together so I imagine I just coated the core with PVA and then stuck it on.

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After that is was just a case of painting, adding some dried actual moss as bushes and then using these tiny coloured beads I found to act as flowers on these bushes. I often tend to dress the ground with mixed herbs to make a sort of leaf litter (Rosemary is great for twigs being needle-like)

I've found that provided you dry out real moss well it often keeps a bit of colour and won't degrade or rot. You can coat it with PVA and overpaint to get what effect you want but it acts as a great addition to scenery making. As you are no doubt aware, dilute PVA is great for sealing stuff. I'm not sure if I did this on the haystack itself but it seems likely. The ladder is a TT siege ladder I think.

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The base can be anything up to 9 X 9 so if you want to make something smaller thats fine. To be totally honest no-one will be measuring the entries to make sure they are the right size - it was more to avoid Barad Dur going head to head with a 6 X 6 rocky outcrop. I'll put a thread up last week September and the challenge will run for 2 months. We could have started sooner but the general consensus was to wait until October. Gathering materials maybe ? Who knows.

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some artificial stuff used as an alternative to real moss

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tiny coloured beads I found to act as flowers on these bushes


Very useful and helpful tips. 8) I have some coconut mat. I have not seen the artificial fiber. The glass beads make good treasure mixed with gold glitter. :idea:

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he base can be anything up to 9 X 9 so if you want to make something smaller thats fine. To be totally honest no-one will be measuring the entries to make sure they are the right size

My shelves are 5" wide and I use 8 1/2" X 11" boxes.

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re. custom molds no problem at all
re. the size also fine so long as you don't build Barad-dur on it. The 9x9 is a rough guide and if peoples pieces go an inch or two over so be it. After all its just a bit of fun.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

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