Mordheim Board - Docks Pt IV

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A bank holiday today which means more work on the Mordheim board.  With the paving complete, it's time to add a few skulls and skeletons and add grout and sand.  Managed to do a first pass of the entire board in a couple of hours and its looking good.


Step one is to take the grout mix (one part grout to three parts sand) and pile it on top of the paving.


Using an old paint brush, I spread it around making sure it gets down into all the gaps.  I find diagonal strokes are best to ensure you are not brushing it out of the gaps.


After a quick spray of isopropyl alcohol, I use a syringe to drop watered-down PVA into all the grout lines.


It's a slow process but it looks really good!!

Prior to grouting I added a few skulls and skeletons.  That way they look they are partially buried in the dirt and rubble when the grouting is done.  I'm using a cheap box of skeletons (not GW) plus the GW skulls box.  


I've been pretty haphazard in the assembly as I know it is going to be covered in grout and sand.


Where there are gaps in the paving, I've wedged in a few skulls here and there.

I'm going to leave everything to dry and then may have to do another quick pass of sand.  Then I'll be turning the board sideways and repeating the process to grout the walls.  Then it's on to the rubble - aquarium gravel and bits of cork. 

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  1. Anonymous27 August 2024 at 16:39

    This is sick! Keep up the good work :)

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