Dry bushing and washing the trunk and roots. The texture is from scratching the epoxy putty with a knife while it was still soft plus the twisted florist wire showing through. I'll put some sort of detail in the hole under the roots but haven't decided what yet. Maybe a small borrowing animal peaking out. I might be able to sculpt a passable rat.

#terrainbuilding #DioramaBuilding

Making a tree armature from scratch. Florist wire, milliput, mod podge, fender washers, sea foam, and lots of PVA and CA glue. Painted with a grey-brown spray primer/base.

Needs some dry brushing and washing and obviously foliage. I'd like to do something more than basic flocking.

It's not for a larger diorama or gaming setup, just a tree for its own sake and as a learning experiment.

#terrainbuilding #DioramaBuilding

My first time patching an inner tube. This is from my trailer rather than my bike itself. It was a small pinhole that leaked slowly. Hopefully I didn't damage it while getting the wheel reassembled; especially as I had to do it twice since I put the tire on the wrong way around the first time.

#BikeTooter #bikerepair

Usually we make it through two puzzles over the holidays but this #discworld one took a week. It's gorgeous though.

#jigsawpuzzle

If you flip a dice tray inside out it makes a decent hill for #alphastrike. Ideally it would be a bit shorter and a more natural colour. A way of securing the corners either way (magnets instead of snaps) would allow for two different colours from each hill.

Maybe augment with toppers for more variety (say, grey and brown, then green, white, and tan toppers.)

Also magnets to secure modules together and some supporting shapes like half hexes.

#terrainbuilding #battletech