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This tile was a bit of a test bed and I used to try out different flock for the fields and also tried to create a slightly sloping area where the fields are. The second photo shows some of the different coloured fields that were added. I had some issues with the flock and I had to glue down a couple of layers of flock to get the enough coverage.

This was also the first board I tried drybrushing the flock after the glue had dried to break up the large green areas, but it was a bit heavy handed with the paint. However this has turned into a good looking board and the crossroads work well.

This board has come out very well with the variety and shape of the fields looking great. My only criticism is that (like some of the other fields boards), it is very busy visually and can give the impression of lots of cover in a game.

The ploughed fields were made with a fine toothed saw blade from a coping saw which was dragged across a thin layer of sealant. First I smoothed the sealant and left approximately 2mm thickness before dragging the saw blade across it (holding it on each end).

This board shows some of the benefits of having a terrain board system with the ability to have recessed features. I like the the fact that the board can have a relatively useless lake and rocky ground sunk into the board but it doesn't have to have a big impact during a game.

The water still needs few more layers to increase the depth of it but I ran out at the time.

While still not completey happy with this board, the finished version is still good. The runway doesn't look quite right until airfield buildings are added to it. I will add a tarmac runway in a similar style to the roads which were made for this board which can still on top when needed and I think this will help a lot.

This board has come out very well and its nice to be able to take advantage of using a board and create sunken features. I think it is still missing something and is a bit of an orphan (maybe another similar style board) but it is still very pleasing.

A board that combine a couple of large features with the roundabout making the board look different. Since creating the board I have my doubts as a modern roundabout is really a 20th century invention and a think a simple crossroads would be better.

The pictures show the layout with the hill close to the actual roundabout. The plan was originally to have a town based around the roundabout but that became too difficult during construction as space for the town wasn't allowed for. During the construction there was a problem with the flocking and flock on the hill clumped together for some reason, and you can see a lump of it in the middle picture. In the third picture you can see patches created by the drybrushing which look a bit funny in this picture, but are fine (and more subtle) on the actual board.

The board was designed to have a town with outlining fields. However this was forgotten during the construction and the hedges along the roads means that town bases can't be placed there. This was a problem with a number of boards as I didn't factor in where towns would go when I glued all the hedges down. Regardless the board looks very good and with a bit of repositioning it will make for a very nice tile when a town is placed on it (once some of the hedges are removed).

A couple of versatile boards and I think every set of boards needs a few blank boards which can be used for creating open spaces or sticking some of the larger terrain pieces on. Certainly with some of the other boards I created, having some open spaces is very handy. The corner road is handy to link other boards together and it was kept uncluttered so that a town could be placed on the board.

Another benefit of having terrain boards is the ability to create water features which can be realistically recessed into the board rather than sitting on top. Also roads and bridges look much better when they are higher than the river, rather than the same height. The bridges I used are from Timecast and I cut into the board to allow them to be recessed and this helps protect them from damage (although one has cracked in storage).

The river banks were cut with a sharp knife and then sculpted and painted. The final effect is very good but I could add a couple more layers of resin water to increase the depth and create a smoother surface.

A nice looking board with allows me to model a stream flowing around the base of a hill and create a very picturese looking board. I think this board really shows the adavantages of terrain boards and the ability to create terrain which is influenced by other terrain pieces.

Also something different can be done with the rivers including mini islands, crossings, jetties etc.

This board is another that has come out well but could still be improved on. My original plan was to have a town with a river flowing through the middle and a small jetty etc, but I never completed the town part or found a way to integrate the two well, and still have a removeable buildings. The banks of the river in places haven't been detailed and were just painted to blend in.

I think the next logical step is to make a custom base on the board with a fixed dock and roads but with removeable buildings. Or I just add fixed towns to the boards......

This board was another one that I wanted to keep simple so that there is room for other terrain pieces such as hills or woods. The board can also be used to get the river to run off the table or change direction.