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Real life happened :-(
Fortunately, I still receive automated e-mails regarding the thread when someone posts!

Thanks a lot to you all!

In case anyone may have missed it, here are the terrain schemes I plan to try as soon as I can. If you have any feedback, please keep it coming!
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So, here come the pics of the painted pieces I put together:

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As you can see, the new pieces are built using exactly the same process I followed for the first piece, which I...

Thanks a lot to you all. You're really encouraging, shipmates!

Going back to my usual job schedule has taken a heavy toll on my modelling and hobby time. I'm back to a single night each week! (If...

Thanks a lot for your kind words. Creating that island was a pleasing experience indeed.

I just played a game featuring this terrain piece. It was not a great experience, however. I made plenty of...

I guess that speaks volumes about the training in your fleet xD

It`s time to finally end this project!

Texturing, and painting

I first mixed some fine sand and watered down pva glue and...

Thanks a lot for your kind words. I'm really happy to be encouraging some of you with your own projects, and I'm glad you agree with me in the "cartoonyness" of scenery. In the end, due to the...

And now, it's time to get our hands dirty!

Step 3) Obtaining the general shape of the island

Once I had the outline of the island clearly drawn into the polystyrene block, I cut the...

Thanks for the history reference, Union Jack

Now we have a clear target. It's time to make templates!

Step 2) Getting ready

Before grabbing the knife, I find necessary to make some...

This thread is conceived as a kind of blog where I will share the process of creating my first terrain piece in 1/1000 scale. You will see what I did, and where I went wrong, hopefully helping people...