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I've completed all the hills on the board! It took a lot longer than I expected but I did get faster as I went along.
Here's the board almost complete with just the corner to go. I finished it the next night. Despite each contour being only 1mm, there's some really substantial valleys in the board.
Things I learned
Well, I've learned a few things that, if I ever do this again, I would do differently:
- Not do every contour line. I would just do every second contour using the foamcore and use polyfilla to smooth out the contour lines
- Put reinforcing bars. About half way through, the board started to warp and it's now at about 1/2 inch on both ends.
- Cork is a neat material to use. I would use it more often for contouring because it is easy to cut using scissors, flexible, and resists compression. It is pretty expensive if you need to use a lot.
What's next
- Add some 1x1 bars to the back to straighten it out.
- Since I have decided to keep the contours showing, trim some of the paper overhangs so that all of the contours are clean.
- Seal the board so that it won't absorb water when I flock.
- Mark the locations of the waterways, roads, and buildings.
- Figure out how tall to make the trees.
- Figure out where to put the woods and how to do them. One woods is marked on the board. I've seen another map with woods in other locations.
