Homemade terrain, part 1

As a change of pace before I get back to painting miniatures, I have pulled out some ‘interesting’ boxes and packing materials parts I ahve been keeping for a few years. When I went through the collection, I had to throw most of it out, since it had become damaged while waiting for me to paint all my actual miniatures.

Once the culling was done, I had these pieces, plus a couple more that didn’t fit into the shot:

After going over with spray paint they are transformed into this:

It was a this point I realised how unprepared I was to paint terrain. The cardboard drank in more spray paint than I had anticipated, but I didn’t have anything better to use.

Do I have masking tape to help me paint hazard stripes where they are needed? No!

Do I have a couple of large paint brushes for putting washes on these pieces? No!

Okay, so not the greatest start, but still a start. Once I have gathered more supplies, I’ll return with another update.