Trenches for the Quar, Part V Debris and texture

        As I continue to pound away at this my posts may become less frequent. This is due to the sheer volume of work, the processes used on each panel are the same and I won't waste your time by posting each day as I finish a panel. That being said, I have completed the debris ejected from the shell holes and give the boards a light bit of texture and a coat of paint.

 

last we saw our table it looked like this

 

I hand-planked the revetments on all of the trenches

 

there was a lot of it

 

an awful lot of it

 

 

but finally I got it all sorted out

 

 

my homemade debris mix; kitty litter, aquarium gravel and playground sand

 

first step; mix Titebond 50/50 with water (stir well) and then paint it heavily around a shell-hole

 

 

step 2; sprinkle the debris mix gently into the wet glue

capillary action will draw the glue mixture up into the debris

 

step 3; repeat, a lot of times

 

 

while I was waiting for the glue to dry I decided to mark off the cardstock in 1/8 inch lines

 to be used as the duckboards that would line the floor of the trenches

 

paint it to resemble dirty wood

 

then I cut it into one and a half inch wide strips

 

 

the debris had finally dried so I decided to add another coat of paint

 

 

this will form the basis for the next layer of texture and then grass

       Once this has dried I will add some more texture to the open areas using coarse sand. Then comes dry-brushing and highlighting followed by a touch of grass in the open areas..Once all that is out of the way the "Tedium of Sandbags" will begin.