The Desertification of My Table

Time for a new weapon in my terrain arsenal.  That means packing as much desert terrain into a small box as possible.  As usual we start with the ground cloth, a simple light tan fleece bit of fabric cut to fit my tabletop.  The 32-inch by 36-inch size is unorthodox, but try and stop me!

Accidentally did a great job matching my
desert terrain to the driveway.

Nothing too fancy here, just a few layers of mottled spray paint layered one on top of the other.  The deep brown paint will also be used to base-coat the rest of the terrain and provide just a touch of unifying color to the whole project.  Here's a nice comparison shot of the two hues of fabric, and the desert color compared to my more temperate and wet terrain cloth.

The MDF or masonic boards were cut to size and shape months ago with an eye towards this project.  Felt good to finally put them to good use.

The plastic trees are Amazon.com trees, and they have a nice molded peg sticking out the bottom.  That really helps keep them in place.  To add more support, I throw a few rocks down around the tree trunks and slather enough glue to choke a horse in the cracks and crevices.  It all gets covered with more glue and sand, locking everything together.

A few 3D printed plastic columns from an Etsy seller, and a tent from GCMinis.com, for that pulpy desert style gives some hard cover to the table.  And the circular dunes are just plastic reflectors for highway use.  Lightweight, sturdy, and a great size and shape for the tabletop make them a natural fit.

The assembly of all this took about two hours, not counting the hour or two of planning, shopping, prep work, watching YouTube videos on game terrrain, reading articles, and all those countless other enjoyable parts of the process.