SMALL HILL HEXES

   GHQ gives instructions for making Ridge hexes, using the "leftover materials" from cutting River hexes.  You can make a small hill hex by cutting a piece of your "leftovers" to fit on a single hex.  Round all the edges of the "hillock" using your cutting implement of choice, then glue it in place using Elmer's white glue.  Use a "slurry" of Durham's Water Putty to "smooth in" the edges, then paint and finish as you would any other hex.

   The example shown above was made using these steps; for finishing, I coated the "hill" area with Elmer's White Glue, then sprinkled on Timberline Scenery's Forest Floor Cover (item number 400).  This covering has what they call "deadfall" in it -- small "sticks", intended to simulate fallen logs on a forest floor.  I broke them into smaller pieces, to be more in line with the 1:285 scale used here, as opposed to the 1:160 of "N" scale, 1:87 of "HO" scale, etc. -- which (I believe) to be Timberline's primary market.  After it dried, I soaked the Forest Floor covering with a water/glue mix (as mentioned above).  Next, I "painted" the edges of the hex with white glue, then applied GHQ's Grass (TMA-3) ground cover.  After allowing time for the glue to dry, I sprinkled various shades of GHQ's ground foam, then soaked the grassy area with the water/glue mix.  After that dried, I applied a variety of trees to the hill / forest area, using my trusty ol' dental pick to poke holes in the base.  I then squirted a small amount of white glue in the holes, then "planted" the trees.

   For another small hill example, see my Evergreen / Conifer Trees (on the Trees page).

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   You can make "larger" small hill hexes by taking a second 1/2" thick terrain hex, and "rounding" the edges to fit on a base hex.  And if you want, you can add further elevation by adding a smaller piece on top of the rounded section.  I used Durham's Water Putty to blend in all of the edges, then painted and sceniced the hexes.

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