STONE WALLS

		Here is a stone wall running along a roadside (there is a ditch on each side of the road).
		Same hex -- more of an "end on" view
		When you look "really close up", you can see where the white glue has built up between the individual stones; this is much less noticeable "in person" as opposed to seeing it in a photograph.

   You can build a stone wall almost anywhere; I chose to build one alongside a roadway on a road hex.  My "method" for this hex was as follows (and note -- where anything "wet", such as paint or glue, was involved -- let the "wet" substance dry thoroughly before proceeding to the next step): 

   The first four steps were my "normal" steps for building a road hex...

   (1)  Carve the ditches along both sides of the roadway

   (2)  Paint the entire hex with tan paint

   (3)  Apply dark brown wash to the ditches

   (4)  "Paint" the road surface with white glue, then sprinkle gravel on the white glue; shake off the excess

   Now it's time to add the wall.  For this wall, the individual "stones" are Woodland Scenics' C1272 Coarse Buff Talus (Rock Debris).  You could use other sizes / colors as desired...

   (5)  Lay down a large bead of Elmer's White Glue where you want the wall to be, then immediately...

   (6)  One at a time... place the stones in the white glue, forming the base of the wall

   (7)  Apply a bead of glue on top of the first layer of stones, and apply a second layer

   (8)  Apply a bead of glue on top of the second layer of stones, and apply a third layer

   At this point, I decided the wall was "high enough"; I suppose you could add additional layers if desired

   (9)  "Paint" the ground on both sides of the wall with a water/glue mix, and apply your ground cover as usual.  Use a dental pick or a toothpick or similar object to work the ground foam up to the wall -- you want the finished product to look like the weeds, etc., grew up around the wall, rather than the wall sitting on top of the ground cover!

   And that's it!  Again, some time is required in building a stone wall -- but much of the time needed is simply for the glue to dry before proceeding to the next step.  Another note; I used just one size of stones to build my wall; if you want to, you can vary the sizes to "fill in the gaps" and make a more solid wall -- note the "gaps" in the top edge of my stone wall.  However, these gaps are much less noticeable "in person" as opposed to seeing a photograph.  

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