Forests

This is how I prefer to make forests.  First I make some kidney shaped cutouts of mdf and flock them.  You can use a scroll saw for cutting out the kidneys or just a hack saw from the hardware store.  Sanding the edges is a nice touch but not mandatory.  I use MDF because it's sturdy and it doesn't bend when you glue things to it.  Practically speaking, corrugated cardboard or foamcore works well too.  The cutouts show the players the edge of the area terrain.  They're also a flat piece which is important for storage.

Next, I mount woodland scenics trees on poker chips and flock them with the same flock mix as the cutouts.  The trees are placed on top of the forest cutouts to show that this is a thick forest but the trees can be moved when the action on to table gets close to that forest.  For variety, use a mix of tree types.  Mounting bushes & rocks on poker chips also helps add variety.

For especially good looking trees, I mount the poker chip on a larger piece of plasticard, flock it and put bushes and rocks on that later too.  (The extra plasticard also helps stabilize trees if you have a wobbly table that allows them to fall over.)

Because the pieces are flat and medium sized, they store nicely in a shoe box or boot box with all the foliage on top. This box of forest…..

Covers this much of the board.