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    Avatar photoSane Max
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    Hi all
    I have had a 6mm ECW army sat going dusty in a box for many years, as there were no other players in that scale at my club. Well, a recent new member plays the same scale and era, and after a bit of back-and-forth over what rules to use, last week we agreed a game this coming Thursday.

    Ah… the club has no 6mm scenery either.

    So, I agreed to make some last weekend, and have quickly knocked out a few yards of river, walls, hedges, a few little houses and a church. He has trees and other things, so we should be OK.

    The only problem I had was a bridge. Time was short, I had nothing much to make it out of so I went ‘what the heck’ and used salt dough.

    It’s still setting, so no piccies yet (I will, I promise) but so far it looks ‘acceptable for 6mm’. My question – is set salt-dough very frangible? Tough as old boots? Somewhere in between? I am letting it air-dry, as salt-dough can puff sometimes if you bake it.

    #77316
    Avatar photoGuy Farrish
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    I’ve got my daughter’s handprint from 2003 sat on the desk in front of me – air dried salt dough – admittedly painted and varnished on top, but untouched underneath and it’s like rock. 14 years on from first mixing it feels like pottery . Whether yours will dry to that consistency before tomorrow evening I don’t know (its says on t’internet you can dry it out in a microwave , but that sounds like a recipe for exploding bridges to me). But given a bit of care you should be fine.

    #77324
    Avatar photoSane Max
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    Hard as a rock you say? Hmm good news…. Granite, or Shale?

    It’s slow-cooking on the radiator, so I hope it will dry in time.. covered it in Polyfilla and varnish so expect the dough will be stronger than the texturing in any case. Thanks Guy.

    #77326
    Avatar photoGuy Farrish
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    Calcite?

    Piccies as promised though when its dry, please.

    #77751
    Avatar photoSane Max
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    They dried in time… and I rather regret it…. the game ended up as my covenanters trying to storm a number of river crossings. I wonder how many generals would count ‘contested river crossing’ under their top ten ‘fun things to do with your army this weekend’ . 🙂

    I won, but even so…. hard work.

    I promised photo’s, and I will provide, when my tech-savvy daughter returns from college with our one decent camera.

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