...which I recall was rather flat. Back to Rule #1.
I crumpled some discarded wrapping paper and covered it with damp paper kitchen towels and from there was able to gently press it to satisfyingly soft curves of mid-Britain. From there I cut squares of Woodland Scenics Plaster cloth and laid it on dry, and gently wetted it with water off the finger tips. It doesn't take much, and is much easier to work with than dipping it into the water and trying to lay it flat. The cloth sets up within five minutes.
Not barely dry, I paint on a mixture of green and a small amount of black tempura paint with a glob of white glue. The black dulls the brightness of the green.
While still wet I sprinkle on whatever woodland scenics ground cover I have on hand, which in this case is coarse turf, adequate for a hill. I may soften it up a bit with a lighter green later so it is not monochromus. I spray it with a mist of water to assist the foam turf to bind to the wet glue/paint mixture.
I'm not entirely sure I like the "Catford Urns" as I once did. The Urns are a spooforific Neolithic beer brewing urns, and I'm beginning to think they are distracting and probably tomorrow I will remove the urns and turn it into a much more thematic sheep pasture- like the ones I enjoyed in Wales. (I might add I visited Wales in about 1975 and thought it was one of the most beautiful regions I'd ever seen, anywhere. My goal is to get back there sooner than later).
The gate is propped up with a toothbrush whilst the glue dries. Will like relocate the gate somewhere else- maybe to the Lord Wormwood monument.
