Second attempt at an alien planet

Here's a step by step look at how I made my alien planet tile.

First I cut a 27.5cm sqare from 6mm MDF.

Then I cut the foam floor tile into four pieces.  These don't have to be the same size, what's important is that the cuts cross at right angles.

I then reassembled the foam tile with the teeth in the middle and glued it onto the MDF square.

A second MDF square was placed on top to keep it flat and then this was weighted down with books and left to dry overnight.

A section was cut from another foam tile and glued to the corner.

And then a smaller section cut and glued on top.  I made both sides of each level the same length to allow these to join up with other hill sections.

I then covered over the teeth of the foam mat with filler and gouged out some rocky depressions in the bottom right corner.  

A couple of coats of paint cover up the tile colour.

Sand was then glued on, leaving the parts I want to appear as rocks clear.

Another coat of paint, left overnight to dry because the sand really slows down the drying time.

Drybrushing over the sand to bring out the texture.

Base coat for the rocky bits.

Then they are drybrushed too, and the tile is complete. 

Add some alien plants and a few Daleks and it's ready to use. :)