War of the Ring - Making Mount Doom

One of the objectives of War of the Ring is to get the ring to Mordor, and drop it into the fires of Mount Doom. 

Therefore as this is quite a pivotal focus point for the game, I wanted to make something to reflect this.

I saw various models for sale on forums like BGG, but I couldn't afford the prices, so decided to try and build my own.

It needed to be small enough to fit onto the map, but big enough to hold the 5 steps the characters take.

I bought some Fimo clay (£4 a packet) from the Works store (I'm sure this product is available in other countries though - its like a block of modelling clay that hardens overnight), and tried to sculpt into the right shape.

Bear in mind this is my first time at trying to sculpt anything so it's a bit rough!!

I used a screwdriver to make rock like gashes down the side, and used the model of Frodo to put the step spaces into it.

I then cleaned up the spaces, before adding Elven Runes to them (as depicted on the board) using a matchstick

I then tested that Frodo could still fit onto the steps!

Once complete, I waited for it to dry - 2 days of continually looking at it, and trying desperately not to rush into painting it!!

Finally, it was dry enough so I primed it with black primer - 2 coats, then dry brushed and highlighted

I was really pleased with the result, and it looks great on the board - not bad for £4!