Thanks chaps
Roy,
the boards are 2 x 2 basic styrene tiles from TSS. I then carve them with a hot knife and a lot of elbow grease into the shapes I want. The river is mounted on 3mm Ply. The styrene groundwork is then lightly coated in plaster and when set dusted in a PVA coat and sprinkled with fine sand. The grass areas are simply pva coated and dusted with sprinkle on static grass from Woodland scenics. When dry I coat in household emulsion paint of an appropriate shade then highlight up with other lighter emulsions.
All done with the kind of brushes you'd paint the skirting boards in your house with.
River is painted in artists acrylics and then has about seven cotas of yacht varnish on top. Some woodlands scenic foam bushes added. Trees are free standing.
The actual terrain making is messy but relatively straightforward. They key is drying times for each of the stages.
Hope this helps
Stuart... Partizan is a 12 x 6 segment from our 28 x 14 foot Ligny game. Roughly 2000 figures, lovely terrain made by Adrian Howe and the cobined collections of 5 of the League of Gentlemen Wargamers... very nice