Tilted Plate Landscape Tutorial

Tilting plates can often be an effective way to make hills and mounds in landscapes.

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I usually use 1×2 vertical hinges to attach the plates, and mix in standard studs up building to smooth transitions.

Adding Plates

By laying out the tilted sections first, it’s easy to build around them and cover up any gaps.

Fitting Together

Continue in this way, until you’ve got the entire landscape base finished.

Base done

Then all that’s left is finishing ground texture, and adding some plants. Leaves or other plant parts can be quite helpful to cover up any small gaps.

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2 Comments:

  1. This is actually really helpful! Now I just got to find a place to use it…

    • It’s a fun technique to mess around with! Once you end up doing a build with it, feel free to post a link here so we can check it out 🙂

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