"Classic", "Vintage" just plain old crap... First attempt at Hills

I think I keep saying things like.. "My first terrain was X..."  Well folks, I lied this right here was actually what started it ALL.  I did these up in an afternoon orgy of burning foam smell and inhaling super glue fumes, and have been building terrain ever since.  As you can see, I had no clue what I was doing, and even so managed some not entirely terrible hills.  Hey they are functional, and when painted, made a semi-reasonable playing surface to match my table top at the time.  Having done a few sets of hills since, I see all the little things I did wrong here, but for now, just enjoy the blast from the past, and try to learn from my mistakes.  Pics comparing the old set to newer ones after the jump.

Hills and teaching yourself how not to do them.

My very first foray into making terrain, like many others I am sure was to make a set of hills.  At the time I thought I was super slick and the hills I made would be game changing.  Oh how quickly that illusion was shattered.  I thought it would be simple enough to top single level hills with the matching AstroTurf mat that the table used, and it would be done in an hour.  Having completed the set, and looking back, I see just how uncaring of the details I was and just how much more I wanted to rush the build to get to play with it instead of making it great.