Subject: 9.0 Finishing touches
	9.1 Adding life
		I like to add "story" as I make most pieces of terrain. Animals rooting for food, a burnt out fire, dropped equipment all tell a story which brings life to your scenery. This is where you really come to appreciate a well stocked bits box! Signs also add life, from carefully lettered signs (made on your computer) to graffitti and glyphs, they all show that someone is alive in your environment. In forested areas, add signs of habitation like tree stumps and stacks of wood. While large numbers of bodies can lead to a mobid atmosphere, you could add the odd piece of skeleton. (GW sells skeleton sprues through mail order.) Wardamage can be added to wargamming scenery. Some modellers insist that it helps to make explosion noises as you inflict damage! I also find it helps to know what the completed structure looked like before it was damaged. Consider how the damage was made before you make it: - Where did the shot come from? - Did it bounce off, if so where to? - Where did the damaged bits fall? - If there was an explosion, where was the epicentre from which debris radiates. - How long ago was the damage caused? Has debris been overgrown? Have the damaged areas been weathered by wind and rain?
	9.2 Protecting your investment
		Varnishes Boxes and cases TBD

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