Update Time.
Firstly the board; reasonable progress since the initial post. The board has now been based - 12mm plywood to hopefully prevent any kind of warpping (as seen on my Malifaux boards!). It just needs some ply or MDF put along the sides to again help prevent warping but also to prevent damage to the foam. Any rumours that side panelling it is needed to actually get the board to 24"x 24" are wholly unsubstantiated...
As can be seen, the walls and pillars are movable, allowing appropriate placement for games. They need to be based to prevent damage and warpping as well.
Clearly I need to get busy with some woodwork, and then should be able to start adding texture and the like to it all.
Although there is no new Ito figure to show (Yuui is in the process of being painted and is requiring considerable effort to get right...), I have managed to knock out the small Scenario Objective Markers (30mm bases). These were a whole £7 on Amazon (probably could have gotten them cheaper on eBay) and where an interesting heavily lacquered red this morning, but now a suitable stone colour. Clearly I need to find a game where my crew/warband is 6 stone Buddhas in the jungle!