Let's Make - Cheap & Easy Foamboard Bunkers & Pillboxes Scatter Terrain

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    In this Let's Make, we continue our battlefield basics scenery series by looking at some simple techniques to create awesome looking ww2 foamboard bunkers and pillbox terrain.
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  • @TheTerrainTutor
    @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +27

    These are for 28mm or 1/58, for more scale info and help with converting to other scales, checkout theminiaturespage.com/ref/scales.html folks!

    • @knutgut1
      @knutgut1 7 років тому +1

      Great Work.Thumbs up.greets from germany

    • @darrenellerton9219
      @darrenellerton9219 7 років тому

      TheTerrainTutor are you from Stoke mate?

    • @darrenellerton9219
      @darrenellerton9219 7 років тому

      Making Miniatures With Max just curious, thought I recognised the dialect 👍

    • @hejmeddig4217
      @hejmeddig4217 6 років тому

      TheTerrainTutor o

    • @tomatoes3
      @tomatoes3 2 роки тому

      cheers Mel

  • @htiffirg1987
    @htiffirg1987 7 років тому +49

    I almost feel like I'm watching Bob Ross make Terrain. Love your style, and I'm certainly picking up some techniques.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +3

      thanks matey

    • @ae4164
      @ae4164 5 років тому +3

      "...and then we'll just add some happy little battle damage here... *you* need to decide where the bullet holes live in *your* world...."

  • @DarthFolo
    @DarthFolo 7 років тому +18

    If you want just a little bit of extra detail you could use cut up paper-clips and glue them in the larger bits of battle damage before painting. Makes for fairly convincing re-bars :)

  • @smurf4517
    @smurf4517 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for making this tutorial "Marine Proof". Great job, mate. SEMPER FI!

  • @sigururgretarsson4817
    @sigururgretarsson4817 Рік тому +1

    Verry nice tudor. Made my first bunker an im hooked! Im a big ww2 collector in Iceland and i have started making copy of an ww2 millitarybase that is close to were i live. Thanx😁

  • @terrainaholic
    @terrainaholic 7 років тому +5

    You know what I love about you Mel is how accessible your videos are no big crazy power tools like I use. Love your work Buddy and BEAUTIFUL bunker:)!

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому

      Can you imagine me with power tools????

    • @terrainaholic
      @terrainaholic 7 років тому +1

      You would be AMAZING!!!!! Oh dame you already are! I'll have to invent new words for what you'd be:)!

  • @OneMindSyndicate
    @OneMindSyndicate 7 років тому +12

    So fresh and so clean. Loved how easy you made it seem, please make more videos like this. Keep up the awesome work

  • @plasticbutcher
    @plasticbutcher 7 років тому +8

    Hi Mel, watching your tutorials are helping me make better terrain on my train layout and I am making a castle for my son's D&d campaign, thank you very much
    Rick, aka "the plastic butcher "

  • @tomatoes3
    @tomatoes3 3 роки тому +1

    Very neat idea Mel, need to up scale to 1/35, really like the method.Cheers .

  • @thelittlegiant273
    @thelittlegiant273 6 років тому +2

    You could put pins on the roof that way you can take it off when you want to but don't have to worry about it falling off

  • @RichterScaleStudios
    @RichterScaleStudios 7 років тому +10

    Great idea on making a realistic looking bunker. It looks like concrete forms were quickly stacked and poured. There are so many possibilities with your technique. I already got ideas for an Infinity Ariadna complex.

  • @jlpytlewski
    @jlpytlewski 7 років тому +2

    I`m in the process of building one of "your" bunkers in an eyeballed 1/35th scale. Hope to incorporate it into a diorama I`m working on. As you say Mel, simple and easy way to build one. Thanks for making your videos...I`m a big fan and plan to use many of your techniques in the future! Cheers!!

  • @roguishowl3915
    @roguishowl3915 6 років тому +2

    Mel, just want to say that it looks bloody awesome mate... great tutorial, cheers mate. 👍🏻

  • @keithmassey3035
    @keithmassey3035 7 років тому +1

    Nice job Mel. You make it looks so easy!

  • @AzraelThanatos
    @AzraelThanatos 7 років тому +3

    Might work well to add some magnetic strips to it as well, fitting them in around the roof in order to keep it from coming apart if bumped. The cheap, peel and place ones would actually work really well for it.

  • @cillamccarthy6987
    @cillamccarthy6987 7 років тому +5

    The walls added to bunkers are called defilade's. Your bunkers look great Mel, I will be having a go at these scaled down for 15mm soon, Cheers for the vids :-)

  • @halfmileduck1911
    @halfmileduck1911 7 років тому +2

    Thank you Mel. Yet another awesome tutorial for your battlefield basics series. I've been populating my Bolt Action table with terrain from this series and I think my table will be having a couple of these!!!

  • @antiquariancrafts2454
    @antiquariancrafts2454 7 років тому +2

    That's awesome, Mel. Looks exactly like the old pillboxes where I live. This is a great technique for making cast-concrete structures.

  • @antonionovais5257
    @antonionovais5257 4 роки тому +1

    Este modelista é extraordinário.....além de fazer estas maravilhas....partilha os seus conhecimentos.....

  • @pg1171
    @pg1171 4 роки тому +1

    Really good ideas and technique, along with a great personality! Excellent video! Thank you!

  • @georgetaylor5482
    @georgetaylor5482 7 років тому +1

    Mel even though it was made quickly, it looks realistic, because the real ones were also made quickly, it looks awesome good job.

  • @KrMaHo
    @KrMaHo 7 років тому +2

    this format for the painting stages was really smart, works out beautifully! :D
    and, awesome as always Mel!

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому

      thanks bud, I'm playing with different ways of doing things

  • @vincepurpura8905
    @vincepurpura8905 7 років тому +1

    Dude, that's ingenious. I scratch build my own ruins and such. I always wanted to build a bunker, and I never tried because of the concrete form lines. Never once did I think about stacking it up.
    Thanks friend, I'm off to the hobby store!

  • @alwoodsmodellingmayhem
    @alwoodsmodellingmayhem 7 років тому +3

    You are a genius mate. No two ways about it.
    Al

  • @larsgottlieb
    @larsgottlieb 7 років тому +1

    You looking at the tip of the bottle, 'oh you git', that was what cracked me up here

  • @jasegreen681
    @jasegreen681 7 років тому +2

    Super tutorial mate! Dead simple and the finished product is awesome as always! ;)

  • @GABTZO
    @GABTZO 2 роки тому +1

    Wounderful work. Thanks for the tip

  • @MrDjection
    @MrDjection 6 років тому +2

    This is really a talent of artwork here. Keep it up with all these. You sure are one amazing guy.

  • @jamesfirth-haydon7381
    @jamesfirth-haydon7381 7 років тому +1

    That was just what I needed after a shit day. Thanks Mel. I think I will be making some of these very soon.

  • @billd.iniowa2263
    @billd.iniowa2263 7 років тому +2

    Nice Mel, Its amazing that you can still keep up that energy after doing so many videos. You remind me of a kid in a video game arcade. lol

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +2

      LOL, I barely feel like i've got started, I mean, I'm still covering 28mm greenfield. It'll be interesting to see what I'm covering in a decade or so mate

  • @johnkelley9877
    @johnkelley9877 7 років тому +1

    It looks really good and quite realistic.

  • @gmangaz2007
    @gmangaz2007 7 років тому +1

    ty ty ty mel , I was not far off on this idea in my head. ty so much

  • @fabioassis4149
    @fabioassis4149 6 років тому +1

    Wow! Excellent dude! Great job!

  • @meanderingshade
    @meanderingshade 7 років тому

    Thanks for an awesome tutorial Mel. I've been meaning to get some quick terrain built for a while to populate my table for 40k, this will come in really handy.

  • @danddd2064
    @danddd2064 7 років тому +1

    I get some good ideas watching your videos. I'm literally about to make the sandbag bunker you made. But my miniatures are 6mm so my sandbags will be very fiddly. Thanks for the inspiration dude..

  • @Terrafeyed
    @Terrafeyed 7 років тому +1

    Amazing work man!!! keep it coming.

  • @Jyzzus
    @Jyzzus 7 років тому +3

    One "yeah" = one whisky shot hehe
    Nice work, love your style

  • @austinhall9155
    @austinhall9155 7 років тому +1

    Nice one Mel. I'll be sure to make some of my own. I'm hoping to get my mates into playing skirmish battles with me using the old Necromunda rulebook. Finally found a PDF online and I'm dying to play.

  • @AdamLinkous
    @AdamLinkous 7 років тому +13

    inserting some magnets to help align/hold on the roof would be cool...

    • @jacksonholmes9955
      @jacksonholmes9955 7 років тому +2

      that's actually a great idea since I'm always moving my figures around on my ww2 dioramas.

    • @MrScrawnjuan
      @MrScrawnjuan 4 роки тому

      Thought the same thing. Much easier to put things inside

  • @ars5047
    @ars5047 3 роки тому

    You did this so good that looks so easy.I like to start right now and I am sure for me,it's not going to be that easy!
    Thanks for the great tutorial!

  • @paintballer144
    @paintballer144 6 років тому +1

    Thank you so much Mel for all your videos I have learned alot I made my first foam bunkers today and I don't think it's too bad for my first try

  • @stevehampton4410
    @stevehampton4410 7 років тому +1

    Great work !! as always!

  • @tommiegun1980
    @tommiegun1980 6 років тому +1

    Wow looooks amazing ...im trying to build my own maquets now,,,,and youre a great teacher with your'e movies on you tube so many thanks,,,,,and greetings good sir

  • @anderschristianboss8342
    @anderschristianboss8342 7 років тому +1

    Atlantik Wall bunkers had plenty of holes, even here in Denmark, where there was very little fighting. That is because the holes are not necessarily bullet holes, but often were part of the camouflage. The workers would nail pieces of cloth on the inside of the mould to create these holes. It had the effect of breaking up the large concrete surfaces, that might reflect the sunlight, and reveal the position of the bunker.

  • @BoulderCreekRailroad
    @BoulderCreekRailroad 7 років тому +6

    Don't sell yourself short Mel, you say it doesn't look pretty but from where I'm sitting it looks bloody amazing! Great job 👍.... I wonder if that foam board stuff will be able to be cut using a foam cutter?
    The paper stuck on either side of the foam board might slow the foam cutter down but I guess if you have the wire hot enough it should burn through the paper as well.... I guess there's only one way to find out 😉

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +2

      Thanks buddy. Good luck with using hot-tools with this stuff, I've never had good results, cardboard is just too tough for my tools

    • @morganlimore2295
      @morganlimore2295 5 років тому

      Peel the paper off 😉 then cut

  • @liesureleeminis8268
    @liesureleeminis8268 4 роки тому

    Using some of this to make stuff for the judge dredd game. Thanks!!

  • @Octabust
    @Octabust 4 роки тому

    Great video!!

  • @jas4animation
    @jas4animation 7 років тому +2

    Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much

  • @terrain-hardy
    @terrain-hardy 7 років тому +1

    Well done mel !! ... really nice work
    Many thanks for showing and keep up the good work ;-)

  • @tristianscott2345
    @tristianscott2345 7 років тому +1

    All of your work is nice...

  • @mohsenaghdam3136
    @mohsenaghdam3136 7 років тому

    its really really cool

  • @vonrellpoxjh
    @vonrellpoxjh 3 роки тому

    I'm going to make 4 or 5 of these tonight

  • @patrick.bastiaensen
    @patrick.bastiaensen 7 років тому

    looks nice

  • @darrackmccrea9761
    @darrackmccrea9761 7 років тому +1

    New to the channel but love it. Keep the videos coming.

  • @East_Performance
    @East_Performance 5 років тому

    Awesome tutorial. Thanks

  • @davidw.kennedy4904
    @davidw.kennedy4904 6 років тому +1

    Really good thanks

  • @IDICBeer
    @IDICBeer 7 років тому +1

    Nice job Mel

  • @rcoutdoors8176
    @rcoutdoors8176 3 роки тому

    That is too cool I'm definately gonna build some like this scaled to 1/64th I like making hotwheels dioramas

  • @meme-px2wu
    @meme-px2wu 7 років тому +1

    great video!

  • @AJsWargaming
    @AJsWargaming 7 років тому

    Splendid how-to!

  • @DerMartexus
    @DerMartexus 7 років тому +2

    Good looking result. :)

  • @thomashughes5371
    @thomashughes5371 3 роки тому

    Just tryed using a pricision screwdriver to give bullit holes small enough and gives a good effect to foam board. 👍😜

  • @HalukCETIN
    @HalukCETIN 7 років тому +1

    Very good job!!!!

  • @nerddujugement8334
    @nerddujugement8334 4 роки тому

    Great tips, i did not even knowv you could use filler on foamcore

  • @stuartrudd7431
    @stuartrudd7431 3 роки тому

    Going to try it on a Commando diorama

  • @stuka7788
    @stuka7788 5 років тому

    Nice

  • @robertjohnson7877
    @robertjohnson7877 7 років тому +1

    I would add magnets to the top and bunker to hold the top on.

  • @TheDixinho
    @TheDixinho 7 років тому +1

    Cheers for this, very nice result and easy to follow. I actually did a very nice looking bunker using your video. Any plans to do a Necromunda terrain series or at least some tips for that sort of terrain? Thanks and keep up the great tutorials!

  • @CoolMan-hj2id
    @CoolMan-hj2id 5 років тому

    I am acctually saving your videos in a playlist because im planning on making a war series

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  5 років тому +1

      Just save my lets make playlist mate, the battlefield basics series will be perfect for you.

    • @CoolMan-hj2id
      @CoolMan-hj2id 5 років тому

      @@TheTerrainTutor if u have enough time can you make some trenches from ww1?

  • @-Garviel_Loken-
    @-Garviel_Loken- 7 років тому +1

    You put some hooks in the roof and add some came netting you got yourself a real looking machine gun bunker.

  • @Domesthenes
    @Domesthenes Рік тому

    I'm so glad I found this channel! One quick question, if you don't mind: wouldn't it make more sense to put the battle damage after you've painted it, to avoid covering the battle damage with your paint?
    EDIT: Answered my own question because then you'd just have to repaint the damaged bits.

  • @bradatkin6712
    @bradatkin6712 7 років тому +1

    be so making a few of this now I know how to

  • @gamersareintheair1068
    @gamersareintheair1068 7 років тому +1

    nice work mate my teacher is gonna be happy about it (not perfect english)

  • @johntailby74
    @johntailby74 7 років тому +1

    These are great. I really like the idea of combining these with your cork bark hills to make the bunkers slightly underground.
    Have you considered making any Sci Fi fortification style terrain? either for something like terminator or for gates of antares

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому

      I've got plans to cover scifi stuff in the future mate

    • @johntailby74
      @johntailby74 7 років тому

      Covering the future in the future l like it

  • @nickjones2470
    @nickjones2470 3 роки тому

    Love the videos.
    Could you tell me where you get the expanded polystyrene you use for your hills?

  • @Helegbrod
    @Helegbrod Рік тому

    @TheTerrainTutor My daughter objects to the term "Guys" ...and she has a point! Still a lovely video after six years, we're starting off with this. Thanks!

  • @danddd2064
    @danddd2064 7 років тому +1

    Could you make a country style house or cottage with war damage. Like the ones in ww2 France..

  • @MurderHoboRPG
    @MurderHoboRPG 7 років тому +1

    dope

  • @DaytonaRoadster
    @DaytonaRoadster 7 років тому +1

    well...I know what im making this weekend

  • @jaimemiller6863
    @jaimemiller6863 6 років тому +1

    hey mel can you help me did you or can you do a Alantic wall for 20mm i love the video of the trenches great job mate and thank you for these great videos and the time you put into these great terrains thank you rob.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  6 років тому

      Check my d-day board in the projects playlist mate

  • @jackiesmith764
    @jackiesmith764 7 років тому

    Hi love your tutorials ,I know this might be very basic but do you have one on sealing the models to finish.thanks

  • @billmatwij539
    @billmatwij539 5 років тому +1

    Mel, do you think it would be possible to sand down the rougher sides to keep things a bit more even? Cheers for the video, keep up the amazing work!

  • @littlejimmy5020
    @littlejimmy5020 7 років тому +1

    Oh Mel I love you

  • @alanfarey9060
    @alanfarey9060 7 років тому +1

    Love the shows and things you show us, but what about the 1/300 or 1/285 people out there?

  • @pblackcrow
    @pblackcrow 7 років тому +1

    Wow...That's awesome! But, what I am needing is a rather large French style fort from the 1700'ish.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +1

      quite specific there mate ;-)

    • @pblackcrow
      @pblackcrow 7 років тому

      LOL...Something like this www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/pics/bourtange.jpg

    • @pblackcrow
      @pblackcrow 7 років тому

      I think i need a template to work from.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +1

      that's a hell of a build, time to hit google maps and grab your template mate

    • @pblackcrow
      @pblackcrow 7 років тому

      Yeah, no doubt. But worth it. Given that this is for my nephew's history report, I won't complain too much. And he is helping me. LOL.
      Though, thankfully, I have talked him in to doing this one instead because of the time restrants.
      garyritchie.com/txp/images/104.jpg

  • @tungkram37
    @tungkram37 7 років тому +1

    Sir....if i dont have the filler like yours, can i use floor grout? will it have any bad effect to the form board...? Thank you for your tuts :)

  • @MrDrinkblood
    @MrDrinkblood 7 років тому +1

    holy crap your amazing. how did u learn all this?

  • @captaincosmo6157
    @captaincosmo6157 7 років тому +1

    Sorry if already asked but: THe water filler mix, is it water mixed with filler (if so, what ratios), or (from what I could see) is it filler on the brush, then quickly dipped in water?

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому

      It is but there's no set ratio, it depends on the filler

  • @abbottscichlids1348
    @abbottscichlids1348 3 роки тому

    What mm is the epvc? And what would your use for a 1:35th scale I’m new to the hobby and want to try a bit of scratch building

  • @EnjoiFirstTry
    @EnjoiFirstTry 5 років тому +1

    Great build! Reckon it would work if scaled down to 15mm? Or would the size of the layers of concrete (the width of the foam board) be unrealistic?

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  5 років тому

      unrealistic unless you use 3mm foam

    • @EnjoiFirstTry
      @EnjoiFirstTry 5 років тому +1

      @@TheTerrainTutor thanks Mel, thought that would be the case! Keep up the amazing videos and tutorials!

  • @user-wi1qn1vd5u
    @user-wi1qn1vd5u 4 роки тому

    Okay guys)

  • @PaintPlastic
    @PaintPlastic 7 років тому

    How would you go about making tents? I'm building a display board for age of sigmar and need to build some mediveal marquee style tents for my freeguild force. Great vid btw.

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому

      corbaniaprime.blogspot.com/2011/11/scenery-tutorial-making-tents.html ;-)

    • @PaintPlastic
      @PaintPlastic 7 років тому

      Awesome, thanks

  • @raizox6134
    @raizox6134 3 роки тому

    Which material were you using?

  • @nazmus015
    @nazmus015 7 років тому +1

    Hi Mel, Can you please tell me what size of the model figure do you mostly work with? 1:120, 1:87 or 1:160? Like what was used for this bunker?
    Great tutorial as usual :)

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +1

      I mainly work in 28mm wargaming which is 1/58 mate

    • @dougsundseth6904
      @dougsundseth6904 7 років тому +1

      The trick with wargame figures is that they're specified by height, not by a real scale. Proportions of sculpts are typically very odd relative to the proportions of real people (much larger heads, for instance), so getting something to a believable size is as much a matter of eyeballing as measuring.
      But the closest model railroad scale is usually S (1:64).

    • @nazmus015
      @nazmus015 7 років тому

      Mel, thanks for your quick reply. I started with 40mm and everything started to become weirdly large and difficult to handle. I will try 28mm :)

  • @PeteScete
    @PeteScete 7 років тому +2

    Hey mel ,
    Is there any chance you can do a vid on europian houses at all buddy ?

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому

      Which period?

    • @PeteScete
      @PeteScete 7 років тому +1

      WW2 or so round that er very rustic looking if you dont mind , i know
      i can do a wee surch on you tube spend 30 - 60 mins look and find one
      but i have found you have the easyist videos to follow.
      Cheers Pete

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  7 років тому +2

      We'll cover them at some point mate

    • @duckhunter1990
      @duckhunter1990 7 років тому

      That would be really nice. I'm looking forward for that video. Greetings from Portugal Mel

  • @isaacplamondon702
    @isaacplamondon702 7 років тому +2

    Are still work on the Burma Build I'm relying on you for my jungle project.

  • @stovallholmes3060
    @stovallholmes3060 7 років тому +1

    would I need to make the walls any higher or longer for a 1:35 diorama? I'm not really into wargaming but id like to use this same concept t make a Normandy scene and id probably put a few German sentries inside.

  • @canningmatthew
    @canningmatthew 7 років тому

    A few live sessions a go, I was talking to a chap on the live chat, who is a bouncer from Norwich - which one of you lubberly lot is that?

  • @olihubbard8596
    @olihubbard8596 7 років тому +2

    I once had a friend called Carl , he knew how to narl ,his terrains .... Okay I lost it

  • @The_Pickle34
    @The_Pickle34 6 років тому +1

    What is the base made out of. Can you provide an example of where to buy the materials?

    • @TheTerrainTutor
      @TheTerrainTutor  6 років тому

      Epvc foamboard, free scrap from signprinters