How to make plaster bandage wargaming hills (ModRoc)
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
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In this tutorial, we look at using plaster bandage (ModRoc) to make cheap and easy wargaming hills.
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As a beginner its easy to feel coerced into buying a ton of specialist equipment and materials.
This is much more helpful to someone like me who isn't prepared to commit to a new hobby they've got no experience with.
This is exactly how my dad showed me how to do it many years ago! It's really good for backdrops and long cliff lines.
Mark Tookey Gottaq love the old ways matey :-)
I just got into the thoughts of making terrain and this is something that I will do for sure... :)
Another method I have seen is to use cut up old bed sheets dipped into a runny plaster of paris mix in a large container, and the draw this over a dowel that is placed across the top of the container. This is very good for doing large areas at a time, and you don't have to spend so much time smoothing it out. Cheers DaveH
David Houghton There's a few different materials you can use for the carrier, actual bandages with filler work well as well
Thanks so much. What a great activity for my students with additional learning needs. I like the terrain!
It's definitely an epic rocky rock, I always wondered how they did those big scenic hills! Great stuff.
Bewareofthephil it's epicness is truly great mate :-D
Excellent video. Easy to follow. I like how it is a fun project that kids and parents can do together.
Stronghold Crafter Kev Cheers buddy :-)
You fashioned a great piece of terrain with this one. I really like that hill!
13thBear not bad for a quick job :-)
Another really useful video - many thanks!
Great vid man...really helped me alot....been searchin for years to find a vid like this...!!!thnx:)
+The Crow Goodrich Awesome matey
I searched an searched,and you have everything I needed in your tutorials.Thank you!
+rebeccasinnott42014 no worries
Modroc is so much fun and messy to use to make art , I used to use modroc in my primary school in art lessons, thanks mate the video was great.
My pleasure!
Used this technique to make a mountain for grandsons school project. Brilliant Thanks.
Awesome, hope he got a good mark for it
FANTASTIC. Added to my Favorites!
Earl Tea Grey Glad it helped mate
Thank you so much for your video, I have just made various pieces of terrain for my Grandchildren during Lockdown. Kept me busy and doing something to give them when I get to see them again. They will no don't use it for all sorts of toys. Your video was very helpful. Karen
Your tutorials are fantastic
+James White Thanks :-)
Another useful video. Instead of rolled up paper balls I know a lot of old schoolers used chicken wire to build up the substructure. Might be worth a go in the future.
Ubique Matt It's always looked a bit fiddly to me but it's gotta be worth a go mate ;-)
This is a very economic way of working, as the foam is often expensive! GREAT PRACTICAL VID!
This has already given me so many ideas! FUCK YEAH!
LeSadW666 Sounds like you'll be on a mission mate, good luck!
TheTerrainTutor Not quite yet, I'm still learning as much as possible, done a few experiments with foam, but I aint quite ready to jump in properly, I'm getting my Boltaction Soviets together first! I gotta paint em up! I will get to the terrain eventually, just learning loads from yourself and other sources! FANTASTIC VIDS BY THE WAY! We could do with a revival of this sort of hobby!
Great tutorial many thanks. I’m now a subscriber. 👍🏻
Will definitely be giving this a go. Much cheaper and safer than what I was doing. Looks great for large sized pieces. 😄
Weekend Gamers UK Awesome mate, I'll look forward to seeing it :-)
Mel this bring back all memories of making volcanoes with each of the children as they went through their grades. We call the paper balls wads down here but I think your right about the US train guys calling it something else. Most of my gaming boards have a rolling tops to create dead ground. I use plaster bandage on them to protect the slopes and peaks. If fact any where on a scenery piece where I what extra strength and protection it goes down.
James Evans totally with you mate, my kids love plaster bandage :-)
Fantastic tutorial.
+Mini Warzone Thanks mate
i have been whatching your vidio's en i wanna say thet your a hero!!! thankyou very mutch
Thanks so much for the videos. My son wants to make a snowy mountain, so your tutorial has given me an idea on how to make it. It is straight forward, not difficult to understand and your voice is so clear and concise.
Awesome mate, wish your son good luck with his build
i uSED THIS FOR MY HOMEWORK AND I GOT A CERTIFICATE AND A MEDAL FROM THE HEADTEACHER!!!
Awesome, made my day matey!
No Problem
Joker y000uta
Joker r/that happened
great video thanks
Your tutorials have great detail and still are entertaining!
+Jacob Duffy glad you like them matey
Was just looking for some plaster bandage techniques for terrain and sure enough - my man Mel has a video on it. You Sir are truly a terrain building legend and I keep coming back to your impressive collection of techniques and videos. Many many thanks!
Ps: Couldn't help but notice the newspaper headline at the start of the video. Was that an intentional easter egg? :P
so cool,i will do it
Another great video. I have a box of this stuff in the attic I've been meaning to get around to using. Thanks for the inspiration. Random question what video editor do you use?
I am surprised how good it looks ! nice Mel, I have to say I do a lot stuff with my 3 y old - cardboard terrain but I use hot glue ( its not that hot - you cant burn yourself with it) ant this looks so much fun for kids! cheers Mate!
Adrian Kramarzyk Kids love it mate, just be prepared for it to get very very messy!
Thank you so much ~ very helpful! :)
I really like that kind of rock modelling. It's a very good way to make very realistic terrain.
The camera/sound/light settings are really good, especially when you're in your hobby room (?) at the end of the video. :)
***** Cheer buddy, hobby room? you mean my corner of the living room matey lol
Hehehe. Yes, that's what I meant.
way faster than paper mache!
I like the look of that all.
***** and it's more fun ;-)
رهيييييب راااايع
Can you use wood filler? I only have that right now. Great video just what i needed!
How do you seal the bandage for painting? Pva glue watered down?
Omg!! It's really amazing!!! *-*
Plasti lol Cheers :-D
Wow loooks awesome......now ive got hood idees how to build a landscape......i wanted to use paper mache...but youre way is brilliant....many thanks and greetz
no worries bud
thx sir stranger
great tutorial :)
unkhter Cheers buddy :-)
[0:14] "She wanted me for sex" - good use of high quality newspapers, Mel!
What else would you use The Sun for mate?
I remember when I broke my arm they used sooooo many rolls of this stuff.
Thanks for the share mate
***** no worries mate
I like how you used spackle. I'll have to remember that.
Eric Elder It's the little tips that are the best mate
Hi.
I was the one in the tttt group that you were talking to about the board i made with a similar construction method. Just a few suggestions.
1. The smaller the bits you scrutch up the better texture you get.
2 to make level platforms get a second piece of mdf and hold it up with a hidden block of wood.
Anyway. The hooks look great, thanks for the video.
grizzgull bolorag Nice tips, thanks buddy :-)
Dear Terrain Tutor, your videos are literally the best thing on the internet
if you're ever in the states feel free to come to Missouri and ill smoke you up some KC style pulled pork as a show of gratitude
Brandon Bader Cheer buddy. If I ever get to Missouri, I'll take you up on that offer :-)
Lovely video. I m going to make a cave. Can you advise me regarding the texture of cave like which all colours to be used and how to make stone look texture in cave
aniket save Just search google images for caves, plenty of inspiration there mate :-)
great vid matey awesome idea and technique, just a quick question where do u get your plaster bandage from?
Adaminski41 Thanks, I get mine for Amazon mate
nice
Wow!
Greatly appreciated. Thanks for the tutorials.
+William Anders No worries buddy
Is it plaster of paris stick to plywood or Styrofoam?
Is this material water resistant? I need to make a small water feature on such a "mountain". Great video - very detailed! Thanks!
No but you could varnish it mate
Looks awesome bro, what did you use for the ground?
Javis flock mate
Hello! at the end, ¿is necesary coat with your 50/50 PVA-Water?.
Thanks!!
Not essential but diffidently helps
I usually use paper towels and a solution of about 30-40% PVA and water, or Spackle and water (though, I don't usually measure that out. I know the consistency I want.) However, you have a point about the plaster bandages being cheaper. I may use them in my LARP set build.
Shannon Stokely Paper towels are a good carrier, what's your LARP set build?
"Sci-fi/fantasy" world. Basically, it's an what if a massive EMP or solar flare happens tomorrow. Whose group will make it type of thing. 5 groups of survivalist are tested. Some places that are off the grid still have power, others don't. They need to make it to check points, and play the scavenger hunt, for supplies. But here is where it gets interesting. They loose a member every time they do something stupid. Like failure to treat a wound. Getting poisoned from failure to boil the drinking water, getting shot (paint ballls), etc.
awesome! very good idea.but i can't hear with what material you cover that holes :/ ..plz help!! :D
+Kostas Grivas Filler or spackle mate
+TheTerrainTutor. Thnx!! keep making videos!! you are god!
Early in the video you mention the base. Now this is a problem i've been having for over ten years! I have yet to find a cheap material, which is easy to cut into shape, for making terrain bases! EVERYTHING Ive tried so far gets all warped up! Even MDF board! (which btw is not very cheap or easy to cut into shape)
Whats your best tip for making terrain bases?
Thanx for a great video and great channel!
Krubarax I just go for 6mm MDF mate, are you cutting long thin strips?
TheTerrainTutor I've been using MDF in various thinckness, but they all get more ore less warped. I also find MDF rather cumbersome, since it is pretty heavy. We usually do our terrain pieces roughly 12x12".
I am looking for something thin, and easy to cut into shapes. (my friend is talking about aluminium, but I think he has lost it) :p
I used this for my work but my newspaper would get soaked how do I stop this please can you give me any suggestions...
you're using too much water mate
TheTerrainTutor
Oh okay
Since you're putting wet gaze over the newspaper balls, what are the chances of mould growing inside of the rocky rock?
None, if it's dry enough for the modroc, it'll dry out the paper as well mate
Awesome, thanks a lot, mate.
YOU ARE BEST
+abhay taras cheers
Heĺlo there,it looks like you could really be a tutor regarding these stuff!! ☺ l am amazed by your skills and l always enjoy watching you show your techniques for one of my all time favourite hobbies! Keep up the good work,dude! 😃 By the way,l'd like to ask you three questions:
-l am going to use EPS foam along with some foam board to build a diorama,so l want to know if l should use newspaper sheets wrapped around them or not?
-When should l start carving the plaster? Before or after it has dried completely?
-What kind of product is the filler you use in this video,exactly? Could you send me a link where l can find some information about it? Should l apply it first and then carve it or the other way around?
Sorry for the big comment! Thanks in advance! Liked and sbscribed,of course!! 😃☺😊😉
1. no, 2 as it sets, 3 it's spackle, the stuff you fill crack in walls with before painting mate
Alright,thank you very much,sir! :)
Amazing.!!!
+Enzo Tomassi Cheers
Mel, may you make a tutorial on roads? Your tutorials are great!
Respectfully,
Nathan
Hobby Dump It's already on the list mate :-)
+TheTerrainTutor i am also interested, but i must be blind and dont see it, link?
Reminds me of an old rabbit jelly mould! Like the idea though.
Lup3rcal Now you say it! Also, love the username, just started the series :-)
TheTerrainTutor Thanks mate. Superb books, some better than others but I just love the fluff.
Hi Mel. Nice rock. (rotfl!) You sure dont take yourself seriously, or you'd have edited that part out! As always, an instructional and very entertaining video. Dude, you rock! (Hey, ya knew someone was gonna say it) ;-)
Bill D. in Iowa It's a very rocky rock mate ;-)
Paper mache , with some hydrocal and PVC in the mix will do the same job, and is cheaper still.
Thanks for the vid though .. nice work!
***** Keeping it simple at the mo, custom mixes later buddy. I'll add that one to the list, thanks for the heads up :-)
I love working with plaster cloth, i have been band from using it in the kitchen :(
Terrain Direct Get the kids involved mate, it's then a family activity ;-)
Great idea soon as she goes to sleep ill plaster bandage her. then i can use what ever i want in the kitchen. lol :-D
Have a question. Warm water or cold water ?
Cold
TheTerrainTutor THX 🤓
Amazing videos, gonna try that technique for a halloween project, salutes from Mexico
Awesome mate, good luck!
hey, i really loved it
can you tell about the paper or the thing that you used after newspaper?
plaster bandage?
where we get that grass in Kerala?
railway model shops?
Ya
Epicscenery builders
Is there a substitute for the plaster bandages? There has to be ;-;
bandages and filler?
nice. 🙋🙋🙌🙌👍👍👍
Thanks
what material name is the white thing in can?
pva?
that would be a awesome creation for like a insect habitat like making the terrain and then just turn it into a home for insects i don't know i'm just a huge fan of insects
What ???
what was your base made of?
+opeapf gad 6mm mdf mate
2:51 what are you reading mel?
no idea mate lol
Why you never show how u apply colors????
That's covered earlier in the hills playlist mate
Ah now I know what to do with the newspapers my wife is not "saving."
jim white You can save it for her, inside your plaster bandage hills mate! ;-)
Thanks for the fun advice.
you are awesome men.😂😂🎇🎭🐼👌👌👍👍👍👍💪👈👻👻😃😃😃😃😇😇😇😇😇
10:51 how dare you mel, apologise to that poor terrain
Never!
TheTerrainTutor
showing it the finger, your mom is proud of you
"She wanted me for sex." The newspaper said.
doesnt look as nice as other techniques - not as defined
yeah, more a functional technical to get easy hills etc mate
Never show colors !!!!show us please
Model is goog but U r talking to much head ache
You say "ya" like every 10 seconds in this video. Its kinda weird.
Lovely Grey It's just the way some of my videos roll mate