Great use of spare foam for great looking terrain. I agree with your Sculptamold (SM) versus the light weight wall filler as the SM does create more rounded results whereas the filler can be sanded, scraped, etc for the desired look (and is cheap), I am in the process of making this type of terrain and will use your approach. Also, I liked how you showed another build from your lessons learned, rather than just say I should have done this as so many other produces do. Very nice work! Thx.
Well it's all a learning experience for me, i figure I can show a few different methods and let the viewers decide what's best 🙂 filler did seem best for this but SM is excellent for building up smooth undulating ground terrain.
The trees turned out great. I'm sure plenty of people will tell you that a year or two ago Jeremy @ BMC did a wash of those trees (we all have a package in one of our drawers) and was able to wash off the faux flock - if you're interested. Also you did a great job on the rock formations. They look so real! Great job as always.
Yeah I had tried washing that white faux flock off the trees but I'm pretty sure it was more like paint 😅 so in the end a brown spray covered it just fine 👍🏻😀 thanks for watching, and happy crafting
Thanks so much for this. Great looking outcome, as usual, but also, thanks for the foam bits ideas. Keep them coming! Finding practical uses for this non-recyclable stuff will eliminate any guilt over throwing it out, and -bonus for my family at least-will go a long way in making me look like less of a “craft hoarder” 😺😻 👍🏻👍🏻
You wouldn't even believe the amount of stuff I hoard for crafting purposes 😅 but small bits of xps can also be cut into tiny bricks and roof tiles if you slice them thin enough 🙂(which is why I'd kept them to begin with) Thank you for watching 👍🏻😀
@@irongryphon great ideas. The smaller you get though, the more cuts and burns you sustain. It’s hard to craft in as many self-protective layers as *some* of us may need. 😚😷
Great looking builds. I've always used Wilko's ready mixed tile grout (about £4 a tub) to hardcoat and stipple texture my rocky outcrops. It sets up nice and hard and can turn a flimsy block of white polystyrene into a durable game piece. It takes paint really well, although it does need sealing first if you want to ink wash, as the plaster base tends to soak up the wash. You can even water it down a little to make a sloppy paste for making smooth cave formations and flowstone.
@@irongryphon - I find that you need to let some of it dry out a little before stippling as it's a little gloopy straight out of the tub. It usually needs a good mixing before it can be used as the moisture tends to separate and sit on the top. I've even used it in a thinned form to fill joint gaps and create dirt textures on larger miniatures. It's also good for creating stone textures on dungeon tiles. The applications for this stuff are numerous and I havent even experimented with mixing things into it yet.
One thing that I've found as a great method for making rocks is to use foamcore to build it up with layers. Don't peel off the cladding save for on the top and use pva to glue it together. You want the pile to be larger than what you want the end result to be. After you assemble it, use your knife to cut it to shape while using a rough rock to add some texture and work in breaks. Take a wire brush and work it in as well during it to add more layering appearance. Then thin out some patching plaster/filler so that it spreads easily with a brush and work it in over the foam, and let it start to dry, then another round with the wire brush to ensure you have the look you want and clear off any oddly looking parts. Then you can glue on sand and pebbles for the debris around it and seal/prime it. With the plaster, it's safe enough for me to use superglue to attach the sand though you can use pretty much anything you want for it. I tend to prime in a lighter grey, and then hit the rock with a coat of undiluted applebarrel white craft paint (from the larger bottles), the end result is more of a chalky layer from it, but it lets you do the leopard spotting techniques on it...which I then finish off with a drybrush over the whole thing.
Haha yeah 😅 I get that alot. A few of my friends suggested I say that in a video due to having a similar accent to the northerners in Game of thrones 😅
Indeed, bits of cardboard/foam are numerous ^^. Well made :3 They can fit into larger panorama nicely, even in none-artic/winter theme in some mini-environment :p Keep up the good work! :3
Good looking rocks! I prefer the none snow covered versions. Not sure if it’s because of the product you used or not. But that’s just preference. Good job!
Cheers 👍🏻 I think I prefer the snow versions, they just have a gritty bleak look about them. be sure to subscribe for future videos if you didn't already. Thank you for watching
Great use of spare foam for great looking terrain. I agree with your Sculptamold (SM) versus the light weight wall filler as the SM does create more rounded results whereas the filler can be sanded, scraped, etc for the desired look (and is cheap), I am in the process of making this type of terrain and will use your approach. Also, I liked how you showed another build from your lessons learned, rather than just say I should have done this as so many other produces do. Very nice work! Thx.
Well it's all a learning experience for me, i figure I can show a few different methods and let the viewers decide what's best 🙂 filler did seem best for this but SM is excellent for building up smooth undulating ground terrain.
The trees turned out great. I'm sure plenty of people will tell you that a year or two ago Jeremy @ BMC did a wash of those trees (we all have a package in one of our drawers) and was able to wash off the faux flock - if you're interested.
Also you did a great job on the rock formations. They look so real! Great job as always.
Yeah I had tried washing that white faux flock off the trees but I'm pretty sure it was more like paint 😅 so in the end a brown spray covered it just fine 👍🏻😀 thanks for watching, and happy crafting
Thanks so much for this.
Great looking outcome, as usual, but also, thanks for the foam bits ideas. Keep them coming!
Finding practical uses for this non-recyclable stuff will eliminate any guilt over throwing it out, and -bonus for my family at least-will go a long way in making me look like less of a “craft hoarder” 😺😻
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You wouldn't even believe the amount of stuff I hoard for crafting purposes 😅 but small bits of xps can also be cut into tiny bricks and roof tiles if you slice them thin enough 🙂(which is why I'd kept them to begin with)
Thank you for watching 👍🏻😀
@@irongryphon great ideas.
The smaller you get though, the more cuts and burns you sustain. It’s hard to craft in as many self-protective layers as *some* of us may need. 😚😷
Great looking builds. I've always used Wilko's ready mixed tile grout (about £4 a tub) to hardcoat and stipple texture my rocky outcrops. It sets up nice and hard and can turn a flimsy block of white polystyrene into a durable game piece. It takes paint really well, although it does need sealing first if you want to ink wash, as the plaster base tends to soak up the wash. You can even water it down a little to make a sloppy paste for making smooth cave formations and flowstone.
Excellent tip, I'll be sure to grab some next time I'm in town👍🏻😀 always looking for new materials to craft with.
@@irongryphon - I find that you need to let some of it dry out a little before stippling as it's a little gloopy straight out of the tub. It usually needs a good mixing before it can be used as the moisture tends to separate and sit on the top. I've even used it in a thinned form to fill joint gaps and create dirt textures on larger miniatures. It's also good for creating stone textures on dungeon tiles. The applications for this stuff are numerous and I havent even experimented with mixing things into it yet.
One thing that I've found as a great method for making rocks is to use foamcore to build it up with layers. Don't peel off the cladding save for on the top and use pva to glue it together. You want the pile to be larger than what you want the end result to be. After you assemble it, use your knife to cut it to shape while using a rough rock to add some texture and work in breaks. Take a wire brush and work it in as well during it to add more layering appearance. Then thin out some patching plaster/filler so that it spreads easily with a brush and work it in over the foam, and let it start to dry, then another round with the wire brush to ensure you have the look you want and clear off any oddly looking parts.
Then you can glue on sand and pebbles for the debris around it and seal/prime it. With the plaster, it's safe enough for me to use superglue to attach the sand though you can use pretty much anything you want for it. I tend to prime in a lighter grey, and then hit the rock with a coat of undiluted applebarrel white craft paint (from the larger bottles), the end result is more of a chalky layer from it, but it lets you do the leopard spotting techniques on it...which I then finish off with a drybrush over the whole thing.
Sounds like a good method, I'll give it a try sometime 😀👍🏻
i used cork floor tiles and just broke it up and glues the stacks together... gave a really nice texture and super easy build
Great idea 👍🏻🙂 I guess a variety of layers of any waste materials would work pretty well
What's this? An actual use for the hundreds of scrap foam bits? Time to make 50+ rock outcroppings...
Great idea and great video! Thanks
Do it!!!! Make them all 😅 recycle repurpose reuse 😎 the crafter's way
Great work, as always! 👍
Cheers buddy 🙂👍🏻
Nicely done
Thanks very much 👍🏻😀
That's dope 👌
😀 cheers bud 👍🏻
When you said "Winter is comin'" at the end, you sounded like Ned Stark from _Game of Thrones_
Haha yeah 😅 I get that alot. A few of my friends suggested I say that in a video due to having a similar accent to the northerners in Game of thrones 😅
Indeed, bits of cardboard/foam are numerous ^^. Well made :3 They can fit into larger panorama nicely, even in none-artic/winter theme in some mini-environment :p
Keep up the good work! :3
Thanks buddy 🙂👍 I now have a legitimate reason to keep all my junk foam 😀
Good looking rocks! I prefer the none snow covered versions. Not sure if it’s because of the product you used or not. But that’s just preference. Good job!
Cheers 👍🏻 I think I prefer the snow versions, they just have a gritty bleak look about them.
be sure to subscribe for future videos if you didn't already. Thank you for watching
@@irongryphon yeah I think it all comes down to preference. yup! I’m subscribed. Been watching for a while brother. Keep em coming!
Happy Thanksgiving
Thank you kindly, and a happy Thanksgiving to you and all of those across the ponders 👍🏻😀
Que masilla usas para cubrir el poliestireno?
I don't know the Spanish for it, but In English it's called "joint filler" or "wall compound". It's used to fill cracks in walls 🙂👍🏻