Another cheap option for tar with things is to first paint the area you want it in with black and then pour some high gloss polyeurethane into it along with beads like you did
thats a great idea, i might have to get myself some polyurethane and have a play with it. its a material i havnt ever used. and i love finding new materials! thankyou
@@SebMakesStuff Look in the same isles as craft paint, it's normally in the same kind of bottle as the larger craft paints are in and a lot of people use it to seal what they paint. You can't really do a deep pour, but you can do a heavier layer if you make sure you have the area you're putting it in sealed because it's thin enough to self level...and can get into gaps to cause issues over the drying time if you aren't careful, but it'll also do things like stay on an edge...which works great for dioramas or if you're doing water on a minis base
left over resin is always annoying, i usually keep some silicone molds around to fill up. but in this case it seemed like a much better use of the extra
These look great I could see them for any fantasy war game or D&D game that needs a tar pit or toxic sludge area. My thoughts also go towards dinosaurs and prehistoric times.
The herbs and spices isle is my new favourite hobby shopping location haha. And yer the googly eyes are a great option. I've also seen a heap of bubble stickers in scrapbooks spots at craft shops since this build that would work best aswell.
What a cool idea! Since the epoxy is black and shiny, have you experimented putting some color shift paint on it to see if it gets that funky oil slick rainbow look?
I don't know if it would be a better or worse probably worse but.. I happen to have black hot glue sticks for whenever I made a bunch of black pudding minis. What if I could use that as well. Matthew the toothpick or something and help spread it out before hardening should also give a natural bubbling type texture as well.
we were actually looking into using black hot glue, particularly as the extra puddles and as a way to add tar to trees and surrounding environments. I just ended up going with resin because i wanted to play with the bubbles. tho i dont see why you couldnt make that work with the hot glue
If you have a power sander, you could have used it to bevel the edges of your MDF or you could have done it by hand. I do use a power jigsaw to cut my MDF and then use a power sander for the edges as I'm too lazy to do it by hand. 🙂
oh 100% i actually use the sander most of the time myself, but a lot of people dont like the need for powertools, so i like to show that these things can be done without them.....but yer, ill take the lazy option 99% of the time haha
yer i think the mod podge would dry better than the pva. im not sure how that would go with the bubbles tho. but its definitely a good enough option for any tabletop
they were great in our game, and i now want to find more ways to use them. especially the little extra scatter peices. great way to mix up the board during gameplay
yuer i had a look, i havnt bought anything yet, been workign through all the paints in my collection first haha. but im definitely keen to give them a try
Another cheap option for tar with things is to first paint the area you want it in with black and then pour some high gloss polyeurethane into it along with beads like you did
thats a great idea, i might have to get myself some polyurethane and have a play with it. its a material i havnt ever used. and i love finding new materials! thankyou
@@SebMakesStuff Look in the same isles as craft paint, it's normally in the same kind of bottle as the larger craft paints are in and a lot of people use it to seal what they paint. You can't really do a deep pour, but you can do a heavier layer if you make sure you have the area you're putting it in sealed because it's thin enough to self level...and can get into gaps to cause issues over the drying time if you aren't careful, but it'll also do things like stay on an edge...which works great for dioramas or if you're doing water on a minis base
I am a simple man. I see a Seb video, I give a like.
a simple man of great taste :)
I liked that you used left over resin to make the little puddles or spills as scatter. .
left over resin is always annoying, i usually keep some silicone molds around to fill up. but in this case it seemed like a much better use of the extra
These look great I could see them for any fantasy war game or D&D game that needs a tar pit or toxic sludge area.
My thoughts also go towards dinosaurs and prehistoric times.
ohhhhhhh now i wana make some dinosaurs haha
Nice work. I use dried herbs for dead leaves too
theyre just too perfect, and cheap haha
It’s crazy cause parsley, flakes is the only thing I use for flocking and I just found a ton of those beads, I seemed people use googly eyes nice job
The herbs and spices isle is my new favourite hobby shopping location haha.
And yer the googly eyes are a great option. I've also seen a heap of bubble stickers in scrapbooks spots at craft shops since this build that would work best aswell.
Great way to use up the spare resin... that stuff is pricey. I hope you lent Cody the dry ice for the game ;)
oh i wish i had the fog machine in time for that game. But i have no doubt he will find ways to use it going forward
Love love love this! ❤️
love love love you!
What a cool idea! Since the epoxy is black and shiny, have you experimented putting some color shift paint on it to see if it gets that funky oil slick rainbow look?
oh thats a great idea! im gonnna have to save this comment and test that on a future build! thanks for the inspo
I don't know if it would be a better or worse probably worse but.. I happen to have black hot glue sticks for whenever I made a bunch of black pudding minis. What if I could use that as well. Matthew the toothpick or something and help spread it out before hardening should also give a natural bubbling type texture as well.
we were actually looking into using black hot glue, particularly as the extra puddles and as a way to add tar to trees and surrounding environments. I just ended up going with resin because i wanted to play with the bubbles. tho i dont see why you couldnt make that work with the hot glue
If you have a power sander, you could have used it to bevel the edges of your MDF or you could have done it by hand. I do use a power jigsaw to cut my MDF and then use a power sander for the edges as I'm too lazy to do it by hand. 🙂
oh 100% i actually use the sander most of the time myself, but a lot of people dont like the need for powertools, so i like to show that these things can be done without them.....but yer, ill take the lazy option 99% of the time haha
another cheap option would be to paint the surface with black paint and use gloss Mod Podge
yer i think the mod podge would dry better than the pva. im not sure how that would go with the bubbles tho. but its definitely a good enough option for any tabletop
How awesome, such talent and skill 👍👍
thankyou :)
This seems like a lot of fun to play on.
they were great in our game, and i now want to find more ways to use them. especially the little extra scatter peices. great way to mix up the board during gameplay
Hi Seb, Another great build man. Did you ever get around to checking out Montana Australia for the matte spray paint I recommended?
yuer i had a look, i havnt bought anything yet, been workign through all the paints in my collection first haha. but im definitely keen to give them a try
@@SebMakesStuff Oh good stuff man, keep up the good work dude
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haha i had to google this, but i like it
Perfectly slimy and gross! 😊
that was exactly the goal haha
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