Is there any way you could link the larger brushes that you used in this video? I've been looking for some cheap brushes that wont matter if they are ruined by glue and basing materials
"When you've pretended to be an adult for as long as we have you probably have a box of screws." Yes. Yes I do. "Do they belong in future that you own? Are they even yours?" Look. Look. I came here to learn about terrain. And here I am, getting CALLED THE FUCK OUT.
You want to know what the best thing for rebar is? Guitar strings. Any music repair shop or guitarist will have piles of it available on occasion, and it adds a nice bit of texture. It also works great for pinning on bigger pieces. The texture on it helps give a really solid hold.
@@Vorpal_Wit well I've done those things. I've used grout lots....but then tons of people go "wHaT iS gRoUt" so being able to do a technique almost everyone on earth knows and has access to is pretty great.
I rember doing this years ago before I knew about how to actually paint and weather terrain and just got polystyrene everywhere! Thanks for recognising this important part of the hobby - reusing old sh*te as buildings! And of course the end result is fantastic.
>If you're already in the hobby you probably have everything! >Be in the hobby already >Check pantry: instant foods, no flour... I can't believe I have to go out and buy flour x_x
There are 2 optional steps to elevate this already great idea. 1. Glue a bit of sand onto the bigger sections of damage. This will work nicely with the lumpy foam to simulate a nice concrete texture. 2. A touch of thinned green paint along the bottom edge to give some moss/mold/lichen effect.
You can skip the salt if you use plaster of paris instead of flour. It's the same ratios and it's what model railroaders use to make quick rocks and mountains.
So I usually dont bother with these kind of "quick and cheap" terrain videos because I find either I need to go out and buy some stuff or the end result just isn't all that great. You guys just bucked the trend with this. Very, very cool mix of good ideas with a end result that is legit tabletop worthy. Good shit!
TIP: for the areas that still have that "bubble-circle" look after the flour-paint, brush in PVA glue and dust with the fine sand/dirt you can easily find where you park your car (seriously this crap is even in city parking; check the corners near the curb lol). Let that dry. paint over it, and now it covers the circles and gives it that "eroding concrete" look you see on old bunkers or non-maintained side-walks. :) Hope this helps!
Omg I just got my first boxes of know no fear and first strike with a friend and this is such a great video for beginners in need of terrain! Thanks a lot! :)
I love Penny's little comments, I'm glad you can both enjoy the hobby and these look fantastic. I feel like I'd add extra salt so they don't get nasty lol.
The first time I used this stuff I ended up melting it. Turns out that can work to make it look like warp touched terrain, like the walls are turning into organisms
I like the way the warpy idea you're proposing. Also, fun fact! If you spray from a further distance away, then the propellants of the spray can won't warp the foam! Dope trick from Black Magic Craft
"Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled" is the name of one of the last propaganda VHS tapes the Heaven's Gate cult produced before offing themselves. Cursed.
Do you think you’d be open to painting some t’au? I find the models really interesting and I would love to see your approach and what colour scheme you would use!
“if you’re a hoarder like me” you say as i sheepishly glance at the junk drawers overflowing with my foam scrap and mismatched hardware. Good thing you two are obviously the sweetest people and won’t judge me for it.
My very first game was played on a piece of plywood on saw horses while using scrap blocks of wood for terrain. Unpainted models, and my little 4 star dragon ball collectable as the only capture point. Good times!
Great video Guy + Penny. I cashed out of the hobby recently after 22yrs and whilst I don't regret it for a minute - I still watch this channel religiously. Hope you are both keeping well!
One of if not the greatest terrain videos I’ve watched it just makes life so much nicer when I’m not spending £25 probably more on a bunch of wall which have massive windows in them
I've been doing terrain since 2009 and this idea of Flour wow! CHEFS KISS 👌😚 I really appreciate that you 2 shared that information. Thank You and have a lovely day MW 👋😊
I’d imagine you already had the legos, because if you bought the legos just to be terrain you be better off buying the terrain given how pricey legos get.
Find an appliance store and ask (do not take, ask) if you can have some packaging from the bin they are sure to have out the back. Here in Australia I went to a store called The Good Guys and when I went to the loading dock to pickup the new washer, there was a huge bin full of styrofoam. "Can I have some of this?" I asked. "You can have as much as you want, mate," was the reply. Oh and if you want more texture, add sand to the flour/water/glue/salt mix.
Guy I just want to say thank you for this tutorial. I’m starting to collect and paint miniatures and my shelf looks a bit dull with just minis on them I’m going to use this to make a small battlefield on the shelves. My wife might not like it but I will!
wow this just changed my whole game. I use an aquarium terrain board for home gaming. everything is textured and fixed. i get POUNDS of this stuff sent to my cabinet shop all the time and never used it because of its melting factor. thank you this has been an incredible video
Heyyyy, I took this method after watching your videos, went out and bought the stuff I didn't have (I'm semi new to the hobby) I took a huge foam peice cut it up into. A fortified "heavily damaged " bunker. For better Los blocking. I feel like ill be using this mix on all my self made terrain in the future. Thank you very much! Next I'll try the "nulin oil" mix
great video! i like that it doesnt require any wooden base or texture, which means i can knock this out in a couple nights rather than weeks! my wife is gonna be happy im getting rid of some of my foam! lol
Thanks for this video, I've just done it and the scenery looks great. The amount of primer I used probably takes it past $3 but that's a bit of a quibble - great scenery and I was able to get my daughter involved as well.
With my local game store looking like they're never opening back up for gaming, this video is super helpful/appreciated! Just began the quest for making terrain/having a home setup for the group, and the cheaper the better. :)
Hey Penny & Guy, is that "THEY LIVE!" a nod to the late 1980's John Carpenter's movie? Also on one of your older terra videos did I see "KMFDM" tagged on a wall?
Only it's made into figures, baked a long time in the oven so it dries out 100%, then painted and hung on the wall. It's best for shaping and making fat Women, it seems.
Thanks for this one Guy! Just finished following this for a set of walls I'm dead happy with the outcome :) Extra touch I added were magnets hot-glued in the ends and corner pieces to keep all held together during play
This is incredible! Thank u! With your permission, salt doesn't kill bacteria, it slows its thriving down. The only way to kill bacteria is by applying heat. I don't think there is anything to worry and this affects very little. This terrain will last many years, specially if kept dry, which u will. I love how you both engage in the hobby.
This is totally awesome,i've just got a load of compressed styrafome from work,to be used for walls an such your video has opened my eyes to a loooooaaaad of possibillities.Thank you.
I'm about a week away from getting my first minis and this is a huge motivation to get crafting and messing about with paints. Thank you Midwinter!! I finally have a use for the styrofoam that was sitting in my cupboard.
Many years ago I made a 1/6 scale diorama of a WWII horse-drawn german wagon stuck in the mud. Figures were embedded and "pushing" the wagon. Scratch-sculpted straining horses, in scratchbuilt leather harness. All for a contest. The entire thing got a generous heaping multi coat of colored flour, pva glue and high-gloss clear spray "mud". After the contest, I eventually stored it. After a couple of years, I came across it. Every single speck of the flourmud; on the fabric clothing, figures, leather harness, wagon, wheels, wooden and plaster base, horses, everything, was gone. Eaten by rats or mice. Not even the high gloss spraypaint dissuaded them. Amazing. You have been warned.
Perfect timing - we're getting our bathroom redone and have a mountain of units waiting to be unboxed. I've had 44 years to perfect pretending to be an adult, and I can't believe I haven't come across the floor trick - so many woeful attempts at incorporating polystyrene over the years.
Your flour hack is worth a hat tip! I've used a mixture of thinned down PVA glue and fine sand up until now. Will try your mixture in my next project, thanks!
I just got a piece of styrofoam today with a tool I bought. Thanks to this video I just went and dug it out of the trash. Thanks so much for your content and sharing with us folks that don’t have an imagination.
Wow this is so creative ive been wanting to get into the hobby for a while now but i always thought it would be too expensive, seeing how creative you can get with this is really inspiring to see especially when it saves some money too.
I was sceptical about cutting it based on an experience N years ago (N is a big number) but I've done it today and it works. I have made two buildings today and tomorrow it's painting time! I've also made a papier mache crater.
I remember reading in the old Citadel "How to Make Wargames Terrain" book in the nineties that Styrofoam was a frequently and highly recommended as a source of building material, and for many of the reasons you laid out here. It's easy to see the large pieces as the basis for large concrete structures, and smaller trays are fantastic for building smaller concrete ruins. For example, you can carve up those chunks, lay them out on a large base, and make a pile of rubble knocked off a building that you can treat as an area of difficult terrain and/or light cover.
"That can't possibly cost less than $3!"... I worked out the actual cost of all paints and materials used, and it came out to £2.09. Less than $3 USD.
Is there any way you could link the larger brushes that you used in this video? I've been looking for some cheap brushes that wont matter if they are ruined by glue and basing materials
right so how much is it to buy the thing that the styrofoam protects?
I doubt you can do that in Denmark. Everything's so damn expensive here.
Awesome keep up the good work!!!!😃👍
"When you've pretended to be an adult for as long as we have you probably have a box of screws."
Yes. Yes I do.
"Do they belong in future that you own? Are they even yours?"
Look. Look. I came here to learn about terrain. And here I am, getting CALLED THE FUCK OUT.
You want to know what the best thing for rebar is?
Guitar strings.
Any music repair shop or guitarist will have piles of it available on occasion, and it adds a nice bit of texture.
It also works great for pinning on bigger pieces. The texture on it helps give a really solid hold.
Acoustic guitar strings look best in my opinion
I’m mad I didn’t think of the flour thing....
i use plaster of paris. Aint waisting flour in the pandemic.. i need ma bread!!!!
Do it like a Baker i 200 years ago. Put that plaster of Paris in the bread. And Flour on the walls
No one uses spaghetti like you. There were some missed rebar opportunities.
Wouldnt gypsum powder or some tile grout give you the same effect without having to worry about spoilage?
@@Vorpal_Wit well I've done those things. I've used grout lots....but then tons of people go "wHaT iS gRoUt" so being able to do a technique almost everyone on earth knows and has access to is pretty great.
I can’t even think about styrofoam without hearing it and it puts my teeth on edge
Bet you're glad I muted all the camera audio in the cutting bit ;)
God damn it I can't get it out of my head now.
AHHHHHHH!!!
Same! Now though I’m hearing it and feel icky
It makes me clench my bum!!
I rember doing this years ago before I knew about how to actually paint and weather terrain and just got polystyrene everywhere! Thanks for recognising this important part of the hobby - reusing old sh*te as buildings! And of course the end result is fantastic.
"reusing old sh*te as buildings" was the alternative title of this video ;)
@@MidwinterMinis hehe you should have gone with it mate, that's classic clickbait right there ;)
>If you're already in the hobby you probably have everything!
>Be in the hobby already
>Check pantry: instant foods, no flour...
I can't believe I have to go out and buy flour x_x
There are 2 optional steps to elevate this already great idea. 1. Glue a bit of sand onto the bigger sections of damage. This will work nicely with the lumpy foam to simulate a nice concrete texture. 2. A touch of thinned green paint along the bottom edge to give some moss/mold/lichen effect.
Holy shit it's him
ITS HIM!!
I’m just getting into warhammer so this kind of thing is super helpful!
It's an awesome hobby! I've been working on improving my painting and terrain building and this discovery is HUGE!!!
Good luck! :)
@@MidwinterMinis i'm thinking, of using this method for a DnD-Board.
Would you recommend styrofoam for that?
How is it going for you?
I’m gonna buy a microwave just for the polystyrene
Also the part with the nails is actually genius I’ve gotta check out black magic craft
BMC is the MVP of our hobby
@@MidwinterMinis Luke's APS, Terrain Tutor, and Wyloch are all pretty great too
Hello honourable battle brother
Y’all are leaving out Bard’s Craft! Peasant level terrain and oat’s lovers unite
@@03dashk64 I'm not as familiar with Bard's Craft, but it seems like he only does Fantasy terrain
“When you’ve pretended to be an adult for as long as we have” I feel attacked! 😂😂😂
@Klausbärbel Fömm Indeed
But also validated
Kids get all the cool toys and money.
Adults get all the boring jobs and poverty.
I'm staying a kid. Go against the grain.
Lols :)
“I can hear Duncan crying from here” 🤣😂 brilliant haha
Fun fact: Lahmium Medium is actually just Duncan's tears.
Midwinter Minis Haha makes total sense now!
Midwinter Minis i love that you take time out of your day to write replies. Thank you.
Midwinter Minis Ah that’s why it tastes so salty
For these quotes I love the videos^^
The “secret technique to make it nice and hard” is something I never would have thought of, very well done.
"Use two thick coats"
Duncan : "Why have you forsaken meeeeeeeeeeeee"
HERESY!
"Thin your paints before I thin your ranks into one thick coat of blood for the blood god"
-Duncan Rhodes probably
You can skip the salt if you use plaster of paris instead of flour. It's the same ratios and it's what model railroaders use to make quick rocks and mountains.
So I usually dont bother with these kind of "quick and cheap" terrain videos because I find either I need to go out and buy some stuff or the end result just isn't all that great.
You guys just bucked the trend with this. Very, very cool mix of good ideas with a end result that is legit tabletop worthy.
Good shit!
TIP: for the areas that still have that "bubble-circle" look after the flour-paint, brush in PVA glue and dust with the fine sand/dirt you can easily find where you park your car (seriously this crap is even in city parking; check the corners near the curb lol). Let that dry. paint over it, and now it covers the circles and gives it that "eroding concrete" look you see on old bunkers or non-maintained side-walks. :) Hope this helps!
Or tile grout, has the added advantage of being an adhesive itself so adds to the overall strength.
@@robsimonis485 yes very true! I just figured everyone would already have some cheap white/PVA glue on hand :)
Just don't breathe too much of that dust in when you're collecting it.
I've been sat on a gold mine of polystyrene for the longest time... MY TIME HAS COME!!!
I know how it sounds, but yeah i learned this in the 90’s: vasilene on the lamet of the knife makes any styrofoam cuts real smooth! 😇
Omg I just got my first boxes of know no fear and first strike with a friend and this is such a great video for beginners in need of terrain! Thanks a lot! :)
We in the Netherlands call it "piepschuim". Which means 'beep-foam'.
On point name
STYROPOR!
Squeak-foam... Good name
B E E P F O A M
I love Penny's little comments, I'm glad you can both enjoy the hobby and these look fantastic. I feel like I'd add extra salt so they don't get nasty lol.
Isopropyl alcohol in the mix might help kill bacteria.
The first time I used this stuff I ended up melting it. Turns out that can work to make it look like warp touched terrain, like the walls are turning into organisms
As the wholesome being that is broxh once said: we don't make mistakes, we make adjustments
I like the way the warpy idea you're proposing.
Also, fun fact! If you spray from a further distance away, then the propellants of the spray can won't warp the foam! Dope trick from Black Magic Craft
Handy trick. For an Alien style cocoon use plastic bags and a heat gun. You might have to experiment a bit to get it right but the effect is awesome.
I'll never understand why anyone would thumbs down a great tutorial video such as this.
"Last chance to evacuate planet earth-"
Did you mean: *Holy Terra*
"Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled" is the name of one of the last propaganda VHS tapes the Heaven's Gate cult produced before offing themselves. Cursed.
I think in this case it *might* be that material but more indirectly, perhaps via Porcupine Tree?
I knew it was you (Penny) placing admin posters , because Guy does not wear Rings - see so now your secret is out!! Cheers Guy and Penny.
Do you think you’d be open to painting some t’au? I find the models really interesting and I would love to see your approach and what colour scheme you would use!
Ew
Ya I love the tau because of there look (as controversial as that is) and think that would be sick
He does have a box of Tau somewhere, and he did paint his Eldar recently. So here’s to hoping for you.
I've got the Start Collecting box ready to go!
Stupid tau
“if you’re a hoarder like me” you say as i sheepishly glance at the junk drawers overflowing with my foam scrap and mismatched hardware. Good thing you two are obviously the sweetest people and won’t judge me for it.
when they started cutting it, i shivered just by thinlking of the horrible sound it would make
Same. I can’t stand styrophome. I can’t stand it when I’m even around it, the look of it makes me squeamish
Salt also adds extra flavor to that delicious paint
My very first game was played on a piece of plywood on saw horses while using scrap blocks of wood for terrain. Unpainted models, and my little 4 star dragon ball collectable as the only capture point. Good times!
"Last chance to evacuate Earth before it is recycled" -- awesomely low-key "Heaven's Gate" reference. Great video!
“They’re even easy enough for kids” Penny:” that’s why I was allowed “ lmao 😂
Just saw the heaven’s gate / Porcupine Tree graffiti at the end. Love it.
I never would have fought of that, it looks really good
Great video Guy + Penny.
I cashed out of the hobby recently after 22yrs and whilst I don't regret it for a minute - I still watch this channel religiously.
Hope you are both keeping well!
Oh, I'm so glad you said "vacuum cleaner", I find it horrifically irritating when people say "hoover"........
I thought it was a dust buster
@Klausbärbel Fömm
Hey buddy you want a Coke?
Sure!
*Hands over sasparilla*
wtf is this?!
we call em dust suckers
@@hellsonion514 Ah yes, the American Deep South is a dangerous place.
One of if not the greatest terrain videos I’ve watched it just makes life so much nicer when I’m not spending £25 probably more on a bunch of wall which have massive windows in them
Helpful tip, don't try to attempt this on public transport. The little old lady next to me is rubbish with a paintbrush.
Just did this craft with my 4yr this past weekend. The goop was everywhere, but it was still a ton of fun!
You should do a speed paint for that tau start collecting in an interesting color scheme
Lots of people asking for Tau! I might just have to make it happen...
Just imagine... painted TAU on the channel before Space Marines!! Madness
I totally agree
@@MidwinterMinis do you think you'll ever look at Age of Sigmar in the near future?
@@MidwinterMinis Yesss, let the Greater Good flow through you.
This is probably the best, most comprehensive tutorial for styrofoam-terrain I've ever seen. Nice!
Back in the day, I built tons of terrain for pennies - polystyrene is the god of terrain. It's a cruel world.
I've been doing terrain since 2009 and this idea of Flour wow! CHEFS KISS 👌😚 I really appreciate that you 2 shared that information. Thank You and have a lovely day MW 👋😊
I’ve made terrain out of LEGO, because I mean they make pretty good walls.
Klausbärbel Fömm well they already had chew marks on them so nothing.
LunarBro N/A Njom Njom Njom
I’d imagine you already had the legos, because if you bought the legos just to be terrain you be better off buying the terrain given how pricey legos get.
I love the "They Live" reference!
One of my favorite movies ever
4:38 Goth Cake Batter is my imaginary garage band name
I made an Escher gang with that name. I also made a Goliath gang named Two Thick Coats.
The amount of tricks in this video for foam is astounding!
Hurrah! Penny lives!
*STOMP STOMP*
Find an appliance store and ask (do not take, ask) if you can have some packaging from the bin they are sure to have out the back. Here in Australia I went to a store called The Good Guys and when I went to the loading dock to pickup the new washer, there was a huge bin full of styrofoam. "Can I have some of this?" I asked. "You can have as much as you want, mate," was the reply. Oh and if you want more texture, add sand to the flour/water/glue/salt mix.
'Pretending to be an adult for as long as we have' LMAO, think everyone can relate to that xD
Guy I just want to say thank you for this tutorial. I’m starting to collect and paint miniatures and my shelf looks a bit dull with just minis on them I’m going to use this to make a small battlefield on the shelves. My wife might not like it but I will!
Red sky at night Shepard's delight, red sky at morning EXTERMIMATIS! 😂😂
wow this just changed my whole game. I use an aquarium terrain board for home gaming. everything is textured and fixed. i get POUNDS of this stuff sent to my cabinet shop all the time and never used it because of its melting factor. thank you this has been an incredible video
Did this with some pieces a while ago, outstanding results. Going to do it again with some new pieces.
9:22 Jeff the tyranid strikes back
JEFF LIVES!
Heyyyy, I took this method after watching your videos, went out and bought the stuff I didn't have (I'm semi new to the hobby)
I took a huge foam peice cut it up into. A fortified "heavily damaged " bunker. For better Los blocking.
I feel like ill be using this mix on all my self made terrain in the future.
Thank you very much! Next I'll try the "nulin oil" mix
Wait, this isnt Miscast
... or ISN'T it?
Hahaha love miscast terrain
great video! i like that it doesnt require any wooden base or texture, which means i can knock this out in a couple nights rather than weeks! my wife is gonna be happy im getting rid of some of my foam! lol
always after watching 1 of your tutorials i see terrian stuff everywhere :P
Great video. Thank you for sharing. Putting the screws into the polystyrene is a revaluation. I knew is was saving for something. Thanks again.
Love your content, wondering if your gonna do a speed painting for the indomitus?
Ooo, I think we might have a few plans when we eventually get our hands on it ;)
Penny adds that bob Ross meets deadpool commentary I desperately need lol great video as always
Nice Defuser Guy! 😂
Midwinter Minis HQ smells of pine and vetiver.
... and dog.
Thanks for this video, I've just done it and the scenery looks great. The amount of primer I used probably takes it past $3 but that's a bit of a quibble - great scenery and I was able to get my daughter involved as well.
Did I see a porcupine tree reference in the graffiti?
That is awesome. Thank you for having these creative videos, it will stop a lot of this plastic from polluting the environment. Keep up the good work.
Others: “You can show rebar by using toothpicks.”
Me: “How about I paint paperclips with metallic colors, that way I can bend it?”
Or level up and use bits of guitar strings...
@@BullScrapPracEff would guitar strings be sturdy enough?
@@colinschoenwald5025 stronger than toothpicks, man.
@@BullScrapPracEff but can it hold straight is what im saying
@@colinschoenwald5025 yeah mate, use a thicker wire. Base wire gets pretty hefty.
With my local game store looking like they're never opening back up for gaming, this video is super helpful/appreciated! Just began the quest for making terrain/having a home setup for the group, and the cheaper the better. :)
Hey Penny & Guy, is that "THEY LIVE!" a nod to the late 1980's John Carpenter's movie?
Also on one of your older terra videos did I see "KMFDM" tagged on a wall?
Papier-mâché without the paper was the eureka I needed to solve my problem of wanting to make foam look not like foam for terrain. Thank you!
"Last chance to evacuate planet earth before it is RECYCLED!"
Prog deep cut!
Super happy to be supporting my favorite 40K hobby channel on Patreon now! Keep up the awesome content guys :)
Your flourpaste is called "Trolldeig" in Norwegian.
Only it's made into figures, baked a long time in the oven so it dries out 100%, then painted and hung on the wall.
It's best for shaping and making fat Women, it seems.
Trollbatter
This is amazing!! GW can chew grok snot if they think ill.buy they're terrain now.
nobody:
the lady at the beginning: NicE aND HaRd
lol
These look so excellent. I've not built any terrain before and this looks like the perfect jumping off point. Thank you!
You probbely don’t temper but you replied to me (al my friends are heinous
Buddy-K Studio what dose heineous
I meant jeles
Buddy-K Studio we aint
This is hands-down the most confusing comment thread I've ever read 😅
Thanks for this one Guy! Just finished following this for a set of walls I'm dead happy with the outcome :) Extra touch I added were magnets hot-glued in the ends and corner pieces to keep all held together during play
When you've pretended you're an adult ! ...best comment ever !
This is incredible! Thank u!
With your permission, salt doesn't kill bacteria, it slows its thriving down. The only way to kill bacteria is by applying heat. I don't think there is anything to worry and this affects very little. This terrain will last many years, specially if kept dry, which u will.
I love how you both engage in the hobby.
"She was everything I would want a woman to be, if I was straight" -Newspaper in the background
This is totally awesome,i've just got a load of compressed styrafome from work,to be used for walls an such your video has opened my eyes to a loooooaaaad of possibillities.Thank you.
Don't cut towards yourself please, any slip and the blade is going at you!
I'm about a week away from getting my first minis and this is a huge motivation to get crafting and messing about with paints.
Thank you Midwinter!! I finally have a use for the styrofoam that was sitting in my cupboard.
Many years ago I made a 1/6 scale diorama of a WWII horse-drawn german wagon stuck in the mud. Figures were embedded and "pushing" the wagon. Scratch-sculpted straining horses, in scratchbuilt leather harness. All for a contest.
The entire thing got a generous heaping multi coat of colored flour, pva glue and high-gloss clear spray "mud".
After the contest, I eventually stored it. After a couple of years, I came across it. Every single speck of the flourmud; on the fabric clothing, figures, leather harness, wagon, wheels, wooden and plaster base, horses, everything, was gone. Eaten by rats or mice. Not even the high gloss spraypaint dissuaded them. Amazing. You have been warned.
Was just talking about this with my warhammer fiends about getting some terrain set up. Thank you for the quick and easy video
Perfect timing - we're getting our bathroom redone and have a mountain of units waiting to be unboxed. I've had 44 years to perfect pretending to be an adult, and I can't believe I haven't come across the floor trick - so many woeful attempts at incorporating polystyrene over the years.
Your flour hack is worth a hat tip! I've used a mixture of thinned down PVA glue and fine sand up until now. Will try your mixture in my next project, thanks!
Y'alls commentary is on point! 😂
I just got a piece of styrofoam today with a tool I bought. Thanks to this video I just went and dug it out of the trash. Thanks so much for your content and sharing with us folks that don’t have an imagination.
I remember doing this as a kid, just used diluted pva which worked well as a protective layer for the spray paint. I'll try adding flour too next time
This was rolled gold. Thank you so much guys, I have a great weekend project. I feel really inspired.
Wow this is so creative ive been wanting to get into the hobby for a while now but i always thought it would be too expensive, seeing how creative you can get with this is really inspiring to see especially when it saves some money too.
I was sceptical about cutting it based on an experience N years ago (N is a big number) but I've done it today and it works. I have made two buildings today and tomorrow it's painting time! I've also made a papier mache crater.
Love you guys, chill dudes with some appropriately nerdy stuff... Love it!!
I'm not even into warhammer. More of a D&D guy, but wow! It's amazing how creative people can be!
Just wow!!! I can't believe how awesome this turned out!
I started your Tutorial and I’m already liking the idea in person
I remember reading in the old Citadel "How to Make Wargames Terrain" book in the nineties that Styrofoam was a frequently and highly recommended as a source of building material, and for many of the reasons you laid out here. It's easy to see the large pieces as the basis for large concrete structures, and smaller trays are fantastic for building smaller concrete ruins. For example, you can carve up those chunks, lay them out on a large base, and make a pile of rubble knocked off a building that you can treat as an area of difficult terrain and/or light cover.
For years I tried different coatings... So simple yet so bloody effective! Superb work guys 😎