Friday, January 18, 2013

Some terrain building at the Dragon Shoppe...



Kevin at the Wondering Dragon Shoppe had been asking if we could make some new hills for the game boards he was building for their Warmachine/Hordes gamers.  These would be very similar to the ones you saw featured here over the late summer.

Rich and I took the opportunity to do some test filming.  We knew it was going to be very noisy, but that was not really the point. This was going to be the only type of "how to" video which could not be filmed by a static camera on a tripod, so why not take advantage of the live camera man to get better angles!


Kevin already had several sheets of foam waiting for us.  These were the 1 inch variety, which caused a slight change in plans.  As it turns out, it was very good, because the foam was easier to cut, and therefore easier to film!


Here's a few pictures of me getting rocks and sand scattered all over Kevin's store :-)



I also made him a few obelisks, which I hope to finish off with Trollblood runes!


Of course, the first time I made one of these was for the Tomb Kings project!!


And here are the results of an evening of chopping, gluing and mayhem!





6 comments:

  1. Would you say the harder pink foam always or do you sometimes use the normal white packing styrofoam?

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    1. I always use the pink foam. It has a much better texture, and does not crumble the way the white packing stuff does. There are amazing things you can do with it...

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  2. On a related note, what about blue foam?

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    1. In my area, the pink foam is the easiest material to find. I would like to try the blue sometime...

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    2. From what I have noticed, it is a very similar consistency and texture. I think it depends on the color that the store simply sells. But I agree, pink/blue foam is significantly better, more durable, and easier to work with white foam.

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    3. The pink foam can do some really amazing things!!! It is also a pretty nice surface to paint on as well!

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