Big Modular Hill Build Tips

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Just a collection of tips I put together whilst working on a large modular ridgeline. .
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[@Groganard]

Brilliant video! I've been gaming for over 40 years, and you always come out with great hints and tips !!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Groganard Thanks mate, I just share what I know and what I figure out

[@jimwhite2541]

I enjoy the build tips please continue them.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

jim white Will do! ;-)

[@georgeorwell8138]

nice work good friend. loved it

[@yaboyscuttle]

awesome video! love seeing the big projects coming together and getting the small tips and tricks as you come across them! would love to see a series of a huge project from start to finish. just food for thought and great job

[@TheTerrainTutor]

pmhftw01 Cheers mate. Have you seen my Mantic Help for Heroes build?

[@yaboyscuttle]

not yet but i'll definitely add it to my list! :)

[@MiniGamePainter]

Nice job. Awesome hills. Can't wait to see the board

[@TheTerrainTutor]

***** Hopefully won't be too long matey

[@matrix626]

i love tutorials, too many "crafters" show the beginning and then the end and leave the fill work for us to guess at. your video using pins to hold the foam core when making buildings was awesome. i never would have thought to use ap glue and pins, much cheaper than glue guns.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

***** I know what you mean mate, as long as people don't mind the ad-hoc filming, I'll keep making the vids :-D

[@TheLizzardlicks]

as always another awsome vid on how to do stuff , keep em comming mate

[@TheTerrainTutor]

TheLizzardlicks Thanks matey, I'll do my best.

[@brabopainter8282]

love your video`s, keep going on with it. Love to see more. Greatings from Holland :-)

[@IDICBeer]

Great vid mate, nice vid

[@TheTerrainTutor]

***** cheers mate

[@thegeneraltank]

Dude i always enjoy your videos :) thanks mate

[@TheTerrainTutor]

thegeneraltank No worries matey ;-)

[@seanedgar164]

you could temporarily hot glue tacks onto your MDF to transfer the pattern onto the bottom of your foam

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Sean Edgar You could, might be a bit excessive time wise bud

[@unkhter]

great vid and tutorial, nice tips and tricks, thx :)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

unkhter thanks mate

[@BigDsbrush]

this is brillaint!! thankyou for sharing. make your tutorials anyway you like because they are all marvelous

[@TheTerrainTutor]

BigDsbrush Glad you're finding them helpful mate

[@james-and-his-stuff]

very usefull stuff

[@TheTerrainTutor]

james and his stuff cheers mate

[@HiveMind3006]

Another great upload Mel :) You're a handy-man to know! Well sorta know- in a off the telly kinda way lol many new tips learned and noted. Thanks bud :)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

shirlzknight Thanks matey, it's strange to be referred to as 'off the telly' lol

[@HiveMind3006]

hehe yea but you are in a kinda way! Mel the TV superstar- move over Handy Andy here comes the Terrain Tutor!! ;) I have a q for you! Can you advise on an airbrush- if you even use one that is- I would like to get one for doing my transports and tanks etc but I am on a budget- e-bay does seem to do some pretty good looking ones but I dont want to part with £60 -++ for sommit thats only fit for nail art or inks etc. May be a good short video but just a nod in the right direction would be greatly appreciated- if not from your good self maybe one of your viewers could recommend a cheepo for me :) Please :D

[@TheTerrainTutor]

LOL. To be honest mate, i'm the last person to be asking about airbrushes, I'm still learning to use mine. Try checking out ***** on WGC, I learned loads from his airbrushing playlist :-)

[@AppleMak2010]

I should have watched all the video first ! Ha. But the method you use for the transfer to another poly sheet would also work for the original shape.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Anthony Little Not sure what you mean mate? I wouldn't be able to push something through mdf to mark the outline.

[@AppleMak2010]

Hi, just a thought on transferring a 'complex' shape to the poly. Why not use thin newspaper or even baking sheets/tissue/tracing paper and trace out the shape from the baseboard, then transfer to the poly? This can either be by cutting out the shape and drawing around it, or putting the whole sheet down on the poly sheet and "pinning" it (that is using a pin to make a line of holes and then dusting dark chalk or charcoal on the sheet which will transfer to the poly? Does any of that make sense? It was something I used to do in painting when I wanted to copy a complex image. As ever, interesting vid. Cheers

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Anthony Little All good tips mate and if it was complicated, I'd probably go down that route but in this case, it was a pretty simple :-)

[@blacktower7777]

Wow that is a big project Mel. Hope you do a video every day on it lol. My question is about using the foam cutter. My wife pitches a fit when I use mine in the house saying "..you are going to kill us all.." meaning her,myself and our cats. Whats the deal with the fumes from this? Is it bad or what?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

BlackTower Terrain Not sure about everyday, but I'll try to do another on the project. Polystyrene fumes are toxic and you do need ventilation, as long as you've got that covered, you should be fine but at the end, it's down to you mate

[@kingcharles8031]

what map you talk about? you forgot put the map in the video. i am sorry to said that. you make really good.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Charles Lewis yeah, oops ... i.imgur.com/JF2elVe.jpg ;-)

[@WarpedBrushes]

awesome tip mate! i just think its weird that English people have the washing machines in the kitchen :D

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Astrothebe Thanks mate, space is a bit of a premier in the UK ;-)

[@BrutalisDKGaming]

I hate you Mel, you do know that right... :-P ;-) i cant help being jealous, of those mad skills you keep showing off!!! mindblowing stuff as usual mate... :-)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

gunnar hansen It's not that hard mate, just grab your polystyrene and give it a go! ;-)

[@BurningSky93]

I'd love to see the map but you forgot to edit it in :P

[@TheTerrainTutor]

BurningSky93 Oops - my bad, soz.

[@pblackcrow]

You missed the map.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Shannon Stokely You're not the first to raise that issue, unfortunately, there's no way of editing the video once it's up on youtube.

[@pblackcrow]

Yes there is actually, you can post a link to the picture at the top or where ever..

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Shannon Stokely you can only link to youtube approved sites with annotations, otherwise I would have :-)

[@Eklipze3k]

Stop panicking!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Eklipze3k was I panicking? it's been a while since I did that vid :-)

[@Eklipze3k]

TheTerrainTutor haha, nah you weren't, you were telling us to stop panicking when you nearly dropped things ;)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Eklipze3k That sounds more like me :-)