Cheap & Easy Polyethylene Foam D&D Ruins (DM's Craft/Short Tip #84)

[@PsychoSubSandwich]

I swear, it always starts off looking incredibly simple but ends up looking incredible. Great job again Scotty.

[@theDMsCraft]

+PsychoSubSandwich Very welcome.

[@BillAllanWorld]

Simple, wonderful, reusable...another great video Scotty!

[@theDMsCraft]

+Bill Allan Glad you liked the ideas Bill.

[@insanedaemon]

Woohoo! As of now, I only have 100 videos left to watch to have caught up on your whole video career! Fantastic journey so far!

[@theDMsCraft]

Wow...I salute you...lots of vids.

[@IamtheTolle]

One dislike? Someone is jealous of Dm Scotty's skills. I could see using this idea to make small brick walls for villages as well. Excellent video as always!

[@theDMsCraft]

+IamtheTolle So true.

[@stockvillain]

I don't get much of that foam, but now I have a use for it when I do! Keep on craftin!

[@theDMsCraft]

+Stock Villain Will do, I don't get much but I keep all of it now.

[@aaroncwiklinski8736]

Sweet man. Time to find a whole bunch of this stuff :)

[@theDMsCraft]

=)

[@trentonmaloney3280]

i really liked the wall moss thing that was really cool. im going to have to try it out on some new bits im making.

[@theDMsCraft]

+trenton maloney Cool

[@silviofoj]

Another amazing tip! Thanks Scotty!

[@theDMsCraft]

+Silvio da Fonseca Oliveira Junior Very welcome.

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

Another great tip vid sir! One question: I have always wondered just how you manage to amass such huge amounts of pencil shavings?

[@theDMsCraft]

+MARSHOMEWORLD I empty out the pencil sharpeners at work.

[@underworld8088]

Man you are very helpful keep for the tutorials really are helpful!

[@theDMsCraft]

So very welcome...have fun

[@Maticus808Z]

I just found my next project!

[@theDMsCraft]

+Kaulana “Sinslayer808” PakChong Awesome!....have fun!

[@michaelsimone5430]

Hey DM Scotty, you should make diy player miniatures

[@jerkinandlurkin8742]

Hey Scotty, I just was wondering what a good starting set of materials would be. I want to buy in bulk so I always have materials ready. I don't feel like driving all the way to the craft store and back for individual pieces when I can buy it all at once and save gas money. What would you recommend to get and what would the cost be? I really enjoy your work and keep doing what you're doing.

[@theDMsCraft]

+Dank Memes Check this vid; kzbin.info/www/bejne/paSwgHacabtna8U

[@lucamakarushkanapp]

You and Garreth from the DMinfo should do a collaboration on a big model.

[@SpectreTheHorseman]

wow looks amazing

[@ta24u]

very cool and easy

[@theDMsCraft]

+ta24u I think so too =)

[@hunterriley2325]

Hey DM Scotty, do you think you could make a video on two things, 1. A longship/brigantine type pirate ship? 2. A shipwreck of that same ship. If you can do a how to video it would make my world! Thanks!

[@theDMsCraft]

+Hunter Riley I will do that at some point...here is a vid of the wreck. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4XSeJ-meZWtabs

[@hunterriley2325]

+theDMsCraft thanks this helped!

[@survivorjohnny44]

Another WIN

[@Halloweenville]

Great Idea!

[@VikingFyre]

Did you seal the bricks before black bombing? I've used that kind of foam before and it always melts when exposed to aerosol

[@theDMsCraft]

+VikingFyre I did not...are you sure it is the same type of foam?

[@VikingFyre]

theDMsCraft The one that feels very plastic-like and feels rough but flexible? I'm almost sure it is, but maybe there are different varieties of the same stuff

[@theDMsCraft]

Could be...or maybe the spray paint I used...did you use flat black?

[@antonymous23]

Trying this out now. Question: When you "blackbomb" are you using spray paint? If so, are coating the foam in white glue or somesuch to keep it from melting?

[@theDMsCraft]

+Anton Wilsbach I black bombed with flat black spray...It will melt other foams but not this type.

[@antonymous23]

My little project is coming along, but my stone looks alot more pumice-like than I wanted. Oh well. What is the water/glue ratio for the watered down glue mixture that is mixed with the pencil shavings?

[@theDMsCraft]

I use 50/50

[@insanedaemon]

You said this was packaging. What sort of package might hive this?

[@theDMsCraft]

I get it randomly from online orders. You can also buy it online (Polyethylene Foam)

[@AdamBragg]

A great idea for quick ruins. Is this your first vid with ruins made from individual stone blocks? I seem to recall there was another one a long time ago, using a different base material, or am I misremembering? P.S. Loving the Library of Neverwuz, very funny in a groaner kind of way.

[@theDMsCraft]

+Adam Bragg Heh heh thanks, I did do blocks out of old candy boxes and glue soaked sponges.

[@AdamBragg]

+theDMsCraft Ah yes, it was the glue-soaked sponges I was thinking of. It also worked well, although it was more work. I didn't really like the look of the candy box blocks, they looked fake, the slight concavities of the sides betrayed their box origins. Okay if you had no alternatives, but otherwise I wouldn't use it. Unlike this current method, which is your best yet for high texture stone blocks. Someone else once did a method using pink insulation foam. This works very well, but unless you want a "freshly quarried" look, you have to do a lot of carving and chipping on them to get a weathered texture.

[@theDMsCraft]

+Adam Bragg I agree, This saves a lot of work. I often show differing methods so people have choices on what they use to craft with. I also like to show there is not one RIGHT way but may differing ways.

[@floormatt1057]

I know this may sound kind of stupid but would I be able to use other glues if I do not have a hot glue gun?

[@theDMsCraft]

+Wizard Gaming I would experiment....not sure how other glues would work on it... I would get a hot glue gun...you can get them very cheaply these days.

[@floormatt1057]

theDMsCraft Oh ok thank you :)

[@michaelsimone5430]

th as nks for the tip BTW

[@davidsmith8960]

Damm for real... How easy...

[@theDMsCraft]

+david smith I love easy.

[@thecraftshaft1869]

Nice one, Scotty. Looks great, I didn't expect much in the beginnig of the video, but you succeded in making this a material to keep. Now I just have to figure out where to put it:-) #Needabiggerlair

[@theDMsCraft]

+The Craft Shaft I aims to please.

[@matrix626]

i went to my local hardware store today for a few things.. Asked how much a bag of construction sand was, they said the smallest bag was $5 for 60 lbs.. My wife said, no. Hell no.. Don't even think about it.

[@theDMsCraft]

+Frank B LOL...Do NOT TAKE YOUR WIFE NEXT TIME....Next question...LOL

[@matrix626]

theDMsCraft I can not piss off the keeper of the nookie... Hmm.. I wonder if my dad has a need for 50LBs of construction sand?

[@theDMsCraft]

+Frank B Keep the nookie and a plan for the sand...smart guy.

[@kevinwatts8221]

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