How To Make ROCKS Only Using CARDBOARD For Wargaming

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[@StudsonStudio]

🎵Captain Bill, he's our hero🎵 Gonna take the landfills down to zero Making slop from cardboard blending Out pops rocks without big spending

[@wietsesartsythings969]

Excellent songwriting. Both Paul McCartney and John Lennon pale in comparison 👏👏👏👏

[@BillMakingStuff]

You sure you never studied music?

[@MrPhuselton]

THAT is so true. Captain Bill and Captain Studson Studio so true.

[@Spirou333]

Its great seeing how you always manage to create terrain from such simple stuff. Many people out there always try to tell you all the fancy stuff you need to make terrain, but all it really needs is some creativity and love

[@bionicletech]

Your videos never cease to entertain and slightly terrify me…it’s great. I love it. 10/10

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

Hey, it looks like rocks! Nice work. I was sad to see that Cat melted, then I was happy again that you fixed him, then I was sad again when he melted a second time. This video is an emotional rollercoaster!

[@BillMakingStuff]

Did I fix him again?... stay tuned

[@CajunCraftastrophe]

@@BillMakingStuff Hahaha!

[@Gudsur]

I've used this method many times before. It comes out better when you squeeze out the excess water from the cardboard pulp in a strainer real good, before you mix in the pva glue. And don't blend the cardboard too much...just pulse it enough to leave some chunks. The variations in the chunk sizes acts like bonding fibers for stability and strength when it's all 100% dry with the glue. I make terrain, houses, and castles; and that always gave me a rock hard, texture-rich finish.

[@FugaceFugite]

I think this sort of material/texture would work really well for some underwater, coral type of rock, it kinda gives me a feeling of underwater stuff

[@FeefooTV]

some of the unused samples he made had perfect coral texture too

[@TinyRobotED-tm9rs]

Yeah

[@riverdelavidawilliams9624]

This is exactly the ingenuity people need to see to get inspired when they’re first starting out! Thank you so much for experimenting with this.

[@CBfromFL]

Can you make cardboard out of rocks tho?

[@rkool2005]

probably

[@craigfurness5278]

Such an ability many would consider... unnatural.

[@Junkuza]

You can make rock paper so... probably.

[@elvinvillamor472]

It's called sheetrock.

[@lauriepenner350]

Bill has a new blender, let's try it and see!

[@adamfaiers8080]

They look great! Even the few tiny bits of corrigated-ness that were still visible have got soggy enough that they look organic and add some nice variation. Will definitely try this in future.

[@mudawott]

like sedementary rock tbh. Like the rock is a slightly different material in places and erodes faster or slower. Paint it with that in mind and bam

[@ventoreala3037]

I love that this is made from essentially cardboard, glue and grit. Amazing!!

[@valeforedark]

I reckon if you had a felting pin you could do it without glue

[@bilbobaggins5752]

Before you slather the paste, you could glue some kitchen roll over the top, so you don't have to smoosh so much material to fill the corrugated holes

[@KnarbMakes]

I enjoyed this. Good job saving the planet Bill!

[@BillMakingStuff]

One planet at a time

[@MKempICI]

Add a few drops of vinegar to the PVA/Pulp mix, or you have only succeeded in making a mold and mildew farm.

[@junkers4561]

And I kept waiting for you to pour some little beads into your cardboard smoothie. The soda version can be used for the weathering effect under bird nests on rocks.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

Well I didn't expect the baking soda to make the pulp rise. That's wild.

[@sirgumpern3639]

as a avid fan of new uses for cardboard in hobbies: I think this one takes the cake

[@26dietz]

This is seriously so helpful. I'm all about saving some pennies with my dnd terrain and this will seriously change my games 👍👍👍

[@kram67kram]

Actually, those are some of the best rocks I've seen. Nice technic.

[@KenOfthewest]

I have also used cardboard as the former for my dessert rocks. Stuck them to MDF, covered them in thin sheets of DAS Terracotta Modelling clay. Once dry, coated with Mod Podge . Then painted with Emulsion Tester paints from Homebase, highlighted with acrylics. They are fairly sturdy, but I will certainly be using your cardboard sludge, for various projects, so thanks for that. Keep up the great work!

[@TheDisInfectant]

I had a cardboard fort until I was 14 and built all kinds of stuff out of it. It’s just so versatile!

[@C-PICTURES]

Nice to know someone else buys craft supplies from The Works, their craft section is pretty decent for the price.

[@BPCustomCreations]

I'll have to try out that pulp method sometime. It's similar to sculpta mold minus the plaster.

[@zeterzero4356]

I have a cardboard slab and was trying to decide what to do with it. NOW I KNOW! Thanks Bill.

[@bdanyluk]

Perfect! i plan on using this technique for a large underground cave diorama, with pillars from floor to ceiling

[@colonelburton8451]

I built myself a post-apocalyptic gas mask for LARP using only a dust mask, cardboard and some filler, looked amazing. The stuff just isn't durable for heavy duty and will break somewhat easily, but if you take care of it, cardboard is good material

[@emanuelcamuglia5984]

experimented a little bit with some polystyrene bits and this method and managed to get myself some pretty dandy rocks and hills. this is pretty good technique

[@bonbon3215]

The "sand and gritty bits" mixture worked best because it acted as an aggregate like gravel does in concrete. The larger the bits the stronger the end product.

[@JohnnySix]

This was really cool , I remember foam/ polystyrene being like gold dust back in the day for terrain making and the glue-gun + cardboard maché is super effective. Would be cool for incorporating with other structural things building and bridges etc. , given the relative easy of stacking the layers.

[@D_ytAcct]

Love this vid! The rocks came out great and I'm a massive fan of seeing experiments with diff methods/ingredients. How long will you keep that pulp around or would you generally prep it before making something like this? (My sympathies for the cat, I feel much the same at the moment)

[@BillMakingStuff]

I think it'll stay wet for a long time sealed up

[@quinbee_creates]

If you store it too long it will probably get moldy, although you might be able to freeze it.

[@bootercup001]

@@BillMakingStuff As a heads up, I’d mix in a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide 3% or white distilled vinegar - otherwise it will most likely grow mold!! (I had that happen before… 😭)

[@Nighzmarquls]

corn starch would probably have worked very well in your mix as well. If you have newspapers or scrap mail you can also use that as a coating (although it will smooth details out). Great job with the cardboard rocks, very inspiring.

[@TealDobber]

Oooooo, you should do an ancient robot half imbedded in the sandstone. Maybe it's like an oracle that other robots travel long distances to ask it questions.

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

Great idea. I've seen people stacking cardboard to make rocks before, but adding a layer of pulp is new to me. It turned out looking really good!

[@Vasili456]

Got absolute stacks of cardboard I've prepped for such a event like this. Finally I can make endless rocks.

[@heather5780]

Love how they turned out Bill. I wonder about adding sawdust into the mix, as its absorbent and could add some texture?

[@lucycannon6732]

I'm probably late with this, but in case no one mentioned it, the baking soda made your goop foamy because there's vinegar in wood glue. This is also why it collapsed instead of staying all poofy like insulation foam when it dried. Great build, absolutely using this method!

[@Gaxtry]

Although i do love seeing you scratch build robots and miniatures, experimental projects are so great because it's uncharted territory and you're developing techniques and always adjusting for better results. I feel like kitbashing generally follows the same formula every time and this is sort of a breath of fresh air

[@annonymous6906]

Caught your video just by chance and really enjoyed it. Perfect amount of sarcastic humor and the graphic / animations add and are not distracting. Good job!

[@sblibs]

This channel deserves SO much more attention and recognition. I have only now discovered it and i love it

[@darthbobminiatures]

You know, I've seen a lot of methods to make rock formations like this and I honestly think this is the most authentic looking. Great job, Bill!

[@DragonBoi3789]

This is such a genius hack with such strikingly realistic results. Well done!

[@SweenyMarc]

This rocks. A few tufts of vegetation, maybe some dug out holes for bird nests (or whatever critters you have in your world) and they'd be great story telling pieces.

[@robfargher1433]

Awesome. Could be adapted for the corners of buildings for any scenario. Impressive. Thank you for sharing.

[@roguishowl3915]

The look grand Bill. And best bit about it all is that you can still have cracking good terrain and ♻️ at the same time.

[@XyerDark]

The best use for cardboard is still to cover your desk so you don't make a mess while painting or for those with a really steady hand or one of those fancy laser cutters can use them for small details to add details at a small scale. It might be worth to look into drying the pulp before mixing it with PVA, that way the shrinking should be less of a factor and it might work better as a gap filler.

[@Paintedfigs]

Nicely done. I've made rocks by sticking cardboard together the same way, but had poor results covering the corrugation. The use of pulp cardboard and glue as a filler, is genius. Thank you!

[@BillMakingStuff]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tonyneil7694]

I like these kind of videos where you're trying something new, and show your failed attempts. Great learning, thanks Bill!

[@WABWSM]

I’m going to build so much stuff out of cardboard thanks to this. Thank you!!! The stone towers really turned out lovely!!!

[@philurbaniak1811]

👍👍Really interesting! I wonder if the test pieces might come out differently if they dried on something less absorbent than cardboard, like baking paper maybe (especially the one that went crumbly) 🤷🏼‍♀️ Final product came out great! 👍👍

[@Craftlngo]

I think that Tile Grout mixed in the Cardboard-PVA-Glue Mixture would help creating a really good modeling paste. I really dig the final result, even when I got reminded of a stack of bacon when you coloured the rock layers

[@CoyPowers]

I don't generally do miniature gaming stuff, as much as I like making terrain, but I do make action figure set pieces, and I think this technique is going to be fantastic for it. Also, I have just waaay too much cardboard, so this is great!

[@tokenfilipino]

Oooo....I like this idea. I may adapt part of it and include a bit of toilet paper and PVA for "smoother" parts of rocks/stones, but definitely still use that rocks+cardboad+PVA mixture! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Trulsrohkig]

This was super inspiring! Will try this for a wasteland board.

[@kittylitteral5417]

Ive seen paper mache artists do a similar thing but add that wall paste to patch up holes

[@weatlyjustweatly133]

Just honestly Bill thank you for existing and giving me ideas

[@slimjim7411]

Takes me back to when I was broke, all my models were second hand, and all my terrain made from free junk.

[@rlightfoot9504]

Looks great! I'm just getting started on some rickety medieval homes made of cardboard. If they look terrible it'll add to the aesthetic

[@h_b_]

those rocks sure are nice, and looks random enough with the pulp, and cardboard to mimic a natural look

[@garfusa2]

I too am living in this heat. Great work Bill! Sod this bloody weather..

[@idiotluggage]

Great use for cardboard. The rocks turned out really nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@AmbientJoe]

this is a brilliant idea! Thank you. I plan on doing this at some point!

[@wookiebw]

Your ingenuity is frankly awesome. I never would have considered making a paste from cardboard of all things. Well done sir. Well done.

[@BillMakingStuff]

Thank you very much!

[@trevor_5205]

This is great! Very simple and informative tutorial and the end result looks fantastic. Will try and make a few of these myself! Thank you

[@MechanicalFiend]

This is very much like a certain method of papier maché, so this made me very happy haha! I've actually always wanted to try the pulp method of papier maché, maybe I'll have to give it a go. Turned out fantastic, very rocky! Also, I glanced at first and thought the sign said Canadians can kill and was like hmm... what a strange sentiment.

[@BillMakingStuff]

I guess Canadians can kill too... thanks for watching Devon

[@WeblightDreams]

I might have to give this a try, got a lot of cardboard hoarding my life, I mean my room. 😢

[@carrie4910]

Nice! Looks great Bill! Also….it’s not just a rock…it’s a CRUSTARD coated rock!

[@vzanto4630]

Hey, have you ever made a craft involving anything like gold? I saw the second coat and thought it was like a rock formation made out of nothing but gold! Love your stuff sir

[@MrPhuselton]

I used gold leaf. expensive as all get out (for me anyway). cardboard and gold paint done well is very good. Bill wins again. Years ago I stopped wasting money and learned to use what I have (which is a lot!). I can nowadays whatever I need with what I have around me. I love these videos.

[@Saporling]

Love the episode, its fun to see experimentation :) - Also! I do think the rocks have a bit more of an organic feel as in "root-y" "overgrown" etc. Maybe doing a pass after the goup has dried, sanding a bit like how wind wears down rocks over time. Otherwise maybe its ancient skyscrapers that has been covered in dirt and sand and grime? - "Fossilized buildings"

[@karen4you]

Cardboard is so versatile. Enjoyed your experiments and showing what works best.

[@Nomortem]

I think the porous nature of the cardboard helps the whole build soak up moisture as it goes, which lends to that realistic, drier, grittier look. These came out super cool looking! I've been around enough rain-soggy cardboard to know that I do not want to deal with that smell in my workspace though lol

[@FeefooTV]

It turned out even better than expected after the test samples, which looked pretty good already. The paintjob really sells the layered rock effect. Also the cardboard/baking soda paste rising looked like oatmeal and I realize now i'm hungry and should prolly make food. I'm sure that paste wasn't nearly as tasty as it looked. Right? Nah, I'm sure if it was also tasty you'd have told us...

[@savagechimpmunk1265]

Great idea pulp'n the cardboard! totally gonna use that!!

[@marcoherreras6536]

You can also cut and sculpt big chunks of floral foam and cover them with mod podge (or a homenade mix of pva, water, matt varnish, sand and tile grout); floral foam is very cheap albeit its dust is very toxic, according to dark matter workshop...anyway I shall definitely try this with cardboard, thanks for this great video!

[@bjt1956]

What a great technique. Thanks for doing this. I save my sawdust and use it as others often use sand - just a thought. Your pulp made me think of the tons of pulp egg cartons I have saved. Gonna run them through the old Cuisinart and see what happens.

[@sejemandhaha]

It definetly looks a lot more natural than the foam one; the details aren't as glaringly fabricated, but that's probably due to wet cardboard coverage rather than the cardboard underneath. Been watching mandalorian, would fit into a build there.

[@Primal2229]

These came out pretty damn good. Rocks are a pain because rocks are weird and so organically shaped that its hard to be happy with what you make. These look great for sand blasted stone pillars in a desert, or some weathered down jungle cliff side. I did something similar over the winter with news paper pulp. Same steps just a bit of dollar store metalic paint with the glue to help as a binder, since that stuff dries more like plastic than paint. Mix it up then drop and toss onto wax paper until its deformed enough or looks rock like. The end result is pretty much kid proof paper rocks.

[@therustmonster]

Great video! Now I've got a great way to recycle cardboard without just feeding it to my gerbils!

[@theresalwayssomethingtobui944]

So, I may be late to the game. But rocks are great! I even posessed a large jar (50 * 25 cm) full of rocks that I moved through 4 flats! Rocks are awsome!

[@kenzz9682]

Love the rocks! Never have had any foam, always have cardboard!

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[@paulosborne6517]

What has knitwear ever done to you then..?

[@thelemasathanas]

Think these would look very cool with more things interwoven into the rockfaces. Like rusted metal tubing. Or hollowed out (modular?) cavities. And holiday wire. Lots and lots of holiday wire.

[@BritishBeeMan]

Cardigans can kill indeed! I was once nearly hung by one! Admittedly it was due to it getting it caught on barbed wire as I jumped a fence.... but still, I agree.

[@salvadorortega8261]

Here in New Mexico we got lots of sandstone and yeah, the layers definately tell us about the past. mainly through fossils and metal deposits tho lol. Amazing vid as well :)

[@barriemothersele9510]

That is a great idea going to give it a try. Thanks Bill.

[@MrPhuselton]

8.26.2022 Love all your videos and the ideas in each one; I no longer buy expensive supplies, and use what I have around me. You have opened up a whole new world to me and many, many others I am sure. Take care in all the hot weather you have. Lived in Texas many years and got used to it, but not the humidity England has.

[@SkyBasix]

Lovely rocks! If you tilt the cardboard you can add even more variety maybe.

[@Dan_Does]

That's sedimentary rock covered, I want some igneous and metamorphic!

[@BillMakingStuff]

Go on then. You got a channel

[@damiansilva2454]

10/10. Gonna quit my job so I can watch Bill play with his soggy cardboard all day.

[@creatrixcorvusarts876]

Actually…….that idea with the fiber pulp is exactly what I’ve been wondering about for the walls of the treestump doll house I’m building. Thank you for opening that door for me Bill. And maybe get an a/c for cat?

[@pagumb]

Excellent stuff as always. I've been saving up some cardboard so I need to get to work.

[@jonswenson3713]

An original idea, who would have thought you had it in you... Great job! 😁

[@bulkbu6331]

I love the paper shake.

[@David-Daithi]

More cardboard videos!!! We still have too much of it. Thanks for the ideas.

[@Lunareon]

Another great demonstration that you can make almost anything out of cardboard and glue. Also, poor cat.

[@redfeatheredreptile]

Wow, the layering effect worked out great! I wonder what would happen if there was a sealing layer before the pulp grit phase, if it wouldn’t stick as well or if it would help the existing cardboard not warp from the water.

[@lexi_9995]

Cardboard is so versatile, plentiful and cheap, I use it to make wargaming hills, bogs marshes and so on. I suppose the layered cardboard approach could be used to create rock beings or robots... Great work and I enjoy your channel. Regards Lexi

[@brianbaker2979]

I love the results of that tbh. The base is the only thing I would be concerned with warping.

[@BillMakingStuff]

nah no warping yet

[@johnbeaudoin7820]

The collection of dried cat-sick swatches was the highlight of my weekend!

[@occamsrayzor]

These look great, and come very close to being in line with my budget! Thanks, Bill!

[@bulkbu6331]

The result is really good. Not "a bit good" but really, surpirsingly good. Looks better than many expensive terrain pieces made of foam.