How to make wargaming terrain hills for Warhammer, D&D, and more!

In this video, I'll show you how I made these modular wargaming terrain hills entirely out of foam. These hills can be used as scatter terrain for a variety of games such as Warhammer, D&D, Frostgrave, and more!
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[@xJUGGLAx]

Saw this video about 10 hours ago and have already started cranking out awesome looking terrain.

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Awesome, glad to hear that! Thanks for watching.

[@jacobhope6164]

I really like that simple rock cliff face technique. The look you achieved rivals the use of plaster rock molds.

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I have a bunch of plaster rock molds but I always find myself going back to this technique instead.

[@makkon06]

I think these are some of the best looking blocky cliffs I've seen

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you! 😀

[@lovemysi07]

Your cadence, explanations, and demonstration works great. I'm impressed you've only been at this a couple of months. Can't wait to watch all of your videos. Keep them coming!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@JorgeGarcía-h7v7s]

Now that's an amazing final result. Well done you, mate!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you! 🙌

[@thisoneforu]

I am new to terrains, I love this!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thanks! Welcome to the hobby

[@sirkenneth18]

I used this technique and it worked sooo well. Thanks for the tips and tricks!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Glad to hear that! 🙌

[@chiefchurpa5739]

good stuff, havnt come across the ruler method before...subscribed

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thanks for the sub! It really is a great technique. As long as you don't mind a bit of cleanup-it gets a bit messy.

[@youdontaneedtaknowa7186]

Simply amazing tutorial, thanks!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@PonyusTheWolfdude]

Two tips for anyone that wants to do this: 1) a 50/50 mix of black and modpodge coating everything, including the underside, will help with durability and hide any potential misses with the painting step, plus stops pink reflecting from the bottom 2) add a weight (or several) to the bottom to make it more stable, personally I use leftover ikea metal parts

[@OkayHobbyTime]

These are great tips!

[@killahownage]

What about applying modpodge and then using black primer? Why do you mix the black and modpodge?

[@thekotawolf]

@@killahownageI realize you asked 2 months ago, but just in case: mixing paint with mod podge helps you see where you applied it, so you don’t miss spots. Easier to tell where the foam hasn’t been covered yet.

[@Irrux1]

it came out great, thanks for the video!

[@benjaminjack867]

Great take on a classic!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you!

[@buddahGump]

Using this idea for my Mini Crawler course terrain. I feel like a kid again. 😁Thank you

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Nice! Good luck with the build.

[@BeastnBrushes]

Simple build but quite effective! Pleas do keep sharing any more builds :D

[@danieldamiani3338]

Great video!! The hills looked great 😁. Can't wait to see what else you make!!

[@lawrencecollins9093]

I wish I had seen this video sooner. I am so going to try this technique to make some better looking terrain.

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Nice-good luck with the builds!

[@MrSkullhead1]

Excellent tutorial. Everything was very clearly stated.

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you! 😊

[@jordand1554]

Awesome video! I made sure to SMASH the like button! Keep up the great work!

[@cemreeraslan1930]

Loved watching this

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thanks! Glad to hear.

[@chrisdavis3642]

Yeah!! That turns out I'll do that tomorrow!?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Hoping it all went well-thanks for watching!

[@Plaquebearer]

Great book and great tutorial too matey!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thanks! Love the username haha

[@Plaquebearer]

@@OkayHobbyTime :)

[@noel46979]

absolutely amazing vid!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kyleclavette9445]

Where did you find a bag of coarse and fine sand? Even Hobby Lobby doesn't have what I am looking for. :P

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Store-bought stuff tends to have a very consistent grain size. Nothing beats going outside and finding your own sand!

[@jaccokaas2956]

Great video asome voor aos and 40k good looking en playble terrain asome thanks for the video

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@joemadore1606]

Looks good! Was that foam 1” or 1.5”?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

1" 🙂

[@PlanetoftheTJs]

what thickness is the XPS Foam you use in this video?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Hey there, this is 1 inch thick foam 🙌🏻

[@andresaguilar3375]

For the spray bottle, what’s the ratio of water to PVA glue? This looks amazing!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you! And the ratio is very little. Just enough to fill the bottom. For my newer hills I skipped that step entirely and they turned out fine.

[@MSaxton1]

Once you applied the flock, did you do another layer of sprayed on PVA glue to lock it all in? If not have you had problems with the flock falling off with use?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Spraying flock with glue changes the look of it so I always avoid doing that. I never have issues with flock coming off. The trick is to give the terrain piece a good shake once the glue has dried. So any flock that wasn't glued down will come off.

[@realdevilman]

Great content bro!

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thank you!

[@EMHobbyTV]

Amazing!!! This is so helpful thanks man

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Thanks! I'm glad to hear!

[@EMHobbyTV]

@@OkayHobbyTime I just started building dioramas. Will try this out soon!!

[@kyleclavette9445]

Are you using wood glue for putting on the flock?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Not for flock. I use PVA glue with a bit of water added. I find that wood glue is a bit overkill for flock.

[@jasonshirrillmusic]

just use a wire foam cutter 19-20 bucks saves you all the mess clean up and the time.

[@OkayHobbyTime]

For sure-a great method as well if you're not after this particular look. I used that technique on the mineshaft entrance video.

[@kyleclavette9445]

Do you spray a sealer over everything after the flock is done?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Hi Kyle, I don't add a sealer. I let it dry over night then give it a good shake to get all the loose flock off. Haven't had any issues so far.

[@kyleclavette9445]

@@OkayHobbyTime sorry for dumb questions I am new to building terrain.. the step where you spread glue on the top of the hill.. is that watered down? And what is your glue to water ratio?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

@@kyleclavette9445 I like to add a bit of water so it's easier to spread. But not too much. What I usually do now is dunk my brush in water, then use the wet brush to spread on the glue.

[@douglasvan4848]

Does anyone know what kind/brand of foam is used here?

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Hey there, I use Foamular XPS insulation foam. It can be found in hardware stores (depending on where you live) and is usually used to insulate homes.

[@douglasvan4848]

@@OkayHobbyTime great, thank you! Can I ask what brand of hot wire foam cutter you would recommend? Cheaper would be preferred on my end, but I don't want something that will break or be more difficult to use because I go for the least expensive thing out there.

[@vargenfenrisson1164]

Also had that book but i never got to build anything fun

[@OkayHobbyTime]

It's a great book! I'm making a list of all the things that I want to build from it.

[@Willowcollectstcgs]

Anyone uk know wherre i csn get foam like this?

[@viktorhammering6102]

Is that static grass or not? Because I can only find static in that packaging.

[@OkayHobbyTime]

Hey, this was flock. Specifically "Blended Turf" from the company Woodland Scenics.

[@viktorhammering6102]

Okay Hobby Time T1349? Got lost in all different packaging and some sellers don’t show the package or even amount in the package…

[@OkayHobbyTime]

@@viktorhammering6102 That's the one. Blended turf, green blend. T1349. The one used here is in a shaker container and the coverage is marked 945cm3, or 57.7in3.

[@viktorhammering6102]

Okay Hobby Time absolute saint for taking the time! Thanks!