Improving Quick Builds - Formboard Additions

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In this tutorial, I show you how to use formboard (foamcore) additions to improve your quick build foamboard wargaming buildings and ruins.
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[@darrenwebber3539]

Again, a simple easy to follow introduction to terrain making.. I'm hoping you get to triples so you can comment on my Amazon's attack athens build... it's all been pretty simple built...but there is lots of time consuming bits as well.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Fingers crossed I'll be there matey

[@mrlordsotherson3091]

I have found, over the years, that the cork floor tiles from B&Q or Wickes are fantastic for basing terrain. They are easy to work with and very durable. After all they are designed to be walked on. If you use them shiny side down they take PVA well. They can also be used as walls and floors. Pretty cheap. I think last time I bought some they were about £7 for 10 1' square tiles.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Haven't used cork in ages but they do make great bases, I sort of have a thing for chunky bevelled bases, hence the mdf and cake bases mate

[@simonriley491]

Some good advice here. Just seeing you pinning stuff while the glue dries makes me more keen to get stuck into some foamboard. Goodonyer

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Excellent, crack on matey :o)

[@dragon-ld8gs]

you sir have earned yourself a subscriber

[@johnkelley9877]

Another great video! It gives me a lot of good information.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

John Kelley Thanks, glad you liked it :-)

[@ukvemsord]

Bloody hell! You scared the shi- out of me when the camera fell!

[@Fr0z0rz]

12:17 yes Doctor, they sure are cool! ;) Helpful video, as always my man - thanks for the content!

[@wizardv12222]

nice simple build. This would be a good way to make a bunch of buildings quickly.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Cheers mate, that's the idea

[@elizabethrosario8276]

Thank you! Subscribed!

[@unkhter]

great tips and tricks, great tutorial :)

[@imp3ri3x93]

Great vid thanks. Gonna go build me a ruin now😀

[@watershed5780]

I kind of liked the buttresses sticking out of the top. Makes it look like support columns of a much taller building that fell over. That's just me...

[@skreppeknekker]

I just discoverd foam board and I really enjoy your videos. A lot of helpful tips and tricks! I was wondering if you wouldn't mind doing some videos with more sci-fi terrain, especially for Infinity. The game requires a lot of line of sight blocking terrain as opposed to the "all ruins" look of 40k. I'd love to see what you could do with that type of terrain where the details are more clean and sci-fi.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Truls Lillebø I'll see what I can do mate, I've been nosing at Infinity, how does the terrain affect play?

[@skreppeknekker]

Its very important! It NEEDS line of sight blocking terrain, so the "swiss cheese" style terrain from 40k isn't as useful. Check out this little "how to" about terrain from the official forums: www.infinitythegame.com/forum/index.php?/topic/12744-Infinity-Terrain-density-Quick-Tips

[@BurningSky93]

Don't know if you're gonna mention this later, and I've certainly seen you do them in your other foamboard builds, but internal walls are something that shouldn't be forgotten! Buildings are rarely just 1 room per floor, so dividing walls can go a long way towards making a building more believable and take very little time at all!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

I'm sort of leaving those for the other vids mate, want to keep the rest of these basic builds simple mate

[@RossFigurepaintingCoUK]

Great vid - thanks. Very entertaining and motivational and a good looking building to show at the end. Spot on. Are you thinking about covering the whole thing in filler or some gloop with sand to add some texture. Would paint up lovely and be even stronger. Was also wondering if you thought about scoring on some brick effects before construction? Keep the vids coming :)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Ross FigurepaintingCoUK Cheers mate, i've already covered all those points, checkout the other vids in the foamboard building playlist ;-)

[@IshanDeston]

When i saw that first floor hanging off i was wondering if you could do something to stick in some.. i dunno.. something that might look like a rebar, to secure the floor at an angle, making it seem like the first floor is only held by the reinforcements in the concrete. Any suggestions on how such a rebar could be made? I was thinking maybe a firm copper wire? If so, is there a way to add in some texture to them, so they get this rebar look? Maybe some pliers?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

I use guitar string, it in one of the foamboard vids mate

[@Stormx2233]

I have to say Mel, that you have changed my opinion on foam board. I have seen allot of buildings made from FB and trust me they have been horror stories in the making, but your building always look planned and made to last. Also just an idea for a series for you, Back to basics. Allot of new people getting into modelling and Terrain building come onto YT and they see everyone using Airbrush's and so on and they run off to get one without learning how to use a simple paint brush. Things like that ;) its just an idea dude. ;)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Cheers mate, I've already got a back to basics series so I'll look at doing a painting one mate.

[@Stormx2233]

TheTerrainTutor You know what Mel, I knew that as it was one of those vids I subbed on, OK feeling rather blonde today. lol

[@TheTerrainTutor]

LMAO! That's so like me mate!

[@jonathansenkow3955]

great tutorial ima get started right away also what brand of pva glues do you suggested all I can find is mod podge and its pretty expensive

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Jonathan Senkow baker ross mate

[@Algebrodadio]

These are really great instructions for buildings on the cheap. Nice job mate! Also, when the boots of speed happens it looks like you're going to slice your fingers off. Blood for the blood God !

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Aaron Wolbach Cheers buddy, much blood has been shed!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Aaron Wolbach Cheers buddy, much blood has been shed!

[@beholdur6007]

Is that a cruachan reference i smell :)

[@IDICBeer]

Good tips mate

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Cheers mate

[@group4taker]

Nice job, great for beginners, like me, to follow and very informative...did you get any of the cakes ??...

[@TheTerrainTutor]

I always get cake! :-D

[@CaptainBipto]

It is not a Tree Surgeon, it is Ash from Evil Dead. Groovy, come get some!

[@MegaSmallCow]

4 people accidently pinned themselves to the building

[@TheTerrainTutor]

and one drowned in a pva flood .....

[@kortrentuk]

Another great video dude. Can't wait to get my backside into gear and get building. 1 question, on average how much foamboard does one of these builds take?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Cheers mate, I can normal get a reasonable sized building out of an A4 sheet of foamboard

[@Kaiserbill2]

Dr who and Tommy Cooper reference in one video!

[@Purpll3D]

How do you get such straight lines? Also, my hobby knife seems to rip some of the foam out, I’m thinking I could go buy some filler but do you think mod podge would work?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

You're holding your knife at too high an angle to the foam, slice through instead of dragging through it mate

[@ssddeanmachinessddeanmachi3736]

Hey Mel, Another excellent tutorial as usual. Question how do you stop foam board from warping after painting? Also have you ever used foam PVC? Cheers

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+SSDDeanMachine SSDDeanMachine I don't normally have that problem but my buildings tend to brace themselves mate and no, I don't think so.

[@ssddeanmachinessddeanmachi3736]

+TheTerrainTutor Cheers Mel, Top Man

[@pamm2230]

Are you using the "magic" primer coating first? The "magic" primer is the mixture of Mod Podge with color that helps to give the project a hardened surface. Regular paints and glues have too much water in them for the paper topping of the foam boards. Using a product like Mod Podge gives strength to the project and seals the surface to additional layers of paint. Your final top coat is also a sealant to protect from use and atmospheric elements.

[@TheBrownAndTheGrey]

Let's get a better look at that castle like build over your shoulder at around 26:07. please.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqG9oYSLjduBi9k

[@neillindsay1121]

Great stuff Mel, really enjoying your work. I'm guessing 5mm foamboard and maybe 3mm for the supports or do you run with the one size?Keep up the great work.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

neil lindsay For the quick builds, everything is cut out of the same sheet but more detailed builds, I tend to use balsa wood for the supports and detailing mate

[@neillindsay1121]

Thank you Mel,

[@ieksperience846]

Hey Mel, I just discovered your Channel, watched a few vids on foamboard and was wondering, are this buildings playable, maybe even for kids? Or will the break apart? To be honest I never touched a piece of foamboard so far.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Patrick Obermeyer They're easily standup to casual gaming mate, I've let me kids play with them loads without any real issues.

[@Purpll3D]

Have you tried using white foam board? I’m just wondering if the black stuff is actually better quality. It’s a lot more expensive for me.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

TBH, I use the black because it shows up better on camera mate, white is fine ;-)

[@antonioaguilera616]

There is also hard board, if you go somewhere and they are right next to each other there is foam board ( white and black) 1-3$ a sheet and there is hard board usually black and 7$ @theterraintutor anything on this, you use regular foam board that's soft in the center or hard board?

[@Purpll3D]

Antonio Aguilera, I haven’t been able to find any hardboard anywhere in my area. I found some small packs of white foam board at walmart which they no longer sell anymore, and packs of foam board from micheals which are about $13 for 2-3 sheets and $16 for black. I’ve been wanting hardboard for some orc and scatter terrain.

[@yanivanhandenhove2191]

hey hello i whant to make warlord games terain but how do you get started like what i mean is how high do the buildings need to be ore how long how do you converted that greetings from Belgium from yani van handehove ps very nice building

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+yani van handenhove For which warlord game mate?

[@yanivanhandenhove2191]

TheTerrainTutor bolt action sorry i didnt put it in the comment

[@TheTerrainTutor]

yani van handenhove 1.75 inches high for doors, floors every 2.25 - 2.5 inches mate. Basically a bit smaller than the scale of this one

[@yanivanhandenhove2191]

TheTerrainTutor hey thank you very very mutch your the best by the way super video you make greetings from Belgium

[@davidsavarin5375]

I'd definetely advice all people to use a glue gun instead of standard PVA glue to assemble elements... I tried it and you can just fix elements into position in 5 seconds without needing to use pins / woodsticks and all the regular stuff to keep things in place and wait for it to dry... and it does not melt either the foam as cyano glue does. Tested this summer and this is a nobrainer to reduce my "workshop to gaming" time.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

David Savarin Hot glue's great for speeding up build constructions but you've got to be spot on with it. Unlike pva, the working time of hotglue is very short which means if you don't get things aligned correctly, you've knackered your build. Add to that the fact that if you have any accidental blobs, you're not going to be able to clean them up and the fact that if the glue cools too quickly, you'll get gapping between the foamboard joins, it's easy to see why pva is more suited to terrain building, especially for beginners. I'm not saying I don't use it, I use hotglue when attaching things to bases but never for visible joins but if it works for you, good on ya mate.

[@gethyn13]

what type of foamboard are you using as the stuff i have seems to not be as sturdy and hardy as yours its more like card board tbh

[@TheTerrainTutor]

gethyn13 just standard black mounting board mate, have you tried art shops?

[@gethyn13]

wow thanks for the speedy reply yeah i tryed art stores like hobby craft and its expensive and softer than what it should be any stores or online shops you can share

[@TheTerrainTutor]

gethyn13 Sorry mate, I've always just picked it up from my local art shop, never ordered it online so it's hard to make a recommendation.

[@chasbrady2544]

Only thing I could think about watching this is what kinda cake they’re making

[@markberrios6629]

LEFTY!!!!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+mark berrios And proud! :-D

[@markberrios6629]

+TheTerrainTutor lefties unite!!

[@tmagz6622]

you are a liberal?

[@ShadowDrakken]

I keep wanting to scream at the screen "Get on with it!" XD The information is good, but there's a lot of meandering.

[@miketaylor5212]

its only a fail if you cant save it

[@TheTerrainTutor]

True!

[@DerMartexus]

Oh, very late today. I have to decide: MacGyver or Mel. Guess who wins. ;)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

I'd pick General O'neal ;o)

[@DerMartexus]

Of course you did. I watched both. ;) In one of the MacGyver episodes I saw some kind of installations between industrial buildings with lots of tubes, platforms and stairways. Everything was out of metal. What do you think? Can you make some EASY TO BUILD sort of industrial arrangement with hiding places? :)

[@PhilSNight]

Always refuse to accept the fail!!

[@drewbakka5265]

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[@scottmills4164]

Use hot glue bro

[@quazzap2815]

Watch the first video to find out why he uses pva and pins...