Make a Ruined Bridge from XPS Foam!

[@KaisDinoAdventures]

Watched this in FULL! Awesome and so glad we stopped by 💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you! :)

[@robertevans3173]

Looks good. I think I will steal this as well as all the other ideas you share. Thanks!

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you Robert! Enjoy!

[@Nat1videos]

The final result of the bridge is fantastic!

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you! I was surprised by how easy it was to shape.

[@philRminiatures]

A superb and realistic bridge, inspirationnal!👍👍

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you! :)

[@CaptIronfoundersson]

XPS is such a great material to craft with. I'm in the US, so it's easy to come by. I got a nine foot by two foot board for twelve bucks at Home Depot.

[@Karlmakesstuff]

It sure is! I'm having an absolute blast working with it. There's less variety in my supply here (6x3 feet, 3 or 5cm thickness) but it's similarly cheap. As long as the supply is stable, I'm perfectly happy with it.

[@Huntsmanlance]

Awesome video Karl. I too can not find anything locally but the thinner pink and blue stuff

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thanks! Here it's just this orange stuff in 5cm and 3cm thicknesses. That's it. Figure I'll have to have a go at laminating a few at some point, though mostly I usually try to get the build to fit the material rather than the other way around. This build for example could be built out of several different parts rather than one chunk, something like instagram.com/p/CCZEKRBnsjf/ (that's in three pieces, the seams are hidden by the brick pattern ;) ) I'm guessing you could even build the columns out of four pieces of foam each, or make two faces including the top and bend a thin piece to create the inside of the arch. Using junk as material like I usually do is a great mental exercise for this kind of thing XD

[@earthmanbrick]

Incredible piece, man. You did a stellar job

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you sir, too kind :) I'm still surprised at how easy it was to craft this with the right material (compared to EPS, card, etc).

[@creaturescavernscrafting2929]

Exceptional build

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Too kind :) Thank you!

[@dingdingclay]

oh.. very awesome!!

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you!

[@joeoleary5346]

Outstanding!!!

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you! There are a couple of things I would do differently today, mostly regarding the painting, but this is still one of my favorite builds :)

[@rolandmarktorralba7658]

Great build! I wish that stuff was widely available here where I live.

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thanks Roland! Like I said in the video it only recently became available where *I* live, so hopefully it will be available there sooner or later. Depending on where you live you can probably get some online - shipping costs here would make that pretty stupid for example, but YMMV.

[@patrickd1968]

You have very informative and useful videos. Thank you very much for making them. I look forward to your back videos and new ones too. :-)

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you very much, and glad you're enjoying them! The video I'm working on now is a miniature sculpt so it might take a few more days till I figure out the format ;)

[@jacobjerde1315]

Very nice

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you!

[@psycho2cool]

I noticed that you're popping your mic. Meaning that your 'puh' sounds are peaking your recording. When you record, keep the mic as close to your mouth as normal but to the side of the mic. More like your speaking next to your microphone instead of into it. That'll get rid of those annoying pops. Or you can buy or make a pop filter. Good video!

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Thank you, and thanks for the tip!