Quick & Easy Wargaming Terrain Hills - Miniature Foam Hills for Tabletop Games

[@ulrichwacken]

The crack technique was new to me. Nice and simple, thanks! And the pieces look formidable :-)

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@AshleyBlackwater]

Used to see little hills like this at my local games workshop all the time, was amazed at how light they where, never would have thought it was just made of foam. Great video :D

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you Ashley. They are very light, even finished with extras on there, they weigh almost nothing. Might need to push some weights into the underside to make them more stable because of this. The large one isn't too bad, but I think the sigh of a losing player could almost move those small ones across the table :) Cheers for watching and commenting.

[@CampaignTerrain]

Looking great. That crack method... yeah, consider that copied. Def gonna use that. Thanks. Great video

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks very much. That's the idea mate, take what you need and run with it :). I'd love to see what you come up with though.

[@LostWhits]

I've never even seen this foam in the wild. I found some blue stuff through foam sales in W.A. but my local Bunnings doesn't stock anything

[@RFDHobby]

I think there are different laws in place depending on your state determining what foam is available to us here in Australia. I looked up a foam distributor recently online and they seemed to have different options depending on state of delivery. Ever since the yellow XPS foam went off-sale it's been really hard to get anything decent. I've ordered some foam online, but usually I can still only get small, thin sheets. I've used the Army Painter Gamemaster Foam sets, they're good as well, but again, they're thin sheets. Sorry I can't be more helpful here, but I'll post something if I find any kind of decent solution for us here. Take care and all the best.

[@powersave2]

The cracks were a great addition and not something I've ever seen any one do before. Thanks for sharing! And taking the time to make another piece just to show off the crack process.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate. I want to blame the camera for the footage being lost, but honestly it was probably me forgetting to hit record the first time around.

[@Niro_sounds]

Very sorry to hear about what happened. Thankfully youtube is helping you out by sharing your channel with new viewers. I am excited to see what's coming and likely will spend the next few days exploring these awesome videos.

[@happyclayton]

Thanks for this video. I've just made a batch of half a dozen hills thanks to it, and I'm very pleased with the results.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks so much for the comment Ben. Sorry my reply is late. I'm glad to hear these worked out for you man.

[@onkelgroen]

Hills turned out great! The cracks and pebbles add a lot of life to the piece.

[@RFDHobby]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Excellent as always. Good to see you back at it. Cheers!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate, yeah it's been super sh!t here lately, so I had to take on something a bit simple for this project, just to help get some of my mojo back. I'm working on another 2 videos now, so hopefully I can get another one going out very soon too. Cheers for the comment!

[@wifi_warlord]

Super impressive work

[@TheMetalCrafter1983]

These look good, simple and effective. Good to see you're back! :)

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you mate, it's good to be back into it. Cheers for watching and commenting.

[@h.a.9880]

Very good tutorial, especially the wet-in-wet blend and drybrushing to make the rock seem quite life-like. Whenever I do something similar, somewhere at the halfway point, it looks super awkward, but as you said, it all comes together at the end. One thing that i would suggest though, is sticking down larger debris first and then going with smaller and smaller bits that are just sprinkled on top of the still exposed glue.

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you for the comment. I wasn't sure about the order to put the rocks down, and ended up doing it both ways during this project, and you're absolutely right, better to have the larger debris down first. Cheers mate.

[@adsphoe]

wet blend and over brushing - this worked out great

[@johnkelley9877]

The terrain looks great and you have a lot of great ideas in making them. I especially like the way you made the cracks in the pieces. Thanks for sharing this.

[@RFDHobby]

My pleasure John, thanks for watching and commenting mate.

[@cryptolalonde]

Hey man, love your videos. Terrain looks great and so easy to build!

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you so much for your comment!

[@mr.m1703]

Another great tutorial, and some fantastic results! Wet blending and your color choice made those hills paint up very well indeed! I'm very glad to see you back at the crafting table - you've got real talent. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us!

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you Mr. M. I appreciate the comment. Feels great to be making videos again, it's been a bit tough here lately, but I'm trying to roll with the punches as best I can and get on with things. Hopefully have another video up soon. Take care and all the best!

[@codyeastlick]

Alright that's it I'm making some damn foam hills this weekend!

[@marksmith5083]

Brilliant video..as usual. glad your back..you have been missed. 👍

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Mark, I've missed it, but hopefully I can swing a few more videos shortly and get back into a rhythm. Cheers for the comment!

[@ctorus]

This great. I prefer the hand-torn one TBH!

[@RFDHobby]

Cheers mate, I agree :)

[@WatchItPaintIt]

I love a good terrain video! (and this was a good one) :D

[@RFDHobby]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@timothyyoung2962]

Hey, nice to see you back! Great tutorial on some quick terrain. I find the "lets make some scatter terrain/basic terrain" helpful. Especially for people new to the hobby and just needed something to make the table look nice. Plus, you can never go wrong with some basic hills and scatter terrain. Have to agree I prefer my trees being separate from the rest of my terrain. Lets be pile them in to make forests or spread them out for some light cover.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Timothy. I agree, not everything needs to be a 3 story modular gothic cathedral. :)

[@JCetto.2612]

Hey Shawn! Good to see you're back mate! Hope you're feeling okay and keeping strong. Man! So good to know from you! Those rocks are awesome, I've tried the leopard spotting technique and also looks weird until you get to the wash... Sometimes you have to just trust the process.

[@RFDHobby]

Hey Juan Carlos, Thanks for your comment mate, I'm feeling ok, just trying to get on with things as best I can. A lot of these projects hit that stage where it looks like you've messed things up, but you really do have to just stick with it and wait for everything to dry before you lose hope :)

[@Mephiston]

Good old bunnings xps foam. I need to figure out how to apply this to hex terrain for battletech. Good video though, thanks. Fun fact: Buy a 20kg bag of road base for like 10 bucks from bunnings, and a large sieve. You'll never have to spend another cent on rock basing material ever again, all you have to do is sift out the various grades (gravel, fine gravel, and ballast) then give it a wash to get the dirt off, and you have about 15kg of basing material for 10 bucks.

[@buddytrevino8259]

Great video man! Perfect tutorial at the perfect time!

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you very much, glad it helped mate!

[@chasonlapointe]

Great video, good to see you back!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks so much! Good to be back haha.

[@kayb9979]

Glad to see you back in action again. Excellent work as usual! Usually when I put blotches of colour on a terrain I use a torn up kitchen sponge. It saves a lot of time. Have you tried Lead Bear tufts? They are made at Murray Bridge.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Kay! I haven't tried either the sponge or the Lead Bear tufts, but I'll be looking into both thank you very much :) I appreciate the comment and suggestions. Take care.

[@johnphilippatos]

Hey buddy, welcome back. Glad to see you are doing fine. Keep up.

[@RFDHobby]

Hey John, good to hear from you again mate. Glad to be back with a video, I needed to do something fairly simple just to get back into a bit of a rhythm, I have another couple of videos in the works too, so hopefully more soon. Take care mate.

[@johnphilippatos]

@@RFDHobby It might be fairly simple as you say, but the final result is awesome mate. Thanks! Looking forward to your upcoming projects.

[@RFDHobby]

@@johnphilippatos cheers mate.

[@rikkiwazzerman3654]

Excellent, very helpful.

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it.

[@dartmart9263]

I really like the carving style you used in that first hill. The horizontal slices help create the effect of strata. I’m so sorry that the greenies have taken good xps foam from the general population and hobbies. It’s a shame, seeing as how their “alternatives” often don’t work or create the same (or worse) “carbon footprint” as what they replace.

[@RFDHobby]

Yep, I wish I had known it was coming, I would have stocked up on the yellow foam before it disappeared. But I'm glad this worked out, at least I know I can do something with the couple of sheets I still have haha. Thanks for the comment mate.

[@transfo47]

Well, we're literally heading towards destruction of huge swaths of earth as we know it, so...

[@dartmart9263]

@@transfo47 So our local environmental “warriors” force our factories to relocate to India and China where they can spew massive amounts of pollutants and consume huge amounts of coal. Yeah, the planet is so safe with such idiots in power.

[@filthyletonk1333]

Awesome stuff mate, yes bunnings only has the blue foam atm.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate. Yep, I'll keep poking around and maybe find some old stock or something. I'll keep you updated if I find anything better than this stuff. But I'm glad this worked out pretty well, at least now I know I can do something with the other sheets I have :) Cheers.

[@filthyletonk1333]

@@RFDHobby Thanks mate, i have a couple of the blue sheets you used, was hoping to use them for buildings etc but haven't tested how well they will model stone work etc. You can never go wrong with making hills for gaming. cheers

[@chaoticevilspacewitch]

Only in Australia would making wargaming terrain come with a "mind the wildlife" warning.

[@RFDHobby]

haha, the thing is, I really do have to watch out for all of those things when I'm foraging for materials :) It's crazy out there in the warmer months, and a bite from any of them will at the least give you a pretty bad day. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@samuelleask1132]

Thanks for this mate!

[@stevevivier2820]

Nice work. Hope all is well

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Steve, I'm trying to roll with the punches haha.

[@benjaminjack867]

I wan to build a sigmar board this year; these will be perfect!

[@RFDHobby]

After this project I was thinking how cool this effect would look as the base for a large table, maybe taking a large piece of foam and working this texture and cracks into it as the base for everything else. Just have to work out a few things but I think it would look pretty good...I have no idea where I'd store it though haha. Thanks for watching and commenting Ben.

[@benjaminjack867]

@@RFDHobby That's a great idea! Wish I had a barn to store terrain in, that would solve all our problems!

[@benjaminjack867]

@@RFDHobby Finally getting around to making these!

[@frankruland5596]

Awsome work

[@BroDadPaints]

Very cool!

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you very much!

[@garycurtis57]

Wow very nice.

[@nealmatoga3511]

What would be the Modge Podge to water ratio? And how much paint is added to that ratio. Thank you

[@electron_565]

noice😎

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you.

[@twoaf3261]

Bloody Bunnings changing the XPS foam to the new green one... It still works decent enough though

[@kornandfoofighters]

Im not even into Wargaming, the gen im from we would hunt you down like the jews in the 40s for a heavy wedgie....BUT in my 30s damn man i could make my own bonsai treee rock shit, you the man brother! Make wargaming great again i suppose

[@faenorblack6943]

this foam is terrible but watching this video has given me hope now in being to make something with mine

[@RFDHobby]

Haha, that's exactly how I feel! I still have about 1 and half sheets of this stuff, so even though I'm going to be trying some more stuff, I'm glad there's at least one project it wasn't terrible for. :) Thank you for watching and commenting mate. I'll let you know if I find any other foam better than this stuff.

[@bryngoldsmith1848]

What’s this foam called

[@davidberta149]

I thought you can get Knauff / Knaff foam (yellow) from Queensland. Also that saviro foam looks good too. Blue. However I agree, the green foam is absolute s*** compared to everything else.

[@RFDHobby]

I'm in QLD and I still can't find the yellow Knauf stuff anywhere, I'm still looking though, so hopefully it turns up. I've only got this sh*t from Bunnings. It actually turned out pretty good for this project, but there is a texture to this foam that remains visible a lot of the time, I found the yellow stuff was way more clean. Cheers for watching and commenting David.

[@LaMOi1]

80% of the challenge is finding decent foam board. It’s all down hill from there.

[@adsphoe]

there is a place tthat sells the foam in geelong that is similar to the past stuff

[@samuelleask1132]

Thanks for this mate!