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Post by wulimaster on Sept 21, 2015 19:33:00 GMT
So I am watching DM Scotty and DMG.info videos and was quite impressed! Was thinking of not making a stamp for the floor and just make the whole floor from the foamcore. Of course it warps when you cut into it but hoping that with sticking cardboard on the bottom (for stability and so i can paint the backside like a cavern floor) it becomes flat and usable.
any idea? it has taken me 2 days to draw and cut out all the stone pieces into the foamboard...whew! thinking i am going to need like 6 of these!!! AUGH!
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sotf
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Post by sotf on Sept 21, 2015 20:40:20 GMT
One idea is to not use cobblestone for the floor.
Bricks tend to be a very simple and easy texture to lay out as you can lay the board out and get the long lines done in minutes before going back in for the others where you just end up with something monotonous (turn a movie or marathon something while working), and you can burn through it. Then take a semi-rough rock and roll it over the board in various ways to add a bit of texture before painting it up.
To paint it up, use a thinker layer of off white paint (A cheap way to get it is to look at the off color returns at the hardware store paint counter), then a lighter brush of terracotta followed by picking out a few in other red/browns.
After that, take some matt varnish and give it a good coat to seal it and protect it.
If you don't want the uniformity of the lines, lazy goblin did a brick stamp video that you could use and still speed it up a bit there, and could even go for some interesting patterns if you want to.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Sept 21, 2015 23:52:02 GMT
for those using tiles, you can easily go double tiles. one thing on one side and something else on the other side. saves a lot of spaces.
i like the idea of foamcore along with cardboard. foamboard is so much better for texturing. as for the time it takes. yeah that sa drawback to creating stuff. it requires time. endless boring cutting times.
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Post by sotf on Sept 22, 2015 1:40:49 GMT
for those using tiles, you can easily go double tiles. one thing on one side and something else on the other side. saves a lot of spaces. i like the idea of foamcore along with cardboard. foamboard is so much better for texturing. as for the time it takes. yeah that sa drawback to creating stuff. it requires time. endless boring cutting times. Yeah, doubling them works rather well for the most part, with foam core, I'd actually suggest sandwiching cardboard between a layer of foamcore on either side, same with foamboard because it tends to break very easily after you've worked your patterns into it even if you seal it heavily. Double sided really is only an issue when you deal with the walls at the same time as you need extra pieces to stabilize the tiles and create a level play area rather than dealing with potential balance issues such as along the boundaries.
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Post by Akrid on Sept 22, 2015 3:03:41 GMT
I found a neat material at micheals, it's a textured felt, $1.00 12inx9in cobblestone felt in perticular caught my eye. Just glue them to desired(preferably flat) object, let dry, apply generous glue wash to seal(making spray paint actually possible,) base coat, work those greys and you good. i choose wood as bases for tiles, pretty sure card baoard would do fine thou.
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Post by wulimaster on Sept 22, 2015 19:07:45 GMT
thanks for the input....will post pics when i get done
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Sept 25, 2015 20:32:06 GMT
Foamcore and cardboard still warps like a mutha fugga though. And even with glue coating, spraypaint eats it. See my blog for details with my experience: cloudcraftsite.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/34/I recommend double-layer cardboard as an experiment
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Post by ronddecuir on Apr 25, 2016 16:01:50 GMT
I did that. I used some ruber mat in the midle. i realy like my tiles. The tiles are 1/2 inch thick. I put some hot glue all the way around. The foam is hot glued to the rubber mat. I tried white glue first but it did not work. So i fixed the tiles with hot glue. the one on the picture that is not finished is a reject. I realy like my tiles they are heavy with the hot glue around and the rubber inside and they look great ! imgur.com/a/OPdVz
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Post by Wyloch on Apr 25, 2016 17:21:03 GMT
edit: nm
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