caveman
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Post by caveman on Nov 22, 2013 18:56:05 GMT
Hello everyone, Here are some rubble piles I made using techniques from DMG Info's episode 15. Just a note: shredding the styrofoam in the Cuisinart made an UNHOLY mess. My god, it was terrible. But, the results were nice.  Happy crafting! |
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Post by skunkape on Nov 22, 2013 19:36:14 GMT
Nice rubble piles, I like em!
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Post by thedmg on Nov 22, 2013 21:08:26 GMT
Imagine now doing it by hand!  |
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Post by sgtslag on Nov 23, 2013 15:39:11 GMT
Nice! I saw, and tried, a technique mixing bits of styrofoam, with Plaster of Paris... It didn't work out like the tutorial showed. I like your approach much better. Thanks for sharing -- these are classic, and they can be made for any scale of figures, as needed. Love it! Cheers!
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Post by DMScotty on Nov 23, 2013 15:57:34 GMT
Gives a good result but I so hate working with that foam when you tear it up. It static sticks to everything. and is murder to clean up. The good part is that they are SUPER cheap to make though |
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Post by thedmg on Nov 23, 2013 21:09:27 GMT
The secret to cleaning up polystyrene is spray it with a mist of water, discharges the static cling.
I think if you wet it before you cut it, that works as well.
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Post by sgtslag on Nov 25, 2013 18:03:03 GMT
Now THAT is useful information, thedmg! Thank you! I, too, hate working with styrofoam for that same reason. That information is 'money in the bank,' as they say. Cheers!
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Post by DMScotty on Nov 25, 2013 18:12:30 GMT
Nice tip DMG
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Post by thorswulf on Nov 25, 2013 21:02:40 GMT
Cork tiles might be easier to use. I'm talking about the dark cork tiles made up of large pices, not the lighter ones made up of granules. The tiles break up very easy and look great as rubble and ruined walls too!
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Post by thedmg on Nov 25, 2013 21:12:29 GMT
I would have loved to have done stuff with corks from wine bottles, but now they are all plastic... and therefore hard to find. Oh well...
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dmbrad
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Post by dmbrad on Nov 25, 2013 23:40:27 GMT
I would have loved to have done stuff with corks from wine bottles, but now they are all plastic... and therefore hard to find. Oh well... Or you could buy more expensive wine lol. |
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Post by thedmg on Nov 30, 2013 13:49:43 GMT
I would have loved to have done stuff with corks from wine bottles, but now they are all plastic... and therefore hard to find. Oh well... Or you could buy more expensive wine lol. Yeah, my problem is that I am a teetotaler (always have been always will be). I never buy wine at any price. I used to work in Horse Racing in a large tote lounge and on large race days used to acquire a significant amount of corks. But that was more than 10 years ago and on the other side of the world... I have a strange CV |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2013 15:12:34 GMT
So do I... I just went from working at a casino to working in a genetics laboratory, before that I managed a gas station, before that, loading steel onto trucks at a big warehouse.. and on, and on.. oh the stories I can tell you!
As for styrofoam, I have these great big bean bags, the bags were cheap to buy, the beads of styrofoam were not.. hilarious having them delivered to my house by a courier van though.. his entire van was loaded with foam beads! Anyway, hours later, my house looked like a winter wonderland.. a blizzard of plastic, walking around made little eddies and drifts of the stuff, my cat looked like a four legged Tauntaun.
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Bael
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Post by Bael on Dec 11, 2013 14:10:10 GMT
Those could come in quite handy.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Dec 11, 2013 20:38:36 GMT
I truly hate working with styrofoam. It's not even the static cling, it's the noise it makes when you work with it and the feel of it on my skin. Gives me the creeps.
I use it a lot anyway. I guess I'm dedicated to the hobby.
My rubble piles are frequently exactly that, little piles of rubble from other stuf that I've done. Broken Hirst blocks work real well, and just using the clay mold technique will let you make a lot of rubble quickly. Not as cheaply as styrofoam in a cuisenart I suppose...
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slurpy
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Post by slurpy on Dec 11, 2013 23:21:52 GMT
You can use acetone to melt Styrofoam and other low-weight polystyrenes, I don't recall if that was mentioned in the video or not. Might give some interesting textures to the rubble. Fingernail polish remover is largely acetone, if your don't feel like making a trip to the hardware store.
Sent from my XT1060 using proboards
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Post by miltonmurphy on Dec 28, 2013 2:40:11 GMT
The secret to cleaning up polystyrene is spray it with a mist of water, discharges the static cling. I think if you wet it before you cut it, that works as well. I had to go back and look this post up thedmg. Have been making some battered stone walls from styrofoam and using a mister has eliminated bits getting everywhere. Thanks for this piece of crafting advice! |
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Dec 28, 2013 5:13:41 GMT
Gives a good result but I so hate working with that foam when you tear it up. It static sticks to everything. and is murder to clean up. The good part is that they are SUPER cheap to make though Trick is to have a dryer sheet handy to rub all over your hands and clothing.... it works wonders!! Edit; just read DMG's mister trick...have to try it...but I stand by the dryer sheet trick as well!! |
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Post by miltonmurphy on Dec 28, 2013 17:15:14 GMT
Gives a good result but I so hate working with that foam when you tear it up. It static sticks to everything. and is murder to clean up. The good part is that they are SUPER cheap to make though Trick is to have a dryer sheet handy to rub all over your hands and clothing.... it works wonders!! Edit; just read DMG's mister trick...have to try it...but I stand by the dryer sheet trick as well!! Thanks monkeywithtacos! I missed the dryer sheet trick which would solve the issue with the only minor downside (that things get wet.) The biggest problem I had wasn't it getting stuck to me though. My craft area is at the back of our (*very* large) walk-in closet so when the missus saw the styrofoam being broken up...well..you can imagine the conversation.  One thing I forgot to mention that I do as well: I put a large paper grocery bag on the floor and hold the styrofoam piece in the bag, then I mist it and break it apart. All the once-clingy-bits drop to the bottom and water doesn't get everywhere. |
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One thing I forgot to mention that I do as well: I put a large paper grocery bag on the floor and hold the styrofoam piece in the bag, then I mist it and break it apart. All the once-clingy-bits drop to the bottom and water doesn't get everywhere.
Cheers!
Cheers!