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Scenery Creating Temple Ruins

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Sup everybody!

I'm currently in the process of making my Carnosaur, and I'm starting to think about the base. I really think I want to do something similar to this. I want the Carno to be leaping off of some old broken ruins. I don't want to do it quite like that model; I feel like it looks too much like just rocks with cool bits stuck to it. I'm thinking I would prefer something that looks more directly ruinous, like some of this miniwargaming terrain.

My main issue is with materials; figuring out what would work best. I see a lot of pink foam being used for things like this, but I'm unsure about the level of detail I could get. Any suggestions on how to move forward with this, or tips on how to create Lizardmen ruins in general?
 
sweet. :)


Oh, it's mostly made of foam insulation board.
 
n810 said:
Oh, it's mostly made of foam insulation board.
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That's what I've gathered, but at my local Lowe's all they had was blue board that was only a quarter of an inch thick, which wouldn't really work for making a pillar, unless I just broke down and glued them together in a cube.
 
They make it up to 3"
but yea gluing smaller sheets together is good too.
Oh somebody has a decent spray adhesive that works with foam,
ask Lowe's if they have it. ;)

Ps, you can also use white Styrofoam,
but it need a bit more surface protection.

Pps. also maybe a hot-knife for cutting (melting really) foam.
 
n810 said:
but yea gluing smaller sheets together is good too.
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That's what I did. Just make sure that you a apply pressure to it. I applied the glue, and put some dumbbells on it (with a wooden board between the polystyrene and the weights to make sure the polystyrene was not damaged). There are lots of glues that should do the job nicely.

n810 said:
Pps. also maybe a hot-knife for cutting (melting really) foam.
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If you're melting the foam, make sure you do it in a well ventilated area as it will release toxic fumes.
 
I did something similar with one of my Treemen, but I had him leaping into battlle off a rock (made of Pine Bark). The key with doing that was making sure that he was pinned and glued really well. I actually wound up using a little green stuff as well as super glue after pinning him because there was so much weight putting pressure on that connection.

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Chicken Lips said:
I did something similar with one of my Treemen, but I had him leaping into battlle off a rock (made of Pine Bark). The key with doing that was making sure that he was pinned and glued really well. I actually wound up using a little green stuff as well as super glue after pinning him because there was so much weight putting pressure on that connection.





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Great job on the treeman.
 
Thanks! Their my Birch Brothers! Sorry if I hijacked your thread a bit here, Fleetfiend! :(
 
Chicken Lips said:
Thanks! Their my Birch Brothers! Sorry if I hijacked your thread a bit here, Fleetfiend! :(
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Oh hey, no prob. It was worth a share! I have some imitation bark made of cork (that I got from a pet store... it was appropriately a shelter for reptiles!), that I use for rocks and the like and it works great. However for this project, I want it to look a bit more geometrical.

I went to Home Depot instead of lowes, and found some much better, pink insulation foam in more manageable sheets. It should work perfectly, if I can keep my hand steady enough to get some good carving.
 
ummm ... well cork is bark... from the cork tree. :writing:
 
n810 said:
ummm ... well cork is bark... from the cork tree. :writing:
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"umm... well" I didn't know that, thought it was just some sort of product made from soaking wood shavings in water to make it spongy. The bark I bought was advertised as being imitation. The more you know I guess. It's pretty cool stuff regardless, works great to look like rocks once painted.
 
Here's the result!

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I think it's a success! It's not 100% finished (I think I am going to cover up the Carno's foot-thing with moss), but the foam worked really well.

I had some trouble with the humidity in getting a smooth coat of primer, but I think it worked out to my benefit. It gave the stone a very cool worn look. Thoughts?
 
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