More on high density game terrain foam - base

[TheDean04]

Dude, I love your videos, just wish they were longer. Keep up the great work! You have a website? I have been making some terrain after watching some of your videos and wanted to send some pics to show you what I've done. Your an inspiration!

[thekamloopian]

Thanx for the good words. Yeah, I've several websites out there. You want the one called game-terrain. (info instead of com) or go to my main domain.

Type just the word kamloopian into your browser (address field at the top) hold down the Ctrl key and press the Enter key.

[DDDell111]

GREAT VIDEOS!

[licumprivetus]

it's blue and just a hair corser than the pink fome

I have a 5'/1.5'/1' peice and am hoping to make a mountain/ mines board

[licumprivetus]

I find big blocks on the beach by my house on quadra (B.C) after a big storm

[thekamloopian]

That's hillarious. Must be coming from docks being thrashed.

Are they mostly the white pebbly crap? I've seen interesting types some with really big foam pebbles.

[Zaphodox]

high density foam makes an amazing insulater and are used by fishermen to pack fish with ice mush when they are at sea - almost no other refrigeration is required in cooler climates to keep the fish fresh. Sadly fishermen are not always as caring of their environment as they could be and here in Hong Kong they are often just discarded.

The wildlife doesnt care (you will find all sorts of creatures make homes in the stuff) but it looks ugly as sin!

[SithWarrior9]

you should have startedfrom start and shown us how to make stand and made vid longer to show us how to make the post thing you menshened

[thekamloopian]

I have a couple playlists like that on my channel. ''walk throughs'' in real time

[Altier215]

i heard that stuff was toxic, is that true

[thekamloopian]

Yeah, you probably shouldn't smoke it.

[lukeluke0800]

btw can u use strong polystyrene?

[till357951]

your videos inspire me! thanks for making em'.

[Mickperry44]

im new to the carving stuff and i just found out that spray primer melts foam :/

Do you have any vids on how to paint this stuff?

[thekamloopian]

Yes, I 've put up a set of vids filmed in "real(ish) time" they are in the playlist called "40K Cathedral Ruins - real time - 30 vids"

The segments you want are the three or so numbered eps.18, 19, & 20

The best paint is the cheap $1/bottle acrylic stuff from the dollar store or craft section of ...

Bit of info on my website too.

[thekamloopian]

RE: COATING FOAM (prior to painting)

Search google for kamloopian goop -

1st link s/be my site - goop description, recipe and link to Materials and Supplies you can see the caulking, etc.

Basically it is a white glue (I use weldbond) mixed with an acrylic latex caulk, then add water (got to play with the ratios depending on what your coating) then add some plaster of paris to thicken (again add to taste)

I get the caulk at a Home Hardware and the glue and plaster of paris at Home Depot.

[thekamloopian]

I did the pencil comparison. Did a vid too (it will be up later). Anyway, a 1/2" thick piece 2" wide has approx. the same shore strength of a pencil.

[zelda95master]

what exactly is this foam called??? and can you compare the density of like the breaking to something that I could relate to... say a pencil???

[thekamloopian]

The pink stuff here is called - FOAMULAR® rigid foam insulation (made by Owens Corning). The blue stuff is called - STYROSPAN™ extruded polystyrene insulation (made by DOW).

Tougher than the white pebbly packing-type styrofoam. Pink is a bit tougher than the blue (denser). I think a length of the pink 30cm (12") and say 3cm x 3cm (1-1/4" x 1-1/4") would break like to a pencil. When carved to a thickness less than 1/2" (<12mm) I reinforce it with embedded toothpicks or bamboo skewers.

[zelda95master]

thanks for replying. last question. how much do you think it costs????

[thekamloopian]

After applying too many Canadian taxes, it works out to approx $6 per 1/2" thickness. It comes in 2 foot by 8 foot sheets. i.e (for me) a 1-1/2" thick piece costs approx $15-$18.

[garbageman51]

where could you buy this stuff?

[thekamloopian]

I get mine at Home Depot. Phone around to your building supplies stores and as about "rigid foam insulation"

[xnobox]

COOOOL MY BALLS ALLMOST EXPLODED!!!

[xDakkx]

LOLLSSSSS

[xxxAriusxxx]

Cool vid!