Monte Castello Real Estate

Arcuballis wrote:

... planned!

Ha! no planning here...move along. I basically have an idea and start hacking.

(That's why most of my buildings are 20mm too tall for my storage boxes.)

blessed knight wrote:

For HellspawN... Pink insulation foam as raised levels, stairs and chimneys. cut to shape then small sections are cut away with a scalple to represent brken plaster. Brickwork is then drawn on with a pencil.

Okay, thanks... but... pink insulation foam is white inside? It looks white...
Have you got painted pictures of the kind of houses? This must look nice!

I tried tu use blue insolation foam to make such pieces but this is too soft. When a brutal friend put a mini on it, the ground keeps shape of the base... is the pink foam harder? Or am I just dumb?

HellspawN wrote:

blessed knight wrote:

For HellspawN... Pink insulation foam as raised levels, stairs and chimneys. cut to shape then small sections are cut away with a scalple to represent brken plaster. Brickwork is then drawn on with a pencil.

Okay, thanks... but... pink insulation foam is white inside? It looks white...
Have you got painted pictures of the kind of houses? This must look nice!

I tried tu use blue insolation foam to make such pieces but this is too soft. When a brutal friend put a mini on it, the ground keeps shape of the base... is the pink foam harder? Or am I just dumb?

it's like a very salmony skin tone, the white areas is just normal foamcard.

you have to be careful when buying foams. i've noticed basic white style expanded foam being coloured in various DIY stores. Pink foam is quite hard to cut. (the GW foam cutter struggles to cut it)

That looks fantastic, I love all of the arches and stairs. Brickwork looks good too.

blessed knight wrote:

the gaming surface coming together...

Holy Cow!

....so cool

Gorgeous. Love the depth that the multiple levels creates. Great detail as well.

This looks absolutely awesome!

When you use a pencil to make the bricks and stone effects, are you pressing hard enough to dent the foam, or is it more just drawn and thats it done?

Do you paint the foam (for the brick and stone effects) and if so is that before or after you use the pencil?

Sorry if these are silly questions, I would just love to be able to do something even half as well as you have and what I am trying looks very bad so far.

Darkfury wrote:

This looks absolutely awesome!

When you use a pencil to make the bricks and stone effects, are you pressing hard enough to dent the foam, or is it more just drawn and thats it done?

Do you paint the foam (for the brick and stone effects) and if so is that before or after you use the pencil?

Sorry if these are silly questions, I would just love to be able to do something even half as well as you have and what I am trying looks very bad so far.

ta.

the pencil (or can be Biro too) dents the foam. then the piece gets painted. images attached so far, are all unpainted.

the plan is to get the ball rolling on this again soon. (with actual Painted images)

I hate you.
You left me speechless enough to decide to have a try and do something similar...someday.

Thanks again for the info and tips BK!.

I tried yesterday using the pen and it is looking brilliant already, much better than when I tried a pencil as it would not dent enough or I broke the lead.

@drakkol: Do It!

I can just say fantastic buildings

PS. Wat do you use to do the brick walls?

Essmir.wolf wrote:

I can just say fantastic buildings

PS. Wat do you use to do the brick walls?

its the pink insulation foam, with a thin layer cut off, the detailed with pencil

When I see work such as these, it makes me want to quit my job, lock myself up in my game/hobby room and spend the rest of my life painting miniatures and putting them in an appropriate setting using terrain pieces as beautiful as yours!

I cant wait to see this marvelous creation sport some color...

Dreng Tromm wrote:

When I see work such as these, it makes me want to quit my job, lock myself up in my game/hobby room and spend the rest of my life painting miniatures and putting them in an appropriate setting using terrain pieces as beautiful as yours!

I cant wait to see this marvelous creation sport some color...

Yep, same here!

But don't tell my boss!

Joao

Wonderful idea. Such stands up to the house are introducing the third dimension. I is congratulating on the idea and talent.

some Realm of Battle MDF work...

FOAMtastic mate!
Your stonework and tiling is really impressing!

some more Mordheim terrain...WIPS





Once this is built, i start texture and paint!

VERY IMPRESSIVE as always, b.k.! You come up with some BEAUTIFUL & IMAGINATIVE pieces. I look forward to your updates. Keep up the SPLENDID WORK!

What wonderfull foam carving you do! Excellent work, sir, excellent.

I was so amazed when I first saw your work that I even forgot to post. Ever since I am coming back daily to admire your work! So remarkable and so inspiring!

You have a real knack for this! Keep the pics coming!

You sir, make breathtaking terrain! The detail is amazi.... sorry, i'm speechless.

more WIP

More amazing builds.