Hobby Lab: Creating City Roads & Blocks Part 1
May 23, 2014 by lloyd
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awesome, last video i asked for roads, i get roads, now what to ask for next….?
Ask for asteroids 😉
You can get cream for that
I would like to see a X-wing scale DeathStar. kkthx. Ok, fine…asteroids then.
Good call on using the diagonal roads, I recently planned out a 4×4 Cyberpunk-themed board in Sketchup (for Infinity, Pulp City, RPGs and so on) and I’ll be sure to use this method for creating the raised sections of the city.
Can you include the cost and or brands(floor tiles) used? I would love to get my local gaming club playing on these but the owner needs to see everything up front first. If I can show him enough of the steps and materials used he will sometimes go out a do it just because he wants to see if he can.
Cost: Cheapest you can find
Brand: Cheapest you can find
😉
If you in the UK you can get the in the £1 store, I would imagine it’s the same all over 🙂
What size Foam core are you using is that the A3 size.
@tanya it’s A1 I believe and then we cut it down to size
Looking at this u could just do it modula for storage and then have it difrant any time by not glueing it on a board
Correct 🙂
The studio is a bit wierd as its easier for us to store an 8 x 4 at the moment than lots of bits 🙂
Can i ask where did you get the foam board from also would it be possible to use a brown floor tile and use this method for a more fantasy feel board tile.
u can pick up some sheets of amazon
Also meant to say love this video and it should read foam core not foam board my bad. Just curios where did you get it from and what size is it.
Gotta love Hobby Lab.
Great Lads, Ive been waiting for ya to do an urban bombed out board. Ill be getting on with one of these whenever I finish “My” garage. Thanks and well done as always lads.
that looks so cool! wonder if using cream tiles you could make a kind of greek temple look for historical games or maybe godslayer?
That is a fantastic idea!
Love Hobby Lab, made the barb wire and hedgerows so far. The barb wire is superb. Looking forward to the one on trees. Keep up the good work guys.
What did you guys use for the base? Plywood, particle board?
Same question, what’s the board itself made from? Do you brace it?
@thogar @dragosani
In this case it’s an 8×4 sheet of 9mm MDF – Although we do like to use Malaysian Plywood (Same Thickness)
We don’t brace them as they have never needed it. There is a bit of flex in the board, but its never caused us any issues. (and we like to keep it simple)
Good vid, will eventually get round to making a round board that sits on top of my oak table.
Put on hand lotion before using superglue and it will help not peeling chunks of flesh off.
My Foam core is on order from our favorite online ordering warehouse. 10 sheets of A1 for £36 seams to be a fair price.
Cool tutorial again, can’t wait to see part two! 🙂
Great tutorial guys, loving the idea of making a city board. Think, because of space limitations, I may have to use a dark grey felt for the roads and run strips of Velcro on the bottom of the boards so I can dismantle it easily. Also I believe the tiles may have a pressure sensitive adhesive on them so if you use a heavy book to hold them down (or push down hard) they will likely bond and you can skip the glueing. As I am fortunate enough to have access to a laser I may even etch mdf for… Read more »
No Fair!!!!
We want a fancy laser!!! 😉
We could then demand a BEEELLLIIIOOONNN Dollars!!!!!! 😉
Note about the laser though: Everything could end up being a little bit too even, but it would be very hard wearing.
Interesting stuff about pressure Activated Glue – I’ve never heard of that before! – Will look into it 🙂
OK. I am sold. Going to try making this kind of terrain. DIY store, here I come!
Thanks guys, Hobby Lab is the best part of BoW in my opinion.
I’ve done multiple modular board layouts, and the constant problem is warpage. Even after I stopped using white glue, just painting can easily warp a hardboard tile. I don’t think foamcore is any better in this respect.
Any tips on getting the color down without causing warpage?
Spray, I use an airbrush for almost everything nowadays, you can pick up hobby kits featuring brush and silent compressors on Amazon New for £50 or there abouts.
When using it to paint or varnish board or card I get little to no warping if I keep the layers thin (tip, keep a hair dryer handy, thin coat, quick blast with dryer, thin coat, rinse and repeat, you won’t then have to leave it to dry, clean the airbrush etc between coats).
Hope that helps
(sorry multiple posts, should read fully before posting!)
As for sticking down, spray adhesives I find result in very little warping. Good double sided tape is also worth a look, not cheap perhaps but I used it to lay out a lot of my worldworks games floor tiles with no warping problems.
Morning all, amazed by how simple all this seems, am looking to replicate similar design on 4 smaller 2’x4′ boards that can be arranged for 40k, mercs etc. Will also be easier for me to store. A question regarding the belt sander paper, you can buy it in 100mm or 75mm widths. Which one did you use? If your taking requests on terrain pieces I’d love to see how you tackle craters and ruined buildings both. Video wise I’d love to see you do it the diy beasts of war way first then a quick look through pre made alternatives… Read more »
I used these same tiles to make my roads and rivers 🙂 posted it up on the Beasts of War Facebook 🙂 not as detailed as these but always good to try new terrain tips 🙂
Cool video. I’ve just started a similar project aimed at Dropzone Commander for a ‘city board’. I really like the idea of having ‘boards’ to play on rather than cloths. I’ve had to make mine transportable, so I can take them down to our club to play on and a bit more generic, as I want to use them as a bases for another ruin/over grown city board, as well as being able to scale it up to use with 15mm games as well.Started doing a 4’X4′ board, but ended up with a 10’X4′ set to give me a lot… Read more »
Really loving the hobby lab series so far guys. Excellent ideas all around!
When is part 2 coming???