Terraining Day 08 – Foam Core Terrain Take 1

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Lately I’ve been craving a Skirmish level game.  I looked at Infinity and Malifaux and neither one appealed to me.  I stumbled upon MERCS right around the time their Kickstarter was ending and I ended up backing it because with all the stretch goals I was getting a shit ton of minis for free.

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One thing led to another and this weekend I drew up some plans to make foam core buildings for MERCS.  I figure these can be used in Warmachine just as easily (if not with as much density) so I’ll put them up on the site.

You can download a PDF templates for this building here: FCB1-Assembly

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12 thoughts on “Terraining Day 08 – Foam Core Terrain Take 1”

  1. Putting your engineering education to good use! I’m jealous… my education in Physics is really pretty useless when it comes to wargaming!

    Also, those houses look SWEET! I can’t wait to make a few of my own… I’m not sure how I’m going to paint them, but I suspect it’ll be good!

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  2. What do you use to cut your foamboard? i know this probably seems obvious, but when I tried with an xacto and a box cutter, both didn’t give me smooth cuts at all! :/

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    • I use a box cutter and a metal ruler for all the straight edges.
      There are some secrets I can share:
      -Make sure the blade is really sharp. I change the blade before every new project.
      -Use multiple passes to cut through the foam board.
      -Press lightly and let the blade do the work.
      -First cut should just cut through the top layer of paper on the foam board.
      -Most of my cuts take 2 or 3 passes to cut all the way through it depends on how sharp your blade is.
      -Again, press lightly and let the blade do the work.

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