Rather than keep hijacking JM's "working with foamboard" General thread, I figured I'd start my own. I'll post updates here, especially as I move toward new buildings and such.
I know this is a pretty basic level project compared to some of the dio masters here, but I'm happy with this proof of concept starting point, and will track my progress as I go.
The overall plan here - build facades with a realistic feel to them, to go over the many large toy boxes I have saved up over the years. Add them together, make streets and sidewalks and such, and have a modular play map that will fill up a ping pong table for pictures by me, and for playtime by my sons (and me
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I've posted a few city style play dates with my son in the past, just using the boxes as pretend buildings. This is intended to up the ante.
I'm using (testing I guess) techniques from JM's link in GC thread, and future additions will also use techniques learned over the years from watching Cap, enjoying the work of meddatron and Dr. Robert Strange, among other members, and also recent insight revealed by Stephen Hayford Plastics on Facebook.
Here is where I am so far on my first Foamboard building facade. Everything you see is pressed into the foam, then painted.
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you have now won more JCAs than anyone in the history of the award.
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You sir are the definition of a Renaissance Nerd... you do it all so damn well.