Editor in Chief Bill | 05 Jan 2012 5:53 a.m. PST |
Do you mount your paper building models on foamcore bases? |
Greylegion | 05 Jan 2012 6:03 a.m. PST |
No, but when I read the title I thought, Cool someone is mounting figures on foamcore bases. I never would have thought of that. Maybe I did just think of it. |
Skeptic | 05 Jan 2012 6:09 a.m. PST |
Not the Sankei ones, since they have internal structures and are made of a sort of thin board, but that seems like a good idea for ordinary paper models. |
Luckyjoe | 05 Jan 2012 6:34 a.m. PST |
I had too much trouble with warping using foamcore for building bases, especially larger buildings. Now I use either MDF or vinyl floor tiles. |
PapaSync | 05 Jan 2012 6:46 a.m. PST |
Are vinyl floor tile rigged enough? Is there any special brand you use or just what ever on sale at Home Depot? :) |
Dynaman8789 | 05 Jan 2012 6:55 a.m. PST |
I use foam paper plates (really!, buy a whole stack of them from Sams club). Cut two of them to shape, then cut the "top" one again, down the middle or however you want the mini to sit. glue the two halves of the top one onto the bottom one. Slide paper mini into the slot
For flat counters I use the cheapest vinyl tile at Home Depot (36 cents at my local one) with the sticky backing. Print out the minis, stick them on the back of the vinyl tile, and cut. I use a cutting board but scissors work too. I don't use foam core since I have never had any luck cutting the stuff. |
boy wundyr x | 05 Jan 2012 7:36 a.m. PST |
I haven't yet, but I have TVAG's pulp city and interiors to do someday, and the plan/recommendation is for foamcore. |
Thomas Whitten | 05 Jan 2012 8:00 a.m. PST |
No, but when I read the title I thought, Cool someone is mounting figures on foamcore bases. I never would have thought of that. IIRC, the old TSR ruleset Battlesystem recommended mounting figures on foamcore. I may, in fact, still have some based that way but most were moved to plastic or metal bases. As far as the question goes, I no longer use paper buildings. |
Parzival | 05 Jan 2012 8:01 a.m. PST |
I used cheap, Dollar Tree foam core to make bases for some paper flats from the Junior General web site. I cut a slit in one side, painted the bases black with acrylic craft paint, and slid the flats into the slots I had made. Easy to do and worked just fine for a quick project. I haven't used foam core to base paper buildings, but that's not a bad idea. |
jerardad | 05 Jan 2012 9:02 a.m. PST |
I use foam core for basing just about all of my buildings and elements. Very cost effective and haven't had warping issues yet(been doing it for a number years now). |
Eclectic Wave | 05 Jan 2012 9:16 a.m. PST |
Foam Core base for the buildings
I lkie that idea. |
The Virtual Armchair General | 05 Jan 2012 10:28 a.m. PST |
As alluded to above, I highly recommend it for both basing and backing card stock. I'm not saying it's the best material in the world--I don't know what that would be--but it works very well, and with a judicious use of weights (books, etc) laid over large pieces after gluing, I don't find any problems with warping. It's cheap, has the advantage of it's base color also being between the plastic faces, and coming out well when used with a paper cutter. Not very good for small, fiddly pieces (I think individual figure bases would tend to be bent), but just the ticket for large projects like "Mean Streets," "Mean Sets," "B'hoys Towne," etc. My conjoined centimes. TVAG |
Altius | 05 Jan 2012 12:46 p.m. PST |
I made a bunch of paper buildings to represent a remote planetary outpost (Using the Worldworks "Mars Station" set, which I think may now be OOP) and mounted all of the buildings, landing pad, storage tanks, etc on foamcore bases. To be accurate, the building walls are actually foamcore sheets with the paper terrain used as skin to give it character. After mounting them on the bases, I did the whole terrain spiel with rock and gravel "flocking" and assorted doodads such as metal ladders and barrels and boxes. I think they came out nicely and I want to do some more (They are super cheap 'n easy while still looking nice). They've gone through several games already, and I have found that the foamcore is sturdy but still looks good after repeated usage and a year's worth of storage in my game room. I do have concerns about foamcore's long-term ability to maintain, so I may do the next ones with plywood bases or something else. |
RavenscraftCybernetics | 05 Jan 2012 1:53 p.m. PST |
I have mounted my street tiles on foamcore but not the buildings. |
EarhornJones | 05 Jan 2012 2:57 p.m. PST |
Yep. I've been doing it for years, and never had a problem. Especially with things like the excellent Dave Graffam Games models, it just makes the entire model feel more substantial. |
Luckyjoe | 05 Jan 2012 7:53 p.m. PST |
@Papasync: I use whatever's on sale. Just picked up 12 @ 59 cents each for 1 foot by 1 foot. They're ebout 3mm thick. I try to keep the footprint small because they can get bendy. However, that's usually not a problem because I almost always have a floor made of Hirst Arts bricks or popsicle sticks glued to the base. That strengthens them a lot. And they're very strong for small bases. |
ScottWashburn | 06 Jan 2012 5:05 a.m. PST |
I typically use 1/8" hardboard for my bases. This is sturdy, protects the buildings, and gives them enough weight not to get knocked around on the game table. Scott Washburn PaperTerrain |