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Post by babybear on Aug 31, 2016 4:06:29 GMT -9
Would majority people prefer terrain that's designed for foam board inserts or is paper only the way to go. Ive seen people convert to foam but not sure if they the minority when comes to paper terrain.
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Aug 31, 2016 4:10:20 GMT -9
What kind of inserts? For tiles, I typically mount to foam board because it's sturdier. For most other things, I don't use foam board. Sometimes for props (like stairs) I'll add some foam board to add weight and rigidity, but usually the heavy photo paper I use is enough.
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Post by Vermin King on Aug 31, 2016 4:54:25 GMT -9
I don't do foam board at all. I have a tendency to reinforce with cereal box cardboard.
But I am probably in the minority
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Post by babybear on Aug 31, 2016 4:56:55 GMT -9
I was more referring to walls. Would add lot durability but don't know if most willing to pay the extra price for the foam. Was thinking of designing so person could use foam or not but figure they walls would just crush.
Could always design so have the option for flat or "foamable" walls but that is extra work that don't know if would pay off.
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Aug 31, 2016 4:59:12 GMT -9
I haven't had a need for foam core in any kind of walls. If you're into magnets and thin walls, some folks use foam core to allow a place to put the magnet.
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Post by andrax2000 on Aug 31, 2016 5:38:16 GMT -9
I'm working on something right now that will pretty much require foam board, although it could probably be adapted to bristol, or anything sufficiently rigid. So if the project you are working on uses foam board and it's a significant improvement of going paper-only, then I say go for it. If it's not a significant improvement, then it would probably be a tough sell.
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Post by cowboyleland on Aug 31, 2016 6:06:33 GMT -9
I, like Vermin King, default to cereal boxes (they're free!) if I need rigidity. I am thinking a card paper "X" made from the margins of the print out (also free!) would stop thicker walls from being crushed. Edit: Easier and better than an "X" would be a zig-zaggy thing.
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Post by oldschooldm on Aug 31, 2016 7:24:09 GMT -9
I like Matt Board - it is stiff, comes in black-core (less edging), and is much easier to to cut. :-)
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Post by wyvern on Sept 6, 2016 3:37:12 GMT -9
Foam board can add an interesting extra thickness to walls - and also floors (it's an easy way to add sunken or raised floor areas, for example) - but I find it can be quite flimsy and prone to crushing accidents, which is irritating, as well as adding a degree of extra, fixed, bulk which isn't always useful. In general, I tend to use mountboard (aka matte or matt board in US English) for floors/floor tiles only, because it makes them much more robust. For walls, I use either simple double-sided flats, or empty 3D boxes where I need thickness without extra weight. In terms of model design, it's perhaps better to provide people with wall flats without adding a fixed wall thickness element (unless you're specifically creating a model that needs such, like bravesirkevin's Humble Hovel, say). Then people can add whatever wall thickening structure they wish, if any. Some downloadable paper models are designed to have their printed surface sheets fixed to cardboard of different, often very specific, thicknesses - Scalescenes British-style railway-scale buildings are the ones I'm most familiar with, but there are others. This makes the finished models very robust, but also adds weight and permanency which not all paper modellers will appreciate. So there are plenty of options to consider. Plus I like tinkering around with models, so am probably not the most typical person to advise
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Post by berneart76 on Sept 6, 2016 3:50:49 GMT -9
I usually mount my bases on mount ( or mat) board for bases and cereal boxes or posterboard for other stiffening like a lot of others do. I like the mat/mount board for the same reasons as oldschooldm, it comes in a variety of colors, and actually you can get it in different thicknesses as well. I'm busy working on a press for mine to keep it stored pressed horizontally, as it does tend to pixk up a curve to it if stored vertically for a length of time.
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