How to make a realistic model brick wall out of polystyrene foam board

Step by step instruction on how to shape polystyrene foam board to make a realistic model brick wall.

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  • @kvppvk
    @kvppvk4 жыл бұрын

    🇬🇧 Finally a series of diy ‘model railway type’ modelling videos for slot car layouts. Great series. Thanks for all your time and effort. 👍

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @Muddytrickle
    @Muddytrickle9 ай бұрын

    Incredible all that you are sharing is like a lifetime of learning. I still don't have anything but I have watched 4 or 5 of your videos already. You make it seem as though anyone can do it. The true mark of an expert. You make it look easy!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊, I believe everyone has the ability to do it. The main key is to take your time and enjoy the process.

  • @edteach3r
    @edteach3r2 жыл бұрын

    Man, you are a true artist, Sir. Thanks for sharing the whole procedure. Every time you start a project, I am doubtful as to the success of the outcome (ripping that wall freaked me out!); only to be gobsmacked at the end. Please keep ‘em coming!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    😆… thank you Eddie… and I’ll do my best at keeping the videos coming

  • @Kojas
    @Kojas2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work ! Thanks for sharing!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Koias

  • @konradyearwood5845
    @konradyearwood58453 жыл бұрын

    The essence of great design. Simplicity.

  • @b63361
    @b633613 жыл бұрын

    Gives me some great ideas. Thanks Boone.! Have fun! If I go to this level I'll post pics thanks to you!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the compliment and I hope to see what you come up with

  • @mikemueller1686
    @mikemueller1686 Жыл бұрын

    You make this look so easy. Thanks for pointing out the minor mistake when you were burning the lines to outline the brick. This proves that it’s not perfect and even you make mistakes. But you just kept doing your magic and the final product blends perfectly into the rest of the raceway scenery. That’s killer kine skills brotha. 😎🤙

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mike, it’s all about taking a big breath and not rushing your project. That’s 90% of it.

  • @guttaguttawilliams622
    @guttaguttawilliams6223 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing you’re knowledge, much appreciated ...I watch a video a day

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @Mokkers_stuff
    @Mokkers_stuff3 жыл бұрын

    Another great tip! Thanks!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, glad you like it..

  • @5ithma5tah
    @5ithma5tah4 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed, awesome stuff man

  • @charlesandre2698
    @charlesandre26982 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video Boone…..using this as a tool to build a tunnel on my model motoring layout…. Thanks Charlie

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s great… thank you Charles

  • @wcbassler
    @wcbassler3 жыл бұрын

    I made a block textured wall similarly years ago for an aquarium. To get a natural look I diluted some 5000psi concrete mix and brushed it lightly to just fill all the little cracks. When it dried I put a slightly thicker coat on for the texture. The best thing was I didn't have to paint. I like the sheet rock mud idea. Seems like it's safer for collisions.

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Darth Hylian .... it’s hard to beat the real thing....

  • @trevatkin4869
    @trevatkin4869 Жыл бұрын

    Just amazing!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Trev

  • @nja3224
    @nja32243 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @marcushasse1896
    @marcushasse18964 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks a lot for the great video! I am thrilled how you have made this wall, it borders on magic! I'm totally thrilled, I hope that I can translate all the materials correctly into German, so that I can buy the right stuff - I have to try it out!

  • @jurgenihlau4052

    @jurgenihlau4052

    4 жыл бұрын

    Polystyrol

  • @majorpayne4098
    @majorpayne40983 жыл бұрын

    THAT looks Grrreat!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Chip

  • @benporter6576
    @benporter65763 жыл бұрын

    Boone, this is a great channel, thanks for all the craft tips!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ben

  • @benporter6576

    @benporter6576

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BoonesSlotCarGarage I am stocking up on foams and supplies...I am about to do a complete do over! I have an awesome 70ft layout with lights, but I have finally grown tired of seeing wires, and guardrail gaps. My current bridges and supports I made with cardboard, which are wonderfully functional, but who wants to look at cardboard? (plastic in this link) imgur.com/gallery/6w58Mft . Although I love my 3d printed borders, I am replacing all of them with the exception of the hairpin section. That middle bridge and ramp with the 45 is going to get the wall treatment. The big 180 with the hairpin inside - spray foam rocks in and out. I am increasing elevation by about an inch, and I will also bend the last straight coming down to eliminate the natural joint angle problem. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration, but I think I will be in racing withdrawal by the time I am done.

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@benporter6576 very cool Ben, you have a lot of work to do. You will need to show me your progress as you go , I really enjoy watching layouts come together.

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@benporter6576 if you have a Facebook page, I have a group that is made for my KZread channel, it called , Boones slot car garage. Or just click on the link that is in the banner at the top of my KZread channel. It will take you directly to it. It’s devoted to everything slot car related and I encourage people to share their pictures and etc.... thank you again Boone

  • @markharney5158
    @markharney5158 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice tutorial

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mark

  • @djangofreeman5085
    @djangofreeman50853 жыл бұрын

    I Concur, "Thanks for all your time and effort. 👍"! This is good for me, just getting into slot car tracks. U've got some AWESOME ideas like that Guardrail system as well as the Spray foam. What I'd like to see is a crash wall / barrier to protect the grandstand, pit row / lane. Then, the application of your crash fence can be attached to that. Or, how well does this polystyrene bend and how thin can it get? Thanks Boone for this video series!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Django, and welcome to the world of slot cars. I plan on making a video covering this very subject very soon. And yes, you can bend the polystyrene to work for crash wall very easily.

  • @djangofreeman5085

    @djangofreeman5085

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BoonesSlotCarGarage Thanks, it's been fun so far! But, I have a twist to it, I also wanna put the Evergreen Plastic Styrene over that and I know from past usage of the stuff I can easily bend a thin sheet of that. It's Because I want to put up a fence also in front of my pit row @ the start / finish line.

  • @b4retina1977
    @b4retina19772 ай бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to do this. Although the video is 3yrs old, it is still an awesome reference on how to manipulate foam board. I'm just getting into the hobby so I'm soaking this up. Thanks! As a follow-up question, how could you do this technique for the backside of a banked turn.. I'm struggling to envision how to get the foam board to curve.

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, 😊 if you want to create a brick wall for a corner you would need to cut reliefs to allow it to bend. Or you could make the wall in sections and then create the Brick work

  • @b4retina1977

    @b4retina1977

    2 ай бұрын

    @@BoonesSlotCarGarage thank you.

  • @Pettson-on4sv
    @Pettson-on4sv11 ай бұрын

    Wow thank you!!! =)

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    11 ай бұрын

    😂 your welcome Pettson

  • @waynewootton5385
    @waynewootton53853 жыл бұрын

    man you do some crazy stuff and it looks great you must stay up all night and think about all this stuff i seen your other videos i hope your mom and dad didn't pay for schooling if they it pay off great job boone this stuff you do when your poor it's a wonder a toy tycoon has not copy the stuff you make great stuff i do the same stuff with trains i love it

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Wayne... lol thank you for your comment, I try to show ways of doing things that don’t break your wallet and look good. And yes my brain is always working on different things I can do... it’s a sickness , hahaha .... thank you again Boone

  • @scooterdoughmas3012
    @scooterdoughmas30123 жыл бұрын

    totally wicked thanks for sharin boone a must do lub scooter d

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Scooter , and thank you for watching

  • @MrHelfyr
    @MrHelfyr2 жыл бұрын

    Boone. Thanks for for your great videos. Would you recommend a plywood or mdf base for a track setup? Thanks in advance.

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks buddy… either one works great. MDF is the better way to go . It tends to have a bit more sound absorbing qualities 😂. And it is a nice smooth surface to lay track. Only downside of MDF is that it is heavy and it doesn’t have the structural strength of plywood, so you are going to need to build a nice support structure for your table .

  • @TheKiaiKid
    @TheKiaiKid3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Boone. I just recently got my 1st scalextric Track. Ive been watching your vids and they are awesome. I've used this styro for 3D in tank aquarium backgrounds in the past,coating them with Drylok water sealant instead of drywall mud. But I'd love to try out your total method here for my Scale driving experience Track scene. I would really love to find out exactly what type of paint it is your using on this method. I've recalled you mention the colors. but not the type and brand of paint. Thanks a million for making it easy for us hobbyists new to slot racing to get some great info on scene building. You rock!!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you John, one of the nice things about the drywall joint compound is that it is inexpensive and it works great... plus it is very easy to use. The paint that I’m using is acrylic. It’s water based and you can find it at any craft store or store that carries crafting supplies... as far as the brand, I stay away from the very cheep stuff , not that it makes much of a difference on the painting of the foam, but it does when I use it for other finer details on figures, etc... so instead of having multiple different brands of the same colors I try to keep it simple.. thank you again for your comment and questions... glad you are enjoying the videos and feel free to shoot me a question anytime you like , I’ll do my best to help or help you find the answers. I do have a Facebook group for this channel. If you click on the link on the banner for this channel it will take you there. It is set up for anything slot car related. I post what I’m working on for future videos and it’s and open group so others can post there layouts and the like.... thank you again Boone

  • @TheKiaiKid

    @TheKiaiKid

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BoonesSlotCarGarage Awesome. thank You Boone for such a great reply..I'll follow that link asap..

  • @boberkman1677
    @boberkman16774 жыл бұрын

    Great idea, subscrbed. What type of solder station you using and what watt setting

  • @gadushholl3469

    @gadushholl3469

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think that's a 50watt. But depending on the board you are using, you could draw with a soft pencil instead of a soldering iron. The pencil will put texture on the board as well.

  • @MeGolf92
    @MeGolf929 ай бұрын

    Just started following. I enjoy your tutorials. On this video I noticed the fence. Did you scratch build?

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊, yes , the crash fence is scratched built. I have two different videos that cover how to build.

  • @MeGolf92

    @MeGolf92

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I’ll look for them. Keep up the tutorials!

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MeGolf92 thanks 😊

  • @Scale_Slotcars_Latvia
    @Scale_Slotcars_Latvia7 ай бұрын

    Hey Boone 😊 great post ....something I will definitely be doing .Thank you for showing us how its done .can I ask you what paint you use ? Is it water colour, matt,vinyl ,acrylic, oil ? Thank you 😊 ps ...I understand If you dont answer this after you jumped off your ladder last week 🫢(cant be doing stuff like this mate !)😉...hope your on the mend ...Harry

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    7 ай бұрын

    😂 yes ladder gymnastics is not a good sport for me 😂… I can’t seem to get down the dismount 😂…. Thanks Harry… the paint I use is acrylic , and it doesn’t have to be the expensive stuff. I have found the cheapest acrylic paint works better than the expensive ones for most scenery applications. I believe it has to do with the grinding process of the pigment of the paint. Higher quality paints are generally smoother than cheaper ones. But believe it or not the inconsistency of the grind of the cheaper brands seem to enhance certain aspects that make painting the scenery easier. , sorry for the long reply 😂. Doctors have me on pretty good meds while I heal up 😂. But thank you again and hope this helped.

  • @Scale_Slotcars_Latvia

    @Scale_Slotcars_Latvia

    7 ай бұрын

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage that perfect ,thank you for your Reply I will start looking out for Acrylic paints in my little towns hardware store 🙂 I will definitely be doing some Walsall in a similar style so thanks once again for your great fountain of knowledge to us modelers 🤗...Harry

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Scale_Slotcars_Latvia your welcome

  • @Evoskylution17
    @Evoskylution173 жыл бұрын

    I want to see the cars racing on the track

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes,,,, me too,,, I have been working on that video for awhile now. Having some issues with my mini camera, but I hope I can get it up soon... thank you

  • @aloysiusjones3985
    @aloysiusjones39853 жыл бұрын

    ...a 1 cm spread. I don’t hear “out and about”. US or Canada? I don’t care either this is very enjoyable to watch.

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Nick.... I have the bricks at a 1 inch spread .... or a 2.5 cm spread ... hope this answers your question and thank you again for watching

  • @eduardomalcom2228
    @eduardomalcom2228 Жыл бұрын

    Mr. Boones, with which you glue the polystyrene sheets together.

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    Жыл бұрын

    I use PVA , or wood glue. If your in a rush you can use hot glue , but the polystyrene foam will melt some when using it so be aware

  • @eduardomalcom2228

    @eduardomalcom2228

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BoonesSlotCarGarage Tks, Master

  • @eduardomalcom2228

    @eduardomalcom2228

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BoonesSlotCarGarage Mr. Bonnes.. Two doubts... 1- The Joincompound serves to give texture according to and understood, but also helps the paint to fit correctly. 2- you can apply the paint on the polystyrene without applying the Joincompound, does it work well?

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eduardomalcom2228 you can , but the joint compound also works as a primer for the polystyrene. If you just paint without using it the paint coverage is not the best

  • @riflemanslament9594
    @riflemanslament95942 жыл бұрын

    Helm's Deep

  • @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    @BoonesSlotCarGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    😆