A perrenial problem, my friend. Its wonderful to see someone trying to make sense of the XPS market. The USA seem to be able to walk into stores and buy EVERYTHING [and not pay through the nose either]. The rest of us watch their videos and curse. Thanks again. Video Liked and Saved.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I knew some people couldn't easily get it but I had never understood what kind of % of people. So putting it all together made sense. thank you and good luck crafting :)

@jamesparkerone

7 ай бұрын

It's a definite ball ache in the uk. I'm going through it now. 😂

You listen to your community and you deliver!! :) thank you

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah I didn't have any plans to make this video but thought I would try and help if possible!

Well done mate. I've been eyeing up that yellow foam but wasn't sure. Really helpful info.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

ahh no problem, glad I could help :)

This is such a great, useful clip! Love it!

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I hope that is your real name :)

Cool video - thanks for helping us out getting the good stuff :)

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, I'll be happy if it helps just one person :)

Thanks for the information.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Always my pleasure :)

Properly useful this. Good lad.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Aboslutely my pleasure :)

Nice one, Jay. Good lookin' out

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully it will help some people :) Thanks

The stuff we can get in the US is ok, you can do a lot with it. It is very spongy though and it doesn't take to detail that well. I've been looking for a source of Styrodur or something comparable that isn't too costly for years. I'm hopeful about the new Army Painter stuff.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, the UK stuff is good but the surface is always a bit....like messy texture, but once cut it's all good.

Thanks that was helpful

in sweden the blue xps foam thats called xps300 is the cheapest one. the pink one is more expensive , then you have white one wich comes in the middle for pricing

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Oo that's interesting that you can get such a range. Great!

Thank I have been needing to get some. I have a question," how would you build a sliding metal gate"?

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

That's a bit difficult to answer, obviously if it is sliding you probably want to to be wedge in rather than glued in. Happy t o chat on discord or something. Thanks.

You can get the blue Dow XPS at Lowe's, at least at the one in San Diego. I know we have Lowe's across the country but their stock of it may vary

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, good stuff :)

If you cant find it in spain try going to Leroy Merlin on the construction part, im from portugal and bought a sheet there of the blue stuff for 2,50euro

@samsowden

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's where I got it. Leroy Merlin or Bricomart. Usually grey.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Is there any online link maybe?

Try 4 D model shop based in London UK . If you want a decent foam board with a face paper that comes off easily try Kappa Line . Again from the 4 D model shop . I use them and find them good .

Oh wow! I didn't realize that some people can't get XPS foam! I'm pretty lucky, its at most of hardware stores near me.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

yeah in the UK it is a rarity but you can find it but some places just nope

"Hey pet, I need you to appear in one of my videos." "Yeah sure thing, what do you need me to?" "Just stand on the landing with this giant foam board". Great video, keep up the great work!

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Accurate. The only thing is, I got her to do this like a year ago for another video and I just keep reusing the footage because it shows how big the foam is!

@ThatNathan

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone needs an attractive assistant to show things off

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatNathan Hmm I won't tell her that

@ThatNathan

3 жыл бұрын

@@TerrainMadeEasy you wouldn’t tell her she’s attractive? You monster

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatNathan can't let her get an ego :P

Amazing! Will see if the shipping is OK for Germany 😁

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

good luck :)

@SloveneAnon

2 жыл бұрын

If you're in Germany, any slightly larger Bauhaus should carry 1mx1,75m sheets of XPS in various thicknesses for cheap cheap prices. 4,99€ per board on a 5cm thickness IIRC.

@KolgartsMiniatures

2 жыл бұрын

@@SloveneAnon ah nice! I shall check my local OBI when I get the time, but think there's a larger one 🤔

Ya didn't think it was this hard to get in some countries, like you said here in north America we can buy sheets at the locale hardware stores.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

yeah it's common in a few places and in some places just not. I think it's all to do with like weather and probably like building laws etc. I was shocked at the poll results though, I honestly thought it would only be like 5% who couldn't

I have had good results (making buildings for wargaming) using 5mm foam with no paper backing supplied by BluefoamUK (it is actually a very dark grey colour but apparently it is the same as the blue stuff). I got mine via Amazon but at the moment they are only listing 20mm thick sheets and the company website only has 75mm-200mm sheets (production halted due to Covid and only now restarting).

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense, have you tried the ebay stuff? I will try and find a link though and add them

@mikesmith2905

3 жыл бұрын

@@TerrainMadeEasy Haven't tried ebay as haven't finished the 10 sheets I got to try - Someone got a new mattress that came in a rather large cardboard box, 5mm thick double walled, prefect.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesmith2905 ooo nice, I will try bluefoam at some point myself

I've been around every building suppliers in Barnsley. No joy. I'm trying laminate flooring firms nxt

Thank you! I can't get it where i live. They sell the ball stuff everywhere which is worse. Everytime i ask for it at home depot they try to give me fibreglass insulation foam which i don't want

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I understand that, Aliexpress and eventually asking your flgs for the army painter stuff might help you, hopefully it does but still no gurantee :)

@erickonnig3021

3 жыл бұрын

www.homedepot.com/s/insulation%2520foam%2520boards?NCNI-5

Even the Emperor uses metric :) If you can't find a place to buy XPS on the cheap see if there is someone who does either drywall work, or facade work or guys who install laminated floors. They will always have leftover XPS, since it's often used as insulating material and it needs to be cut to size (around windows and doors for example). You should be able to get those cutouts for practically nothing, since the guys will often just throw them away as junk.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

I think the thing is, in some countries they don't use xps for this job, generally if they do, the hardware store might sell it. But maybe there's some trade people who have special access so worth asking.

@justTJRoots

3 жыл бұрын

Only in certain countries, in the UK for example we almost exclusively use Celotex for this as it is much less flammable and is more environmentally friendly, use of polystyrenes such as XPS isn't expressly forbidden by building regs (probably will be soon) yet but using it would be really bad for the buildings fire safety rating.

@mikibabic8187

3 жыл бұрын

@@justTJRoots I see, thanks guys. I didn't know that such regulations existed. Here (Serbia) it's widely used both in and outside for insulation, usually under the brand name Austrotherm, and I usually get those leftovers from guys who work with the foam.

For the Aussies watching, $12.50 per sheet from Bunnings. They always have a full shelf of it, and if you buy 2x $25 it’s 2.4x1.2m in 30mm thickness :)

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, yes I have added that to the google doc but thank you :)

@itzrizzle8778

3 жыл бұрын

@@TerrainMadeEasy no worries wasn’t sure so thought I’d mention it :) keep up the good work! Ps. Took our idea of making mini terrain as a test to see if I still had the knack on some old cds, cane out better than expected 😆

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@itzrizzle8778 ooo nice, and it's all good about Bunnings, I'd rather be told twice than not told at all :) Whatever we can do to help people who don't know where to buy it

@tonymoto1188

Жыл бұрын

Bunnings used to sell Knauf xps which was good. The stuff sold now is Bastion and terrible.

Hi, terrain newbie here, does XPS foam melt/warp when sprayed with primer, varnish or other painting products?

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi. I suggest not spraying foam unless you know a bit about it because normal spray paint can melt foam. So it's actually the accelrant in the spray that will melt it, and technically you can spray at just the right distance to get the paint on the foam but not the stuff that will melt it, but I strongly suggest not doing this, at least at first. There are some sprays you can use but you often won't know what they are, but the army painter have made sprays specifically for this purpose - I had a look at them here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqOgmM6RgN23dqg.html Hope that helps.

@matiasyannuzzi9655

3 жыл бұрын

@@TerrainMadeEasy Thank you very much!

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@matiasyannuzzi9655 Good luck :)

Thanx

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Always my pleasure :)

Any fellow South Africans know where we can get xps foam? I've been searching for years and the cloasest i have ever gotten to it is using expanding foam and putting it in a sealed box.

I need thick foam 😭 do you know where to buy it please send link.

@jakevinas9209

Жыл бұрын

I want to make motorize surfboard

What annoys me is the prices they charge for this stuff. I went into a well known craft centre and they were charging nearly 20£ for a metre long sheet, it wasn’t anything special either. Even online I’ve found it to be quite expensive 🙄

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's the kind of material where prices vary wildly!

I bought my XPS at my local Home Depot for fairly cheap.

Guys, on a slightly different note, what glue do you use with XPS, I’m guessing it could have issues melting? 🤔👍

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

I normally would suggest pva or if you wanted to be fancy you can buy a glue that is basically like a foam and will stick stuff together, can't recall the name

@ShinyKnight13

3 жыл бұрын

@@TerrainMadeEasy Cheers! 👍

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShinyKnight13 No worries, good luck

In my country I can only find EPS foam.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Aliexpress can help there. Thought this depends on if you can import from China basically.

When you make a huge number mistake like saying 15 instead of 7, its good that you wrote it on the screen but you could also edit out the number with text to speak or just edit in you saying the correct figure instead :P probably better that way haha ;P

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

So I always have a dillema if I make a mistake I notice in editing, to reshoot is a pain because the audio won't sound the same and the lights and everything. And there is the time thing. I'll often correct one mistake with text but multiple I would reshoot.

@xCriticalStrikex

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the beauty of the text to speech. It sounds so ridiculous that its the perfect way to demonstrate a self admission of error in a comical way and its insanely fast to just drop the audio in* (*depending on the video editor you're using I guess.) Own those mistakes haha 😄

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@xCriticalStrikex It's not for me. rercorind is what I normally do but it often just feels awkward and goes against the flow. It's just a time thing really

I cant find foam board in italy. Even on amazon they want one of my lung.

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would try Aliexpress maybe, and soon army painter. And lt me know if you have success :)

@samsowden

3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried to search for cartone piuma?

@samsowden

3 жыл бұрын

Literally "featherboard"

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

@@samsowden If you have a link you could post on facebook I will add to the spreadsheet. Cool name for it!

@samsowden

3 жыл бұрын

I just googled the term on a hunch that they have the same name in Italian add in Spanish. It's not a brand name or anything.

Yes , metric is better 😂

@TerrainMadeEasy

3 жыл бұрын

This is the way