Making Cobblestone Roads for Models Using Styrofoam
There are a number of ways of creating cobblestone/brick roads for use in dioramas, game terrain, and for scale model display stands. These days, lots of hobbyists are using plastic patterned rollers that you can buy or 3D print and press the stone design into sheets of thin sytrofoam.
In this Night Shift video, master modeler Martin shows off the magic achieved using the old fashion method of carving each stinkin’ brick into the foam by hand. The results speak for themselves.
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