Foamcore can be used in many aspects of film making and model making. This particular model will be used on a Mordheim table.
Make a Miniature Foamcore Building – Steps
1 Trace out a pattern on the foamcore board. Use the measuring tape to ensure a flat edge, and draw the lines using a pencil. You can also print off a pattern or draw another pattern on a piece of paper, then trace it onto the foamcore.
If you’d like, you can create ragged edges as though the part of the “building” were destroyed or crumbling.
2. Cut out the pattern. Use your craft knife and cut along the lines. If you’ve created other pieces with sections that will represent other walls, you have a choice. Either cut them down the lines, but not all the way through, and bend them that way (filling in the gap with another material later), or cut through it and attach it using glue later.
3 Trace and cut out doorways and windows.
4 Get some matchsticks and cut them down to the size necessary. Glue the sticks to outsides of the doors and windows. This creates the frame for each.
5 Cut out more foamcore or use popsicle sticks, for the second story floor. Either way, using the pencil, draw the pattern that you want the floor to be in, and cut it out. If you decide on popsicle sticks, you’ll want to glue some “cross beams” onto one side. This will best allow them to stick together.
6 Glue the floor to the top of the building.
Make a Miniature Foamcore Building – Warnings
Never let children handle craft knives!
Make a Miniature Foamcore Building – Things You’ll Need
* Foamcore board
* Matchsticks
* Popsicle Sticks
* PVA Glue (”White” Glue)
* Craft Knife
* Tape Measure (for measuring to make the example pattern, you can also use a template)
* Pencil
