@@FelixSteffensen Thanks for dropping by, and great suggestion! I have some scatter terrain plans in mind for the future, I'll see if I can showcase some of it.

This was really clever. We're gunna see a LOT of people in the game terrain hobby copy this.

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Nice When U Salimg Me One?

Not sure if you will see this but could you give an update on how well the EVA has stayed on the matt? and whether you have a preference for long term survivability?

A bit too clickbait maybe? I feel like it delivers pretty well. 😜

@@KnarbMakes No. It's perfectly normal for KZfaq. Since I've never seen this before, you have a right to punch up the title.

For real. This video is superb quality. No BS man. Great production value, great presentation. I aspire to be this good one day.

Thanks Emil!

Mine too!

It's my favorite part of the build. I got a heat gun just for this.

Thank you! 😊

You can absolutely do cobblestone/brickwork patterns and wood grain instead of what I carved up!

You can get it at any craft store. Look for "Craft Foam" in the kids crafting section.

Thank you kindly!

🤘

Thanks for watching!

Thanks Todd!

Thanks, hope this gets more people making battle mats!

More to come!

Wow, thanks!

Thanks. I had a lot of fun making it!

Thanks so much!

Glad you enjoyed it!😀

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I ALSO CAN'T FIND A WAY TO TURN OFF CAPS LOCK!

It's a super popular/old technique used in the prop making world. They love EVA foam for crafting all that costume stuff. Probably used in movie industry too.

Absolutely, hope it was useful for others to learn from my mistakes.

I've seen other KZfaq videos covering the topic quite well for desert boards. Here's one of my favourites from Eric's Hobby Workshop: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sMBoarCArN-xiWQ.html

@@KnarbMakes thanks, I did see his, it’s more flat tho, like u said in this one they just aren’t “3D” enough for my liking... I’m wondering if the rocks and stuff could be built up, even just a lil bit using eva foam like u did on this one, maybe add the cracks like u did with the roads also! 🤔 I think it could look really good, but still be soft enough to roll away 🤷‍♂️😊

​@@JakeDogg-RIP Oh I see what you mean. Yeah that's very doable. One tip I saw someone doing (I forget who now) if you want some easy 3D elevation across an existing battle mat, is just put some pairs of socks underneath at various spots. It creates these subtle rolling hills which work well for natural landscapes.

@@KnarbMakes that’s a good idea but subtle rolling hills aren’t as appealing as jagged rocks and cliffs etc 😉😊

Thanks for watching!

I mess up so you don't have to!

Thanks, Glad you found it enjoyable! More awesome builds coming up!

Great tip!

I plan on making a fantasy/medieval mat in the future. Stay tuned!

@@KnarbMakes Thats awesome, Thank you! Your channel is pure gold, i am sure it will grow quickly! would be great to see also some water effects tutorials like these ones: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7KjgM5ntZrQlmQ.html

It's my favorite part!

Thanks for tuning in! Hope to see other people give this a try.

Thanks for the continued support Ryan. This is one of my favorite builds so far.

@@KnarbMakes this completely blew me away! The possibilities are endless!!!!!

Thanks Franky! You can totally adapt this to any kind of texture you can think of.

@@KnarbMakes you should try to colab with Franky d crafter 🤣

@@FrankyDCrafter Interest in doing a build with me? I have some ideas floating around I think you would like. Shoot me an email or Instagram DM, not quite sure how to reach you.

Yeah, going from an initial idea to a final product has some ups and downs, and experimenting with different materials, glues and ways to combine them is always going into uncharted territories.

Go for it!

That's where I picked it up from! We need to use it more in terrain building.

@@KnarbMakes do you know if EVA will take patterns from rollers pretty effectively? I mean the terrain rollers from places like greenstuffworld or etsy.

@@BattleHardenedGames it can, but you need to heat the EVA first before rolling. And them take care afterwards as the pattern can be lost if you heat it again. Press really hard and maybe score some of the lines with a blade afterward to make them more pronounced.

EVA is starting to be one of my new favorite materials.

Happy to see it! Thanks for watching.

I used to play a lot more fantasy setting stuff, it's fun to tackle on crisp lines and futuristic materials.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks 👍

Thanks, I hope it helps others make stuff armed with knowledge 😀

Thanks Darius! Hope you can get the vaccine soon! Thanks for watching.

Thank you for the kind words!

Id love to see your take on this for a fantasy setting.

Someone else suggested shoe strings in a comment thread! Really good ideas coming out this comment section. Thanks for watching!

That's great to hear! Have a good time, it's loads of fun.

You bet!

Thank you very much!

It's my favorite part of the process.

Thanks for the suggestion. Ill try and see what I can come up with and if this is feasible to mass produce.

Thanks so much!

Thank you! Cheers!

For sure! Try a smaller one first, It's still useful as small sections too.

You can never have too many mats!

Thanks so much! 😊

Thanks Steve!

Thanks for the sub!

Thanks Tom!

Awesome idea! I was considering doing something like that. I have rolled it up for about 2 weeks and it unrolls just fine so far. Time will tell...

Thanks Jerry! Some other commenters have suggested similar approaches. I do want to try my hand at casting something, and that would be one giant mold, so maybe it would work better split into several sections! Maybe some day I can build up to it, but I'll likely start on smaller scales first. Cheers!

Thanks so much Jeremiah! I'm really enjoying your dungeon builds. I'll be doing some medieval style terrain coming up inspired by some of your work.

Glad you like it!