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So this is a WIP Tutorial. While I was making it the last dregs of my camera battery released the mortal coil.... So more Photos to come.


First off you will need to buy a can of Great stuff expanding insulation foam. Should cost around 3.50 a can.



Next you will need get some waxed paper.

After that dig up a bunch of jar lids, or any 60mm ish disk. (I used some resin bases I had sitting around)

Next fine an old phone wire or Cat 5 cable, anything with bundles of small wires inside look good.

Place the bases a far distance apart on the wax paper and spray a blob of foam on them.

Note on this picture the one in the bottom right corner was stirred up about 40 minutes into drying.... as you can see it deflated, but it still has a cool texture.

Wait 1 hour.

Now take off the little tube attachment and spray strings of foam all over your foamy bases.



Wait 20 min, and in bed your Cat5 cable, and silly tyrind bits/



All thats left is to spray it and paint!


I just hit it with some bone primer and a green wash to show the texture, In a bit I will get a painted pic up.

May I ask what foam and what bits? This looks awesome!

I'd love to embed this into a base, make it look like it crashed in the ground!

The foam is called great stuff.



Those bits come on some of the nids sprues, I am not sure what ones though, as I bought a mega force when they were still offering it.


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On I side note I would get the 2X expanding foam, I have one that expands more but it seems to lose some texture.

The Nid thingy is from the Black Reach Assault Box or what the old starter box is called.

Wow, great idea there! and looks equally awesome!

the old starter set was battle for macragge

It's from Battle for Macragge. I remember that bit from my set.

Neat! Definitely looks organic - I hope you post the finished, painted product.

Looks KWEL!

Those blobs....oddly.....work...hmmmmmm

Awesome, I will have to try that. Thanks.

I just had to compliment you on these. I think they look awesome, if I played nids I would definitely make these. I might anyway just for cool terrain.