A million foam pieces: fantasy city modular board (Feb 4 - first building based)

[Burgundavia]

I've been working on a pair of modular tables over the past year, the modular scifi one I'm documenting here and a fantasy city board.

Here's a teaser- those foam bricks are around 1/8" cube

[blacksoilbill]

Madness 

[Burgundavia]

Madness 

I did a pair of test pieces. My wife and I liked the smaller bricks, but she, like you, thought the smaller bricks were madness

[Vanvlak]

Oh my.
They do look good, though. How did you cut those so neatly? 

[carlos marighela]

Insane.... but in a good way.

Now, if your mental health holds up here's your next project.

So, you won't think me cruel, here's a hack to get the pattern. The adding bricks bit I think you have well under control.

[snitcythedog]

You sir are a masochist.     The effect is stunning.

[Lost Egg]

I applaud your (in)sanity.

You could always use some of the smaller bricks to adda bit of variation or a pattern...like in a mosaic.

[LouieN]

So many....bricks!

Well  best of luck and look forward to the end result.

[Codsticker]

Your square with the small bricks would make great setts. I would be tempted to make a mould of of the square and cast a bunch (save your sanity!).

[Burgundavia]

Your square with the small bricks would make great setts. I would be tempted to make a mould of of the square and cast a bunch (save your sanity!).

Ya, that is an option. Now that I've got a few, cast each of them a few times. Might try my hand at that

[Scarper]

You're absolutely mad. It does look fantastic though. I'll be watching this one!

[Daeothar]

I've always fancied trying my hand at a building using separate foam bricks/stones. Because unlike most others, I find filing  and sanding strangely soothing and placing brick after endless brick probably will have the same effect.

But those are buildings, not an entire table's worth of paving! 

I salute you for your bravery and lament the loss of your sanity at the same time, because this would be too much, even for the likes of myself...

Regardless though; that's some stunning work and I hope you'll see it through to the end. I for one would be very interested in seeing the end result

[Aethelwulf]

Well done! It will be worth it when its finished (I hope, for your sake).

[Burgundavia]

Thanks for all the kind words about my sanity. My wife fears it has vanished long ago (she is not a gamer).

Got a few pieces started tonight. You can see the open lock base, sometimes filled with a foam insert. The 1/4 long rectangular stones mark the edge of the road, with some 1/8 long pieces for gutter. Then I start the cobblestones after they've dried for 20 or so minutes- using simple white glue, so need that time. I try and run all the stones slightly over the edge or right at the edge to make sure I don't have too many unsightly gaps between tiles.

[Burgundavia]

Oh my.
They do look good, though. How did you cut those so neatly? 

To answer this, I have a Proxxon hot wire cutter