BAMComix - Building a stone tile floor.

I recently took apart some old units, and salvaged quite a bit of hardboard from them which I put to one side until I could think of what I could use them for Wink . Before long, I'd decided I wanted to make a larger stone tile floor dio piece. If you want to make one yourself, you will need:

1 - A chipboard or plywood base (size is optional).

2 - some hardboard to cut 2"x2" tiles.

3 - Salastic glue.

4 - Sand or salt

5 - black and grey paint. I used Acrylic paint which I brush on.

6 - Some PVA glue.

7 - A few foamboard off cuts.

Step 1,

Find yourself an area you can leave your project where it won't be disturbed while drying.



Step 2,

Grab your cut down hardboard tiles and sort them into sizes. Some of mine were smaller than others, so I tried to match them in close sizes for each row. When you're ready, squirt some salactic glue onto the bottom of each tile, then start to glue them into rows.





When I had all my rows, I had tiles left over, so I started making some loose and broken tiles. I also cut some small pieces of foamboard to create a couple of stone blocks.



Step 3,

Paint the whole thing black, be careful to get into all the gaps. Once the paint is dry, paint some pva glue into the gaps and around the edges of the tiles. again, allow to dry.




Step 4,

Mix up the desired colour of tiles, and paint the whole thing again. I also mixed up a grouting colour in between the tiles, but I forgot to take a pic of that stage . Once that is done, Mix a darker colour for the tiles you want them to look like, and begin to drybrush.




Step 5,

Mix up the final colour you want for your tiles. Then carefully dry brush the tiles only.



Hopefully by this stage you will have what you wanted.



Hope you guys found this useful, Thanks for looking

I am playing Elden Ring and see something like this made me feel so nostalgic.....God hand！

I am not doing this I got 0 talent about construction work, though I think if you add a little moss or green shredded stuff, it would be looks more natural and aged

lawlaw91 wrote:I am playing Elden Ring and see something like this made me feel so nostalgic.....God hand！

I am not doing this I got 0 talent about construction work, though I think if you add a little moss or green shredded stuff, it would be looks more natural and aged

Great minds my friend, I'm currently awaiting some flock to arrive

Awesome tutorial. That diorama looks so cool. You did a fantastic job, and thanks for explaining all the steps.

Great work, Dal. I recently adopted Valiarde's styrodur technique for stone plates, cutting them with a heated wire. Your plates are obviously much more sturdy than styrodur, though. Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic transformation, thanks for showing the stages! It’s a great moody stone backdrop with your wall and door.

Thanks for the tutorial, Dal. Once again, you did a beautiful job.

Stryker2012 wrote:Awesome tutorial. That diorama looks so cool. You did a fantastic job, and thanks for explaining all the steps.

Tanks Mark . I hope you find it useful.

Randam Hajile wrote:Great work, Dal. I recently adopted Valiarde's styrodur technique for stone plates, cutting them with a heated wire. Your plates are obviously much more sturdy than styrodur, though. Thanks for sharing!

Many thanks Ralf. Yeah, I read over his work too, he is an incredible set builder! The beauty of hardboard is you can cut it with a craft knife, and as you say, it is certainly sturdier .

Tanzenwolfe wrote:Fantastic transformation, thanks for showing the stages! It’s a great moody stone backdrop with your wall and door.

Thank you Happy to help, I hope you found it useful

GubernatorFan wrote:Thanks for the tutorial, Dal. Once again, you did a beautiful job.

Thanks so much Ian, I'm always happy to share any building tips . I think it's how we all get better, adapting techniques from each other. I only ever hope it can be helpful. I'm currently working on part two of the door/wooden door tutorial too

This is great and I especially like that final image. Looks really good.
I've added this thread to the Tutorial TOC.

Diana wrote:This is great and I especially like that final image. Looks really good.
I've added this thread to the Tutorial TOC.

Thanks so much Diana . Thank you also for popping it into tutorial section