603's Modular Dungeon (Warning: Pics)

feeds@yuku.com (603) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:15:51 GMT

Hope nobody minds if I split off this thread from the Star Wars one. Right now I'm still working on casting and building, but I'd like to be able to separate the threads.

I'm sure everybody saw the corridor I made recently. Well, I got to making another piece with some extra blocks. Welcome to the Chapel of Evil Chaos.

The Trampled Rose Inn

feeds@yuku.com (Yarmuck) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:54:53 GMT

As a centerpiece to the coastal town of Thornston, The Trampled Rose was once a fortress on this frontier island. With a history of fending off privateers and other unwelcome locals, the Rose was a beacon for all frontier settlers. However, years have passed and the edges of civilization have moved outward. Thus, Thornston became a much more civilized island, with less defensive needs. Isaiah Thorn, grandson of town founder Maribeth Thorn, transformed the once famous fortress into one of...

How to make water lilies

feeds@yuku.com (Abaroth) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:13:39 GMT

The first tutorial explaining how I made the "Dead Marshes" base, showing how to make water lilies

Water Lilies Tutorial

more will follow shortly...

Space Hulk-Style Pieces

feeds@yuku.com (603) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:32:23 GMT

Got some of the first pieces I'd really consider worth posting here. Sorry the pic is rotated- it was a rather hurried shot. All these pieces were made with my Merlin's Magic, primed with Krylon H2O in a slightly darker shade, then drybrushed back up.

They're meant to be Star Wars tiles, albeit designed to be used like Space Hulk where you have various sets of tiles with no significant walls. 'Course, I also don't have any wall molds, at least not yet. I've...

Another Test project

feeds@yuku.com (Flynn) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:23:58 GMT

Hi all,

This is a test project to see how standard expanded Styrofoam would work for gaming boards. It was also a trial on how to use resin for water effects. As people who know me I hate wasting things so this also doubles as a mini game board for my sons to play on.

Unfortunatly I do not have photos of the very begining of the project but the base consists of 3mm MDF with...

NEWS FLASH!

feeds@yuku.com (aditat2) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:49 GMT

ANDAVILLE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES ARENA!!!
After watching several itinerant troops of performers dancing and cavorting on the small city stage, local playwrite Willem Snakespit came up with a plan to form his own, permanent, troop of entertainers. His first order of business, however, was to convince Duke Anda of the need for such a thing. After several meetings with the Duke, Snakespit was able to get the ok for a troop housed in a new structure to be built in Andaville with the condition...

Hirstopia - A few projects left behind - Anyone want to help?

feeds@yuku.com (Andadas) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:20:25 GMT

Howdy folks... thanks for the tremendous participation in Hirstopia thus far... the village is coming along very nicely.

For those not familiar with the gargatuan project, see this link http://hirstarts.yuku.com/topic/3577

I have been busy making trees (have over 300 of them now for in and around the...

Beginner questions

feeds@yuku.com (Lahrs) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:17:45 GMT

I recently purchased mold 281,282 and 85 to build an assortment of D&D cavern tiles. Reading through the forums, it seems the general consensus is hydrostone is a quality casting product to use, however, how much should I buy to start out with? In general, how many casts should I get per pound? Lastly, what tile sets are used in Caveman's post: Thoughts on Dungeon Building. I like the ideas and design and...

Craft Plaster Experience

feeds@yuku.com (dude) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:56:41 GMT

I'm pretty sure this stuff was just PoP, but I threw away the box.

Anyway, after running out of Excaliber Plaster (Dental Plaster), I went down to the hobby store and picked up a small box of the Craft Plaster for $5 so that I could finish a project.

After pouring the first mold, I had to wait an hour and 45 minutes before it was set enough to safely remove. Also, the bubbles were horrible.

So, I did a little tinkering based on some threads here. The...

Fragile door ramps - one solution

feeds@yuku.com (willypold) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:19:48 GMT

I've used the new Large Grate Accessory Mold #279 for my Space Hulk board and the door ramp has to be the most important piece on that mold. It's a quite unassuming little utility piece, but ultra helpful. There's just one little problem - the corners are really fragile. I tried to be careful when transporting set this past weekend, but several corners broke off anyway.

How about this for a solution? For experimental purposes I've glued a Games Workshop 40 mm square...

Tiny Hulk idea for Star Wars

feeds@yuku.com (willypold) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:20:19 GMT

Bruce says it already on the mold order page - the low walls can of course be used both for 1.5 inch and 1 inch tiles, but I've been so totally focused on my Space Hulk set, that I haven't considered the 1 inch tiles until now...

An you know what? It's CUTE!

My next project is definitely going to be a set of corridors and rooms for my Star Wars figures!

No photos yet, as I still haven't decided on a name for our website. I'll see what I can do...

I'M Back!!! Any water tips?

feeds@yuku.com (ru4iowahawkeyes) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:29:44 GMT

Hey guys im back from a long Hirst Arts break. I'll keep it simple. I'm starting the modeling process for my D&D adventure/campaign i am creating for my friends and it requires them to go through a cave encounter. I know how i am going to do the cave (which i will post pics later!) but i want some advice on the water aspect... I am looking at making a couple puddles, chopping up floor tiles for them etc...

What do you guys do for your water creations? Any tips?...

casting your own floor sheets

feeds@yuku.com (raleel) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:01:59 GMT

stupid cancel button!

anyhow, anyone cast their own floor sheet molds out of the 1" pieces in molds 20-203 (and others I'm sure)? how about your own floor + wall sections?

Looking at my modules, the 4e ones tend to have a lot of 10' wide corridors, and most of the area is in rooms anyways. Seems to me that I could make floor sheets that snap off like the wall builder mold and the fieldstone slab mold. might need a little beveling, but seems like it should...

Art's Dungeon, BIG PICS

feeds@yuku.com (artguy) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:19:29 GMT

So since the stables for Andadas are finished, I'm able to get some things I had been working on from before done.

One of those is a dungeon that I decided to reverse engineer... that is to say, built from last and most important pieces, to first and least important. Not making much sense? Maybe the pics will clear it up some.

The Treasure Vault! So there...

To Andadas !!! :)

feeds@yuku.com (mr fibble 2000) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:42:51 GMT

for doing the Hirstopia .....

I would like to just say thank you for letting us be apart of it

David

terrain for Warmaster

feeds@yuku.com (Davout) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:01:19 GMT

I've recently gotten into warmaster, GW's 10mm fantasy game. As my army comes together I've started to think about a board and what kind of terrain would fill the gaming space. Warmaster is all about the big battle so I was thinking a village or two, a river with a bridge, and possible some farm land with walls and fences. Is there anything in the Hirst line that would work with the scale, and if not, do you know any other manufactures who make terrain of suitable size? Thanks,

Hirst Arts

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