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Post by adamantinedragon on Feb 4, 2015 19:21:55 GMT
So, here's a quick and dirty plank floor prototype. I think the gaps between the boards vertically are too big, and it needs more gaps between the boards horizontally, but I think this will work. The idea is to do one of these out of cardboard and wood, then make a silicon mold and make as many as I want. I would cut the edges on these probably, instead of leaving them ragged like this. But then I could have all the wood plank floors I want. Thoughts?
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Post by curufin on Feb 4, 2015 19:57:08 GMT
I think it looks great! Although, I think it depends on the intended use. If you want nice ritzy floors for the king's palace, then the vertical gaps may be a little big. But if it is for an old wrecked ship then it looks too nice.
Maybe two molds: One really nice one with no gaps, and one with broken boards and gaps all over, maybe even a missing board here and there. OR make one mold with one side nice and one side bad. That way you can just cut out the parts you need.
I do think it looks great, though. It looks lived in. Excellent work!
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Post by Admin on Feb 4, 2015 20:13:15 GMT
I really like the texture & colour. Great job.
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Post by voodoo on Feb 4, 2015 21:33:15 GMT
Although I understand doing a mold for the floors it takes away the uniqueness of each piece. IF you were going to do a huge sprawling layout then you would still have to make corners, T junctions etc. Another idea would be to make maybe four (or six depending on your gaming table) larger pieces and use them ala DM Scotty's 2.5e style with various wall sections. Great work by the way the piece it does look nice.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Feb 4, 2015 22:15:43 GMT
voodoo, I understand the preference people have for uniqueness in their terrain. I have a LOT of terrain that is plenty unique and the one thing I always find I need more of is flooring. So I don't mind making copies of flooring. I can make the end result as unique as I want with accessories and furniture. Also, I make some stuff and give it to my GM friends, and it doesn't matter if they are the same when they are never used in the same games.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Feb 4, 2015 22:56:20 GMT
How about three versions? This one, I think, would work fine for floors in taverns, inns, modest homes, etc. A nicer one for temples, upper class homes, and a much more messed up one for ruins.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Feb 5, 2015 9:45:14 GMT
thats a real nice idea ! i also started thinking of going the cast route with molding and all. though im worried about weight a lot. my box is already weighting in a bunch thanks to the suit cases of miniatures and the boxes of accessories and walls. so if my floor gets heavier it might become a problem. but the idea of molding a floor is uber cool and can greatly enhance ones crafting times.
voodoo, doesn'T matter if he wants to make T junctions or the likes. this is a mold and covering the part he doesn't want is quite easy me think. thats the goal of molds, the ability to make stuff on the fly and as many as you want. all you need is to cast it.
you use real wood for this planking ? wheres the coffee stirer ?
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Post by adamantinedragon on Feb 5, 2015 13:44:56 GMT
@dndpaladin, the wooden planks are coffee stirrerrs. I bought a huge box of wooden coffee stirrers from Sam's several years ago. I still haven't used half of them, and I've done this sort of thing with them a lot. They are sort of like wooden craft sticks, except they are very thin and break easily, so you can't really use them for constructing things. But they work great for creating a surface. And compared to craft sticks, they are practically free.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 14:03:29 GMT
Consider this idea stolen. This looks more to scale than my craft stick tavern floors. Are they textured like that or did you add to it.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Feb 5, 2015 14:39:07 GMT
noctuary, they are just wooden coffee stirrer sticks I purchased at Sams glued down with white glue and then ink stained and painted. No texture was added, although I thought about doing some hot glue texture, but decided not to.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Feb 5, 2015 23:14:25 GMT
oh, i thought you meant those plastic brown cofee stirer. too bad here i dont get to have those anymore. its like my whole city decided to live in a free shit world. i never get to see any coffee stirer like you.
but if i can find some. consider your idea stolen for sure !!
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