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Post by DM Misha on Nov 8, 2013 2:58:05 GMT
So, long time D&D player here, both tabletop and online. Took a break for about 13 years and got to live life! Now I'm back a married man with a son, so my game time is/will be limited to say the least! When I decided to get back into tabletop, I knew from the get go that scenery and miniatures would be involved. But being the wife "convinced" me to sell off my entire D&D collection a few years back, I was back at square one. I luckily got ahold of a collection of AD&D 1st edition rulebooks and modules, then started the long search into how I was gonna tackle miniatures and scenery. Here's where I gotta say Kickstarter is an AMAZING place! I came in on the tail end of the Reaper Bones and Dwarven Forge Kickstarters, and that got me thinking... In comes Pazio and their wonderful Pathfinder accessories, namely the Pathfinder Pawns. $30 for over 300 heavy duty cardstock monster counters!? And that's just the first Beastiary! There's 2 more plus other Pawn collections. So I had my miniature situation handled! Now for scenery. I about settled on the expensive D&D game tiles and Gamemastery stuff etc. Then I happened onto Youtube and watched some videos by two guys named DM SCOTTY and THEDMG and my mind was blown away! So fast forward to today. My game starts in January, so in the meantime, I've decided to get a jump start on my game tiles. Oh, also, during my 13 year break, I played a lot of Everquest and Everquest 2, and I LOVED every minute of it! So after doing some basic 2.5d tiles and misc stuff, I decided to jump right in and create some scenes. And what better subject matter to use than Everquest! So my first big project comes from EQ1. RY'GORR KEEP in the Eastern Wastes! I've got some pictures in my album showing the progress from initial thoughts to completed building tiles. As I progress more, I'll keep you all updated! s1303.photobucket.com/user/cfdltsmith/library/?sort=3&page=1 |
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 8, 2013 3:19:30 GMT
Have I mentioned that I really like the hedge tile and the broken wooden floor/pit trap? Looks great man, very clean and polished.
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Post by DM Misha on Nov 8, 2013 3:42:35 GMT
Thanks bloodchoke! Both were really easy to do, with minimal costs involved! Once I get done with Ry'Gorr Keep, I'm going to do Fort Gloomingdeep, which is a wood structure. So I plan on using my "wood planks" for the flooring!
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Post by tobias100hawk on Nov 8, 2013 21:33:48 GMT
Have I mentioned that I really like the hedge tile and the broken wooden floor/pit trap? Looks great man, very clean and polished. I like those two too. They were the first things to catch my eye. What did you make the hedges out of? |
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Post by bloodchoke on Nov 8, 2013 21:47:47 GMT
Thanks bloodchoke! Both were really easy to do, with minimal costs involved! Once I get done with Ry'Gorr Keep, I'm going to do Fort Gloomingdeep, which is a wood structure. So I plan on using my "wood planks" for the flooring! Sweet, can't wait to see it. I like using wood for flooring too, but it is a bit of work. One trick I learned from terrainoob is to soak some steel wool in white vinegar for a few days and then paint it onto the wood. It causes a chemical reaction that stains the wood and, sometimes, gives it an aged look. It's a bit unpredictable and obviously won't color places that have glue on them. I usually etch wood grain into the planks, wash with a dark brown, but immediately wipe the paint off with a paper towel. It makes a nice woodgrain look, but takes more time. I think I'll just do what you've done here in the future. It looks great! |
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Post by DM Misha on Nov 8, 2013 23:42:01 GMT
tobias100hawk - For the hedges I simply used scouring pads from my local big box store. Cut strips 2" wide, then folded in half and hot glued. Once dry, I snipped off the rounded edge just enough to give it a flat surface. Then using a cut off piece of pad, I roughed up the entire surface. Then paint whichever color floats yer boat! REALLY simple!  bloodchoke - I found using a black ink wash on popsicle sticks brings out the wood grain. Then just a drybrush of dark brown and light brown!
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Post by spankytaz on Nov 9, 2013 21:02:19 GMT
Nice skills there sir! /salute
Trouble is, every time I think of hedges and EQ I get flashbacks to either the Estate of Unrest or the Plane of Nightmare... /shudder
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Post by DM Misha on Nov 9, 2013 21:26:43 GMT
spankytaz - You know what? I had not even thought of Estate of Unrest!!! That hedge maze is perfect! Though the building's interior would be a monster of a project. Perhaps one day...
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Post by skunkape on Nov 10, 2013 0:18:05 GMT
Great looking tiles cfdltsmith! I like the hedges and the wood planks the best, but they all look great!
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Post by algardunraven on Nov 11, 2013 22:11:40 GMT
Good looking stuff. I really like the hedges too. Never woulda thought to use scrubby sponge pads to make hedges. Brilliant!
The wood floors are also really cool. Keep up the good work and keep us posted on new stuff please.
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Post by DM Misha on Nov 14, 2013 15:39:34 GMT
Just wanted to throw this out there to the community. While trying to use what's "available" around the house, which makes this scenery sooo awesome, part of my OCD makes me want my stuff to be the best possible lol! I've always known about Woodland Scenics, but the more and more I watch their videos, the more I get excited about wanting to use these products!
I've included a link to one of their videos regarding snow & ice:
I plan on using the Soft Snow, Flex Paste, and Earth Undercoat for my snow covered Ry'Gorr Fort board. I think it's going to turn out amazing! Then for my sand/dirt covered Fort Gloomingdeep piece, I'll use the Flex Paste, Earth Undercoat, and Realistic Water products, as well as some Multipurpose Sand! I cannot say enough about the quality of Woodland Scenics products, and the ease of how to use them!
Will keep yall updated...
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Post by DM Misha on Nov 18, 2013 0:10:19 GMT
So it may just be the sickness I'm dealing with, or my lack of patience, but I've decided to forgo using the Woodland Scenics stuff and just use the Rust-Oleum American Accents texture paint that I know works so well. And to boot, this stuff comes in a variety of colors! So the plan is to base my "scene" with the White texture paint, and then brush on some more white. And I'm going to use a 20" x 30" foamcore board sheet from my local Walmart as a base. This will cut down on cost and weight. So while not the "ideal" plan I had in mind in the beginning, I think it will still come out great!
So this will be the process for the Ry'Gorr Fort project, as well as the Fort Gloomingdeep one, but that one will entail using "wood planks" for the flooring and adding some water detail!
Then I'll get to work on my modular tile set. Using pre-printed gridded dungeon floor tiles which I'll base on cardboard or foamboard, then add walls!
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Post by caveman on Nov 18, 2013 15:05:49 GMT
That hedge scene is quite the little bomb. It generates a nice vibe of "come on in, you're perfectly safe in my English Garden," which naturally you'll exploit by hiding a couple dozen stirges or something in there.
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Post by DM Misha on Nov 18, 2013 19:34:31 GMT
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Cheers!
Cheers!