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Post by jennifer on Jan 10, 2016 7:34:38 GMT
TOWER RUINS This is just an idea, something I threw together in a few minutes. I used a salt canister. Tower ruins with broken internal staircase, but also has this fancy cylindrical/pillar exterior spiral staircase? Strategic wise, it seems very interesting due to all the LOS situations. But it's a bit over the top? Maybe the wizard that used to occupy this tower was eccentric and hired some talented mason/carpenter? Heh. Let me know what you think. I'd probably cover everything with thin foam core or chip board making it cobble or rectangularish stones. Maybe an oatmeal canister would do a better job because this tower's floor is pretty small area -- what do you think?
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Post by jennifer on Jan 10, 2016 9:38:33 GMT
Quickly & easily printed out and applied some texture to help visualize. I might just paper the whole thing for now and start using it in the game and improve upon it later with etched foam. I'll clean up the edges later with glue/ paint or modeling paste etc.
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 10, 2016 17:58:27 GMT
Lol Ya a "stair extender LOL"
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Jan 10, 2016 17:59:01 GMT
Nice tower BTW Very old school cool
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Post by jennifer on Jan 10, 2016 19:24:36 GMT
Okay pretty much done papering it: Now to add construction sand on edges and floor of tower and around the tower (gonna base this tower & stairs first). Then after all that I'll frost it up good with some modeling/molding paste (hope it adheres to paper without too many problems.. it's premium color laser paper wtih toner that doesn't flake at all -- high drum heat melts the plastic toner to the paper well).
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Post by tauster on Jan 10, 2016 20:02:57 GMT
Great idea using printouts to give this build character!
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 10, 2016 20:13:28 GMT
jennifer , I've been doing the same with laser print paper for a year now. It works quite well. You can paint on PVA to the tube, then smooth on the paper image -- touch-up's with PVA and a brush, are easy. I used vinyl floor tiles, cut into circles, to create the tops, Hot Glued onto the 'towers'. Once based, they look, and function, very well. If you can locate an appropriately sized door, you can just glue that in place, as needed. Even merlons, for the top, are possible. Your towers are quite nice, and effective, for terrain pieces. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
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Post by DnDPaladin on Jan 10, 2016 23:59:55 GMT
jennifer, they are not saying you are forced to do it... they are just telling you that there are two things to take into account when playing tabletop with an actual setup.
its the good old playability versus realism.
but at this point in time, it is your choice alone. as they just said, if you like it this way then suits you and continu on that road. we're just saying that playability wise this wont really work with based minis.
really need to check on the page number before posting... that tower is awesome !
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Post by jennifer on Jan 11, 2016 0:51:06 GMT
jennifer, they are not saying you are forced to do it... they are just telling you that there are two things to take into account when playing tabletop with an actual setup. its the good old playability versus realism. but at this point in time, it is your choice alone. as they just said, if you like it this way then suits you and continu on that road. we're just saying that playability wise this wont really work with based minis. really need to check on the page number before posting... that tower is awesome ! Yeah, well I am gonna do the stair extender thingy It'll work fine. Don't know what else to do.. besides the one I copied was from a frostgrave board with a non functional staircase as well. I am content.. Love the way it looks and will be perfectly functional with the stair extender when needed. Thanks for the complement on the tower. Not sure what you mean "really need to check on the page number before posting.." . I know I've been posting a lot if that is what you mean.
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Post by sotf on Jan 11, 2016 1:59:53 GMT
While you can't do it now with the platforms, but if you don't plan on continuing a stone work style across the top, don't just end it at the rim.
If you wouldn't mind a bit more work, a tiny bit inside the rim on the top, make a groove all the way around, match the stone pattern from the sides to that line, and you can flourish it with larger, worked stone blocks or leave it as is. But the appearance looks slightly off with where it currently ends.
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Post by jennifer on Jan 11, 2016 2:13:15 GMT
While you can't do it now with the platforms, but if you don't plan on continuing a stone work style across the top, don't just end it at the rim. If you wouldn't mind a bit more work, a tiny bit inside the rim on the top, make a groove all the way around, match the stone pattern from the sides to that line, and you can flourish it with larger, worked stone blocks or leave it as is. But the appearance looks slightly off with where it currently ends. The priest who built this altar was particular and wanted it paved smooth on the top to please his picky god, I guess. But I agree, I thought about the groove you were talking about -- it would look great. I personally love how it looks as is though and doesn't seem off to me. I like the contrast.
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Post by jennifer on Jan 11, 2016 2:19:49 GMT
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 11, 2016 2:48:27 GMT
There is always more than one solution. I like your stair riser. The altar works, IMO. It's fantasy, after all. Cheers!
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Post by jennifer on Jan 11, 2016 9:47:33 GMT
What should I make next? I am in need of much more Frostgrave terrain!
I have lots of 1 inch tick rigid insulation (bought a 4 x 8 sheet -- wow this sheet ought to last me the rest of my life hah).
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Post by sadric on Jan 11, 2016 10:05:44 GMT
I like the exotic look of this project www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=81768.0I like all the domes, but unsure how to do it myself (not that I did any Frostgrave building myself, yet. Still painting my bolt action army, some WW2 ruins and some reaper bones). The lead-adventure page has a nice Frostgrave fourm where you could look for inspiration. :-)
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Post by DnDPaladin on Jan 11, 2016 17:34:21 GMT
Jennifer: i was talking to myself there, as in i read page 5, posted, then noticed there was a page 6. which forced me to read and edit my own post to reflect the other post that were there, including that tower of yours.
Love the stair raiser its a nice way of fitting in minis.
as for what you should do next... depends entirely on what you need for your game sessions !
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Post by Erasmas on Jan 11, 2016 17:47:05 GMT
I have to agree that the stair "extender" is a simple yet ingenious solution to an all-too-common problem!
Way to go!
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Jan 11, 2016 18:35:38 GMT
Howdy, You misspelled "Adapter"! Haha... I was reading this an was like "What is this 'extender' to which everyone is referring?" I kept looking at the tower steps thinking, It looks fine! Finally looking back I saw the stair adapter. It's a darn good idea. Fat dragon has roof adapters to perch minis on roof tops of their buildings... Good one, Kev!
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Post by tauster on Jan 11, 2016 21:56:27 GMT
That stair adapter is pure gold. Now I can have realistic AND playable stairs. Love it!
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Post by jennifer on Jan 12, 2016 12:09:46 GMT
I ran across this by accident, but I'm guessing someone else has already thought of it -- I haven't seen it before though. Peel one side of the cardboard paper off and clean up with scraping the edge of a sharp knife along the columns. (The photo above is almost fully cleaned but still a little more fuzz to get.) I am designing a Mausoleum for Frostgrave and I immediately thought: hey this would make for some nice texture for pillars. Then I thought it would also make for great metal shack roof for a sci-fi setting.. but I won't be doing sci-fi for a long while (too busy with Fantasy terrain. But then I thought it would probably make nice clay tile roofing shingles: Or how about (yet again for a sci-fi or modern wargame setting), interior walls, with sheetrock torn off the walls exposing 2x4? studs : Anyways, just some ideas I'll definitely be using one or two of them.
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