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Post by margaret on May 31, 2020 6:00:09 GMT
They're working - they're working! Not sure my eyes are though - goodness that's flashy
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on May 31, 2020 12:41:56 GMT
😄😆 Ha!.. right? I gave him a few options & he chose the one that'll blind his players for sure. Hopefully it'll make for a memorable climatic battle. He also selected color-shifting tea-lights for the other room & corridor tiles so I've still got some road ahead of me. I thought his choices were interesting; it's definitely not the sort of project I would have crafted eventually had I not been asked. It's my job to pull it all together aesthetically but I'm pretty curious how he's gonna run it.
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jun 6, 2020 13:52:16 GMT
I've made some progress on the factory tiles. Used a glue stick to fasten the cardstock bits to avoid warping. I'm a little hesitant to paint it up because the prototype I made a couple weeks ago ended up warping a bit. Any tips/tricks to avoid this issue?
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Post by sgtslag on Jun 6, 2020 19:15:44 GMT
Paint it, let it dry completely, then paint the entire bottom, with similar paint -- it should flatten out as the bottom dries.
Alternatively, cover the painted top with 2 layers of mesh/screen, and put books on top of the mesh. This will hold it flat, with good air circulation, keeping the wet paint off of the book weights. Touch-up painting may be necessary. Cheers!
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jun 6, 2020 19:58:33 GMT
Thanks sgtslagThe cardstock panels are already glued down on XPS so painting the reverse side isn't an option. & I don't have any mesh/screen on hand; do you think wax paper or granny grating might work?
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Post by margaret on Jun 7, 2020 18:27:43 GMT
They will work, but they both have downsides. Using waxed paper means the paint would take longer to dry, and the paint could smudge when you apply the waxed paper. Flattening the waxed paper in advance so you can place it more precisely might help there. Also, although waxed paper would keep the paint off the books, the waxed paper can get quite moist, and the moisture could transfer to your book covers.
Plastic needlepoint canvas has wider bars than mesh, so it's likely to pick up more paint. I would test either one on a non-critical sample before trying it on something that matters.
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jun 13, 2020 5:47:25 GMT
I rarely remember to take progress pics & these don't show much but I figured I'd post them for posterity anyway. This is the lot of basic tiles that are not lighted... ...& those that are; lit with LED tea-lights. BONUS: About a month ago I started running a Pathfinder campaign for my kids; aged 9 & 13. & I'm nearly done painting the HeroForge minis they designed for their first characters.
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jun 13, 2020 7:48:37 GMT
Couple more. The customer really wanted them magnetized which I've never really done so I hope this works out.
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Post by Caspan Edrogoth on Jul 19, 2020 3:11:33 GMT
Here's some tokens I made for the modified LMOP campaign I'm running with my kids. They were headed to Wave Echo Cave before our hiatus (one of them tested positive for covid & are currently under lockdown with their mother). It's unfortunate but the silver lining is I've got some extra time to craft so their first true dungeon run of the campaign should be pretty memorable. Side Note: When I divorced last year I was fairly certain I would be living in a campervan I purchased with my meager savings. Having only room enough for essentials, I unloaded all my TTRPG books, miniatures & terrain unto my very good friend. 150+ pre-painted minis got dumped into his equally large collection & although I was blessed to find a temporary living situation that allowed me to stay close to my kids recovering all that plastic has proved difficult. His childhood was kinda weird & as a result he's always had a challenging attitude when it comes to money/possessions & after he vaguely rebuffed my inquiry to have them returned, I backed off. I'm non-confrontational to a fault & it just doesn't seem worth it right now to throw a weird wrench into our friendship. All this to say: Without proper minis (aside from the 12-20 I found amongst other things) I've been forced to improvise, hence these undead tokens. I'm also working on a DIY Spectator for a climatic battle in Wave Echo. [ I'm aware that the above paragraphs are oversharing to the extreme; just needed to vent I guess. Let me know if this is TMI for anyone & I'll wipe it & try to avoid shit like this in the future. ]
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Post by DM Gully Dwarf aka RPG Grandma on Jul 20, 2020 13:28:26 GMT
Sorry you were unable to retrieve your figurines. However I have started to build paper minis and will probably do tokens too simply because of space and economics, not to mention time. Some of the minis are really cool out on the market. The build looks interesting... magnates, never thought of that either... but if they are using washers to mount on that might be a good way to secure miniatures.
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Post by margaret on Jul 21, 2020 4:08:55 GMT
I like the tokens you made. Not as detailed as printing an image from one of the many online sources, but fully functional. And a big savings in ink, for those people who even have a color printer! And no, it's not TMI. It frames your choices in what you make and post here for us to get inspiration from. Hope your kids and their mother and you come through the covid OK
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