pogre's model and figure thread - Large Fantasy Building (8/6/2009)

[Scorch]

Thanks!

I got the Dwarven Forge Big Box and a Passage Kit for Christmas two years ago and then WizarDru and myself picked up a ton more at ShoreCon this year at around 40% off. I got the octagonal room set plus cavern pieces and he picked up a big box as well so we are well suited for square rooms and slanted passages. I also dropped WAY too much money on the Mage Knight castle set.

What do you recommend for round rooms?

Thanks,

Scorch

[Gnarlo]

pogre: I have serious Gerhardt envy when I see that room Mold 71 is a very fun and useful mold, btw, and is essential for making doors and door arches (see the pic below).

scorch: 265 is actually the floor mold for the 1.5" floor pieces (MageKnight dungeon scale), 260 is the mold with the 1" flagstone floor pieces. The 1.5" pieces are useful for putting under walls and such, but will not give you a 1" grid to your dungeon if you are looking for that sort of thing (it's been my experience that the grid can be hard to see on the flagstone floor anyway, especially with my dark paint jobs). Mold 260 will also give you some smaller pieces to slot into those hard to fit spaces, though you could probably do the same cutting the larger floortiles down with a Dremel.

I held off on getting mold 45 a long time, as I was hard into a mastermaze dungeon-style phase. Since getting it though, I wish I had done so sooner It adds a nice contrast in my opinion to the rough walls of the fieldstone molds. It was the mold I used for the golden brown "ruined chapel" section on the left side of my dungeon project here:



Bruce is coming out with 2 more gothic style molds this week, and another 2 within a week or so after that Good time to be making gothic dungeons (they have a very dwarven feel to them imo).

Bruce has said that he is interested in making a cavern mold, he just hasn't figured out any practical way of doing so yet.

For round rooms, molds 72 and 73 are your choices in fieldstone. They are what I used to make the two rooms along the top edge of my dungeon with rounded walls. You'll notice if you look close that I "cheated" and expanded the diameter of the circles to 6" and 8" respectively by putting a straight wall piece in between the curved sections; it made the rooms more of a rounded octagon, but gave more space to play in and still looks just fine.

[pogre]

Wow Gnarlo!

Very cool stuff!

What is your dungeon stuff mounted on? polystyrene?

I guess I am still in the match mastermaze phase, but I may have to pick up mold #45 after seeing your stuff.

If you have anything else to show off, by all means share!

[hwoolsey]

Originally Posted by Gnarlo

pogre: I have serious Gerhardt envy when I see that room

Thanks. My darling, understanding (and I guess it helps that she games with us) wife was an absolute peach about the gaming room:

1. Never any assumption that the largest room in the house would be anything other than the game room.

2. Came up with the idea that we should buy and install base cabinets along one wall to store CCGs, terrain, puzzles, board games, and minis (in the drawers - helps keep them from getting dusty).

3. Helped build and stand up the ridiculously heavy 4' x 8' table for gaming.

4. Helped build and stand up the wall of bookshelves that is opposite the wall of cabinets.

Hank
(Gerhard in Pogre's New Story Hour [who also hopes this is one of the rare times his wife reads ENWorld])

[Scorch]

Thanks for the advice, guys! I will look into those molds you recommended. Right now I am checking with a dentist friend of the family to see if he can find me a good deal on Die Keen Green.

Scorch

[pogre]

PMT 09
The Elves

Remember all thumbs are links to larger pictures.

Finally finished painting our latest two additions to the party Ranin and E’lissar.

First, Ranin:





Now, E’lissar







Still working on the photography. I need two more lights, but I have come to the ugly conclusion I need a better digital camera.

[GWMadMan]

Nice elves!

I recently upgraded from a Mavica FD to a Pentax Optio S. The Optio rocks! and it fits in an Altoid tin.

I plan on getting some pics up this weekend that I have taken with the Optio. I will post a link then.

-GWMadMan
http://www.mactire..com/gwmadman

[pogre]

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[Gnarlo]

Nice ones, pogre. I especially like Ranin, that is also the figure my brother uses for his elf ranger in our game.

[Scorch]

Gentlemen,

What do you recommend for glue for constructing Master Maze compatible pieces? I have started with Tacky Glue but was wondering if you had other recommendations for durability.

Thanks,

Scorch

[pogre]

Originally Posted by Scorch

What do you recommend for glue for constructing Master Maze compatible pieces? I have started with Tacky Glue but was wondering if you had other recommendations for durability?

That's what I use.

[paulewaug]

Hey there pogre!
(This is my first visit "down" in the minis section )

I reall like Ranin, he looks great!

You did an excellent job on "E’lissar" too I just personally like the actual Ranin mini itself more.

The necromancer on the first page is is really nice too, I have been thinking about getting that figure for a while, now I will probably Have to pick it up!

[ledded]

Just wanted to drop in and say great stuff guys.

Pogre, we have a similar gaming room with multiple Hirst Arts geeks ourselves, and seeing your pics reminded me of our gaming basement at our friends house.

We've recently started taking more pics of our setups, though my camera sucks and we have no lighting other than some flourescent overheads (ugh) and one clip lamp.

We do have an obscene amount of minis, terrain, buildings (everything from GW cardstock to store-bought resin/stone stuff to homemade Hirst Arts) and a bunch of improvised/homemade terrain like our battlemat, trees, hills, etc.

We have a similar cabinet (actually 2 smaller ones, plus 2 shelves) for minis, plus shelves, drawers, and whatnot for everything. We pretty much took over our buddies basement, got a bunch of stuff at an office sale, and remodelled

It's nice to see another group out there as insane as we are ;^)

Love your stuff, keep up the good work.

[pogre]

Thanks Ledded! If you ever get the chance to post some of your stuff or your gaming set-up consider this an open invitation to do so here.

I just completed my first minis article for our friends over at d20 Magazine Rack. The article is called Basic Bases. Check it out when you get a chance and let me know if there is a topic you would like to see me write about.

Take care,

pogre

[Hairy Minotaur]

Originally Posted by pogre

Thanks Ledded! If you ever get the chance to post some of your stuff or your gaming set-up consider this an open invitation to do so here.

I just completed my first minis article for our friends over at d20 Magazine Rack. The article is called Basic Bases. Check it out when you get a chance and let me know if there is a topic you would like to see me write about.

Take care,

pogre

That Dire Boar looks a little familiar.

WOW! That is just awesome, wondereful job.

[ledded]

Originally Posted by pogre

Thanks Ledded! If you ever get the chance to post some of your stuff or your gaming set-up consider this an open invitation to do so here.

I just completed my first minis article for our friends over at d20 Magazine Rack. The article is called Basic Bases. Check it out when you get a chance and let me know if there is a topic you would like to see me write about.

Take care,

pogre

Thanks. I enjoyed the article, and I have to admit I've been lazy about bases, which are an integral part of a mini's look. I'll have to try a couple things you had in there.

Here are a couple old pics from a game or two, it shows some of our gaming setup at a much earlier stage. I've got some newer, better ones (my camera sucks) that I can post up once I get done cleaning them up (and finding them, for that matter)

(1 of these is an old D&D game, and the others are from a Modern session a few months ago where we quickly improvised a large food court area.)

[Toscadero]

Pogre, I like the models. Just got into the Hirst Arts molds about a month ago. Found the site by accident while looking for a cheaper alternative to MasterMaze. Since then, I've accumulated 9 molds and have been casting on average of 3-4 nights a week.

I'm building a modular dungeon for D&D as well. The linoleum and felt bases look like they work great. I didn't want to get into a thick foam and have had some problems with warping using the cereal box method.

I especially liked your large room with multiple exits (and walls that can be dropped in. I'm using some of Bruce's suggestions for a modular dungeon, but did not want to spend a lot of time building multiple rooms.

What I've done for my rooms is build lots of modular wall pieces (similiar to mastermaze) and several different size floor pieces to drop in the middle of the room.

Thanks again for the pics. They have given me some ideas on what direction to take my own dungeon.

[pogre]

Originally Posted by Toscadero

I'm building a modular dungeon for D&D as well. The linoleum and felt bases look like they work great. I didn't want to get into a thick foam and have had some problems with warping using the cereal box method.

Thanks again for the pics. They have given me some ideas on what direction to take my own dungeon.

Hey, Thanks!

Post some pictures of some of your stuff when you get a chance.

[pogre]

PMT 10
Lich

Remember all thumbs are links to larger pictures.

Here is a lich I recently painted. I bought a new camera – I just need to get some more lights and an appropriate background. My players need not concern themselves, this lich was a commission from a friend.

[Hairy Minotaur]

Originally Posted by pogre

PMT 10
Lich

Here is a lich I recently painted. I bought a new camera – I just need to get some more lights and an appropriate background. My players need not concern themselves, this lich was a commission from a friend.

Beautiful! All he needs now is some dry ice effects at the gaming table when I place this mini down.

My players will run in fear and I can game alone.

BTW are you taking any commissions?