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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kris" data-source="post: 918066" data-attributes="member: 3745">Sorry to hear about the theft of your miniatures kiznit <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />Anyway, as far as paper/card dungeons go - I think they are a great alternative to things like master maze and hirst arts stuff (but I guess you knew I was gonna say that - cause that's what I produce for free on my own website - see the link in my sig) <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />They are lightweight (and thus not gonna weigh you down to much while transporting them) - but I guess the more 3-dimensional you make them (i.e. building walls around the rooms etc.), the more prone to damage they become (which is why I have kept most of the stuff on my own site as simple 'flat' 2D representations of rooms/passages - though this is simply my preference, and no doubt many other people prefer the 3D element of other paper layouts that are available).There is also the another downside to paper models - and that is the fact that they sure do consume a lot of printer ink <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />However, recently I have wanted something more, something a bit more 'solid' looking, and after careful consideration I have finally taken the plunge and ordered my first hirst arts mould <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> (which should hopefully be on my doorstep sometime soon <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )...don't get me wrong - I have heard a lot of people say good stuff about the dwarven forge stuff - and it sure does look cool from the pictures on the interenet (not to mention the fact that the packaging it comes in doubles as a carry case), but in the end the hirst arts moulds are slightly more appealing to my own tastes, as I love the idea of actually building and painting these things.Obviously, the downside of using the moulds will probably be that the plaster dungeons will be a bit brittle and may get chipped or break entirely in transit - but I do not intend to carry these things about (as we only really game at my own house) - so for me, there shouldn't be much of a problem.Anyway, enough of my rambling -  I'll let you know how I get on when the mould arrives, and give you my initial thoughts on it... presuming of course that I can tear myself away from building plaster dungeons <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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