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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xyxox" data-source="post: 4909423" data-attributes="member: 16542">I'm actually working up a new magnetized technique developed on the Hirst Arts boards. I'm creating bases that have blocks glued down to 1/8 think artist's hardboard cut into 4"X4" pieces. Everything is based on that 4" measurement. I use extruded polystyrene (1/2" thick) to fill the center and then epoxy down a thin piece of sheet metal on top. I use a piece of felt over that.Then the set pieces are floor tiles glued on top of 1/8" thick artist's hardboard with holes drilled on center of each 1" square. I'm epoxying magnets into the holes and then apply a piece of felt to the bottoms after painting. These peices are usually 2X4 1" tiles. Then, I do 1"X4" long pieces with floor tiles, the magents, etc. and walls centered. I make corner pieces, I've done round pieces, all sorts of bits and pieces, all with magnets.Now these peices I magnet to the base plates from the first paragraph of my description. Those base plates also have magnets in set places on the sides so that two base plates abutted will stick together unless pulled apart.Since everything is double modular, I can get all sorts of configurations quickly and easily. For about thirty minutes of setup time prior to playing, I can have modular pieces set out of the way ready to place on the table in minutes. These pieces, after sticking everything together with the magents, work pretty much like Dwarven Forge pieces. Basically, if you consider the walls to be 5' thick to scale, both sides of each wall are usable and the dungeons look great.I need to buld a lot more pieces to have anything close to what I would consider a full set, and I'm currently sorting throu how to use the HA cavern pieces in a similar way. I'll get that sorted out soon, but I think I'm going to have to migrate to an 8" square base plate for standard pieces with caverns.When all is said and done, I should be able to do anything with my set that can be done with Dwarvenforge with a lot more modularity and tons more things that you cannot currently do with Dwarvenforge.The thing I've found about Hirst Arts is, there are about as many techniques for dungeons as there are people making dungeons.</blockquote>

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