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Message: <blockquote data-quote="H.M.Gimlord" data-source="post: 5500982" data-attributes="member: 79440">Don't know if this thread is still active.  Last post was August 2010, but I couldn't resist.  I bought a 3 Hirst Arts molds (70, 71, 260).  These are the Fieldstone sets.  I started out making the first encounter of Kobold Hall.[sblock=Pictures]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0905.jpg?t=1300622311" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0904.jpg?t=1300622351" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0907.jpg?t=1300622390" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0908.jpg?t=1300622413" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0909.jpg?t=1300622435" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0910.jpg?t=1300622462" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0912.jpg?t=1300622493" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0913.jpg?t=1300622527" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0914.jpg?t=1300622548" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]The broken door was my son's idea after that piece broke.  I used plaster of paris because I'm cheap, Burnt umber for the base coat, and 2:1 gray for the overcoat.  Highlights were done with a cream-like color I can't remember right now.  The portcullis was made with kabob skewers 1/8", painted with watered-down burnt umber.  I marked a base of 2" extruded polystyrene insulation foam courtesy of Owens Corning.  This allowed me to make the pit and line it with wall sections.  To do this, I cut completely through the base and lined it with the base upside down.  Then I capped (or should I say 'bottomed') the pit with a 1/4" piece of foam-core.I set the tiles 1/2" off center so minis are placed on the intersections rather than in the center of the tiles.  This actually made building the walls easier to manage.The 1" wide corridor to the north (with the portcullis) is not friendly to 1" D&D miniatures, so I made the east wall of the corridor removable (the portcullis comes off with it).I'm currently working on the second encounter.  It will actually be set 2" lower than this model, so I'm putting this one on 2" blocks to make it high enough.  When this is done, I'll post pictures of the progressing layout.</blockquote>

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