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<blockquote data-quote="H.M.Gimlord" data-source="post: 5508351" data-attributes="member: 79440">Now I've finished the second cloister and the dais.[sblock=Pic]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00075.jpg?t=1301155716" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]I also tried my hand at casting the bas-relief for the sarcophagus covers.&nbsp; I used the 1/2&quot; flat tiles for the cover slab because the fieldstone tiles were just too &quot;busy&quot;.&nbsp; My son got these cast-metal knights from the art museum gift shop, and they were perfect for this.&nbsp; I used modeling clay for the molds just because I was impatient.&nbsp; I wouldn't recommend doing this.&nbsp; It gets little pieces of plaster in the clay (very annoying). [sblock=blurry pic, but you get the idea]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00070.jpg?t=1301155087" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]The second cloister, like the first, is removable.&nbsp; Since I did this on 4E scale, the 1&quot; corridors became a problem&nbsp; again.&nbsp; I made a 1/2&quot; wall part of the removable cloister cover so that minis would fit (much like I did with the first map). [sblock=pic]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00080.jpg?t=1301155221" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]Here's the map with both the covers off[sblock=pic]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00081.jpg?t=1301155295" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]As you can guess, this map is ginormous.&nbsp; I only have three molds: #260, #70, &amp; #71.&nbsp; There are over 130 1&quot; floor tiles, which means I needed to pour, pound, scrape, set, dry and glue at least 13 casts just to make this map (not including the painted one before).&nbsp; I've got a day job, a wife, and two children (8 &amp;10).&nbsp; Needless to say I won't get around to painting it until next weekend, and even then, it might take another week to finish it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:"&nbsp; data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" />.&nbsp; But the process is enjoyable...almost therapeutic. I'm cheap too.&nbsp; I didn't buy the &quot;Octagonal Fieldstone&quot; molds just for the dais.&nbsp; I didn't think it would be worth it just yet.&nbsp; &nbsp; All the same, I didn't glue it to the floor, just in case I change my mind.[sblock=pic]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00073.jpg?t=1301155556" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]Here's both maps together[sblock=pic]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00082.jpg?t=1301156957" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="H.M.Gimlord, post: 5508351, member: 79440"] Now I've finished the second cloister and the dais. [sblock=Pic][IMG]http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00075.jpg?t=1301155716[/IMG][/sblock]I also tried my hand at casting the bas-relief for the sarcophagus covers. I used the 1/2" flat tiles for the cover slab because the fieldstone tiles were just too "busy". My son got these cast-metal knights from the art museum gift shop, and they were perfect for this. I used modeling clay for the molds just because I was impatient. I wouldn't recommend doing this. It gets little pieces of plaster in the clay (very annoying). [sblock=blurry pic, but you get the idea][IMG]http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00070.jpg?t=1301155087[/IMG][/sblock]The second cloister, like the first, is removable. Since I did this on 4E scale, the 1" corridors became a problem again. I made a 1/2" wall part of the removable cloister cover so that minis would fit (much like I did with the first map). [sblock=pic][IMG]http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00080.jpg?t=1301155221[/IMG][/sblock]Here's the map with both the covers off[sblock=pic][IMG]http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00081.jpg?t=1301155295[/IMG][/sblock]As you can guess, this map is ginormous. I only have three molds: #260, #70, & #71. There are over 130 1" floor tiles, which means I needed to pour, pound, scrape, set, dry and glue at least 13 casts just to make this map (not including the painted one before). I've got a day job, a wife, and two children (8 &10). Needless to say I won't get around to painting it until next weekend, and even then, it might take another week to finish it :eek:. But the process is enjoyable...almost therapeutic. I'm cheap too. I didn't buy the "Octagonal Fieldstone" molds just for the dais. I didn't think it would be worth it just yet. All the same, I didn't glue it to the floor, just in case I change my mind.[sblock=pic][IMG]http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00073.jpg?t=1301155556[/IMG][/sblock]Here's both maps together[sblock=pic][IMG]http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/DSC00082.jpg?t=1301156957[/IMG][/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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