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Message: <blockquote data-quote="H.M.Gimlord" data-source="post: 5527618" data-attributes="member: 79440">Kobold Hall Update:[sblock=Full Layout So Far]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0935copy.png?t=1302662060" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]The modeling clay casts worked pretty well to make ruined sarcophagus lids.  If I were going for something new-looking, I wouldn't have used it, but for a ruin it added a nice touch.  I gave up on the small tiles and decided to use floor tiles upside-down. I poured plaster into the crack between the tiles to hide the seam, and then sanded it smooth.  I couldn't get it perfectly flat, but that just added to the "broken lid" look.[sblock=Sarcophagus Lids]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0937.png?t=1302662139" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0936.jpg?t=1302662180" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0944copy.png?t=1302662278" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]The dais posed an interesting test to my patience.  I wanted it to look good, so I decided to use the little 1/8" X 1/8" X 1/4" blocks.  The problem was that there is only one of them in the #70 mold, and the dais required 28 of them.  That means over 14 hours of waiting for plaster to cure!  So I did what all good engineers do.  I cheated.  I used the portcullis block.  You know the one that looks like four of the little blocks placed side-by-side. I simply filled the holes with plaster.  This wasn't easy, because the plaster sets almost immediately when you pour it on dry plaster.  Doing this required some sanding to make sure that it looked good when it was done.  In the end, it's almost impossible to tell that I did it.  The second photo in this spoiler is a shot of the underside of the dais.  You can see where I used the portcullis block.[sblock=Dais]From the top you can't tell.<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0945.png?t=1302662851" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />From the bottom, you can see how I did it.  Notice the four dimples on the top block.<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0947.jpg?t=1302664140" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]Here are some more action shots.  I love this set.  My son had a friend over for the weekend, and we all played the first encounter using the set.  At that time, the second room had not yet been painted.  He's coming back this weekend, and I'll be ready for them <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil    :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" />.[sblock=Action Shots]<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0940.png?t=1302662464" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0941.png?t=1302662492ss151" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/HMGimlord/IMG_0942.png?t=1302662520" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

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