OMG! Why didn't I know about this before today?!?

jdrakeh

Front Range Warlock
I love minis, but being a help desk technician is swiftly becoming less profitable as more jobs move overseas and, so, I'm usually left drooling over the armies of my more well-to-do friends. I can occassionally get together a decent set of minis for one genre or game system, but terrain always elludes my grasp due to the generally prohibitive cost. . . but. . . but. . .

Printable castle!

Printable village!

Printable wilderness!

Printable dungeon!

Printable caverns!

I mean, there's "paper craft" and then there's "OMFG! Paper craft!" :eek: How long have these models been around? Does anybody here own any of these sets? Or have they seen them in actual use? Do they look as good as the promo movie clips and pics make them look?
 

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Worldworks have been around for years, at least 4 years. And their stuff does indeed look excellent in the flesh. Er... paper. Recommended.
 

I love minis, but being a help desk technician is swiftly becoming less profitable as more jobs move overseas and, so, I'm usually left drooling over the armies of my more well-to-do friends. I can occassionally get together a decent set of minis for one genre or game system, but terrain always elludes my grasp due to the generally prohibitive cost. . . but. . . but. . .

Printable castle!

Printable village!

Printable wilderness!

Printable dungeon!

Printable caverns!

I mean, there's "paper craft" and then there's "OMFG! Paper craft!" :eek: How long have these models been around? Does anybody here own any of these sets? Or have they seen them in actual use? Do they look as good as the promo movie clips and pics make them look?

I've been using Worldworks terrain for almost 4 years. The models are as awesome as they look. Their community is also extremely helpful. My first model was "The Maiden". That ship is pure awesome.

I print most of my stuff on a color laserjet printer and the stuff is beautiful. However, for the first year or so I printed on an inkjet printer and even with the reduced crispiness the models are great.

Denny has added quite a bit of models for Modern and Future games too.

I would highly recommend them for any of your model needs.
 

There stuff is great. I have a review or two of some of their stuff. It does kill ink cartidges to print them. Also, some of the stuff is not easy to put together. They havea good commjunity and resources to help out. But I found my talent and time were just not able to make the things as skillfully as I would have hoped.
 

They have been around forever. Well, since about 2002, or 2003, I think. Their stuff is awesome, but as Crothian alludes, they will drink ink like a drunken fool, so will cost a cartridge or two to make on top of the PDF cost. My interest in them is also why I developed an interest in Fat Dragon Games. I have loved these 3D things ever since the GH Falcon modules, and was thrilled when I found World Works and then Fat Dragon games. Combine this stuff with the other tile making companies you have all the visual aids you can possibly want. Just either have a LOT of shelf space, or tape the stuff together so you can fold them back down when your done using them.
 

It does kill ink cartidges to print them.

I'm having the printshop roll 'em out, if I buy these, so that won't be an issue.

Also, some of the stuff is not easy to put together.

This might be an issue. Any recommendations on an easy set to try out for a test run (the haunted manor looked good initially, but after reading the forums suggestions, it seems significantly more adavanced than some of the other sets)?
 
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I'm having the printshop roll 'em out, if I buy these, so that won't be an issue.

Good for you. The better the color resolution on this the more awesome that they will look.

This might be an issue. Any recommendations on an easy set to try out for a test run (the haunted manor looked good initially, but after reading the forums suggestions, it seems significantly more adavanced than some of the other sets)?

VillageWorks and CaveWorks are probably the easiest sets to work with. Most of those are simple "box folds." I think the most intricate model for village works is the well and for CaveWorks probably the bridge. They are also very modular in that respect so that you do not need to build every single model to get a good amount of terrain.

Skull Cove and ArenaWorks would fall on the medium build time because of their size. ArenaWorks specially is very themed and you'd need to build a lot of it to get a functioning arena.

I think HarborMaster falls somewhere in between VillageWorks and Skull Cove on the level of complexity. However it is a simple enough build since it is just one building and pier.

CastleWorks Ultimate is a medium build time because there are only one or two sections that are complex. However it requires a lot of buildings (walls) to complete the build so I'd put it on the medium plus category.

In the fantasy section the most involved builds are definitely The Manor, which I'd peg at advanced minus, and The Maiden, which I'd peg at about advanced plus.

Even the more advanced sets are not so difficult, it is just that they can be time consuming. For example, The Maiden, IMO the most difficult of their fantasy builds, takes about 20 hours of build time simply because you need for the glue in some areas to set properly before continuing the build.

Oh and btw, the most important thing about building these is going to be your glue. Try to avoid the liquid qlues as they will tend to warp your builds as the glue sets. I use 3M Super77 Multipurpose Adhesive, almost exclusively, for most of my foldable walls. It sets almost immediately so you have to be very careful but it will not warp. For the pesky little tabs I use an Elmer's Glue Stick though I've started to use U-HU glue pens and those work much better.
 

This might be an issue. Any recommendations on an easy set to try out for a test run (the haunted manor looked good initially, but after reading the forums suggestions, it seems significantly more adavanced than some of the other sets)?

No, the only one I can find is the Maiden ship and that was too much for me to even try.
 

I'd also highly recommend at least 100 gsm paper, 180 to 200 if you can find it.

You also want a glue-stick like UHU, and most definitely not the watery glues.

Lastly, if you're only building one-shots, just stick to black and white line printing as the ink costs will seriously kill your budget.

If you were looking for long-term pieces, I'd seriously consider 200+ gsm cardstock, and laser printing and a very large space for long-term storage.
 


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