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I'm not sure if I mentioned this or not, so just in case I didn't here are the pictures of the model that I made of the shrine in Bhal Hamatugn.
I really hope the author of that chapter gets a look at this and understands what horror they unleashed on DMs like me ;)
If you're in a Shackled City game, I recommend against looking at this until after chapter 4, as the layout provides one spoiler and some of the figures provide another.
The whole shrine from the back:
http://www.ajs.com/ajswiki/Image:Kuo-toa_shrine_blibdoolpoolp1.jpg
Just the statue:
http://www.ajs.com/ajswiki/Image:Kuo-toa_shrine_blibdoolpoolp3.jpg
The statue before assembling and painting:
http://www.ajs.com/ajswiki/Image:Barbiedoolpoolp.jpg
That last one has a blurb about what I did.
Neat! I did a commission that had the Statue in the background. I like the outcome of your statue!
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Neat! I did a commission that had the Statue in the background. I like the outcome of your statue!
Why thank you! Nice work on yours, though based on your portrayal the Kuo-Toans seem like pretty handy decorators ;)
Very cool ajs.
what material did you use for the floor and wall? it looks like MDF or something. How did that work out?
I did something similar using cardboard about a year ago. Here are a few pictures:
Why thank you! Nice work on yours, though based on your portrayal the Kuo-Toans seem like pretty handy decorators ;)
It's amazing what lengths a people will go to decorate and embellish their places of worship.
Chef Slaad! Neat work on your end of things as well - I like what you've done...good craftsmanship, excellent mortar job...:)
Gotdam! That's pretty.
Thanks to all who shared the pictures. I love that fight and encounter in Bhal- Hamatughn. It was cool to see the shrine in three dimensions
That's the nicest Bah Humbug shrine I'ver ever seen.
I never would have known you started off with a Barbie doll. That is really great. Thanks for posting it.
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what material did you use for the floor and wall? it looks like MDF or something. How did that work out?
Insulating foam from Home Despot. A modeling tip from a co-worker of mine, who also made the stairs for me out of plaster and some purchased moulds.
Edit: one note on the foam. Spray paint disolves it, so painting is VERY delicate work. I found that glossy can paints didn't disolve it quite as fast as the flat/satin paints. However, in some places the effect was actually nice. It made some of the foam look like it was stone, worn by erosion. In other places, it just looked odd, and I think that I should have covered those with some moss or something. The torch-holders are actually electrical doo-dads (technical term, I'm sure) that I picked up at the same store as the foam. They work out quite well.
I did something similar using cardboard about a year ago. Here are a few pictures:
Wow, that's actually really nice! I love the doors. Where did you get that stock? I was actually missing a door on mine, but the players coped fine when I told them that there was a door on each of the three levels.
Love the Chuul as Blibdoolpoolp! We DMs are crafty, ain't we?
Erik: Thanks, but I fear that now, my players have to contend with a CR 10 swelled head ;)
Edit: one note on the foam. Spray paint disolves it, so painting is VERY delicate work. I found that glossy can paints didn't disolve it quite as fast as the flat/satin paints. However, in some places the effect was actually nice. It made some of the foam look like it was stone, worn by erosion. In other places, it just looked odd, and I think that I should have covered those with some moss or something. The torch-holders are actually electrical doo-dads (technical term, I'm sure) that I picked up at the same store as the foam. They work out quite well.
MODELING TIP: If you primer your model with a mixture of (2 parts) Elmer's Glue (1 part) water, you will create a hard protective layer over the foam parts of your model. This will then allow you to spray paint to your hearts content...
MODELING TIP: If you primer your model with a mixture of (2 parts) Elmer's Glue (1 part) water, you will create a hard protective layer over the foam parts of your model. This will then allow you to spray paint to your hearts content...
Yeah, my dad used that when he did a lot of his model railroading. Good for flocking as well. Of course, Dad made a trestle bridge, piece by little wooden piece, after he was on medical leave for his heart attack.
Model-building would suck me in and never let me go if I got too deep into it. :) Speaking of, I have a model of Kyuss to make...
Yeah, my dad used that when he did a lot of his model railroading. Good for flocking as well. Of course, Dad made a trestle bridge, piece by little wooden piece, after he was on medical leave for his heart attack.
Model-building would suck me in and never let me go if I got too deep into it. :) Speaking of, I have a model of Kyuss to make...
oh I would love to see that!
I wonder what those sets would go for on eBay?
Those are some amazing sets. They have inspired me. I of course don't have the materials you guys have, or the time, or the talent, heh, but I did manage to grab some cardboard, duck tape, kids blocks and glue and I whipped my own model together yesterday.
This is from the back:
<a href="http://www.kencyclopedia.com/maps/balh1.jpg">http://www.kencyclope dia.com/maps/balh1.jpg</a>
This is from the front side:
<a href="http://www.kencyclopedia.com/maps/balh2.jpg">http://www.kencyclope dia.com/maps/balh2.jpg</a>
And this is looking down on the model:
<a href="http://www.kencyclopedia.com/maps/balh3.jpg">http://www.kencyclope dia.com/maps/balh3.jpg</a>
I think it should work for at least one session, which is all I'll need it for. :) Thanks for the idea.
Those are some amazing sets. They have inspired me. I of course don't have the materials you guys have, or the time, or the talent, heh, but I did manage to grab some cardboard, duck tape, kids blocks and glue and I whipped my own model together yesterday.
sean, that's sweet!
it's amazing what you can cook up with a little inspiration and some cardboard.the rest is window dressing
That model is the 7th layer of the plane of Awesome.
I thought I'd share the orthographic drawing one of my players did of the same room: http://www.fief.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/Bhal-hamatugn
All you creative people. Yikes.