syxxan
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Post by syxxan on Aug 6, 2013 5:23:37 GMT -5
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Post by Efilion on Aug 6, 2013 6:34:35 GMT -5
Those look great excellent job!!!
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dmbrad
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Post by dmbrad on Aug 6, 2013 7:07:01 GMT -5
Wow those are awesome! Please tell us how you made them.
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DM Rextwins
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Ready For Crafting
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Post by DM Rextwins on Aug 6, 2013 10:56:19 GMT -5
I would indeed LOVE a tutorial about those...
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syxxan
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Post by syxxan on Aug 7, 2013 1:03:22 GMT -5
That can probably be done. Give me a couple days and I'll see if I can get a tutorial done. =)
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Post by skunkape on Aug 7, 2013 15:55:25 GMT -5
Looking good. Was it very labor intensive?
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syxxan
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Post by syxxan on Aug 8, 2013 1:46:07 GMT -5
It took me around a month between work, kids and such. There are probably better ways to do it but I carved all those shapes out with just an xacto knife, that took awhile and I had tons of polystyrene balls all over the place. =p
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AJ
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Post by AJ on Aug 8, 2013 2:34:53 GMT -5
Just a friendly reminder to everyone, the idea "Oh, I could melt big areas out of it with a naked flame if I am really careful" is NOT a good one. In fact I have a nice, round, white scar on my thigh to remind me that flame coming from melting plastic is often invisible and dripping, molten plastic is extremely nasty on bare skin or soaking through pants and glueing the fabric to your shrieking and flailing body. Also, technical tip, Spray paint will melt polystyrene, but air brushing acrylic paint works just fine on large areas.. or using a sponge and acrylics.
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thedmg
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Post by thedmg on Aug 8, 2013 3:04:45 GMT -5
It took me around a month between work, kids and such. There are probably better ways to do it but I carved all those shapes out with just an xacto knife, that took awhile and I had tons of polystyrene balls all over the place. =p Easy solution: 1.) Quit job 2.) Live in cardboard city, find lots of cardboard and polystyrene 3.) Use extra time and "supervised visitation" with the kids to put them (and the social worker) to work on your MEGA cave complex... As a collary: You can use all those "balls" to make piles of rocks and rubble... DMG style!
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syxxan
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Post by syxxan on Aug 8, 2013 4:02:32 GMT -5
I did do some rubble with the balls but i don't think its visible on the terrible pictures i took.
Another note on melting polystyrene is that I'm fairly sure the fumes are toxic =p
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Post by skunkape on Aug 8, 2013 11:21:31 GMT -5
Another note on melting polystyrene is that I'm fairly sure the fumes are toxic =p Most companies that put out hotwire tools warn you to be in a well ventilated area because of the fumes that even using those tools generate and that's not even burning the polystyrene! Also there's acrylic spray paint available, but I haven't ever found it in my local building store. One of the terrain makers that has a Youtube channel uses that kind to paint his terrain and it does not melt the polystyrene.
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thedmg
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Post by thedmg on Aug 8, 2013 18:32:40 GMT -5
Another note on melting polystyrene is that I'm fairly sure the fumes are toxic =p Most companies that put out hotwire tools warn you to be in a well ventilated area because of the fumes that even using those tools generate and that's not even burning the polystyrene! Also there's acrylic spray paint available, but I haven't ever found it in my local building store. One of the terrain makers that has a Youtube channel uses that kind to paint his terrain and it does not melt the polystyrene. It is not the usually paint that does it, it's the propellant. I use acrylic spray paint, but it chews through polystyrene...
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kthulu
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Painting anthro mini's
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Post by kthulu on Aug 8, 2013 21:41:31 GMT -5
I would love to game in your caves...
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syxxan
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Post by syxxan on Aug 9, 2013 1:32:49 GMT -5
Sorry I don't have any pictures of the build process but I'll try to explain what I did.
To start the tile I just drew on tile and then cut it out of 1 inch thick polystyrene. It took awhile cause I was cutting in sideways then cutting from the top, like how you would cut out stairs. I also took some sand paper to the floor once I was done cutting out the pieces to give it different textures. The walls gained their cave look by rubbing my thumb alone the edges and flaking off some bits so that it looked rough
I'm not able to use spray paints cause I live in an apartment and it triggers my asthma =( so I brushed on the whole black coat. I then used white for a dry brush. After I do a dry brushing I make up a watery black and go around the edges of things to add some bit of shadow. I also use that same black mix to "scar" up the tile. These are made to be a very dark stone cave.
The water sections are actual holes in the polystyrene. I then hot glued card stock under it and then did the various hot glue techniques that you can see in DMScotty's videos. The paint on the water/slime is done with multiple shades of blue/green then I added some pearlescent paint so it reflects the light a bit.
The stalagmites are glued together scrap that I glued down then cut away at them till they looked as they do.
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Post by skunkape on Aug 9, 2013 9:47:11 GMT -5
It is not the usually paint that does it, it's the propellant. I use acrylic spray paint, but it chews through polystyrene... Never seen a can of it so I didn't know what they were using for propellant. I just tried painting some polystyrene with my spray paint, but kept the can far enough away that the propellant dissipated for the most part, Didn't get any melting of the foam! I'll have to take some photos of the parts and show you guys. I'll try and get some this weekend!
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thedmg
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Post by thedmg on Aug 10, 2013 1:29:35 GMT -5
It is not the usually paint that does it, it's the propellant. I use acrylic spray paint, but it chews through polystyrene... Never seen a can of it so I didn't know what they were using for propellant. I just tried painting some polystyrene with my spray paint, but kept the can far enough away that the propellant dissipated for the most part, Didn't get any melting of the foam! I'll have to take some photos of the parts and show you guys. I'll try and get some this weekend! Yes, that does work, there is some disolving that occurs, but quite slight, however you may have to spray more...I have not experimented that much.
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Post by madladdesigns on Aug 12, 2013 9:05:17 GMT -5
There's a geek chat up line if ever I heard one. lol!
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Post by skunkape on Aug 12, 2013 9:11:57 GMT -5
Yes, that does work, there is some disolving that occurs, but quite slight, however you may have to spray more...I have not experimented that much. You are correct that it takes more spray! I come from a plastic scale model/model train background, so I'm used to doing lots of thin coats when painting models!
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