Yep. An orc tent (could be a barbarian tent too). It is made mainly with craft paper soaked in pva glue and glued to a half-sphere made of styrofoam. Some twigs and cocktail sticks and voilà!
For a recent game of Frostgrave, I decided to make obelisks with glowing runes/symbols at the top.
These are crafted simply from insulation foam cut into irregular shapes with a X-Acto blade. The patterns on the surface were traced (“engraved”) using a pen. The tallest one is approximatly 6 inches tall.
Painting is moslty drybrush (dark shades of brown and a pale linen color for highlights). For the glowing symbols, I painted pure white inside their grooves and did a bit of drybrush of light grey around, to simulate the actual “glow”. I then used red paint to color the symbols with an airbrush.
The final glowing effect is pretty cool on the gaming table.
A very quick build, but a nice addition to my terrain pieces. Great!
Here is a scratch-built piece from the Dungeons & Dragons adventure Rime of the Frostmaiden: the iconic goblin wagon illustrated in the adventure book itself.
I 3D printed a few of the details for this build, including the tusks, wheels, and deer antlers. Everything else was handcrafted from popsicle sticks, balsa wood, and toothpicks.
I also found a great polar bear miniature online to accompany the wagon.
In one of the photos, you can see that the tarps on the upper level of the wagon are magnetized, allowing them to be removed so miniatures (archers!) can be placed inside.
This wagon made quite an impression when my players encountered it during the campaign. Now it has earned a permanent place as a display piece on my shelves.
Yup! Some new baddies to pit against my D&D players (and to use in our Frostgrave adventures as well).
I used North Star Miniatures plastic gnolls for the main troops. Hyenas were bought and 3d printed (I got them from Byzantur Minis on MyMiniFactory.com). The big boss is a free stl file downloaded from thingiverse.com (the model is called Yeenoghu, from Yasashii Kyojin Studio).
They all were fun to paint. With paint. And blood. 😈
Ok, this is going to be a short post. I just wanted to share some pictures of miniatures I’ve painted recently. These are all 3d printed in resin. Most are large creatures (giants, Vrock demon, etc). Only the 2 “Frankenstein” flesh golems are standard size.
Not much else to say. Enjoy!
Whew! It’s been a while since my last post!
I did a TON of stuff since the last one, but I haven’t taken the time to take pictures and post about it all, sorry.
I have been working on buildings and scatter terrain for Frostgrave, but also tabletop elements for modern or sci-fi games such as Stargrave, Cy-Borg or Fallout. I a have many, many cool things to show, and I’ll make an effort to update this blog quicker… Promise.
As an appetizer, here are a few pics from my Fallout Nuka-Cola sign, inspired by similar projects I have seen on Youtube.
The piece is made mostly from balsa, popsicle sticks, “Granny grating” and a few 3d printed props, such as an oil barrel and a truck tire (the wood palette was hand made from balsa and coffee stirrers).
I had a lot of fun dabbling in modern / sci-fi building recently (while still crafting medieval fantasy things) and I want to share my results, hoping it will inspire some folks.
Enjoy!
I just realized that I hadn’t shared the photos from the third and final scenario of the Dark Alchemy mini-campaign.
This particular scenario unfolds in a section of a potion factory that has been ravaged by explosions and is currently engulfed in flames. The warband’s challenge is to exit the table within a maximum of 10 rounds.
For this tabletop setting, I printed in 3D resin numerous bits for crafting pipes and scratch-builded industrial walkways. The construction involved materials like cardboard, straws, painter’s mesh tape, small beads for rivets, and more. It was highly enjoyable, deviating from my usual focus on medieval fantasy themes.
I also handcrafted several circular fire tokens, each 2 inches in diameter. Some of these tokens are strategically placed beneath the walkways, as you can observe in the photos.
Enjoy!
First post of 2024! Although this gaming session took place at the end of 2023…
In this particular scenario, the warband finds itself facing off against an evil wizard, a devoted servant of the Lich Lord, amidst the wreckage of ships and boats trapped in the sudden and violent freezing of the river in Felstad.
For this occasion, I 3D printed a damaged ship using my Neptune 3 Pro (FDM). It was my first major printing project with this machine, and I’m pleased to say it turned out exceptionally well! The model looks truly striking on the gaming table.
To create the frozen river, I purchased a pale blue poster board that I airbrushed, aiming to capture the appearance of cracked ice and snow. I added a clear acrylic sheet on top to provide a subtle gloss (though it may be barely visible in the photos, unfortunately).
We played through this scenario twice, and on both occasions, the unfortunate enemy wizard faced complete obliteration. I believe some adjustments are needed to make this scenario a more formidable challenge.
Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable experience.
Enjoy the pictures!
Here is the setup we had for our version of the scenario Skeletal Run from the Dark Alchemy campaign.
No new props in this one, just a different layout and more elevation.
It was a pretty fun game!
Some pictures from our take at the scenario 1 “Alchemical Monstrosity” from the Dark Alchemy supplement.
I had a lot of fun crafting the industrial tanks and acid pools to give a more “steam punk” vibe to the gaming table!
Enjoy!
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