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I am still around :-)

Posted by yansick on August 4, 2024
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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!

Frostgrave – Dark Alchemy – Scenario 3

Posted by yansick on January 16, 2024
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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!

Frostgrave – Thaw of the LichLord – Scenario 2 – Battle on the River

Posted by yansick on January 6, 2024
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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!

Frostgrave – Dark Alchemy – Scenario 2

Posted by yansick on October 18, 2023
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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!

Frostgrave – The Vaults Battle map

Posted by yansick on July 2, 2023
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WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!! We played this FrostGrave scenario in coop mode recently. It has an interesting mechanic for generating random rooms to create a dungeon crawl like adventure. But it took so long to play that we had to leave the mission on hold until our next meeting (the big red d20 indicates the current turn… but add 20 to that in fact! We will be beginning turn 31 next time!). And it sure doesn’t look good for our warband members: So many enemies spawned and are currently between us and the exit! This scenario is VERY difficult. I’m starting to think the 3 wizards should bail out (using Teleport spells) and call it a day, leaving the soldiers behind …with the treasures, unfortunately 😦

At least, you can enjoy the pics!

Ice Cave Fight – Rime of the Frostmaiden

Posted by yansick on December 30, 2022
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Here are some photos of the first fight of my Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign for D&D.

I have quickly constructed modular ice cave walls and a gridded winter gaming surface (a foamcore board sponge-painted with light blues and greys).

The main bad boy here was a zombie bear (and his zombie friend).

The layout was cool and the fight was fun! YEAH!

FrostGrave – The Dog Days Battle Map

Posted by yansick on October 12, 2022
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I played this FrostGrave scenario in coop mode with my friend recently. Those nasty Chronohounds totally WRECKED our respective warbands! This scenario is very difficult. We plan on trying again (and hope for fewer very bad dice rolls…)

Meanwhile, enjoy the pics!

FrostGrave – Writhing Fumes Battle Map!

Posted by yansick on September 20, 2022
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A look at my recent coop battle map for FrostGrave! A good friend and I played a coop game on this modular board last weekend and we had a blast!

As you can see, even if I posted almost nothing on this blog for a while, I was still very active, crafting props, printing minis (I got a 3d printer almost a year ago) and painting, painting and painting again.

More to come (and soon this time).

Enjoy!

Welcome to the Jungle!

Posted by yansick on June 18, 2020
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These terrain pieces were on my mind for years.

For a long time, I collected a variety of plastic plants, turfs, flocking, etc.

Then I recently started to make the bases, and after I received my plastic palm trees ordered on eBay, I started building.

The ruins were made in part with sections of an broken toy found in a garage sale: the Indiana Jones Temple of Akator playset (see picture):

The ruins were modified and completed with sculpted styrofoam. Everything was glued with hot glue and white pva glue. The dead leaves terrain cover was made with a mix of dried herbs (mostly oregano), saw dust and hemp rope fibers.

The large trees were made from scratch: Apoxy sculpt on a copper wire armature. Next, I glued coconut fibers on the large branches to simulate smaller branches and to provide more area for the clump foliage to adhere.

Every trees was then sealed with a homemade fixative: 1 part matt mod podge, 1 part distilled water, 1 part liquitex matt medium + a few drops of dishwasher jet dry.

Overall, I had a blast creating these cool terrain pieces. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Nice columns for tabletop game

Posted by yansick on January 3, 2019
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Just a quick post to show the results of my recent column building frenzy…

I followed this excellent tutorial from Black Magic Craft on youtube: A great Youtube channel by the way.

The main material is foam board. They were relatively quick to make and I like the fact that the bricks appear uneven: perfect for a dungeon or ancient ruin.

Good!