Posts Tagged by craft
| February 22, 2012 | Posted by Troy E. Taylor |
In the first part of this series we cast the molds from plaster and in the second part we assembled and constructed the tiles into a modular dungeon set. Now we’re ready to apply paint. 1. Gather your painting supplies Apple Barrel brand acrylic paints are inexpensive and probably available at your local big box retailer or craft store. (More expensive brands of paints — acrylic or otherwise — are available, too.) Our set will need to replicate stone floor tiles and water in a…
| February 8, 2012 | Posted by Troy E. Taylor |
An aspect of the hobby I find rewarding is the craft side, namely painting miniatures and constructing terrain from plaster mold pieces. Here is a “how to” on constructing a modular dungeon set with a single mold, using the kinds of crafting materials that are available at craft stores and big box retailers. 1. Selecting the mold I purchase molds from HirstArts. For this exercise I chose one of the least expensive. Cracked Floor Tiles, Mold No. 203 is an excellent choice as a starter.…
| July 26, 2010 | Posted by Troy E. Taylor |
This is my dice tower, lovingly crafted from HirstArts Castemolds bricks. Simple little thing. Sits right in front of me at the game table. Not too long ago I would have scoffed at using a dice tower. But then I started to get wrist fatigue during games. The tower started to have a lot more appeal then. So, a few castings (and some liberal application of Aleene’s Tacky Glue) and a dash of paint later, I made this. I may have mentioned this before, but…
