|
|
Post by alex on Feb 16, 2011 15:37:01 GMT 9.5
|
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 16, 2011 16:07:35 GMT 9.5
How to paint a bazillion bricks and tiles in 5 minutesstep 1. Get some cheap paint that you have lying around in your hobby box  2. in a tub or cup mix paint to a desirable colour, something earthy is a good start 3 add water until it makes a thin wash. 4 test by dipping a tile or brick into the wash, if the colour does not pentrate into the plaster and is not dark enough add more paint, if the wash does not readily dripp off the brick add more water. If the paint is too thick it might obscure the details in the casting.  5 fill a 2nd tub or cup with unpainted plaster pieces, pieces with glue or latex on them won't take the paint well, so do this before assembly of pieces.  6 fill this tub with the wash, give it a shake. 7 fill the first tub with more tiles and drain the wash into this tub, leaving the coloured tiles behind.  8 dump the painted tiles out on a non stick surface, like a plastic bag, I use old ceramic tiles.  9 repeat In five minutes you can paint this many pieces!  
|
|
|
|
Post by Disco Stu on Feb 16, 2011 16:24:05 GMT 9.5
Nice double post.
You going to add any water effects to that sewerage/slimy water?
|
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 16, 2011 16:29:54 GMT 9.5
Nice double post. You going to add any water effects to that sewerage/slimy water? definately. I have some woodland scenic "EZ water" which comes as little plastic beads, you melt them and pour them. It then sets and is clear and colourless with actual depth. The only trouble is the test piece I did reacted and bubbled with the foam. So I'm building up layers of paint to protect the foam and adding PVA to help seal it too. Need to try it again with fingers crossed. Otherwise I'd go for some brush on water effect like the stuff meg uses to make her nurgle look slimy. |
|
|
|
Post by Dent on Feb 16, 2011 21:14:34 GMT 9.5
That stuff is looking great, can't wait to get some figures on it.
|
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 20, 2011 22:49:40 GMT 9.5
[How to Build a small bridge1 gather 3 of the wooden tiles  2 cut the corners of one piece at 45 degrees like this  3 glue them together with the extra support of another piece of 'wood'  4 get playing!  Dungeon 'tiles'As you may recall from my early posts, I created a silicone mold to allow me to cast up floor sections in the size of 4x6 squares. After painting and sealing these tiles I have mounted them on felt to create a game board similar to the original dungeon bowl (ie warhammer quest tiles). Now that I have finished the construction of the grand dungeon I have been using up all my remaining tiles. The 2x2 floor piece on this mold is excellent for adding narrow hallways  What I did, after painting and sealing the pieces, was glue them on a piece of felt, then cut them apart with a hobby knife.  I now have 60 4x6 pieces mounted on felt and about 30 2x2 pieces and a few other pieces, mostly 2x3 The 1x2 pieces are perfect for glueing on these doors  Here you can see all the pieces I have prepared for wall-less dungeons, just like the original cardboard halls and rooms, only 3D. (note the doors in the background are mounted on 1x2 pieces  - well actually this isn't all of them, after taking this picture I found more tiles and made about 10 rooms measuring 6x6. Pics of these tomorrow. Here is an example layout (teams start from doorways on opposite sides and must leave from one of the opposite doors to score.  just a week away, so you must be expecting the grand dungeon to be recieving some finishing touches, and I aim to please, so here are a few shots of the finer details I've been working on.      
|
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 20, 2011 22:53:29 GMT 9.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 21, 2011 18:52:19 GMT 9.5
|
|
addy
Warrant Officer
Posts: 181
|
Post by addy on Feb 21, 2011 20:16:06 GMT 9.5
Using the wood squares is a damn good idea. Have you got it so you just push them out to change them?
|
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 21, 2011 21:03:49 GMT 9.5
Using the wood squares is a damn good idea. Have you got it so you just push them out to change them? yep, I wanted it to look rustic, like they've just painted numbers on boards and they slot them in there.  I've also used those tiles for trapdoors in the dungeon, they can be removed and replaced with normal floor tiles, teleporter tiles or whatever. |
|
|
|
Post by Dent on Feb 21, 2011 21:45:17 GMT 9.5
stares in aw, thats great
can i get some paint from you to match the stone work you have
|
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 21, 2011 22:28:52 GMT 9.5
stares in aw, thats great can i get some paint from you to match the stone work you have roger, will bring some wednesday |
|
|
|
Post by alex on Feb 24, 2011 9:31:15 GMT 9.5
stares in aw, thats great can i get some paint from you to match the stone work you have its in the game cupboard at Movie Nights, in a yoghurt container (green) and a small screw top container (cream). |
|
|
|
Post by Dent on Feb 25, 2011 19:09:29 GMT 9.5
Thanks grabbed it tonight
|
|
