tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307624757097524345.post2715158700361837293..comments2023-10-16T07:53:07.739-07:00Comments on Miniatures for Roleplaying: Tabletop Terrain: Battlemats, Floortiles or Scenery?Miniatures for Roleplayinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10574987799738849475noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307624757097524345.post-62055664274573336482014-01-13T15:39:05.312-08:002014-01-13T15:39:05.312-08:00I have been looking into dungeon terrain options f...I have been looking into dungeon terrain options for my Heroquest games, and ran into the same problem with resin terrain (it's too expensive). On the other hand, I find battlemats or card scenery too shiny and fake looking.<br /><br />So I finally found out about Styrofoam. Blue (usually) styrofoam can be cut into any shape quite easily, and unlike the white styrofoam that is often used in packaging, does not consist of little foam balls that tear apart awkwardly when you cut them. It is also a light and fairly durable material. I think I will use this to build my dungeon rooms. You can buy it at most hobby shops.<br /><br />Simply cut out squares or whatever shape of room you want, then make a grid of tiles on the floor of the room with a knife and a ruler. Prime the entire thing black, then softly drybrush dark grey or another stone-like color over it. I think it will look pretty decent.<br /><br />If you want to go all the way with this technique, you could even cut out lots of tiny bricks from the styrofoam and build walls around each room you build. Again I would prime the bricks black, then glue them together as a wall, then softly drybrush with grey.<br /><br />Hope this advice is useful to anyone.<br /><br />devahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062067690821944461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307624757097524345.post-19103396435641343802013-08-18T02:08:11.604-07:002013-08-18T02:08:11.604-07:00Hirst Arts is great if you can afford some molds a...Hirst Arts is great if you can afford some molds and the resin, because you can cast as many parts as you like. They need to be painted though, so you'll want to be ready to paint lots of scenery. Simple black basecoat with several dark to lighter grey drybrush layers will do.<br /><br />I personally use the HeroQuest board, and boards from other fantasy games, such as Dragon Strike (4 nice boards), D&D boardgame (the classic one with square tiles) and even some maps from magazines which I printed and glued to cardboard.<br />I also own Advanced HQ, which has modular tiles.<br /><br />There was a kickstarter some months ago that had prepainted Hirst Arts dungeon pieces (Itar's). I ordered a primed set in grey, so all I need to do is drybrush them lighter in greys and add some dark wash, and I'll have a nice 3D set!Sjenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349622754599962420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307624757097524345.post-31106308187575822562012-09-04T10:18:59.896-07:002012-09-04T10:18:59.896-07:00One thing in the vein of Dwarven Forge, is the Hir...One thing in the vein of Dwarven Forge, is the Hirts Art's Castlemolds. The downside is the cost and time needed to make dungeons, but advantage is the flexibility to make what you need. <br /><br />http://www.hirstarts.com/<br /><br />Bonemasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179557302199193741noreply@blogger.com