Dave Graffam's Tall Hostel Kitbash: Interiors and Fold-Flat

[oldschooldm]

The Tall Hostel has the same footprint as the Rustic Cabins, so I decided to try to make a 3-story fold-flat kitbash of it with interiors....



And a series of the breakdowns:






And here's the parts pile:


And here's the 4 rustic cabins (single story) and this 3-story building all neatly and compactly stored:

[Vermin King]

Very nicely done

[mproteau (Paper Realms)]

oldschooldm - what's the picture in the background? Can you snap a better photo of it for me?

[oldschooldm]

Mar 6, 2014 5:46:15 GMT -9 mproteau (Paper Realms) said:

oldschooldm - what's the picture in the background? Can you snap a better photo of it for me?

I can do better! Here's the source: hetman80.deviantart.com/art/Medieval-town-194828525

[dungeonmistress]

My only question is: Where are the stairs? Otherwise, I love it!

[oldschooldm]

That's a tight building dungeonmistress - I'm thinking they use ladders.

For play, I'd print a small 1/2" hatch to stick in a corner of each floor. I have paper ladders that would work with them as well.

[dungeonmistress]

That would work. Unless, you can dematerialize and float, in which case, stairs or ladders and hatches becomes a moot point.

Still, I like it. Reminds me of a townhouse I used to live in...

[afet]

Nice! What is holding up each floor? I can't see if you've added tabs inside or somthing else.

[oldschooldm]

Mar 12, 2014 9:57:58 GMT -9 afet said:

Nice! What is holding up each floor? I can't see if you've added tabs inside or somthing else.

I cheated. I do that a lot.

The upperfloors are a lazy-man's compromise. I cut some 1/2" thick Styrofoam 2" x 2.75" and painted it brown on one side an the edges, then when I cut out the floors textures I added a 1/4" border, and cut that out and folded it down to create an upside-down lip to "catch" on the walls below when in place.

In short, the same floors are serving as a stiff ceiling and as a thick floor at the same time. I could have put in tabs, but wanted to see if I could pull this off. The 1/4" floor thickness is quite noticeable if you look at the walls-on vs. walls-off pictures.

But, my players are giddy to have 3D terrain to explore, so don't care.

I also wanted to be able to use some extra bits I had from the Rustic Cabin build, and to be able to show off storing them all together in a tiny space.