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Post by Dave on Nov 8, 2009 20:19:54 GMT -9
Another 30mm papercraft building is just about ready for release. This is my tallest model to date. This one's still pretty easy to build, but it has a lot more parts to it than my earlier models. Tomorrow I'll finish the instructions page and wrap this one up to send it off to the store. This model features an external stairway, chimney, hanging sign, dormer window and balcony with room for up to 3 miniatures. There are also several wooden crates and some reinforcing beams you can put inside the main structure for extra stability. The ground tile is about 4" x 5". You'll need 4 sheets of cardstock to print on (or 5, if you want to print out the reinforcing beams).  |
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Post by abaddonwormwood on Nov 8, 2009 20:31:17 GMT -9
Now this is what I have been looking for ! This is fantastic, fresh and different.
Lord Abaddon of Wormwood
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Post by golem101 on Nov 9, 2009 0:46:33 GMT -9
Stunning!  This will be a great centerpiece for my Himmelveil planned layout. |
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Post by jabbro on Nov 9, 2009 5:46:10 GMT -9
Very cool. I love the added details. This is just the sort of thing that interests me in miniature buildings. Now they have interaction!
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Post by Floyd on Nov 9, 2009 5:59:35 GMT -9
Beeeaaaautiful Dave!
You know, you could just start selling a modular/customaizable base level so some of the other buildings (with the same footprint) could be placed atop.
This is already bought! So post it already!
~F
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Post by tugunmojo on Nov 9, 2009 6:25:06 GMT -9
Very nice! I've been keeping up with your work for a long time now and really like what I see. I was wondering, have your/will you consider doing some ruined versions of your buildings? When I look at your buildings, I can't help but think Mordheim! Keep up the good excellent work!  |
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Post by anitangel on Nov 9, 2009 8:17:11 GMT -9
Very very good!
Anita
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Post by Dave on Nov 9, 2009 9:54:38 GMT -9
You guys asked for external stairways and balconies, and I listened! You were totally right. I just had to figure out how to build them. I really like how these make room for minis, too. It's a lot of fun to see these kinds of models come together, and I'll definitely be looking for opportunities to build more of those sorts of things in the future.
I've been thinking about ruined buildings for a while now. I'm just waiting for the right sort of design to occur to me. I want to do ruined buildings with thick walls and floors so that they look like a good fit next to resin buildings, and so that they can support the weight of lots of minis. The only tricky bit is including the edges along broken walls, but if I can make 3D stairs, I'm sure I can make ruined edges. I'll probably start with something small, or just some ruined wall corners or something, just to see what's possible and looks good. I can't promise that it's going to happen soon, but I'm sure I'll get around to them eventually. Heck, I might even test out some ruins this week, since I'm looking for a little break from the sorts of buildings I'm currently doing.
The Tax Collector's Office is totally finished now. It should be added to the store by this weekend, and hopefully sooner.
Cheers!
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Post by abaddonwormwood on Nov 9, 2009 12:18:19 GMT -9
Ruin walls need not be chunky - think of the GW's cardstock builds that came with Mordhiem . I stopped using Hirst Arts mainly due to the thickness of the walls... way too thick for a tabletop. I am not talking about a scale issue but more a "OMG that is one fat-ass wall!"
Ruins I would approach like any normal fold-over external/internal build but just add platforms. In general they need not make too much sense so long as they look right and have accessibility. Ruins are almost more about the props of the building than the building itself.
Back to the Tax Collectors House - I am thinking of building a second version in mirror so I can butt up the two together to form a nice block.
Lord Abaddon of Wormwood
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Post by stevelortz on Nov 9, 2009 19:06:18 GMT -9
Now THIS model is a MUST HAVE! Are you going to include a loose spacer (a small box the same size, shape and texture as a single stair), like Tom Tullis does on his Fat Dragon stairs, so that we can actually stand figures on the stairway? Arid Hills does 3-D ruined walls in their Concrete Wastelands set, but that's a little too fiddly for my aging modelling faculties. I could be very happy with 2-D ruined walls. This will probably be my next building building (redundancy intentional) project after I polish off the huge stack of homework I've been socked with (terminal preposition intentional). Have fun! Steve Oh, by the way, tax collectors also had branch offices just outside the city gates:   |
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Post by Dave on Nov 9, 2009 19:33:54 GMT -9
Are you going to include a loose spacer (a small box the same size, shape and texture as a single stair), like Tom Tullis does on his Fat Dragon stairs, so that we can actually stand figures on the stairway? Yes, three of them! Arid Hills does 3-D ruined walls in their Concrete Wastelands set, but that's a little too fiddly for my aging modelling faculties. I could be very happy with 2-D ruined walls. What I'm planning at the moment wouldn't be much trickier to build than 3D stairs, but I admit that 3D stairs are pretty fiddly. More than likely, I'll do a chunky version with 1/4" thick walls to satisfy my own geekiness, and maybe some 2D walls of the same model just because it'd be an easy conversion. It's something to think about. And I'm drooling over those photos you posted. Beautiful stuff. One of these days I'll create a spired tower instead of the A-frames I've been relying on. One of the projects I'm working on is a stone-textured building using the same basic wireframe as the Tax Collector's. I'd actually designed this one a long time ago and never released it, so I'm looking at the old model and making a few big changes. I've figured out how to real dormer windows that poke through the roof, which is something that's long overdue. I might add a small balcony on this one, as well, or maybe a really big balcony that wraps around three or four sides... just thought of that! I'm going to be cutting and folding all night, but I think it'll be worth it.  |
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Post by Dagger on Nov 9, 2009 19:37:33 GMT -9
This is the best I've ever seen... the "3d" details really put it over the top. Very, very impressive...
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Post by Dave on Nov 10, 2009 9:40:57 GMT -9
Thanks! I really think you guys are going to love the price, too!
So last night I experimented with some ruins, and found that the thick-walled approach really is more trouble than it's worth. It looks great, but it's a pain to design and even tougher to build.
Next, I tested out some 2D wall sections, and I think they're going to work great. I'm using 67 lb. cardstock for my tests, which is thinner than what most folks will be printing on, and the partial upper-floor sections are strong enough to bear the weight of metal minis easily. But I think I'll add some columns here or there, which will only add to the overall look. Quite a successful test, and relatively easy to design and build, and something that I know a lot of wargamers will be interested in. Good stuff!
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