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Post by godofrandomness on Apr 9, 2010 11:29:02 GMT -9
Have any of you guys ever used molds from www.hirstarts.com? I have been pondering them for a while now for making some nice looking dungeon tiles. I've been playing a lot of Descent with some friends, and thought it would be great to make a tile set from the molds for the game (they have instructions for how to do at least the base tile set from only 2 different molds). I'm just curious on people's past experiences or opinions on this.
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Post by curufea on Apr 9, 2010 11:39:05 GMT -9
I've been tempted - but they always seemed outrageously overpriced.
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Post by Sirrob01 on Apr 9, 2010 12:23:57 GMT -9
My friend bought a set or two; Plus ~ They look really nice when finished on the table ~ Even using plain plaster of paris you can get a decent if fragile model. ~ they are very flexible ie if you buy the basic brick shapes you can build just about anything. ~ the moulds seem to last a long time. Few things to be aware of ~ it helps to have more than 1 of each mould so you can setup more blocks/bricks all at once, otherwise you spend a fair amount of time waiting to get enough bricks. ~ If your time poor it can be slow going to even get a small piece finished up ~ At the end of the day it's terrain, we tend to find that after the initial that's cool whether it's plaster/plastic/paper (or even a scribble on grid paper) it all merges into the background and the minis and game becomes the focus. For me I like them and if I had endless time I'd use/make them but for the moment I'll stick with card terrain .
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 10, 2010 9:39:58 GMT -9
I have thought about using them to create textures for paper models. I'd buld the sections from Hirst arts mold parts, paint, then scan in as the texture overlay for walls and such. This way the buildings or tile sections look hand built and painted, and less Photo-shopy. I am all about do stuff digitally, but I also LOVE scratch building terrain and buildings for games.
I have several molds in the closet somewhere for the day when I actually set aside time to use them. JIM
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Post by curufea on Apr 10, 2010 13:44:23 GMT -9
I like using texture samples from real life for that though - such as Mayang's excellent free collection - mayang.com/textures/
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Post by Dagger on Apr 11, 2010 12:17:24 GMT -9
I have several of the Hirst Arts molds... It's like making your own LEGOs. It takes a little bit of practice to get the plaster mix right (I highly recommend dental plaster) and get your technique down but it's all part of the fun.
You can even make your own molds with Smooth On mold products. I used Hirst Arts blocks to make an object that would see a lot of use and then used that master to make my own mold. It sped up things quite a bit that way.
If you ever enjoyed LEGOs or Lincoln Logs, you can't go wrong with Hirst Arts blocks...
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