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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 12, 2013 14:05:27 GMT -9
I've been putting together a small generic dungeon furniture pack which will soon be going online for a nice low price. The idea sprang about when someone commented that they liked the free bonus furniture pack in the Humble Hovel set, but didn't have much use for the house and they weren't particularly keen on paying $6 just for the furniture, so I started out by grabbing all the furniture pieces in that set and giving them a major texture upgrade and lots of added optional layer detail and then added a few pieces on top to round out the set nicely. I'm still busy fiddling with one of the pieces to try and make it as awesome as possible and yet still very easy to build, but here's a small preview of some of the components that are already complete (pardon the low quality, the pics were taken with a handheld cellphone camera and it's winter down here and very cold so I could only do so much to control the shivering  ... Getting some nice pro photos done later this week)  The "Dormitory" page includes a couple beds, sleeping pallets, carpets and chests. The floors are customisable, as is the bedding. There's also an option to turn off the 3d pillows to make the build a little simpler.  The "Mess Hall" page includes a shelf, a brand new crate stack (which will go great with those in the Ominous Storeroom set and includes all the same layer options) and a dining table vignette. The dining table is very customisable, allowing you to choose how many chairs you want and where they are, and has options for dinner plates, and/or beer mugs. You also have two different options for the chairs, though only one is pictured here at the moment.  The final page includes a nice big camp fire, an awesome little cauldron full of yummy stew and some other stuff not pictured here just yet (including the piece I'm still busy tweaking.) More details, and better quality images to follow as soon as I can get them done. |
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Post by oldschooldm on Jun 12, 2013 15:44:06 GMT -9
Here's some shots of my cutfiles test-build:   |
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Post by wyvern on Jun 13, 2013 5:07:22 GMT -9
Looking good!
Do the bookshelves have MORE layer options than are already available in the "Council Chamber" set? Not sure I can cope, if so!
Also, interested to see the bed photos all have textured covers. I noticed when making mine up from the Humble Hovel set that the checked cover worked better than the plain when disguising the fold-up pillow's "bed cover" tab.
Any chance of an open chest with contents options, or is that asking too much too late?
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 13, 2013 5:25:40 GMT -9
Looking good! Do the bookshelves have MORE layer options than are already available in the "Council Chamber" set? Not sure I can cope, if so! Also, interested to see the bed photos all have textured covers. I noticed when making mine up from the Humble Hovel set that the checked cover worked better than the plain when disguising the fold-up pillow's "bed cover" tab. Any chance of an open chest with contents options, or is that asking too much too late? This shelf is relatively simple I'm afraid. It got short-changed by my layers budget which all got spent on the tables and the crates on that particular page, so this one's only got the jugs and plates. I do have some really fun plans for customisable shelves in the next Luxurious Lair set however. The beds have lots of options for the blankets, but you can still do a blanketless one just by turning all the blankets off. If you look closely at OldschoolDM's photos you can see that he's got a completely different blanket combination and he's also opted to skip out on the 3d pillows. I've toyed with the idea of an open chest, but it'd have to be quite a bit bigger than that one or it will be way too tricky for anyone to build, so the short answer is you probably won't see it in this set, but one is likely to show up soon... The Luxurious Lair: Treasury is just begging to be made at some point!  |
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 14, 2013 11:12:19 GMT -9
So, I've finished that elusive last component!  Yes! The pig is 3d and yes, the spit rotates. This is obviously the "expert" version of the model but there will be an option to use a 2d paper-mini-style pig instead and an option to build the model in the simplest, least fiddly way possible. Got the studio photoshoot tomorrow afternoon so there should be some nice high quality images in this thread soon! Apart from that, I'm just cleaning up the PDFs and sorting out the instructions, but this set might even be out on sunday. |
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 20, 2013 11:42:23 GMT -9
Ah, spit-roasted swine. Very nice touch
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Post by WackyAnne on Jun 20, 2013 18:36:26 GMT -9
Any word on when this set will be up for sale? I'm only a newbie collector of RPG paper modelling (thanks to Fat Dragon's Kickstarter), but I've developed a real soft spot for furnishings. I'm thrilled to find not one, but two fabulous fires in this set, as I'd spent hours looking for something a non-artist like me could use for a paper-mini campfire only a day or two before... |
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 21, 2013 4:10:32 GMT -9
Any word on when this set will be up for sale? I'm only a newbie collector of RPG paper modelling (thanks to Fat Dragon's Kickstarter), but I've developed a real soft spot for furnishings. I'm thrilled to find not one, but two fabulous fires in this set, as I'd spent hours looking for something a non-artist like me could use for a paper-mini campfire only a day or two before... It should be up within the next few hours. I'm just patching up the instructions and waiting on my photographer to send me the photos I had taken... I'm not going to hold up the release if I don't receive the pics today... I'll just get a friend with a decent SLR camera to take some that I can use in the mean time. I'm thrilled to find not one, but two fabulous fires in this set, as I'd spent hours looking for something a non-artist like me could use for a paper-mini campfire only a day or two before... You'll be pleased to know that there is actually an entire page for fires  (camp fire, cauldron, and two nicely ornate but easy-to-build braziers) and then the spit roast on its own page. |
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Post by wyvern on Jun 22, 2013 3:55:54 GMT -9
Like the "expert" hog roast. Looks very fiddly, but I'll have to have a try at it, I'm sure! I'm only a newbie collector of RPG paper modelling (thanks to Fat Dragon's Kickstarter), but I've developed a real soft spot for furnishings. I'm thrilled to find not one, but two fabulous fires in this set, as I'd spent hours looking for something a non-artist like me could use for a paper-mini campfire only a day or two before... Hi WackyAnne. If furnishings are your thing, you might like to check out the freebies here: minipapermodels.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/hero-quest-style-furniture-for-your.htmlThere is some loose duplication with a few of Kev's items - there's a bed, a simple wooden chair, some bookshelves, a chest, one larger crate, and a rough wooden rectangular table, for example - but there are a lot of other things too, including a stone fireplace with a lit fire and a blacksmith's stone forge with fire and bellows. You only get a single version of each though, unlike Kev's multi-layer approach, which gives you an excellent range of options (judged by his previous releases certainly!). There's ten pages of stuff to print out and make up from this blog site, even so. Be aware though that there are NO instructions, so be sure to download all the finished-item images on the blog page too, and that some of the stuff makes up better than others, as the collection seems to have been something of an experiment. Aside from these, and Kev's forthcoming Dungeon Furniture, be sure to check out his other Papercraft Dungeon sets, as there are more 3D furniture items and 2D counters in those. The Council Chamber set especially has some marvellous tables and shelves with multiple layer options for what can be on/in them, as well as some more formal chairs in a variety of finishes. |
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Post by oldschooldm on Jun 22, 2013 8:55:33 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 22, 2013 10:06:29 GMT -9
Like the "expert" hog roast. Looks very fiddly, but I'll have to have a try at it, I'm sure! That spit roast has a lot of options and they're almost all related to the difficulty. There's a very simple version that'll be easy for even a novice paper modeller to put together and from there you can turn the challenge right up. The idea is that anyone who buys this set can build a cool looking spit roast regardless of their level of experience or the time they have available. It makes for a very nice centrepiece. (It's also that swine that's holding me up on the instructions... Want to make sure people have no difficulty understanding how to assemble it. But I'm very nearly done) There is some loose duplication with a few of Kev's items - there's a bed, a simple wooden chair, some bookshelves, a chest, one larger crate, and a rough wooden rectangular table, for example - but there are a lot of other things too, including a stone fireplace with a lit fire and a blacksmith's stone forge with fire and bellows. You only get a single version of each though, unlike Kev's multi-layer approach, which gives you an excellent range of options (judged by his previous releases certainly!). There's ten pages of stuff to print out and make up from this blog site, even so. Be aware though that there are NO instructions, so be sure to download all the finished-item images on the blog page too, and that some of the stuff makes up better than others, as the collection seems to have been something of an experiment. Eddnic's stuff is pretty cool... I'd definitely recommend it to anyone! The lack of instructions is the only thing really holding that set of his back because some of those pieces are quite tricky to build if you aren't an old hand at the craft. That's quite a collection there OldSchoolDM! And I know that's not even all the stuff you have... |
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 27, 2013 3:12:04 GMT -9
 Kept running into difficulties with this one, but it's finally ready and I've also finally got my studio shots. I'm busy uploading it and will announce the release shortly! |
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 27, 2013 5:51:32 GMT -9
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Post by wyvern on Jun 27, 2013 13:02:37 GMT -9
Splendid stuff - just been to pick-up mine, and on a very quick first inspection, it's looking as impressive as expected. Finally, the Secret of the Pig's Rotating Metal Pole is revealed to me! Couple of instant thoughts for superdetailers - paint the pole black where it hangs over the flame pit, and add a strip of brown paper around the handle to simulate a wooden turning-handle. Bacon sandwich anyone?
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Post by oldschooldm on Jun 27, 2013 13:25:47 GMT -9
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... Getting some nice pro photos done later this week)
(camp fire, cauldron, and two nicely ornate but easy-to-build braziers) and then the spit roast on its own page.
