just a steampunkish idea

[squirmydad]

Beautiful!
Those last two pictures look like the mansion is hosting a Mad Scientist party.

[Vermin King]

Aug 19, 2017 12:07:41 GMT -9 squirmydad said:

Beautiful!
Those last two pictures look like the mansion is hosting a Mad Scientist party.

That's the idea. Just less than two weeks left. It's got to sit on something, so I'm deciding on whether to use the Cardstock Dane Roman Roads or mproteau (Paper Realms)'s Medieval Tiles. Whichever one I use, I have to modify part to get a cul-de-sac for the front. I am working on both to see which I prefer. I made a hexagon and octagon segment template. Drop the road tile into the segment, and also make a mirror so that the edges line up. Put them all together and break up into tile-sized components, and voila!

I'm going to make the landing platform hexagonal, also, so the segment thing does double duty.

I also need to work on those trees and the people, too. Jimminy Cricket! I've been accused of working quickly, but I need to pick up the pace more

EDIT-- I hope I don't offend either artist on the tile sets, but I really like both sets. As I need grassy areas, I was leaning towards the Roman Roads, but the beautiful roadways on the Medieval Streets, and having the Octagon already set up, I'm leaning towards those. As I was trying to figure out how to do what I want with either set, and decided for my own personal set to use the Medieval Streets streets and the Medieval Streets Crossroads with the Roman Roads grass along the crossroads. Then I will have those streets as the texture on the other Roman Roads tiles. I'm mostly needing grass tiles, so I think this is my best solution.

On the first two tiles I've adapted, it seems to work. I was worried that the two styles might not look good together. We'll see

[greypilgrim]

This is looking just so awesome - excellent work!

[Vermin King]

Thanks. After I get caught up on Papercuts, I will post the final files.

I am running so far behind, but then again, I wouldn't pass up getting to visit my grandson, and I pretty much had to do the eclipse with my folks. They may not be here for the next one. It was outstanding in Sedalia, Missouri, BTW

[Vermin King]

The hybrid tiles all were deleted just now. Not happy with them and felt I was getting myself into a hole that would take me to the end of Papercuts. I'm going to use textures of both, trying to get things to look 'right' for the diorama. These two tilesets were designed for a use other than what I am doing. One set is designed with narrower streets and wider berms. The other has narrow berms and wider streets with buildings sitting on Tile Only tiles. They don't interchange well. I tried putting street tiles of one into the other, each direction, but was unhappy with both results. So, I'm going to do my own personal tiles, using the textures from both. No one is getting those. Just the Ashbrooke-Stein House and the Steam Carriage

I also bow to those who do tilesets, especially outdoor tiles. Getting things to line out so that things line up and look right however the tiles are used is definitely an art that currently is beyond me. Thank you. I trust that you realize how much we appreciate your work.

[Vermin King]

Um, I might not be able to proceed. My basement has ankle deep water everywhere. 1.8 inches of rain yesterday morning and afternoon, with another 4.75 inches overnight. Gotta get a new submersible pump and get to work, and this was already going to be a long day at work. To get this much done, I'll have something to show, but definitely not what I envisioned

[Marquis]

Ah, man - that sucks. Best of luck with your recovery efforts.

[Vermin King]

The water is being sucked out into the street. About an inch lower. My basement floor has a slant, and there is dampness on the high end (not dry, but no standing water there)

I have a gravel drive that is just so many ruts now. When I redid the gravel over 20 years ago, I used dry run gravel because it has lots of varying grades of gravel and sand in it. It stays in place very well. I guess I should be thankful that I've had 20 years of little effort on it...

[mproteau (Paper Realms)]

Can I help you with some tiles? Is there something particular that you'd like to see?

[Vermin King]

I'd have to map it out a bit, but I would never turn down a hand.

I'm in a bit of a sour mood with the flooded basement. And it's a bit hard to think about anything else (except for all the shoveling and raking I'm going to have to do on the driveway). I'll try to give you an idea this evening, if you'd like to give it a shot. I'm sure my back will be ready for a rest

[mproteau (Paper Realms)]

I've been so far off track from paper crafting - I'd love an excuse to make something new.

[Vermin King]

Well, I will put my sketch up to being a priority, then. Thank you. I should be able to get my sketch up in the early evening. Before going out with the pickaxe to break up my driveway, and shovel and rake to get it back to being smooth and level across the slope. I am giving the pump a break right now. To the point where I keep having to sweep water towards it to have enough depth to work. Water is still seeping in, so I figured I'd just let it naturally fill a bit. No sense burning out the pump, and no sense pushing water that is just going to be replaced.

If I remember right, the medieval streets were 6X6 tiles. I was trying to have your street paving, but with grass instead of the square tiles. Your intersection would be great for the circle in front, if it had one road going into the circle and one going out at right angles, with grass instead of the square tiles. I could also use the 'T' with grass and no center curb in the T. Whatever grass texture you use, I would need to have a full tile of grass. And of course, the street with grass on both sides.

So, I would like:

Medieval Street tile with grass on both sides,
Intersection tile with only two access points at right angles, with grass,
'T' intersection tile without the inner curb and with grass, and
A full tile of grass.

You know, I bet you could offer the set with grass, too. That roadway is spectacular. I'll still post a sketch of what I am hoping to do

Here you go --

[mproteau (Paper Realms)]

T ogether
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I will see what I can get started late tonight! The full street set that was never released has layers for more texture options already. The other tile types should be easy peasy.

[Vermin King]

Bless you and yours to 1000 generations. Thanks

I'm getting ready to start working on the driveway, so I won't be doing anything with this tonight. Who knows what tomorrow will bring

[Vermin King]

The water coming in is slowing down. Basically the saturated soil surrounding my basement walls has seeped lower than my basement floor, for the most part. Got the driveway done as well as it can be for now. Unfortunately, when my neighbor and I upgraded the driveway 22 years ago, we opted for cheaper option. We had 'dry run' gravel placed on top of the old gravel which was the round stuff typically used. When the deluge opened up a small spot in a thin area of the dry run, it kicked up the round which acted like sandblasting. Driveway is rut-free and level again, but with a mixture of the two gravels. It won't last. I'll have to have more dry run brought in.

mproteau (Paper Realms) has helped me out with tiles. Thank you very much, sir. This will allow me to do the small boiler house, and I have an alternate plan for the landing pad.

It is looking hopeful for completion, even though not to the original plan. I do hope to get back to the landing platform idea, because it could be converted to a modular warehouse/factory. I think that a Victorian/Edwardian building like this would be useful. It could also be used as originally intended as a retaining wall.

With just over a week left, I am hopeful. After the Papercuts 2017 ends, I'll post my final files. I will also post the modified boiler house based on the old factory from Edificios de Papel, and the Wordsworth Sand House

[Vermin King]

Basement drying, back hurts, head aches ... so I'm working on the boiler house. Should have been relaxing, but ... funky long tabs, and tabs set up oddly, and some awkwardness in other areas. I should have studied it more instead of diving in.

Started with this from edificiosdepapel.blogspot.com.br/



After re-sizing this, shortening by two panes of glass, and decreasing the length by roughly half, I'd originally planned on using the same brick texture from the chimneys as part of the textures, but time is running short. I'd done one of Monica's churches a few years back, and while I remembered that it had an unusual construction, I didn't remember it being this awkward.

I am following the build order specified in the original files. Ends first, then attach the subroof, then sidewalls, and finally the roof. And if the roof doesn't look right, print another copy of the roof and glue it over the wonky one.

If I had studied it, as I should have, tabs would be different for the odd-shaped end caps.





When I finished the first end, I should have reworked that page with better tabs and printed and clear-coated the new ends. It would have been easier on my headache

[Vermin King]

Better explanation -- if all the tabs were on the strip, this would be a whole lot easier. Especially when you are attaching the subroof

Well, I keep getting an invalid file type message. Not sure why it doesn't like jpg's

I will try again later

Still doesn't like me

[Vermin King]

Even with the strange tabs, this was a nice one-evening project. The smokestack is a repaint of the Wordsworth Sand House smokestack

[Vermin King]

Printing out ground tiles today. I think I am going to use glue stick to attach to the foamboard, unless someone has another recommendation.

I was thinking of doing this in 2X2 tile squares, but the warpage on the foamboard has me concerned.

[Vermin King]

I'm not dissatisfied horribly with trying to mount ground tiles with glue stick, but I think I am applying too much. Gonna have to make a glue stick run. I think a thinner coat would be superior.

One of the agents came to the office today and he wanted to see the house close up. Time for chimney repair. I've also noticed that handling (and Sharpies having a tendency to soak in and fade over time) is requiring some touch up to some of the models

[Vermin King]

If you look at the layout above, you will see that it is a 5X6 layout of 6-inch X 6-inch tiles. 5X3 will almost fit on a sheet of foamboard ... a quarter inch overhang on both ends. So only two boards. I have one board done, everything is printed, and most cut out for the second board. Thank you, mproteau (Paper Realms), for all the help on the tiles. I hope you like what I do with them. I should be able to get back to this Sunday night, and start on the trees

[missileer]

Your diorama is going to be magnificent! I still am in total awe of the main house.  I really want to build that next year for my wife to use as a centerpiece for holiday seasons.  She can decorate around it for 4th of July, Halloween and Christmas.  She has plenty of miniature pieces (including lights) to compliment it.

I can understand your frustration on the flooded basement problem.  I went through that in two different houses.  The solution I used was to dig a trench 18 inches deep (at the low end) by 12 inches wide, all around the inside walls of the basement (yes we had to break through the concrete floor).  We filled this with pea gravel cemented over trench and sloped it to one corner of the house.  There we installed a dry well with a sump pump aimed at a portion of the yard that sloped away from the house.  It worked very well; the basements never flooded again.  I was fortunate;  my son-in-law was an architect with drainage systems expertise (lotta work though). 

[Vermin King]

My basement has been one that gets wet periodically since my folks bought the house in 1963, and it probably had problems before that. The floor has settled, so the drain is almost 3/4 of an inch higher than the surrounding floor, in the lowest part of the basement. At least the floor slopes. If I had a drain that wasn't clogged, it wouldn't have been a problem. Oh, well.

Before I left Saturday morning, I took a photo of the board I completed. The other tiles are cut and edged, and I hope to finish the second board tonight. I got the trees re-sized, so I am feeling pretty good about things now




I'm back to thinking I might get people done, but they will have to be mirror-image

[Vermin King]

No, the project hasn't died, but I should never have selected the small trees and bushes that I chose. Way too fiddly. Live and learn

[Vermin King]

Getting to be my theme -- come up with an idea, get a lot of it done, have to shelve a lot of the plans, come up with alternative plans, and have a lot of files to share afterwards.

ONLY!!! I think most of this is going to happen this year.

The last four of the 24 trees is drying. Most of the figures are done, but need to clean up a few more to help populate the grounds. The zepellin/steamlaunch kitbash didn't happen, but the launch was a satisfying build. The landing platform didn't happen, but I plan on using part of the work from it in a warehouse down the road. The Steam Coach was something I'd been wanting to do for years, so I am glad to get it done. That power plant was another project I'd thought of doing ages ago. Going through some of Monica's threads, I don't think she would mind me posting the mod, but she hasn't replied to my emails. The little flyer was cobbled together from a fish I found on the internet and three Fiddlers Green early flyers. Can't share it. I will post the final Dodecagon House files, the Steam Coach files, and will do a revised Royal Mail Coach.

But ... I need to get back to this. Tick, tick, tick

[Vermin King]

Got done with the figures and basing at nine o'clock last night and thought I could throw the ramp together. Epic fail. My original idea looked like the cradle for GM64's cannon, but didn't want it to look like I copied, so I went with something different. Should have just grabbed some extra sleep.

[Vermin King]

Photo time --




















Gotta get back to work, but hopefully I can get Papercuts posts done at lunch

[Vermin King]

Let's get files put together without having to search through

Ashbrooke-Stein Dodecagon House













































Note-- on the roof dome, you can either do the brown version or blue

[Vermin King]

Steam Coach

[Vermin King]

Power House kitbash of Edificios de Papel warehouse and Wordsworth smokestack












EDIT-- Blast it. I was in a hurry and forgot that I was going to rework the tabs on the ends. I'll do that tonight and replace the file.





And I remembered to do the Subroof, as well. My brain isn't as fuzzy as I was afraid.

It should be much easier to build now

I haven't forgotten the rescaled simplified Royal Mail Coach. I have the necessary files opened in Gimp, and that will be my first order of business tonight.

As this is going to be a new file, I think I ought to build it before posting it, and I will post build order photos