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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: DonVoss on December 25, 2017, 10:21:24 AM

Title: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on December 25, 2017, 10:21:24 AM: I builded quite a few dungeons over the last years. Small and transportable, some more 2D, sketchy ones and kind of more ornate...
Some with grid and some more frestyle with measuring.

This november I had a multiplayer coming a head and I needed a new dungeon...I feld....:)

In my leadmountain I found 6 modules of ZITERDES Dunkelstadt dungeon.
I took these as basis or my new Big Dungeon.

M goal was to build something like the old colourfull dugeons of the late 80s...like in WD100.
A kind o comic aproach...;)

(http://i.imgur.com/TIU3ball.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/TIU3bal')

Here is first Dunkelstadt module.

(http://i.imgur.com/ocF97Kll.jpg) (https://imgur.com/ocF97Kl)

And with some paint on...:)

(http://i.imgur.com/TonN3aPl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/TonN3aP)

And a WIP pic of a few selfmade things...

(http://i.imgur.com/Re0FttIl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/Re0FttI')

Ill try to translate a few more things over the next days...:)

Stay tuned....:D

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: Sunjester on December 25, 2017, 11:12:16 AM: Looks like a great start, looking forward to seeing more!
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Post by: killshot on December 25, 2017, 11:23:09 AM: Awesome! Definitely will watch this thread!
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Post by: Michi on December 25, 2017, 11:41:20 AM: Very cool - takes me back to my old days of Advanced Heroquest.
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Post by: thenamelessdead on December 25, 2017, 08:28:04 PM: That's what we like to see.
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Post by: beefcake on December 25, 2017, 09:48:05 PM: Great start there. Your painting style of the scenery reminds me of the old 'Eavy Metal team (That's a good thing)
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on December 26, 2017, 04:23:41 AM: Thanx gents....;)

Here are a few minis I painted for the dungeon.
A wild mix of GW and Reaper Bones and others from the lead...and plastic pile...

Slightly converted barbaian (Bones).

(http://i.imgur.com/8ZJXH4fl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/8ZJXH4f')

Big red guardian (Bones)

(http://i.imgur.com/WQSb8Qtl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/WQSb8Qt')

...and the cool shield....:)

(http://i.imgur.com/RXHpZJjl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/RXHpZJj')

Old hag with big knife (Eureka)...

(http://i.imgur.com/Bqgek9Ll.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/Bqgek9L')

And the first of the playing characters a barbarian from the Frostgrave range.

(http://i.imgur.com/4EE1lWWl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/4EE1lWW)

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: beefcake on December 26, 2017, 04:35:55 AM: Very nice figs there. Great conversion on the first one.
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Post by: Exiledadmiral on December 26, 2017, 07:01:38 PM: Great scenery, your custom made stuff looks as good as the premade module! Gorgeous painting on your figures too.
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on December 27, 2017, 02:58:17 PM: Thanx or the comments....:)

The next room is a little dungeon, with two cells.

(http://i.imgur.com/EHAUInpl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/EHAUInp)

The big walls are from the store, the smalls walls are brick by brick built.

An the cave wtih some paint on it.

(http://i.imgur.com/FVxLcFQl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/FVxLcFQ)

Lastly two corriodors and a "bridge room"....:)

(http://i.imgur.com/M6JTVw6l.jpg) (https://imgur.com/M6JTVw6)

(http://i.imgur.com/OCzxPXvl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/OCzxPXv)

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: thenamelessdead on December 27, 2017, 03:41:23 PM: Nice water effect. How was it achieved?
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: The Voivod on December 27, 2017, 06:29:12 PM: Love the dungeon stuff.

You say the small parts are build brick by brick.
Do you have a tutorial on making it look so good?

Or some tips at least?
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Post by: clanmac on December 27, 2017, 06:39:57 PM: This is looking beautiful - great technique on the walls and floors
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Post by: Jagannath on December 28, 2017, 09:23:10 AM: What a great thread! Dungeon's looking great - I've been working on some caves recently, yours is really good.
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on December 28, 2017, 09:55:13 AM: Thanx gents....:)

@Brick by brick
I have no good tips or tricks to offer, sorry.
I just cut a few not so regulary styrofoam bricks and squeze them a little in my hand with a little sand added.

There is a kind of step by step in my border reivers thread:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=103907.0

Just try it out yourself...its not that hard...and it looks great.....;)

Okay...on with the dungeon....;)

First a big guy....Reaper Bones Giant. I really like that model.

(http://i.imgur.com/9zzFuKNl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/9zzFuKN)

The next thing was a ice room I made.
1 or 2 yetis will defend him.
Totally stupid I know... ;D :o

(http://i.imgur.com/tZfcFaUl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/tZfcFaU')

And a snapshot of the rooms so far.

(http://i.imgur.com/ljNLXMJl.jpg) (https://imgur.com/ljNLXMJ)

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: beefcake on December 28, 2017, 09:57:43 AM: Very cool.
I like that giant. it is one of my favourite minis (I have it in metal).
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: The Voivod on December 28, 2017, 01:39:50 PM: Quote
I just cut a few not so regulary styrofoam bricks and squeze them a little in my hand with a little sand added.
Well, since I was mostly woundering how you got the irregular worn shapes, that was probably all I needed to know. Thanks.

You're dungeon is coming around lovely. Woderfull project.
Very tempting to make my own.
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: Elbows on December 28, 2017, 02:21:15 PM: Some lovely looking stuff in here. I also like the thread title. I can see an animated neon road sign "DON'S BIG DUNGEON: Finest Dungeoneering in the State" stuck in the middle of the woods near a murky looking cave entrance.
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: Bloggard on December 30, 2017, 11:45:43 AM: dungeon stuff is fantastic.

and I absolutely love your painting style.
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Post by: Jonas on December 30, 2017, 03:56:18 PM: That is very nice and inspiring. I have always wanted to play some dungeon crawl.
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on February 01, 2018, 09:23:11 PM: Thank you gentlemen for your comments....:)

Here are a few additional things for my dungeon.

Since my old Warhammer days I was always in love with these undead minis from GW.

(http://i.imgur.com/5WEXp3ql.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/5WEXp3q')

...and I needed a few more corridors.

(http://i.imgur.com/zhJEQbrl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/zhJEQbr')

And some end pices, to ahm end the corriddors...;)

(http://i.imgur.com/XAIFsCOl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/XAIFsCO')

And every oldschool dungeon needs a loo... lol

(http://i.imgur.com/BE4xbN0l.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/BE4xbN0')

Hope you like the stuff....;)

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: OSHIROmodels on February 02, 2018, 01:21:11 AM: As splendid as ever :)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: bazookajoe on February 02, 2018, 01:25:14 AM: That's outstanding.

What are the trap doors made out of?
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Post by: beefcake on February 02, 2018, 04:50:36 AM: Very nice. Love the loo.
I also love those Wights.
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Post by: Slayer on February 02, 2018, 05:20:23 AM: lovely work on the figs and terrain, love the loo
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Post by: Ockman on February 02, 2018, 07:26:14 AM: Great job, I love 3D dungeons!
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Post by: Schrumpfkopf on February 02, 2018, 01:32:52 PM: Plumpsklo! I really like your dungeon. Nice textures, fantastic walls (what's the height of these?), and lots of variety.
And yes - that Graveguard has always been great - I love the helmets and how the cloth connets with them in particular.
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on February 05, 2018, 10:07:24 AM: Thanx gents....;)

The trapdoors are from Grendel.

Here are some new things ...

(http://i.imgur.com/x9hUzCwl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/x9hUzCw')

And a groupshot.

Not 100% ready...;)

(http://i.imgur.com/2bJu7yQl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/2bJu7yQ')

...and a little closeup.

(http://i.imgur.com/kksbTSll.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/kksbTSl')

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: phreedh on February 05, 2018, 01:17:22 PM: Effing inspirational! :o
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Post by: tomrommel1 on February 05, 2018, 02:18:21 PM: very nice indeed
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Post by: Guldor on February 05, 2018, 02:30:31 PM: Really, i like your dungeon. !!!
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Post by: Arundel on February 05, 2018, 03:14:30 PM: Love it! I'd love to play a game on that.
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Post by: Funghy-Fipps on February 05, 2018, 05:04:16 PM: A thing of beauty - must be a delight to play upon!
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Post by: driller on February 05, 2018, 05:35:50 PM: Don, could you write a few words about how you paint your tiles and walls, greys and colorfuls both? I prefer this lighter, "cartoony" look to the usual mechanicus grey / cold grey / fortress grey combos. Thanks!
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Post by: thenamelessdead on February 05, 2018, 08:23:35 PM: Ridiculously good.
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Post by: bazookajoe on February 06, 2018, 01:49:56 AM: I am cold stone grey man myself but this is absolutely stunning!
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Post by: Anselm van Helsing on February 06, 2018, 12:19:19 PM: Beautiful dungeon. And quite fast building & painting too.
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Post by: zemjw on February 06, 2018, 01:05:56 PM: I only just noticed this and it looks really good :D The ice room is brilliant. It may be worth partially icing a corridor piece as a lead-in to the room.

Hopefully there's more still to come
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: Juxt on February 06, 2018, 01:13:32 PM: I haven't played a dungeon game in ages, but this is really getting me inspired :o
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on February 08, 2018, 04:29:03 PM: Thank you for the encouraging comments....:)

Okay, here are some more pics and how I made the tiles.

First I sketch the grid...

(http://i.imgur.com/purHz1Wl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/purHz1W')

Then I try to get some live in with a ballpen or pencil....

(http://i.imgur.com/Cbw3hjZl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/Cbw3hjZ')

And thats pretty much it.....:)

So I tried to build a hall with some more open space to fight in.

The brbarian stuff is again from grendel.

(http://i.imgur.com/5CMXUsMl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/5CMXUsM')

And here is the floor thing (no walls) from pic one together with a premade Dunkeltadt module from Ziterdes.

(http://i.imgur.com/Z8gMXPgl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/Z8gMXPg')

I can put wallless room under the otehr rooms to get a little them elevated...
...kind of a 3D-feeling

(http://i.imgur.com/n3eF0wLl.jpg) (http://'https://imgur.com/n3eF0wL')

Hope to get some more stuff translated over the next days....;)

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: thenamelessdead on February 08, 2018, 09:30:36 PM: What material do you use for the floors? Looks like a sheet of foam. Personally I'm currently working with Styrofoam but the stuff you're using looks better.
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: DonVoss on February 08, 2018, 11:30:26 PM: Its a kind of styrofoam too.
As I understand it, there are different kinds of styrofoam. The blue one I use is pretty expensive but has a good "memory"...if you crave something in it will stay. The pink styrofoam I use has a more diffuse memory. If you stick something in, it will somehow pop a little back. If you pick deeper, it gets little crackss on the way....

...I hope that makes some sense....:)

Cheers,
Don
Title: Re: Don's Big Dungeon
Post by: thenamelessdead on February 09, 2018, 07:50:07 AM: Ok, thanks. Sounds about right.