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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: d phipps on November 03, 2009, 07:01:12 PM

Title: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: d phipps on November 03, 2009, 07:01:12 PM

Here are a few pics and a tutorial for the huts I finished this week. My therapist encouraged me to make them with removable roofs so you will see some with the roofs off…

(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/009BHut.jpg)


Its been probably 15 years ago that I wanted to make these huts. And working on the terrain for our Pulp Alley scenarios has finally given me a good enough reason to get them done. The basic components of each hut are a CD for a base, SCH 40  PVC for the walls of the hut, a metal escutcheon for the basic shape of the roof, and a large paint brush for the grass thatching --

(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/000BHut.jpg)



First I built up putty on the escutcheon to get the shape I wanted, then painted and textured the putty so it would contribute to the look I was going for. This was a pain in the ass because the escutcheon was not quite the shape I wanted, so I ended up using more putty and time than I really wanted to.

The texture/grain on the outside of the walls was done by scoring it with a demel tool. This was very easy and accomplished in less than two minutes per hut.

STEP 1 - The grass roofs were the most involved part and I’ll go into more detail. In the picture below you can see the first row of grass being applied. I simply snipped off ¼ inch sections of the bristles, dipped it in a mixture of wood-glue and water, and then stuck the bristles to the side of the roof --
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/001BHut.jpg)


STEP 2 – After the first row was applied I let it set-up for an hour or so before applying the next layer. The second layer was applied exactly the same as the first but just a little higher --
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/002BHut.jpg)


STEP 3 – This step just involves trimming/shaping/smoothing the bristles at the top. All I did here was push it all down while it was still slightly wet and leave it over-night --
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/003BHut.jpg)


STEP 4 – This is the final layer of grass, applied higher still, and making sure there is enough at the top to completely cover the roof --
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/004BHut.jpg)

Note that each ring of grass took me about 15 to 20 minutes to apply.


STEP 5 – I let the roof dry for about 30-45 minutes for going to this step. Here I used string to pull the grass at the top into place and give it its final shape. Note that once I get everything tied down I use a couple drops of super-glue at the very top to really bind the peak together --
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/005BHut.jpg)


And that was about it. All that was left to stick the pieces together and paint it up.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/007BHut.jpg)





THANKS!
Dave -

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Bako on November 03, 2009, 07:19:40 PM

Wow, those are excellent. Good job!

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Saya on November 03, 2009, 09:52:47 PM

woww!! cracking stuff here!!!!  :o :o :o
congrats and thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Calimero on November 03, 2009, 10:07:46 PM

Cool! 8)

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Dr X on November 04, 2009, 07:46:13 AM

Truly remarkable work. Quite nicely done, sir.

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Remgain on November 04, 2009, 08:05:09 AM

Huts added to the "To do" list.

Thank you very much for the tutorial!

Marco

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Argonor on November 04, 2009, 08:33:19 AM

OMG... away for a couple of months, and the bar gets raised again in the meantime....  :o

I'm just popping by, btw... not time for hobbying at the moment, still trying to find a house we can afford AND that has rooms/space enough...

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Malamute on November 04, 2009, 08:34:13 AM

Superb idea, beautifully executed. ;D
Welcome back Argonor!

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: gamer Mac on November 04, 2009, 11:42:52 AM

They are the Business
Very nice Tutorial Thanks

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Mr.Dodo on November 04, 2009, 11:57:26 AM

Genious!
Er, what's an escutcheon? Just looked it up. 'A shield on which a coat of arms is represented'.
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Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: d phipps on November 04, 2009, 12:19:40 PM

Thanks for looking everyone! I appreciate your kind words.

Mr. Dodo - in this case an escutcheon is a metal flange plate that slips over a pipe, used to cover a hole in a floor/wall through which the pipe passes. I found mine at a local home-improvement DIY store.



THANKS!

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: Mr.Dodo on November 04, 2009, 01:36:59 PM

Aah, thankyou. Where would we be without DIY parts eh?
 Lovely work which achieves practicality for gaming with a high standard of modelling, and therefore atmosphere.

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: warrenpeace on November 04, 2009, 11:42:45 PM

...and kudos to the therapist who encouraged making some huts with removable roofs.  Is that supposed to be blood splatter inside?

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: warrenss2 on November 05, 2009, 04:32:25 AM

Fantastic huts!!!

But...

Isn't Tarzan supposed to be tied to a post in the center of the village?

And the herd of rescuing elephants?

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: General Roos on November 05, 2009, 10:44:52 AM

Thank you for your tutorial! The hut´s looks great!

Title: Re: Little Huts of Horrors (with tutorial) --
Post by: General on February 14, 2010, 02:52:55 AM

Terrific huts!