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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: d phipps on 13 April 2010, 07:29:09 AM

Title: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: d phipps on 13 April 2010, 07:29:09 AM

Recently have had a fascination with making terrain that gives players various levels to play on, so making some scaffolding seemed like a good idea. The other thing I really liked about doing this piece is that I think it can easily fit in a wide variety of settings. The miniatures pictured below are for scale… and for my own personal amusement.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/100_1145.jpg)


I checked out some pics of actual wooden scaffolding on the interweb, but ultimately my goal was just to make something that looked somewhat close but was still a playable piece of terrain. We play a LOT of games, so playability is always very important to us.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/100_1147.jpg)


I used natural bass and balsa wood, glued together, and pinned at some key points. The wood was stained prior to being put together, and lightly dry-brushed afterwards. Overall, I’m pretty happy with this one, but there are several things I’ll do differently on the next one… if I ever get around to it.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/100_1149.jpg)

When I’m making a piece for the first time, I really don’t know how it’s going to turn out. The picture below shows some of my preliminary measurements, planning and sketches.
(http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt359/sylvanbranch/100_1150.jpg)


THANKS!

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: gamer Mac on 13 April 2010, 07:43:10 AM

Very Nice :-* :-*
What colour do you use for the stain?
It is the detail in the bits and pieces like this that really brings your games to life.
Keep up the good work
Thanks

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: Supercollider on 13 April 2010, 07:56:47 AM

Very, very nice.

I can't help thinking about a small Italian plumber wielding a whacking great hammer ;)

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: bandit86 on 13 April 2010, 09:44:28 AM

Cool! reminds me of the scene in the  "Ghost and the darkness"

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: Silent Invader on 13 April 2010, 11:30:14 AM

Excellent idea and execution.  Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: ZenWired on 13 April 2010, 02:14:04 PM

Quote from: d phipps on 13 April 2010, 07:29:09 AM

The miniatures pictured below are for scale… and for my own personal amusement.

Great... now I've got 8-bit video game music and sound effects stuck in my brain.  :P

Beautiful work, BTW - I'll definitely be borrowing this idea.

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 13 April 2010, 02:22:28 PM

That's a very cool terrain piece.  Neat idea.

On a side note, I'd hate to have been the guy who had to haul those barrels up to the top platform.

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: Calimero on 13 April 2010, 06:58:47 PM

Quote from: Supercollider on 13 April 2010, 07:56:47 AM

I can't help thinking about a small Italian plumber wielding a whacking great hammer ;)

lol

Quote from: bandit86 on 13 April 2010, 09:44:28 AM

Cool! reminds me of the scene in the  "Ghost and the darkness"

... or the beginning of The Mummy II... Nice work and neat idea too!

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: Amalric on 13 April 2010, 07:31:30 PM

Excellent work on a great idea.
I'll have to try making one myself.

Thanks
Tom

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: Neotacha on 14 April 2010, 12:25:59 AM

Very nice!  We have a couple of the scaffolds from MBA, but it'd be nice to make more (and cheaper, too!).  For one thing, I'd like to have a few different heights, and this looks like it'd be easy-ish to do at different levels.

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: Chairface on 14 April 2010, 02:52:38 AM

Man that brings me back. Brilliant!

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: odd duck on 14 April 2010, 05:29:48 AM

Great Work!!I'll have to make one of those!!

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: magokiron on 15 April 2010, 05:42:47 AM

Looks really good, and better of all, higly playable.

Graet work.

Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: d phipps on 15 April 2010, 08:16:06 AM

Quote from: gamer Mac on 13 April 2010, 07:43:10 AM

What colour do you use for the stain?

Minwax's Golden Oak. It's one of the lightest shades they make.


Dave

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: General on 16 April 2010, 03:21:58 AM

Very cool!  Looks great!

Title: Re: Wooden Scaffolding
Post by: 6milPhil on 28 November 2010, 12:10:06 AM

Grave dig!

The photos have gone on this thread which rather kills it...