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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: digimortal on 06 December 2010, 06:13:51 AM

Title: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: digimortal on 06 December 2010, 06:13:51 AM

Here is some inspiration for anyone interested in making some dungeon pieces.  
http://oldscratch.smackwell.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1200894000/0/
It's a pretty good and simple tutorial and cheap.

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Christian on 06 December 2010, 06:44:08 AM

Damn, beaten to the punch on that one. Then again I had years to do it...

That is a fantastic tutorial, I've always wanted to play Warhammer Quest on a 3D dungeon!

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: kidterminal on 06 December 2010, 06:47:36 AM

Very nice. Looks as good as the HirstArt blocks dungeons I've seen.

Rob

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Doomhippie on 06 December 2010, 10:57:23 AM

Absolutely great! I'm really impressed, this looks like the answer to many a night of deep thoughts about how to achieve something like that. Wonderful stuff!

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Donpimpom on 06 December 2010, 11:18:23 AM

omg! :o :o :o
 i don't know why I browse this forum,
that dungeon it's so cool! watching those pics I wonder myself about the possibility to start my own dungeon project (one more project to finish!)
I'm so weak!  ;)

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: joroas on 06 December 2010, 12:26:07 PM

Yet another project before me..............

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: dijit on 06 December 2010, 12:33:34 PM

 :o
Very very nice, there's something exceptionally appealing about 3D dungeons that is really appealing.
Duncan

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Bravo Six on 06 December 2010, 12:37:46 PM

Thanks for posting. Been meaning to do something similar with foam for an Egyptian crypt.

Question... what tool is used to square the tiles? Xacto?

-Todd

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Bravo Six on 06 December 2010, 12:40:32 PM

Oops. Found my answer in that thread:

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I draw the tiles on the foam with a pen using a ruler. When I cut the grooves out I just do it freehand following the lines I've drawn. I go accross the floor piece doing all the horizontal lines and then I do the vertical ones, thus creating the grid of movement squares. Each line takes two passes using the tip of a sharp xacto. Go along one side of the line at a 45 degree angle and then go along the other side at a 45 degree angle so that your tip meets the slice made on the other side. This will carve out a triangle shaped groove. Don't be too picky about neatness here as a certain amount of irregularity looks more natural.

-Todd

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Calimero on 06 December 2010, 12:45:19 PM

A pretty amazing dungeon and really cost effective too... Now I only need more spare times... :D

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 06 December 2010, 09:08:19 PM

"Quick and cheap"- I wonder how long it takes to make one tile.

these look great- really proffesional!

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Heldrak on 06 December 2010, 10:17:22 PM

Looks like just the thing for building a "Super Dungeon Explore" board (for the forthcoming boardgame from Soda Pop Miniatures). Nicely done!

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Erny on 06 December 2010, 10:33:44 PM

It doesn't take long, I only have a few rooms and corridors made so far though I score my block work too after finding making individual blocks to time consuming. I hadn't been at the project long before I started building real rooms at the back of my house so no photos yet. I'll see what I can get posted up soon though.

It really is simple and cheap though.

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Blue in vt on 09 December 2010, 08:33:19 PM

 :o :o :o

Wow this is truely epic!  I want some!

An artist at work.

Blue

Title: Re: 3D foam dungeons
Post by: Colonel Tubby on 10 December 2010, 06:59:50 PM

Great work and skill there - far better than some commercial stuff I've seen!