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Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Neldoreth on 05 December 2007, 09:25:23 PM: It is finally done! I am very happy with it. Check out the gallery on my site with all the pictures here:

Prancing Pony Gallery (http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/?view=terrain&which=pony)

Here are some sneak peeks:

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/terrain/pony/2_prancingPony.jpg)

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/terrain/pony/24_goingUp.jpg)
Note the hinged door!

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/terrain/pony/33_window2.jpg)

n.
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: JollyBob on 05 December 2007, 09:29:03 PM: :o

Incredible work. I love all the little touches like the tableware and such.

What are the flagstones outside made of, the grey ones? is it a sheet of textured plasticard or something else?
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Plynkes on 05 December 2007, 09:31:45 PM: Tidy.

I might even venture a "tidy on a Friday" for this lovely piece.
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Operator5 on 05 December 2007, 09:32:30 PM: That is a thing of beauty! Now if you'll just offer it for sale like you did the tramp steamer. :o
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: W.B.Kurgan on 05 December 2007, 09:36:44 PM: Have to agree - that really is very good! :love:
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Neldoreth on 05 December 2007, 09:58:27 PM: Thanks guys, for the positive feedback, greatly appreciated :) Yeah, I really put some extra effort into this one. It is unlikely that I would sell it, because I actually built it for myself :)

Quote from: "JollyBob"

What are the flagstones outside made of, the grey ones? is it a sheet of textured plasticard or something else?

Not textured plasticard, but textured insulation foam. Here is the procedure:

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/articles/umbarTerrain/foamStoneTexturing.jpg)

thanks again!
n.
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Grimm on 05 December 2007, 10:28:25 PM: you are a genius !!!! :love: :love:
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Le matou rouge on 06 December 2007, 12:30:53 AM: Quote from: "Grimm"
you are a genius !!!! :love: :love:

Eh! That's my quote... :D

Meow,
Matt
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 06 December 2007, 08:05:04 AM: Lutz great!

(sorry for the pun, for all Klett-Cotta translation readers).
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: JollyBob on 06 December 2007, 09:19:37 AM: Quote from: "Neldoreth"

Not textured plasticard, but textured insulation foam.

Brilliant, thanks Neldoreth.

See, I am learning, and having fun! :lol:
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: SgtPerry on 06 December 2007, 09:22:01 AM: Amazing!

Bravo!

Olivier
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 06 December 2007, 09:47:08 AM: Quote from: "Grimm"
you are a genius !!!! :love: :love:

Now THAT is praise, indeed :lol:
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Hammers on 06 December 2007, 10:25:53 AM: I have read about but never tried foam texturing. What's its durability like? You know, wear and tear on the gaming board?
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Neldoreth on 06 December 2007, 02:51:41 PM: Thanks guys for the positive feedback, it is greatly appreciated :)

Quote from: "hammershield"
I have read about but never tried foam texturing. What's its durability like? You know, wear and tear on the gaming board?

It depends on the piece really. If you have lots of fiddly bits that were glued on, they tend to get knocked off without too much effort. For example, the merlons on my Castle Guinness (http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/?view=terrain&which=guinnessCastle&thumbs=1) have to be re-glued on a semi-regular basis:

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/terrain/guinness/castleGuinness.jpg)

However, the rest of the castle is very durable. It is really too light to damage itself all that easily. Also, if you have the foresight of mind to actually cut the merlons rught out of the original piece of foam then they are very sturdy. For example, on my Umbar model (http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/?view=terrain&which=umbar&thumbs=1) the merlons were actually cut from and are part of the piece that makes up the wall. Actually, Umbar is entirely foam. It has been dropped more than a few times and I have yet to have to repair it... Not the castle anyway, those damn little signs (http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/articles/umbarTerrain/signPostDetails.jpg) keep getting knocked off though...

(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/terrain/umbar/finished/towerThreeOutsideHaradrim.jpg)

For the stuff that is on the Pony though (the stones on the front there as well as the fire place and chimney) they will never be damaged. At least, not any worse than they would be if they were made of anything else.

Hope that helps. I may do a couple of articles on working with materials like foam core and insulation foam... But we'll see :)

Thanks again for the positive feedback guys.
n.
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: audrey on 06 December 2007, 03:37:00 PM: Neldoreth, All you terrain looks very nice. I liked seeing the progress photos of the Prancing Pony on your website.

By the way do you coat your foam terrain pieces with any glue or such to protect them before painting? I have found that a thinned down coat of pva glue helps to resist damage to foam terrain like this.
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: poulppy on 07 December 2007, 03:07:59 PM: WOW ! :o
Incredible amount of work. Really impressive.
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Neldoreth on 09 December 2007, 12:54:55 PM: Thanks again guys!

I don't actually coat my foam terrain... I find that glue tends to smooth over the details a bit too much. Basically, I just repair the stuff as I need to when it takes little bits of damage, which isn't all that often :)

Thanks again.
n.
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: twrchtrwyth on 09 December 2007, 07:52:40 PM: I really like it. :mrgreen:
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: bandit86 on 11 December 2007, 06:24:03 AM: FANNNNTASIC!!!!
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Argonor on 13 December 2007, 11:18:28 AM: Quote from: "Neldoreth"

It depends on the piece really. If you have lots of fiddly bits that were glued on, they tend to get knocked off without too much effort.

Next time one of them falls of, try pinning it with two pins (toothpicks, matches, whatever) while glueing it back in place. I'll bet that will keep them in place!
Title: Inn of the Prancing Pony complete
Post by: Mr. White on 21 December 2007, 07:01:06 PM: So, being made of insulation foam it's tough enough to not have bases left as an impression? I mean, if you impress the texture with a rock, would a larger/heavy mini leave a ring?

Curious.

Looks great, btw!