Reclaimed Boulders/Rock Formations

These are part of the remodeling work I have recently embarked upon. I felt that some of the pieces I had made were OK at the time I made them but don't reflect where I am now.

I didn't want to start from the start and make them from scratch yet again, I didn't want to waste all the materials used in the initial construction. Partly because I don't have a lot of money or space and partly to save on the huge impact on the environment these are bound to have, every little counts :-)

These will get used in just about any miniatures based game 30 mm down to 10 mm, Kings of War, D&D, Five Parsecs.

The originals were lathered in PVAcrete and then sculpted with a tool to create the marks. The paint was all cheap acrylic emulsion.  

Expect to see further reclamation projects alongside new builds this year. I discovered loads of pieces that need revamping rather than tossing in my loft.

Cobbled Street

I have recently been working with PVAcrete far more to work on ruins and walls that I had previously made and needed revamping.

An offshoot of that work led me to create a cobbles street using the same sort of paste and techniques.

I had some 5 mm MDF knocking about, this is 4"  by 12" roughly and was an experiment initially.

I mixed up the Crete and spread it on the MDF then used a sanded coffee stirrer and some of my modeling tools to score into the crete, once dry it was painted and came out as below.

Before and after, ish, shot.

Some areas I decided to make a bit rough rather than continue the cobbles, I just got bored with them to be honest.

I have enough MDF to make 3 more 12" lengths and a square piece about 8" square. Should work well when I want a city scene in D&D or perhaps a KOW village scene.

I think it came out well and look forward to making all the other bits, when I get a chance.

Yulmanda's Woodland Shrine

As the title states this is the woodland shrine of Yulmanda the Wood Elf Druid run by my partner for the last 2 years.

It has become a much visited location and has been the scene of many a drama.

Yulmanda is very much a believer in the force of nature as force for good, she is reluctant to align herself to any particular God.

I have also re-modeled the portrait on the the front of the shrine, will post separately.

It is a workshop, temporary home, meeting place and even has a portal link into the Feywild, where a friend of her's, the Eladrin Mia, lives.

Rough sleeping area.

Workshop/kitchen area.

Since photographing this map, I've actually removed the main shrine area from the base it was on with the archway, and made them into two separate pieces. Its now much easier to store and looks better. 

The pond is the portal to the Feywild.

Interior pictures of the workshop area of the shrine.

I love creating "maps", I use the term loosely, which then feeds into character and plot development. I think my players like that as it draws them back to familiar settings, although I would never set this lot out if there wasn't a very specific encounter about to occur, But having these pictures as a resource it does give Yulmanda especially a vivid picture of her shrine, whilst role playing. So I have a couple of pictures printed up for my planning file.  

Lastly a few over head shots.