Bloodbeard:
I’ve just backed this ridiscously cheap kickstarter campaign (that’s bot EU and Australia friendly).
It’s a Reaper kickstarer, they do some good stuff and their KS campaign tend to get big.
It’s for a modular dungeon / mine set. I have had dreams of building one for years. For 75usd it’s not worth spending time and money on material.
I will use this for Dungeon Saga, custom HeroQuest scenarios, Dungeon Bowl and Frostgrave (that has multible underground scenarios). I guess it would work well for AoS players as well.
Already there’s a lot of stuff unlocked. Seems like many of the “add-one” unlocks get included in the base pledge as well
KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084069684/tablescapes-dungeons-modular-rpg-dungeons-by-secre/description
I guess we are working towards something like this:
Darkmeer:
I know the material very well. I was surprised by Reaper’s name being attached, as they had initially noted they would avoid terrain because of the great work Dwarven Forge does. I think they finally caved in, no pun intended.
The set looks really nice. I’ll be watching this one with interest.
Loidrial:
so many awesome things i dont have the chance to play with 
Bloodbeard:
so many awesome things i dont have the chance to play with :(
Loidrial
Ha! That's the curse we suffer from - wait until you have some kids as well.
But somethings are good to own, just in case. Or to have on your shelf.
cornixt:
You don’t get much floor space for the $75, seems like you get mostly walls. Need to double your pledge to get something suitable for most games, even with all the stretch goals met (which they will be).
I’m still waiting for someone to make those rolling pin style texturisers but that create floor tiles.
Darkmeer:
@cornixt: If you’re wanting to do that you can using the ones from Green Stuff World. The brick, Frozen, and Dark Runes would work, all you would have to do is roll out the appropriate amount of sculpey or use some simple foam blocks…
Aaand I’m convincing myself here. :mad
Honestly, the tile sized ones are going to max out between 4 and six inches in diameter. Given that, are you thinking of tiles that incorporate the grid? If so, the GSW once probably won’t work for you, but I’m sure it’s on their radar for sure.
Bloodbeard:
I have some insider information that GSW is making a Chaos Dwarg pin-roll at the moment. That’s also suited for stonework. But many of their pin-rolls will already work for making a dungeon. But you will need a hell of a lot of putty. Even mixing cheap miliput 50/50 with playdough it’ll be expensive!
I think cutting tiles from thin cork would be a lot cheaper, faster and look good.
will be easy enough to make a few bigger floor areas to work with this. But this will get me going really well for a dungeon.
I plan on adding velcro or magnets to all of this stuff, to prevent it from slipping around.
Loidrial:
so many awesome things i dont have the chance to play with :(
Loidrial
Ha! That's the curse we suffer from - wait until you have some kids as well.
But somethings are good to own, just in case. Or to have on your shelf.
Bloodbeard
Oh god no, i'm almost 27 with nothing even remotely close like a proper future so far, for kids i'll have to wait atleast 10 years for how things are now. God no thx xD that would be my ending
Dînadan:
You don't get much floor space for the $75, seems like you get mostly walls. Need to double your pledge to get something suitable for most games, even with all the stretch goals met (which they will be).
I'm still waiting for someone to make those rolling pin style texturisers but that create floor tiles.
cornixt
Try the Basius2 pads from Wargames Bakery.
Carcearion:
It’s a really interesting set for skirmish games but i dunno, seems like it would be a whole mini-hobby unto itself.
Darkmeer:
I have some insider information that GSW is making a Chaos Dwarg pin-roll at the moment. That's also suited for stonework. But many of their pin-rolls will already work for making a dungeon. But you will need a hell of a lot of putty. Even mixing cheap miliput 50/50 with playdough it'll be expensive!
I think cutting tiles from thin cork would be a lot cheaper, faster and look good.
will be easy enough to make a few bigger floor areas to work with this. But this will get me going really well for a dungeon.
I plan on adding velcro or magnets to all of this stuff, to prevent it from slipping around.
Bloodbeard
I have started to use sculpey for bases after backing the Happy Seppuku basing pads kickstarter, which are quite nice. I've not had any trouble with it and I'm fairly brutal with my stuff, but I also use Steel washers as a base under the sculpey, so that helps I'm sure. Doing the same with standard plastic bases would probably work about the same for stability purposes.
Bloodbeard:
@Darkmeer: I make all my bases custom with putty and often with Greenstuff World Pin Rolls. I mix the putty 50:50 with plastacine Playdough. I reduces the cost a lot, is easier to work with when using texturetools (it doesn’t really stick). And it’s still hard as uncut putty when cured.
But if building a complete dungeon (with more stoff than the above) putty would be an expensive option. When considering how much faster and cheaper alternatives would be.
Abecedar:
Oh god no, i'm almost 27 with nothing even remotely close like a proper future so far, for kids i'll have to wait atleast 10 years for how things are now. God no thx xD that would be my ending
Loidrial
I was the same at 27. Then when i was 29 I did my knee in playing soccer and as such slowed me down letting my now wife catch me.
Firehammer:
Concering the companies involved:
Dark Art Miniatures is a family run business and the designer who gave us some nice Alien terrain and the sun temple tiles a.o… Guess they designed this one too.
They sold the moulds of some of those (Bases, Sun Temple) to Secret Weapon Miniatures who is the more experienced distributor and who runs this kickstarter.
Reaper is on board for logistical support.
So calling this a Reaper kickstarter and comparing it with their multi-million Bones kickstarters is not quite right, .
Darkmeer:
@Darkmeer: I make all my bases custom with putty and often with Greenstuff World Pin Rolls. I mix the putty 50:50 with plastacine Playdough. I reduces the cost a lot, is easier to work with when using texturetools (it doesn't really stick). And it's still hard as uncut putty when cured.
But if building a complete dungeon (with more stoff than the above) putty would be an expensive option. When considering how much faster and cheaper alternatives would be.
Bloodbeard
I was unaware that Plasticine could cure with GS/Greystuff, I thought it stayed soft. Thank you, I learned something new today!
And I agree, putty is definitely a more expensive option. If you're doing just floor tiles, I can confirm you can roll out many, many 4-6 inch segments in a large box of sculpey (I buy mine in 1.75 to 3.75 pound blocks). I did many, many bases roughly 4mm thick when I got the texture stamps. Then again, you also have to bake it and, to avoid deformity, you have to cut it on the surface you plan on using.
Given the speed/cost ratio for some of the floor tiles out there, I have to agree, doing it the "long way" that I am suggesting versus purchase has a much larger cost than I'd like to say, both in time and effort. To me, cost would be similar, but the quality of the other items would leave my efforts in the dust.
Fuggit Khan:
I was the same at 27. Then when i was 29 I did my knee in playing soccer and as such slowed me down letting my now wife catch me.
Abecedar
That is why a wise (young) man plays pool/billiards/snooker ;)
But I was not wise...my downfall was from bowling.
Firehammer:
Looking at the design of the tiles, they don’t make much sense to me for a mine or a dungeon.
All floors are paved with square tiles, which makes no sense for a mine (either natural stone or mud).
All walls are natural stone supported with occasional timber which makes sense for a mine but is odd for a dungeon with a paved floor.
Almost all tiles feature planks on the floor, in addition to the stone squares. Why?
Apart fom that: Resin 3d dungeons have to compete with cardboard 2D and 3D solutions in price, modularity and practicability (you have to paint and maybe transport them, miniatures are less accessible between walls). I prefer cardboard, 2D tiles from old Warhammer Quest or Descent when I am lazy, new 3D stuff from Battle Systems when a traditional dungeon is needed:
Home - Battle Systems
Still, I wish them all luck with unlocking core passage ways and core floors.
Loidrial:
Oh god no, i'm almost 27 with nothing even remotely close like a proper future so far, for kids i'll have to wait atleast 10 years for how things are now. God no thx xD that would be my ending
Loidrial
I was the same at 27. Then when i was 29 I did my knee in playing soccer and as such slowed me down letting my now wife catch me.
Abecedar
I'll pass. After 4 years of living together with my ex. That was a nightmare.
My actual gf is only 19 (sounds heard over and over, but this one, for my 1st time, doesnt feel as young as it is) but yet she just sign in for university so even considering, and i didnt, a future with her, that will take at least 5 years for her uni to be over.
Not really happy about this actually.
Sorry for the offtopic XD
Bloodbeard:
Not really happy about this actually.
Sorry for the offtopic XD
Loidrial
You know what they say: "A newly bought dungeon is the bane of any heartache!"
Bloodbeard:
And now there’s the option of adding mine tracks to your dungeon. Very nice! I think I’ll add-onn these as the are also great for Deadzone industrial look that I’m going for.