Hi, the ship was a store-bought model available at Michael's Hobby store.

That sounds great. Would love to see some final results!

I'll be doing a video eventually on my D&D channel, but unfortunately, you can't post pictures to comments in youtube. lol

Let me know when it's up and I'll take a look.

I hear you. We didn't have much sense of game balance when we were younger. My gaming group is talking about starting a new Rifts campaign sometime soon, perhaps with the new Savage Worlds kickstarter. Hopefully things are a little better in that regard.

+WarVet Gaming I suppose you could make tiles that way. You could give the 'wall' sections a slightly different paint scheme to make them stand out, so you'd know they were walls and not just steps. Other than having rooms with 5ft thick walls that kind of look like flooring, I don't see anything wrong with it. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes!

+Creeper Cast Table top RPGs.

+Eloy Falcón Mellado They were sent to me in trade by a friend. They're from one of the molds available at hirstarts.com

You can still get all of the After the Bomb source books directly from Palladium.

+DOOMED ! Thanks a lot!

+DOOMED ! I remember my Casey Jones met a rather untimely and gruesome end by having his skull caved in and crushed by a massive Mutant Bear with a gigantic sledgehammer. It was brutal and an extremely memorable death. I've never forgotten it. It was the most fun I've ever had having one of my Role Play Characters killed off. LOL

+DOOMED ! If I recall correctly the rest of the party (The Turtles) met their end at the hands of The Shredder and an original Mutant Creation, Oz the Bastard, A Mutant Dog/Wolf. Great, great memories.

+dcsanders92 Hi, sorry for not seeing this comment before now. Yes, my individual wall pieces, in most cases, each have their own base.

+bonesjackson2 Thank you!

Lubunis B As opposed to cardboard? Yes it's much firmer, waps less and holds the weight of the plaster tiles better. Plus, since I but it in black it blends in with the tiles more easily.

Andrew Binghan Thanks!

JATMD I didn't know that. It sure makes for a useful piece of terrain. Thanks for sharing.

Happy63funny I bet it does!

Jason Trauernicht Thanks, that's what I use now as well.

Kevin Deleon No, I haven't tried that, Kevin. I thought the ink would bead up and not do well. I'll hopefully get around to giving this a try soon.

I'm working on it, Kevin! It's been a busy fall and winter and I'm working on a larger project for the end of my D&D 3.5e campaign. As soon as it's finished, I plan to get back to the inn. Thanks for your patience!

i also built an inn so it is interesting getting your point of view on it

Kevin Deleon Great. Would love to see your work.

send me an email @ [email protected] and i can respond with some pics :)

Kevin Deleon Did I see this on FB recently. If it's the one I think it is, it looks fantastic. Excellent use of wall height to incorporate the 2nd storey balcony.

Rob Digs Gaming thanks! im subscribed awaiting on your future inn updates :)

+Mark Blacksh Muchas gracias!!!

Sexywrm Thanks, I use Aleen's now.

Drunkens & Dragons: Play D&D Like a Badass Thanks!

I don't think I ever did, but I'm certain other players in our group did at some time or another. Some of the options were fun to try out.

Thanks so much! That's what KZbin is all about. I plan to take the 3D aspect to the next 'level' with my inn project. The inn will have a main floor, an upstairs and a cellar, which will lead to more dungeon to explore. That means setting the main floor up one level, the upstairs up two levels and the cellar/dungeon, which will be the bulk of the build, will be set on the table surface. For the upstairs of the inn, I plan to buy 3" pieces of pvc, but from a wider gauge of pipe to help prevent tipping.

Rob Digs Gaming My two molds arrived yesterday, so I'm hoping to do my first casting as soon as tonight (but probably not until Friday). I'd like to stop at an art supply store on the way home from school today, but I've not had the time to watch the whole video series. Can you recommend any particular plaster, paint, or glue that you've determined are essential now that you're an expert? I saw you mentioned not bothering with the hydracast or dental plaster, but just using generic stuff. Any regrets or is generic fine? What about a particular paint, glue, or foam board or does any of that matter? I'm going to grab a bunch of stuff on my way home. Thanks.

watsonsd1 I gave an answer to most of these things yesterday, let me know if you're unable to see it for some reason. But basically, aside from the generic plaster being softer than some of the others (which can be good for sanding), I've had no complaints. Go with Aleen's Tacky Glue, and the least expensive acrylic paint you can find. I buy entry level paint at about $5 for a 180ml tube. I just buy the foam board on hand. Elmer's is the brand I think, but whatever's cheapest. Invest in a cutting mat and good quality box cutting tool. Cheap brushes are fine as dry-brushing is hard on them. A bulk pack with a variety of sizes is best. Good luck!

Here is a link to an older video showing my storage. I've since moved into a house and have more space. My entire collection, including supplies and unused materials currently fits on two stackable resin shelving units, commonly used in garages or workshops, and the small bookshelf seen in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paXdmWR6r7mapsk

Thanks very much! The compliments on my work mean a great deal. And, if I can say, you're exactly the kind of viewer for which I make my videos. If you've gone back through my playlist, you'll see a complete novice teaching himself how to create game terrain. I'm a self-described rookie, and I continue to surprise myself at how good some of the stuff looks, with a little bit of patience and practice. I have a 'craft room' in my house that my wife and I share. We each have a desk and a couple of shelving units to store our material. Organization of your crafts can be a challenge all on its own. I have found creating terrain has added a whole new element to the RPG hobby for me, and it's very relaxing. You and you're daughter would have a blast, I bet. I'd be happy to answer any other questions, and there are a huge number of crafters on youtube that blow me away. Have fun!

Rob Digs Gaming How do you transport the finished product? Say, you need to take a single dungeon with you and the pieces clearly can't jostle and chip each other during the move? How do you pack them and in what?

watsonsd1 I hold games at my house, and so I don't typically travel with them. When I have, I carefully stow the various plastic containers and tubs in the trunk of my car. But more frequently, I would just take cardboard tiles with me to play away from home. I am currently building a Hirst Arts Inn (you can see the first 5 or 6 parts in my playlist) and at the end I plan to record a video on how I store it. Basically, I use straight-sided plastic tubs and stack layers of terrain pieces, separated by sheets of foamboard to help distribute the weight, with heavier pieces at the bottom. I cut small finger holes at the corners of the foamboard sheets so its easy to lift a tier of terrain out of the tub. Seems to work well for home storage, but for the road I would use smaller containers and choose to take fewer pieces. Hope that helps.

Rob Digs Gaming Twenty-five years ago when I was a regular player, I had a small, portable cabinet with a handle. It had probably thirty pull out trays that we lined with blue foam and then labeled each for our miniatures. I think the cabinet was intended for rock collectors or something. Given that the tiles are so much bigger than miniatures, there probably isn't a similar practical solution, but I wanted to make sure in case you knew of one. I think I'll likely follow your example and go the plastic tub route.

watsonsd1 www.ebay.com/itm/like/251732180587?lpid=82 Something like this probably wouldn't hold most of the pieces, I guess. Too bad. I want something this compact and convenient.

No problem! The molds are available on-line through Hirst Arts. Their website is www.hirstarts.com The molds are approximately $25-35 USD plus shipping. Not cheap, but they do give a lot of enjoyment!

Thanks! Since this video was shot, we've moved our games to my own house. We still have the same tables/plastic sheet, etc. Plus we're closer to the kitchen!

Thanks very much! I agree, maps and other physical items, such as bits of parchment, help tremendously. I own a prop replica of the cryptex from the DaVinci Code. It works and you can take it apart to create new 5-letter answers to unlock it. I've used it as a key to unlocking a series of riddles for which the cryptex held the next clue. Great fun!

Hey Chad, the wall mold is the Fieldstone Basic Block Mold #701. Hope that helps!

Thanks! I plan on doing a bunch of these, but I have a different basing system in mind. Me and my D&D group play on a big metal table, and I thought it'd be cool to attach a thin magnetic backing to all my tiles so that they stick to the table!

Chad Sobodash That sounds like a great idea. Perhaps using the foamboard as a backing would still help with tile rigidity and keep them in good shape, prevent warping, etc, but the magnetic strips would be a great idea. As long as the table isn't aluminum! LOL. Let me know how it works.

Thanks for the comment. Obviously, natural or oddly shaped barriers or walls wont fit with the square floor tiles. In that case, I place them independently on top of existing floor tiles. I try to arrange them such that they either take up the entire square or leave enough room for a mini to use the square. Same goes if I'm creating a cavern out of other materials, like cardboard.

I have a couple of different sets of stairs. Each are made of Hirst Arts wall tiles stacked to form the base of the stairs with floor tiles used as the steps. I can certainly make a video showing how it's done, if you'd like.

I see the sides are walls, do you stack the floor tiles to get the elevation as you go up the stairs?

y2jay1980 The foundation for the stairs is entirely built of fieldstone wall pieces stacked to form the base, and the 'steps' are floor tiles. I'll make a video about it soon and let you know when it's uploaded. Thanks!

Thanks alot rob I appreciate it

y2jay1980 Any time!

That's really appreciated, thank you. I see a lot of ways I could improve, so I'm glad you've enjoyed things. It's been a couple of months since I've uploaded a video, but I hope to get back to things soon.

I suspect you're right. Thanks for checking out the video.

Thanks, boss!

Thanks. Our group owns a copy of Mutants & Masterminds but we haven't gotten around to playing it yet. One of our members has offered to run a game sometime.

I highly recommend you take them up on it. It's a great game. There move into 3rd edition was a goodon. That edition of the game really pays homage to the TSR FASERIP Marvel super heroes RPG. They also get rid of the D20ism that didn't make sense in a supers game like the stat. It uses the same mods from d20, but there is no stat and modifier now. The modifier is the stat.

Nerdarchy It's definitely on our list. As soon as a particular member of our gaming group get a chance to run a game, this is what we'll likely play. I also have a copy of the old Marvel Super Heroes game. We would have fun as kids creating characters and then entering them in a Super Hero Olympics. Fun stuff!

I had to put that one in :) Thanks!

Yeah, sorry about that. I didn't realize just how loud they were being until I uploaded the video. I won't make that mistake again : )

The templates look cool though.