Dropzonetoe  | 26 Jan 2014 12:34 p.m. PST |
While at walmart I found a silicone pot holder. I figured it would make a great mold with the hexagon design on it. link It worked out super easy. I used Durhams water putty. Took about an hour to cure and about a hour to mock out my Giants Causeway. The pencils are slightly smaller than the hexagons so it does have to be jimmied a bit where they connect but I think it was a simple thing to make.
Just need to finish it now!
Questions or suggestions always welcome.
DZT |
| Ivan DBA | 26 Jan 2014 1:17 p.m. PST |
Very cool, looks like it worked really well. |
| Ancestral Hamster | 26 Jan 2014 1:20 p.m. PST |
Clever! And while I've seen the Devil's Postpile (a similar formation but in the California Sierra Nevada) I'd never thought about it as wargame terrain. The Giant's Causeway makes for a wonderful and unique terrain piece. |
| War Monkey | 26 Jan 2014 2:19 p.m. PST |
I seen those and thought about what could be done with that and couldn't think of anything at the momment, NOW I know thanks for the post WOW I like it |
| Steve W | 26 Jan 2014 3:15 p.m. PST |
Looks about 1:1 scale of the real thing |
| jpattern2 | 26 Jan 2014 3:19 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 26 Jan 2014 5:37 p.m. PST |
DZT, That looks amazing!!! How wide are the individual hexes? Thanks, Dan |
| Dropzonetoe | 28 Jan 2014 5:43 a.m. PST |
Thanks all! Dan like I said above they are slightly larger than a standard #2 pencil. Once I get home I can get a more accurate size for you. |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Jan 2014 8:35 a.m. PST |
Oops. I should have caught that. Thanks so much. Dan |
| No Such Agency | 28 Jan 2014 10:30 a.m. PST |
That is a clever use of a found item, bonus for silicone mold material! I can think of a zillion uses for super-cheap, small hexagons – architectural detail, SF shipping crates, solar array etc. |
| Twoball Cane | 29 Jan 2014 6:16 p.m. PST |
Giant's causeway…northern Ireland…nice I've seen that place…the rocks truly look similar to that..some tower over a person |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Jan 2014 12:52 a.m. PST |
I looked up basalt columns just now and found out that they seem to pop up all over the planet. Awesome rock formations! Dan |
| Dropzonetoe | 30 Jan 2014 10:00 a.m. PST |
Dan I have something big underway and it will be right up your alley.
Not posting thought till it is done.
Dzt |
| Cacique Caribe | 30 Jan 2014 10:56 a.m. PST |
Ooo, now I can't wait to find out! Dan |
| Lexthilian | 23 Feb 2014 8:17 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 23 Feb 2014 12:47 p.m. PST |
Now all I have in the brain is hexes, hexes and more hexes. Damn you DZT!!! What you need next is these two ice cube trays and you can make all sorts of hexed terrain, in all kinds of thicknesses:
Large Hex-Cubes measure 1.25" x 1.25"
Small Hex-Cubes measure .75" x .75" And this soap mold:
auction And get this chocolate/candy mold too:
auction If anyone needs ready-made hexes out of baked clay … auction auction If anyone needs some ready-made that are slightly bigger … TMP link If anyone needs some ready-made ones in clear acrylic …
auction If anyone needs the peel and stick kind (courtesy of DZT): TMP link If anyone wants vinyl dollhouse hex tile flooring … auction If anyone needs a stencil for marking hexes … TMP link If anyone wants hexagonal SF dwellings … TMP link
TMP link Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Feb 2014 1:28 p.m. PST |
HELP me, guys!!! Is there a hexagonal anonymous, geometric anonymous or some other support group along those lines? Dan |
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