| Chris Palmer | 15 Nov 2015 8:06 a.m. PST |
I recently completed another ruin for my Frostgrave set-up, using cork tiles. This one I designed to be a more substantially built building, so less "ruined" than the previous ones. I used a spare Armorcast doorway I had for the main door, an old set of plaster steps for the front stairway, and a pair of game pieces from the old boardgame "All the Kings Men" for the statuary.
For more photos and details, please see my blog:
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| Louie N | 15 Nov 2015 10:32 a.m. PST |
It is very impressive. How well does the cork take the paint, how many coats do you require? Where to you buy the sheets of cork? Thanks |
| Xintao | 15 Nov 2015 11:01 a.m. PST |
Nice! Love the broken statue.
Xin
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| Chris Palmer | 15 Nov 2015 11:17 a.m. PST |
Xin-
Thanks! Louie N-
Thank you. The cork takes the paint fine. I applied just one coat. It is just cheap craft store acrylic. (A large bottle of black, and a large bottle of white mixed together to make grey, with a little fine sandbox sand added for texture)
This was made from 12"x12" cork tiles for the building, and 6"x6" tiles for the base, that are readily available in most craft or office supply stores (Amazon, too) they're intended to be hung on the wall and be used a bulletin boards. |
| Twoball Cane | 15 Nov 2015 11:29 a.m. PST |
Louie….. I get my cork from widgetco online…you can get bulk…it is a great site and great service. |
| mwindsorfw | 15 Nov 2015 5:14 p.m. PST |
How did you do your roof tiles? |
| Chris Palmer | 15 Nov 2015 5:25 p.m. PST |
I cut thin cardboard into the general shape I wanted the roof to be, and glued these cardboard pieces onto the building. I then glued the exposed rafters that you see underneath on these pieces of cardboard. I then cut 5/8 inch strips of thin cardboard and cut the shingles in them by making a series of cuts along the length about 3/4 of the way through the strips. I then glued these strips one over the other in lengths to cover the underneath cardboard roof pieces. I then cut a series of individual shingles and glued them along the edge to help give the collapsing look and hide the edge of the underlying cardboard sheets.
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| EricThe Shed | 16 Nov 2015 3:40 a.m. PST |
This Looks great ! …can I recommend that you start with a black base and then drybrush your greys on – it gives a great effect Heres a shot of my city in progress
more here link |
| HammerHead | 16 Nov 2015 11:23 a.m. PST |
Ermmm,Chris Palmer when is the last time you looked at a real roof? Tiles are always long side horizontal, not as you have them. |
| Xintao | 16 Nov 2015 11:31 a.m. PST |
Modern shingles run long horizontal. Check out wooden roof shingles like this
Looks like he nailed it. Get it?
Xin |
| CeruLucifus | 16 Nov 2015 11:49 a.m. PST |
Looks great. For your next build, I think the shingles are supposed to be staggered? This is to prevent water draining all the way through the roof. Even with irregular sized singles like in Xintao's picture. Notice how none of the gaps between shingles line up with a gap in the next or previous row. |
