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I'm back after the Christmas break, and though my Covid rough patch* isn't over, the downtime definitely helped :)
NEWS! The wall stamps and printable stone walls should be ready soon, I've finally been able to get test prints rolling again and finalise some changes, as well as rework the method for using the stamps that is...
2023-01-05 16:42:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys,
So! First things first, I'm still very excited to get the sewer videos out (there will be 5 now...I have to split them down a bit!), as well as the STL thank you's I've been working on with Fabio!
Those may be delayed by illness, but the STLs in particular will have the exact same budget put into them for each month, and w...
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So I've managed to get on a bit better today and I thought I'd share this nice little timesaver I've been working on.
I knew that iron bars were going to be needed for this little section here, but getting them to all line up while also assembling the two parts quickly enough for the hot glue to not dry on me AND not dama...
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Not gonna lie, I've had a pretty bad week and a half with Long Covid, varying from 'awful' to 'not as awful', but not really managing to reach 'ok', let alone 'good'!
HOWEVER - it did give my mind time to simmer a problem I'd been having in the build, and save a bunch of foam and storage for anyone making it - and it's als...
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So I've been holding off on a big photo update until I had the bricks ready for a more impressive shot - unfortunately that section keeps being held back by experiments not panning out! Not time consuming in itself, but has meant I've been working a lot on planning, finalising everything I can except the brickwork, etc..
I...
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Work continues on the sewers and brick-timesavers, I've been a little slowed by long covid on late afternoon/evenings (literally lost most of my evenings to it) but managed to get the jigs functional, cut a bunch of pieces using them and started on the brickwork. It's frustating me at the moment honestly, but I've just got to kee...
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Had a pretty awful day yesterday with long covid making me comatose for much of it, so somewhat playing catchup today and thought I'd share progress on a little tool I'm developing with Fabio...
Now this is an incomplete version, we've got a few kinks to work out, and the final version we're wanting to add texture, cracks ...
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Another set of free minis for you guys courtesy of the lovely Ignazio of Labyrinth Models! These ones I actually supported him and got back when they released, they were what first persuaded me to support him :) AMAZING for steampunk games 😀
Don't forget to check out his 2022-11-07 13:42:54 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick update, the invites/emails/files for MMF (myminifactory) have gone out, both for the October release, the STL mini collabs, and the first throwback set!
As I mentioned a little while ago, I'm starting the throwbacks, this month with the doors and mimic set from August. If you are a questgiver you'll get the qu...
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So, an update on what I've been up to. Aside from getting the STL's wrapped up (stair piece incoming, test printing now!) and the endless admin that seems to come of running a channel and contacting companies for perks for you guys (again, more incoming!) I've been working on tiles and jigs :)
Tiles first, because they've ...
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I'll mention as usual, I did not sculpt these, I paid for these to be made as a 'thank you' for you guys, Fabio of Making Tlon is the sculptor. The split between nobles and questgivers is to make sure future sets have enough funding, and so questgiver funds don't get spent on stuff they may not want 🙂 it's the best way I could...
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Alexei has once again said he's happy to share a mini with you guys!
This time he's sharing this Aurox, which frankly are some of the best minotaur minis I've ever seen. Definitely on my 'core D&D monsters' to print list!
Download it 2022-10-28 11:59:58 +0000 UTC
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So as you know alongside the video I've been hard at work with Fabio getting the cage STLs finished, and by finished I mean checking they all print properly, which takes a while because there's loads of them 😂
But I also kept mentioning a second part of the release that wasn't yet revealed...
Well, this is it! I ...
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So, for the past few days I've been finishing up planning, and working on some test pieces for the sewer build, mainly to make sure everything was going to work the way I'd planned 😂
Short answer - Yes! Mostly, but I fixed the rest so far :)
As you can see, part of this build includes some VERY deep sewer flows -...
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It's DONE! Took me a few weeks longer than it probably would at full strength but honestly, 2 months and a week is really not bad! At my current energy levels, at least😂
I've attached the free jig to this post, and I've updated the 2022-10-21 11:53:24 +0000 UTC
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The video is currently uploading, which will take a few hours, so in the meantime here's a final teaser of the kind of dungeon builds blocks like these make possible/easier!
I love the new magnetisation, it means you can comfortably place stairblock columns in places you otherwise probably wouldn't, because they'd be too w...
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Gonna be honest, it's been a weird two days 😂
Progress wise, everything is on track! This clips are 95% in place, just a rerecorded bit of VO to do to patch a section where I made a mistake in a clip...
That much is all the more surprising given what else happened.
On Monday, I had an utterly awful covid c...
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As promised, another little preview for you :) I'm holding back two others to release during editing as usual, as that is far less visually interesting 😂
This build I tried to evoke the 'lost temple' vibes, using what grasslands and trees I had. Maybe it represents true jungle terrain (For now) or maybe this temple is ...
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So, I've been pushing on, had a rough few days with LC but managed to get a decent amount done before the worst hit each day :)
MORE importantly, I'm now mid photography (can you tell? 😀) and just had a VERY good day - best photography day I've had since pre covid. it still hit me towards the end, but I had SO MUCH ENER...
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Now this last step is very much 'personal taste' - I can see a lot of people preferring it without, but the more I've used my buildings with my landscapes, not to mention as dungeons or ruins, what I can't stand is how 'clean' they look...
I'd say at least 75% of the places you will ever represent with terrain will be, to ...
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Claymore Miniatures have again agreed to share more minis with you guys, this time this Banderhobb (been wanting one of these for a while!) and a hunter and pet wolf :)
The link to download them is 2022-10-04 15:11:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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Just a nice visual update so you can see how things are progressing - the painting stage is now totally complete, so I thought I'd throw together some quick massive builds to show off the pieces 😃
The next step is interesting, and one I didn't do on the originals, but I've fallen in love with since. Essentially, I'll be...
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Just a quick reminder that I'll also be running a paint party on discord tonight, Friday 23th Sept at 7pm BST/2pm EDT - we paint minis, craft terrain, plan D&D and generally just do anything hobby! Or just hang out with company :)
I'll be working overtime on these temple blocks - people have said it's great motivation ...
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Quick update, me and Faye are deep in painting now, the final stage before photography and editing, where at least you guys get some more cool pictures of what's possible!
Faye has been a massive help on this project, and it's definitely made it feasible despite my limited ability to work the hours I'm used to. My long cov...
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So we got there! This 'thank you' reward pack is stupidly large, even with the ones I had to bump up to next month (the cages) but definitely worth it I think! There is SO MUCH variety here to add easy flavour to your encounters!
I'll mention as usual, I did not sculpt these, I paid for these to be made as a 'thank y...
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Another set of free minis for you guys courtesy of the very obliging Ignazio of Labyrinth Models!
Don't forget to check out his MMF or Patreon if you haven't already, he has a great collection ...
Hi Guys,
Just a quick announcement that I'll be running a paint party with a few other mods next Friday at 7pm BST/2pm EDT, so if you haven't had a chance to hang out and paint with us yet - come say hi! You don't need a camera if you don't want to, you can even join through your phone :)
It's great motivation to get projects ...
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So I'm burning through recording the crafting of those new magnetic temple blocks, and with luck I'll be sharing more pics of them soon, but Alexei got in touch saying he was happy to share another batch of minis with you guys :)
Win for leveraging the channel's reach 😁
This time he's sharing these amazing totall...
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Just some examples of the new corner blocks coming in the magnetic video. I've further optimised the grip so the ones you make should be solid as hell (or use lesser magnets, depending on your preference)
I love these pieces for the sheer potential for making epic feeling dungeons with them 😁
I'm also test printi...
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I finally have the renders on hand for the final release this month! You might have seen the cages have been moved to next month as I went a TAD overbudget, but there's still a ton here, including the texturers that I moved forwards FROM next month...so it all works out 😁
There is only one thing here that is missing - t...