The making of the buffet by Baramyne

The making of the buffet followed the same process than the library.



Firstly, the basic shape is created with plastic card assembled together. Then, we cover up everything with Duro. finally, Baramyne sculpted the wooden texture all over it and added the metal parts.

The final product carefully painted.



See you next time for more !

Thanks to Baramyne for the beautiful images. See more on his blog.

The making of the library by Baramyne

Continuig our adventure to remake HeroQuest's furnitures. This time, we'll see step-by-step how to remake the library.

We first start by make a basic shape made out of plastic card. Then we cover the surface with Duro (greenstuff) and give it a wooden texture by scupting deep veins into the greenstuff.



Once the library got fully covered, Baramyne began to scupt tiny books and all sorts of magical scrolls. A rank of encyclopedia here is in fact a piece of plastic card covered by greenstuff.



In order to make the scrolls, Baramyne made a flat piece of Duro and wrapped it. This technique is perfect to make all kinds of maps, parchment and magical scrolls. Some skulls, a crystal ball and a rat reminds of the orginal artwork painted on the library.



Then the paintings. For the books, he tried to use leather color which actually reminds of old books.

Here again, no special tricks. It is all a matter of patience to paint the tiny books. Don't hesitate to vary the form and size of the books in order to have a credible look.

Thanks for watching and see you next week for the next tutorial!

The making of dungeon doors by Baramyne

Because we love 3D furnitures, here is an interesting article about the making of dungeon doors for HeroQuest by Baramyne, a very talented french hobbist.

Step 1 : Inspiration!

Step 2 : carve some piece of green stuff and prepare for resin cast.

Step 3 : Full piece assembled.

Step 4 : Cast in resin and make some correction here and there with green stuff

Step 5 : Time to PAINT !!!

Original post here (french).

That is a real badass weapon's rack!

Here is an upgrade of the weapon rack by Baramyne, a french guy.

Using bits and piece from Warhammer, he created a truely impressive weapon rack.














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Christmas 2015 painted figure exchange: results

Christmas has come and gone, and all participants of Ye Olde Inn's Christmas Painted Figure Exchange have sent out their models, and received their surprise miniature in the mail. So let's not wait any longer, and show the loot!

List of participants:
1. tasoe - sent an orc shaman to sajungzak

2. sajungzak - sent a bloody Orc to decipher

3. Decipher - sent a Chaos Warlock to EvilWizardCharacter
 (to be added)


4. EvilWizardCharacter - sent an Elvish Archer to Tasoe

5. IvenBach - sent a Barbarian to Anderas

6. Anderas - sent three goblin archers to Billdask

7. Billdask - sent a Sinestra out of greenstuff to Goblin-King

8. Goblin-King - sent a good old fashioned Orc to Ulver
 

9. Ulver - sent a Chaos Warrior of Nurgle to Sjeng

10. Sjeng - sent a Chaos Warrior of Electric Magic to guitarhulk

11. guitarhulk - sent an Orc Boss (Reaper Bones Bugbear) to Ivenbach

12. wolfie907 - sent ... to Baylor-Ogrebane
 (to be added)

13. Baylor-OgreBane - sent a mean Fimir to jackyboy

14. Jackyboy - sent an Orc to KnightKrawler

15. knightkrawler - sent an Ogre to mako-heart

16. mako-heart - sent ... to scoundrel

(to be added)

17. scoundrel - sent a christmastree Gargoyle to Wolfie907

[4th] Ye Olde Inn Christmas 2015 Exchange

Back in 2013, we organized a cool mini exchange event for Christmas. The rules were simple:

Each forum member interested in participating paints a model, and sends it to a randomly drawn member as a gift. Only you will know who you're sending to so keep it as a surprise. In return you should also be receiving a gift from another forum member.

This year, the traditional Christmas exchange is organised by Tasoe !

Procedure:
1. People sign up here and I collect the names/addresses up via pm until the end of September.
2. I make a draw so each participant has someone to send to and someone (other) to receive from. (Ideally a non-participant can make the draw for me as I want my sender to be a surprise).
3. People paint something for their recipient, and send it by the end of November.
4. People receive their gift in December and post pictures of them.

Rules:
1. Participants have to PAINT a heroquest figure.
2. Participants are NOT to reveal their recipient or their sender, until everyone has received their figure.
3. Participants are expected to commit to this. If they can't do for certain, then they shouldn't sign up.

Guidelines:
1. Regarding rule 1, I say that the painting part is mandatory. If someone wants to convert something as well it is allowed of course, but the finished result should be painted up.
2. Don't feel like you have to paint something exquisite and that if you are not that good then you shouldn't join in. It's a fun thing and the level of the painted figures is irrelevant. Just paint however you can. It's always been that way, you can read the comments of the previous exchanges.
3. If you finish your figure way earlier than the deadline, hold on to it and send it near the end of November. In any case, please DO NOT post any photo of a received figure before November 30.
4. It's customary to paint your name under the base of the figure you're sending.

Here is an overview of all the Received List from the previous exchange (2013):

Goblin-King - item received!

Goblin-King wrote:Here it is!

A little drummer orc pa ra pum pum pummm!

Spiky - item received!

Spiky wrote:I received this amazing Ice Gremlin! It's a very rare model and very nicely painted, but when you look at it closer you might realise that its...

100% Sculpted from milliput!

Only one exchange participant is insane enough to do this, and I humbly thank that person - this is an awesome model! 

Bruenor - item received!

bruenor wrote:

My exchange mini came in the post today, and what a wonderful one it is, the person who did it is very skilled and imaginative.
Just glad it's not my chestnuts he's roasting on that fire lol.

Thank you ever so much he's superb!!!

chaoticprime - item received!

chaoticprime wrote:Just got landed-awesomeness care of Spiky. Will take a photo when I can, later. Very well done, sir.

TMU - item received!

TMU wrote:

I really like the darkness of it, the skin parts are dark red 

drathe- item received!

drathe wrote:I received this little treasure in the mail today...

A nice modified Wizard from...

tasoe - item received!

tasoe wrote:I received my figure yesterday.
Let me present it to you.

A classic picture with monsters:


Wait a minute, who's that all the way in the back, is he who I think he is?


Yeah, baby! It's *mother hugging* Morcar!


I don't need to say more. This figure speaks for itself.
I thank the person who sent it to me, maybe you guys could guess who it is.

Big bene - item received!

Big Bene wrote:OK, here they come:

A very original package:


Packed with care:


And it is...



An ice gremlin santa! Very fitting! And he's got a reindeer, too! I love how he made the antlers out of a jawbone   
Also like the dog, where is this figure from?
Moreover, with the greenfaced Santa and the dog in costume, I think there is a Grinch reference.
The translucent ice staff is magnificent (one piece broke, but I think I can easily fix it).
Thank you very much!

Maike05 - item received!

Maike05 wrote:Hello guys, here is what I got this week in my mailbox back in Brussels, Belgium  

Hope you'll all be very jalous !  
I did not get one mini.... but THREE !  But hey ! They look unarmed !
MMMhhh, What's this deary ?
It seems you can equip them with those !
The Badass Team ©

Patroclus - item received!

Patroclus wrote:I know many of you will hate me, but I have to say that I was a really good boy in 2013… This is what I get today… Just amazing work… My photos can’t show exactly all the details… The only thing I could tell is that you can’t recognize where the one color starts and where it finishes.

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