Summoning Circle With Water Effects

At first, I tried the "Realistic Water" product but didn't like the results. It cracked and pulled from the sides. Here is a pic of various tests I did with it, before the cracks appeared. 

Then I tried the Deep Pour Water, which I liked a lot better. 

I made a creepy creature out of clay. It is supposedly being summoned in the circle. 

I tried making an impression of tentacle-like bits of water. To do that I melted clear acrylic rods with a heat gun (the heat gun and rod are shown in the back). I used Liquitex Super Heavy Gloss Gel for the ripples on the water surface.

Alchemy Gaming Board Pipe System

These pics show the work in progress for a larger game board for D&D. To see the final result, you can go to this blog post.

Here is the corner pipe system before I added the "Deep Pour Water."

And here is the same area after adding the Deep Pour Water. It's a clear resin. Later I added ripples on the water. 

This is a switch that I added to the back of the "tower" section. 

The various parts of the gaming board are connected with pipes, converging in the bottom-center. 

Game board walls, floors, doors, stairs

These pics show the work in progress for a larger game board for D&D. To see the final result, you can go to this blog post.

I had made these two models first, just for fun, and decided they might go together as part of a larger game board or diorama. I figured out how it would all fit together as I went along. Next time, I'll plan it out a little better!

I used a variety of materials in the diorama. A is XPS foam (used in walls, stairs and other places). B and C are Palight PVC Board (used for sides of the large "oven" in the center and most of the green floor tiles). D is balsa, used for some floors. E is foam core with the paper peeled off. I only used this in the far back wall behind the rear doorway. 

Painted the wall bricks as shown on left, then washed / glazed them with the mixture shown, very diluted with water, and partially wiped off with sponge. 

Machines for Tabletop Gaming

These pics show the work in progress for a larger game board for D&D. To see the final result, you can go to this blog post.

A boiler made from styrene and Palight PVC board:

A wall panel with bits to represent control knobs and valves:

These are tiny watch parts I bought online, which I used in some of these machines. 

Some parts of the machine below are made from clay. Patterns are made using the Green Stuff World textured rollers. 

An LED votive candle fits in the back, which lights the translucent "vat" at the top. 

Furniture for Tabletop Gaming, Part 2: Bookcases, Tables, Chest, etc.

I was happy with this bookcase / desk, which has shelves for scrolls and other items. Much cleaner joins with the Tamiya cement vs Superglue. 

I skulls are bought from Citadel, the other items I hand-made. 

Note that I attempted a miniature bone-saw. I made the gory "meat chunks" etc. out of Sculpey clay. 

Furniture for Tabletop Gaming, Pt 1: Hutch

I made this hutch after I made the bookcases. At this time I was still using superglue on the styrene, but soon after this I discovered Tamiya Extra Thin Cement, which worked a lot better and cleaner.

I painted it light (buff + ochre brown), then glazed with thin darker browns as shown, and wiped off with a makeup sponge.