Harry does Heroquest

[Baylor_OgreBane]

@Whitebeard
I did get a gelationus cube with the reaper bones ... I will get a picture of it.
Have always fancied making my own ... never done much with resin. I'll give it a go one day.

He is an idea, you could paint up some skellies and equipment then with a square mould fill it with clear silicon caulking sealant, push the painted bits in and leave it to dry, It would take a good few days to set, but it would set perfectly clear and be jelly like. I used to make moulds this way as it was super cheap, but the drying time was a bit long!

[Sjeng]

Generally, I differentiate between 4 materials. Again, this is not on a chemical basis, but on a layman's hobbyist "I need to work with it, now what do I need to know?" basis:
metal, plastic, resin, and the stuff Reaper uses for Bones.
Maybe the rubbery stuff Fantasy Flight Games and Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures use need an own category.

Bones = PVC

And that wooden lasercut board looks amazing all painted up Harry! oh, my Goddess, I need more pics of that!

[Baylor_OgreBane]

@Whitebeard
I did get a gelationus cube with the reaper bones ... I will get a picture of it.
Have always fancied making my own ... never done much with resin. I'll give it a go one day.

He is an idea, you could paint up some skellies and equipment then with a square mould fill it with clear silicon caulking sealant, push the painted bits in and leave it to dry, It would take a good few days to set, but it would set perfectly clear and be jelly like. I used to make moulds this way as it was super cheap, but the drying time was a bit long!

Had an even better and cheaper idea... Hot glue from a glue gun squirted in a mould with bits in.

[whitebeard]

DM Scotty has one. It's just a cube you drop over other minis. The texture is of course provided with a hot glue gun. So to put treasure inside, you would just throw it over a treasure chest or loot pile. A floating sword is an empty base with a sword supported by a paper clip. Before the heroes figure out what it is (cube with stuff inside), the treasure, sword, whatever, is shown without the cube. If they are searching for traps they should/may see it first.

[IvenBach]

I took a flimsy plastic container (forget what it originally held) that was just over 2in.x2in.x2in. and slathered it with hot glue on the outside. Looks great by itself and can easily be put over a mini it engulfs. The clear silicone will also work but it'd probably take a while to fully cure depending on how thick it is. Anyone that hasn't been introduced to DM Scotty needs to watch some of his videos. Many ideas have come to me after I found his youtube channel.

[Figomurphy]

Fantastic stuff. How did I miss this thread?

[Big Bene]

I must have been about 12 years old and I remember I made it with something called Das? Daz? air drying clay.

DAS Pronto?
Had this once as a kid (must have been before '78).

I've used hot glue before to make a simple mold. For a jelly monster with the inside still visible it's much to opaque in my eyes. I would look for clear resin.

[slev]

DAS was an air-drying clay, I even saw it used in the 90's.

Kneadite (green stuff, brownstuff, et al) and dental plaster casting having become cheaper in recent years has pretty much removed it from consideration by most modellers.

[airbornegrove26]

Harry just stumbled on this post. Lovely stuff. That board and secret door panel are ace!!!