Saturday, August 14, 2010

Sci-Fi Dice Tower


While we were working on our Space Dungeon, my 13 year old son Mark started planning another dice tower. This time a science fiction one. He was inspired by a cool Sci-Fi dice tower that Outpost Eagle posted over on the Ganesha Games forum.

http://ganeshagames.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=painting&action=display&thread=261

Mark made his from Hirst Arts molds pieces, primarily Starship wall mold and Industrial Edge though others were also used. I always do extra casts when I'm casting for a project because the pieces are so cool everybody wants them for a build of their own. :) Mark even added in a little electronic tea light under the diceroller's roof that oscillates through a cascade of colors. The lights look really cool coming through the opening for the dice and the vents on the roof. Unfortunately I don't have any pics of the lighting effect. Maybe in another post. Anyway, it's based on MDF, and he used a little bit of plastic canvas for cross-stitching (granny grating) for the dice landing area. It still needs a little touch-up for the painting but overall it's pretty good (said the proud father).

More pics of the Sci-Fi Dice Roller:





If you haven't seen it yet here's a link to Mark's Fantasy Dice Roller he made previously.

http://ljshobbyspot.blogspot.com/2010/06/marks-dice-tower.html

Thanks for looking,

Luckyjoe

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