tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771761388078945047.post7106844909885431942..comments2024-01-10T00:56:07.880-07:00Comments on Wooden Warriors: Novice PCs!Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13667428218897971037noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771761388078945047.post-68726312432283924342018-12-28T10:29:25.146-07:002018-12-28T10:29:25.146-07:00Sorry, The Bane, I don't check back to the old...Sorry, The Bane, I don't check back to the older entries often enough to see when people respond, so I didn't say anything back to you about your post.<br /><br />In some of the older posts you will see some "how to" narratives, and every time I try and identify what exactly the pieces I am using are to construct the figures, but I appreciate that this only goes so far and in many cases, such as with the paper parts of the figures, is really no help whatsoever. I agree, you need a video version of the construction. I have toyed with doing a YouTube channel about these guys for a while, but my "real life" is so busy that I'm afraid to start it because I'm not sure I can keep up with it regularly.<br /><br />That said, the fantasy PC figures anyway are all made with 7/8" tall wooden milk bottles for the body. Here is a link to a site where you can get some.<br /><br />https://www.caseyswood.com/shoppingcart/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=516_45<br /><br />The arms are 5mm tile spacers that you can get at any hardware supply store (Lowes, Home Depot, etc.). The tricky thing with these is cutting them to the shape you want. <br /><br />The heads and helmets are a combination of either round beads (split if the character is wearing a helmet). These beads I believe are 1/2" that I use for the actual heads. The helmets are split 1" beads I believe. I literally go to a solid surface (I use the concrete floor in the unfinished part of my basement) and take a utility knife and split the beads on the floor either by banging down on the top of the knife with my hand (not safe) or a rubber mallet (much safer). Then I take a wood file to the split side to make it smooth. You can then glue them together easily. For example, one of the heads with a helmet that I use for female figures and also for some of the male figures that are more lightly armored is a small split bead and a large split bead glued together flat sides touching each other with the small bead centered in the middle of the large bead. Then you just glue the round part of the small bead to the top of your body piece (milk bottle for male figures, peg for female figures) and you've got the head and the body done.<br /><br />For the more heavily armored male figures I use a 1" (I believe) tapered flat plug (flat on both sides) and then glue a large split round bead to the smaller side of the flat plug. I usually overlap the bead on one side and make it flush with the other side of the bead. This allows you to put a nasal guard on the front of the helmet if you want. The larger side of the flat plug is then glued to the body (usually a milk bottle) and again you've got the head and the body finished. You can see this very easily in all the Dark Ages guys I've been doing of late.<br /><br />As far as the hair, capes, and other paper parts of the figure, I'm sorry to say it has been trial and error for me, and I don't really have a "pattern" that I follow. I just sort of visualize what I'm going for and try and cut the paper and fold it in such a way (if necessary) to produce the effect. I will "dry fit" the paper on the figure, though, before gluing it just to make sure I'm at least in the ball park.GrayMouser65https://www.blogger.com/profile/09544842688532761550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771761388078945047.post-28590187990866410052018-11-15T12:55:08.133-07:002018-11-15T12:55:08.133-07:00Just found the site and working my way through it....Just found the site and working my way through it. Amazing to see the progression of the wooden miniatures. I do have a fondness of the simpler ones, but these do look amazing! I have always wanted to text some rules, mostly medieval and WWII, but didn't want to fork out tons of money for something I may not enjoy. I also do some D&D, but mostly 'theater of the mind' type stuff. But... now... I would love to see a 'how to' blog, or even better yet a video of how you do these and maybe a source for the parts?<br /><br />Well, even if you don't do either, thanks very much for sharing. They are inspirational!The Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618418974424858748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771761388078945047.post-27376085168535080302018-07-23T14:27:17.326-07:002018-07-23T14:27:17.326-07:00Thanks! I wish I could predict exactly how the fi...Thanks! I wish I could predict exactly how the figures were going to turn out in terms of the paper hair in particular, but sometimes it really comes together, as in the case of the female thief, and sometimes it is not as impressive. But having done more of these pieces, I will admit that I’m not as apprehensive about the paper as I was at the beginning in terms of being fearful about how things will turn out. I just sort of go with it and pray for the best.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316568025142100697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771761388078945047.post-61436714644601049432018-07-21T11:07:53.834-07:002018-07-21T11:07:53.834-07:00Wow, your papercraft is really getting top notch.Wow, your papercraft is really getting top notch.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667428218897971037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771761388078945047.post-73171435410561042102018-06-02T17:31:29.833-07:002018-06-02T17:31:29.833-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316568025142100697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771761388078945047.post-69610384327358181972018-06-01T02:04:29.746-07:002018-06-01T02:04:29.746-07:00Wonderful stuff, particularly like the Clerics. :)...Wonderful stuff, particularly like the Clerics. :)Milgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791475027247097256noreply@blogger.com