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I made these from a silicone mould, supposedly for making chocolates. I thought the shape was ideal for dragon's teeth.

I used all purpose filler, thinned down with water, and with a generous dap of black acrylic paint. I then left the mould on a sunny window ledge to bake for a few days. They popped out easily enough, but there was some crumbling. I included damaged ones along with some 'rubble', trying for a battle damaged look.

Once stuck on an old CD I gave them a light paint of mid grey, then washed with agrax earthshade and badab black. The base was sanded, painted with basic brown umber acrylic, then flocked.

I wanted them to have a weathered look, as if they had already withstood generations of battle. Do you guys think it works?

The mister has given them enthusiastic approval, and I've got another batch baking. I'm supposed to making things for the mister and our friends to use at our FLGS, but it seems that they will never be allowed out of the house

(Apologies for the unpainted mini. The painted ones are in their carrying cases, and I don't like to rummage around in there without supervision. Just in case something... untoward happens.)

very nice I think you did a brilliant job

I think they look good! Are they still crumbly or have they set well? If they're still crumbling it might call for a coat or two of thinned EVA.

I gave them a coat of thinned PVA before I painted them. They've set pretty hard now and I don't think they'll crumble any further.

The PVA added something to the texture as it soaked in, almost like mild rain erosion, smoothing down rough edges.

Thanks for liking them I was pretty nervous about posting, because I've seen such great stuff on here.

Woolverine wrote:
Thanks for liking them I was pretty nervous about posting, because I've seen such great stuff on here.

There are cringe-worthy posts, too. We've got all sorts, here. The best of the best (understandably) get more exposure, thus skewing the perceived average quality, so it can seem a bit daunting to throw your stuff out there. Trust us, this was well worth sharing - nicely painted, nicely based, and the PVA over chipped filler gives a surprisingly realistic crumbling concrete texture. Besides, the fact that you're making (attractive!) terrain for and being respectful towards the models of "the mister" has likely just made dozens of gamers incredibly jealous. They'd have applauded even sub-par efforts, merely for having been undertaken.

One question, though: Was basing them on a CD simply a matter of convenience, or did you want something round? Seems like a rectangular base would be more appropriate, since they would normally be arranged in a line. Just curious whether this was simply a one-off base for the "proof of concept" piece, since you mentioned making terrain for a shop.

These were my prototypes, and the CDs were handy. Since then I've discussed basing with Dave, and he wants a variety of shapes & configurations. I'm thinking some rectangular bases with lines, and some more round ones with different arrangements.

We caused serious envy at our gaming group last week when it was revealed that I'm learning to paint minis. Tomorrow is our anniversary, and one of the planned activities is painting pink horrors

Yes, they look really nice. A good, heavily weathered concrete. I always like people using found resources for terrain bits.

CDs are a good base for various terrain features because it is a standard size, cheap, thin and doesn't warp. I put a lot of things on CDs.

If it is something irregular shaped like a wood or swamp, then a CD isn't as appropriate.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I always like people using found resources for terrain bits

I dabble in various different crafts, and have a stash of materials to shop from, I just need to remember what stuff is where. I have a large amount of corrugated card in different sizes and colours, for example, left over from my abortive foray into card making. I have hideous flashbacks to card making - the glitter, the glitter! Now, if I can find a terrain use for glitter glue, I'll be well chuffed.

I dipped into my toy making supplies to make some smoke damage markers last week, and there will be some wool roving introduced as coloured smoke on objective markers. Why spray white stuffing with colour, when I have bright coloured roving just needing a bit of needle felting & a dab of glue? I'll also have greater control over the shape.

Woolverine wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I always like people using found resources for terrain bits

I dabble in various different crafts, and have a stash of materials to shop from, I just need to remember what stuff is where. I have a large amount of corrugated card in different sizes and colours, for example, left over from my abortive foray into card making. I have hideous flashbacks to card making - the glitter, the glitter! Now, if I can find a terrain use for glitter glue, I'll be well chuffed.

I dipped into my toy making supplies to make some smoke damage markers last week, and there will be some wool roving introduced as coloured smoke on objective markers. Why spray white stuffing with colour, when I have bright coloured roving just needing a bit of needle felting & a dab of glue? I'll also have greater control over the shape.

A terrain use for glitter? Dark Elder scenery definitely! Slaaneshi disco diorama.

There has been murmuring about me building a temple of Slaanesh. I think that will be a great opportunity to use up the rhinestones that I got in some kit or other.