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[dphipps]

Here are a few pics and a tutorial for the huts I finished this week. My therapist encouraged me to make them with removable roofs so you will see some with the roofs off…




Its been probably 15 years ago that I wanted to make these huts. And working on the terrain for our Pulp Alley scenarios has finally given me a good enough reason to get them done. The basic components of each hut are a CD for a base, SCH 40 PVC for the walls of the hut, a metal escutcheon for the basic shape of the roof, and a large paint brush for the grass thatching --





First I built up putty on the escutcheon to get the shape I wanted, then painted and textured the putty so it would contribute to the look I was going for. This was a pain in the ass because the escutcheon was not quite the shape I wanted, so I ended up using more putty and time than I really wanted to.

The texture/grain on the outside of the walls was done by scoring it with a demel tool. This was very easy and accomplished in less than two minutes per hut.

STEP 1 - The grass roofs were the most involved part and I’ll go into more detail. In the picture below you can see the first row of grass being applied. I simply snipped off ¼ inch sections of the bristles, dipped it in a mixture of wood-glue and water, and then stuck the bristles to the side of the roof --



STEP 2 – After the first row was applied I let it set-up for an hour or so before applying the next layer. The second layer was applied exactly the same as the first but just a little higher --



STEP 3 – This step just involves trimming/shaping/smoothing the bristles at the top. All I did here was push it all down while it was still slightly wet and leave it over-night --



STEP 4 – This is the final layer of grass, applied higher still, and making sure there is enough at the top to completely cover the roof --


Note that each ring of grass took me about 15 to 20 minutes to apply.


STEP 5 – I let the roof dry for about 30-45 minutes for going to this step. Here I used string to pull the grass at the top into place and give it its final shape. Note that once I get everything tied down I use a couple drops of super-glue at the very top to really bind the peak together --



And that was about it. All that was left to stick the pieces together and paint it up.






THANKS!
Dave -
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Dave Phipps

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[Donogh]

Nice Dave! Thanks for the WIP step-by-step too.
Does this mean that Pulp Alley! will have dinosaurs?
Just finished a round of pulp-adventure dinosaur hunting games myself, next time I must have native tribes involved...
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[dphipps]

Funny enough, we have actually played several very fun games with dinosaurs! Nothing is written in stone yet but I bet there is a very good chance dinos will find their way in there.

Although currently we are still trying to balance them - as they have a tendency to destroy everything!!! *L*



Thanks!
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Dave Phipps

Aaah, no. I only give my organs to my real friends. Go get yourself a monkey kidney.

[Donogh]

Excellent!
There were certain scenarios in which it was very clear that the plucky adventurers were not doing the hunting
Have a look over here
http://donoghmccarthy.blogspot.com/search/label/Period%3A%20Pulp
For some of my recent games
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[dphipps]

Ha! That looks like lots of fun, Donogh!!!
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Dave Phipps

Aaah, no. I only give my organs to my real friends. Go get yourself a monkey kidney.

[watchtower78]

very cool! I love the huts and the dinosaurs!
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[nikharwood]

Total quality mate, luvvit

[amy crackhaus]

those models are very, very nice ...

omg --- dinotopia .....

any idea when the rules will be out .. ??

[Peggy]

They're on the schedule right now to be released in the second quarter of 2010. Beyond that there can be no specifics! Crazy schedules!

[dizbuster]

Excellent Queen Victoria has her 12 bore and is ready to go a huntin'
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