Hi Everyone! So, I hadn’t looked through the catalog in a bit to see what new designs had been added, and with me and my mini’s, I got SUPER excited for the Micro Dice Tower. Had no idea they made dice that tiny, but you can bet I jumped on to Amazon and ordered some!
Now, I know it said to use plywood, but I tried it on medium draft board. The DB is just a fraction thicker than ply, which makes the joints tighter, so it was extremely tight to get together. And once I got it together, the tower was not easy to remove and lay down in the tray (again, not the material it’s designed for). So, I thought to myself, “well, if I’m not going to be laying it down anyway, let’s make some permanent enhancements.”
So, I did that thing that I do, and…well…
I found a small gargoyle image I used for the tower front, and a small gate image for the front, engraved on medium DB then glued on. Colored the whole thing with with a gray marker, silver for the front and tower gates. The torches are a piece of toothpick with hot glue flames, orange sharpie, then super glued on. The glowing is just from the light refraction. Hot glue/paint for the vines and bushes (textured the bushes by stabbing the devil of out of 'em with a toothpick before I painted it).
This particular tower will be used for a new board game I’m making for kiddo. How do you practice spelling? Well, with a board game where you cast “spells” (ie: spelling a word correctly) to get through your encounters, of course! So that’s what’s in the hopper at the moment, can’t wait to get it done.
Thanks for stopping and taking a look, and until next creation, Happy Forging!
