Welcome back, this time around we're making some more terrain/props for your party. I'm fairly happy with how this next build turned out considering how skeptical I was at a few points during the process. The piece is good for a bit of role playing or for some scatter terrain on your game board. It's always fun to push an orc into a campfire. A working campfire that is.
Pretty cool right? Well, surprise (not really, it's my whole schtick) it's made from dollar store items and junk you probably have lying around already. No expensive bits required. However I would recommend a proper base for this one, as it really seems to make the piece pop. I usually use the reaper bases that are fairly cheap and come in packs BUT I don't recommend using one for this unless you have a better way to cut plastic. I used a craft knife and ended up breaking mine in half and gluing it back together. Oh well, live and learn. If you don't like those bases or want to use what you've got lying around, anything will work including cardboard or dollar store wood bits. Anyway, getting to the ingredients.
What you'll need:
- a dollar store tealight
- tooth picks
- old corks
- hot glue
- PVA glue
- dollar store super glue
- dollar store craft sand
- dollar store paints
- dollar store craft knife
- decent primer and sealer (optional)
To start you'll need to cut a hole in your base or otherwise find a way to keep the tealight accessible on the bottom of the piece so you can change the batteries if needed. Again, I used a knife and I can't say it worked very well. If anyone has a better idea, please let me know. Once that's settled you glue the light into the base and let it dry. Next you'll break up your corks. Some people recommend a hammer for this to give the cork a nice crumbled texture, but again I just used a craft knife and broke them up by hand. Glue your cork "rocks" around the tealight as a fire-pit.
Next, spread a bit of hot glue over the top of the tealight that's left showing. This gives it a bit of texture instead of perfectly smooth plastic. It also gives your paints something to stick to. Then you'll start breaking up toothpicks and hot gluing them around the "fire" part of your tealight. Be sure to leave the light mostly visible.
Lastly, use your PVA glue and craft sand to decorate the top of your base. Take this time to look over the build before we start painting and fix any little issues you see (I filled some gaps with hot glue for example.) Next, paint it up. That step if fairly simple BUT if you're priming be sure NOT to prime the light of the tealight. It won't shine through the primer. I also only used very watered down red paint on the light. I really wanted the light to shine through and I think it worked.
That's it! Your very own campfire. Use at your own discretion, follow your local fire laws, know fire safety,etc. You get the bit, it looks like fire.
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