Making Crucibles for the Shattered City
Making Crucibles for the Shattered City
Here’s a how-to of how I made crucibles for one of the sides of the Shattered City board pack.
The board has these two blocking hexes. One is upright, and one is at a pouring angle. Both crucibles have a small spout
Detergent measuring cups are a near identical match! They're a bit rubbery, but lets see how they work
Top-down view looks good. Glued to a hex base
This ones been glued at a pouring angle.
Painted black and then drybrushed with leadbelcher. I then filled them with PVA glue. I should have done this stage in thinner layers letting each dry thoroughly.
Some balls of green stuff make good molten bubbles
More molten bubbles
Once the PVA has gone firm, paint with reds, oranges and yellows to make some nice molten metal
On the board, they look pretty smart.I found a couple of months later that the PVA had really shrunk down. The paint stayed good, but they certainly don’t look as good as when I first made them.
If I was to do it again, I’d definitely pour in layers or maybe use something like cardboard to make a ‘cap’ to then pour less PVA onto.
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