You must have witches blood i was thinking of a similar project (amongst many lol)

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4372327
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4378433
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4393628
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4445135 brazier ideal lighting idea

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4460474 this ones more for the kids right at the bottom of the dungeon you could perhaps let them paint or choose a colour scheme for the cerberus doghouse. Harry Potter had one called fluffy wasnt it? then you have something from the kids incorporated into it for all eternity Andreas got to like that idea.

so looking forward to the rest of this build

Looking forward to following this amazing quest of yours… you must add IED lights Warren… if the top level was a ruined church, you could light up the stain glass windows….. flicking touches as i saw the wall holes in your video…

Or maybe some purple lights deeper down… a green glowing slime pool ? and for standard effects, cotton wool spider webs…!!!!

A great way to display some minis….I may have to pinch the idea from you at some point to display mine in the hobby room. I’ll be following this blog with interest.

This will be epic! Glad you mentioned Terrain Crate too, it’ll really add depth. I think the new Archon KS has half-height wall tiles, so you can make the larger themed rooms as 1.5-2 tiles high to add to the grandeur and make them ‘boss’ rooms. I’ve got Dungeon Saga and the expansions, I can just see the one diorama with a few different dungeons, themed with different types of baddies/bosses (undead, orcs/goblins, abyssals, dragons hoarding gold, etc). Also have a surface level, with entrances, maybe with entrances such as ‘X’ marks the spot (queue Indiana Jones). This will be… Read more »

@warzan what a fab idea, I got shed loads of that dungeons and lasers stuff myself from the Kickstarter so I am going to watch this with interest.

One question if you are stacking the levels you need dungeons ceiling/roof and the floor pieces have all the clips showing how will you disguise these?

Why didn’t you check out Fat Dragon Games’ dungeon tile system, buy they’re sets, have Justin print them on an FDM and assemble those. They even have dungeon wall pieces with torches etc. that can take LED lights.

You have a Justin that has the ability to not break things but build them and not hurt himself in the process. The issue with putting three of those together is the middle section. The weight of the project is going to drag it all down. If you were using one piece of wood for the bottom instead of trying to cobble separate ones it’d be easier. It comes down to the force (gravity) that you’re working against. Stone archways work with individual pieces because of the spreading out stress but the whole thing might sag unless bracketed. You might… Read more »

Ooooh, this instantly made me think of the Squats v Space Orks diorama on the back of the old citadel painting guide, and the Advanced Heroquest one that was on the box or something (can’t quite remember where it was, but it was cool!)!

I love this idea!

What a wonderful idea for sharing your creative passion as well as hard work. A big bonus is your kids get to see the stuff and interact safely (for the minis). Very excited to follow this project through. I heartily recommend the Mantic Terrain Crate pieces as they have enough detail for character but are still easy to paint.

I got my double pack clipped and painted in a week and my hands were in ruins. Its a great set though, ive got a five story dwarf hotel for my party sitting on my coffee table.

awesome idea …

This is a great idea. One thing I’d do is play with depth – have some rooms do back further than others, especially on the same level. You’ll lose some space to display minis but have it look less like a box on the wall.

Good luck Warran, great project! I think you need some light in there!

Sounds like an awesome project.

On a practical note, do Ikea do any glass doors for those cabinets – if it’s open fronted you will get dust settling on all your minis and the scenery and spoiling it.

Sounds great an will be following with interest if you are considering building the units in a block you should consider doweling them all to each other to strength the display Warren.

Happy project @warzan ! I’ll be following this and also “stealing” some ideas… I do have a small display library for my painted minis but, it’s flat and you can’t really see the minis in the back… Rather than simply add a few small boxes, i think i’ll be adding a bit of display!

These just arrived on my doorstep last week and this was part of my plan to show them off.

Personally I think the Hemnes line would be better instead of trying to put three of those other units together.

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-wall-bridging-shelf-white-stain-60297220/

I know you already have them but maybe they can be of use in the studio instead.

I’m most impressed by your wife letting you do this. I think if I tried this, I’d just get a look.

And please include the blood beast, no dungeon is complete without one.

Wished i had a wife like your @warzan, wont to swap for mine (she makes good cakes) she does not allow hobby anywhere but in the hobby area.

I have an idea for one of your room`s, wont say what just yet. I first need to find the piece i have, that will fit in nicely and give the dungeon some character. Liking the whole idea of what your doing, multi layered dungeons maybe the future.