Sewer Entrance Printer Friendly Version   By GAMER - Dec. 31, 1969 As an alternative to the "normal" style dungeon, I built several sewer pieces to spice up my existing dungeon. They are intended to be used as a lead in to the larger dungeon. ***Note: The initial text here is the same as for my other sewer entry. Specific comments about this piece are towards the bottom. The basic design for the sewer pieces is a central 1/2" wide channel with higher 3/4" sides. The walls are made from the small brick mold. The outside of the molds is 1 1/2" foam insulation. The floor area has 1/4" floor tiles for the central channel. The sides of the floor are basic blocks placed side to side. The edges of the channel were roughed up with a pair of pliers. The central channel has sand glued along the edges to create mud along the sides with a trickle of water running through it. The walls were built flat and then glued to the floor and outside foam pieces. In order to get the rough appearance, single bricks were filed down on the back side before being glued into place. Some larger pieces were used, but in order to get the rough appearance, a lot of individual bricks were used. Time consuming, but worth the effort. The blue foam was initially glued on without any modification. Often it overlapped the piece slightly. Once it was dry, I dug out small pieces with my fingernail to rough it up. No specific pattern was used, I just made sure that there were no flat areas. The basic paint job was three shades of gray. Once that was done, several shades of green and brown were added to various parts. Pipes (Cut from plastic drinking straws) were placed sticking out of the walls in various pieces with green slime (Made with tissue) hanging down from them. Wet spots were given coats of clear fingernail polish. Mold is from Woodland Scenics turf and wildflowers packs. Specific points: For this entrance piece I wanted a stairway down that could be added to any part of the hallway. I also designed it higher than the normal hallway so normal flooding wouldn't reach that area. My original thoughts were to build a small caretakers room, but space prohibited that. The stairs were made with pieces from the turret mold. The grate is from the gothic dungeon mold. This piece required several pieces of foam to cover the whole outside. Any cracks were filled in with spackling before painting. Just for fun I built a small hidden compartment in the higher hallway. It was originally drilled out and hinged, but that was to weak and broke even before I finished painting it. I was able to salvage the pieces and it still functions. It must blend in pretty well since nobody has ever noticed it without be telling them it's there.   11 Ratings     12345      Public Comments Please log in to post a comment    Created  Comment  Aug. 20, 2003, 09:05AM  By: YASSINE I can smell it from here. Cheers !  Aug. 20, 2003, 04:23AM  By: KSKYHAPPY i like this piece as it it makes a great entrance or exit to a dungeon, not only is the composition interesting but theres some nice touches like the secret door, i also imagine it's part of a larger modular dungeon themed with sewers which must be great fun on the table. kskyhappy - the impossible just takes a little longer  Aug. 19, 2003, 11:19AM  By: GEBOOM Good playable piece I also like the way you built this actually into the ground!

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