Crypt of the Demilich Printer Friendly Version   By SHAMMOND42 - Dec. 31, 1969 Dimensions 3"x4"x4" Molds Used Gothic Dungeon Builder #45 Egyptian Fountain Accessory Mold #99 Chipped Stone Floor TIles #201 Cavern Floor Accessories #282 Dragon's Teeth Accessory Mold #80 Other Materials Used Electronic components for glowing eyes Tissue for cloth Various paints Beads Design Notes This project was inspired by the classic D&D adventure, "Tomb of Horrors." The piece was originally supposed to be part of a larger entry in the restricted category. There were to be working traps and this piece would rise from the floor. I bit off more than I had time for so I decided just to enter the this piece. The skull floor, on top, was done using the basics methods described on the Hirst Arts site. I think the pattern came out pretty well and the picture should be clear enough for somebody to reproduce it. There are intentional cracks and chips to try to make the crypt worn and ancient. In particular, the remains of the pillar base would have been on the floor above to provide a clue to the hidden crypt. The braziers in the back, and the gold highlights on the sepulcher were painted with Tamiya model paints. The copper braziers were dry-brushed with a greenish Tamiya color called "sky" and washed with Reaper inks to give them a tarnished look. The cloth overlaying the sepulcher was done with plain (no pattern) kleenex. Dilute white glue with a lot of water. Cut the tissue to size and dip it in the water. It will fold like scale cloth now. Lay it down as desired. You can tear it to make tattered ends. While it is wet, paint it with thinned acrylic paint and they will soak into the tissue and not get onto the surrounding areas. When it dries the white glue will keep it in place. The glowing eyes in the skull were made with this circuit here. I added a couple of variable transistors to tune the effect. I used a pin vise and a 1/16" bit to hollow out the eye-sockets of the skull from mold #45. The same bit was used to hollow up from the bottom. I then used my X-Acto knife to grind away the plaster to make room for the tiny LED. To make the gem eyes, I cracked a large number of petite, red translucent beads until I got a couple of fragments that fit and looked right. They are held in place with a small amount of white glue. While I wish I had been able to complete the whole project, this was a lot of fun and I'm pleased with my results. You can see video of the soul-sucking eye effect here: http://www.northpub.com/files/CryptOfTheDemilich.mov (<1 meg) and here http://www.northpub.com/files/CryptOfTheDemilich_large.mov (2.1 meg).   0 Ratings     12345      Public Comments Please log in to post a comment    You must be a registered member to post comments. You may sign-in Here.

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