Sir Flak's Flocked Up Terrain (Auction Ends Today 2/16/07)

[Sir Flak]

Hi all. I just wanted to post pics of my tiles all flocked up. I've truely been inspired by Grishnakh's thread. I've only been playing for a short time but I couldn't resist giving my terrain some real WOW factor. I had alot of fun and I think I'm going to sell some terrain to folk to offset my addiction to this game. I think i've already spent several hundred dollars and there's no end in sight.

Here's a pic of my tiles layed out after sealing.
http://gallery.rptools.net/d/9463-3/flock1.jpg

I built the Trollsford Swamps standard map from the rule book to show off the terrain in these pics.

http://gallery.rptools.net/d/9466-4/flock3.jpg
http://gallery.rptools.net/d/9469-3/flock4.jpg

I also stained and put some felt in a wood case to hold the tiles, dice, and accessories

http://gallery.rptools.net/d/9475-3/100_0418.jpg
http://gallery.rptools.net/d/9472-3/100_0411.jpg

Heres the tiles in the case.

http://gallery.rptools.net/d/9478-3/100_0413.jpg

The wood case can carry everything but the figures. I all ready need a ton of boxes for the figures anyway so it doesn't bother me. It is nice to have one complete master set fit nicely in a case though.

Frakkin Awesome.

EDIT: Current Ebay Auction for one of these Master Set's can be found here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Heroscape-Master-Set-CUSTOM-FLOCKED-TERRAIN-Hex-Tiles_W0QQitemZ280079817292QQihZ018QQcategoryZ2537QQssPageNameZWDVWQQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Grishnakh]

I could not have done better myself. And welcome to Heroscapers!

[insomnimaniac]

Welcome to 'Scapers
just wanted to stop by and say that your terrain looks great. I love that box/storage!

[Taelord]

Awesome job. I have a question though. How much money does it cost to buy the supplies for the flocking? I have been thinking of doing it myself and I wan't to know the cost. Thanks and welcome to the site. :D 8)

[django]

HEROSCAPE COLLECTORS EDITION!

[bad_calvin]

Awesome job. I have a question though. How much money does it cost to buy the supplies for the flocking? I have been thinking of doing it myself and I wan't to know the cost. Thanks and welcome to the site. :D 8)

Flock will run you about $5-$10 depending on how much you buy. You could easily flock your master set with 1 small bag of green. A little flock goes a looooonnnggg way. ok.


Sir Flak !
Welcome to the site, and WOW, your terrain looks great! Thanks for sharing the pics and I hope to see more of your posts in the future!

[Sir Flak]

Well I probably bought more supplies than I needed. I bought the big jugs of flock for about $10 bucks each. I got three colors so that was about 30 bucks. I like the jugs better than the bags though because it is convenient to put the excess flock back in and for storage. I bought a huge bottle of Elmer’s all purpose glue that was about $4. Small bottles of paint are about $1.25 each. I also got some of those aluminum foil cooking trays. I can go nuts throwing the flock on the pieces and the tray would catch the excess. Those are about $1-2 each at Wal-Mart. The matte sealer is about $5. The case is about $15 bucks and then the stain and felt is probably about another $10.

So to just flock that works out to...

Flock - $30
Glue - $4
Paint - $4
Trays - $4
Sealer - $5
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Total $47

Granted I can probably do multiple sets with only having to go out and get more glue and paint. The flock does go a long way.

The real cost is time. I can only spend a few hours each night working on it. My wife thought it was kewl though and she has been helping me. She's an artist anyway which is probably why they came out as well as they did my first try.

I did decide to post a set with a box on eBay. I'll see how this set does and decide if it’s worth selling more. You should be able to find it if you search for "Heroscape Terrain". I used the same pictures on the auction so you should be able to recognize it if you are interested.

[NecroBlade]

Wow, thanks for sharing, Sir Flak, and welcome to the site. I'm still considering flocking...

[Aldin]

Welcome to the boards, Sir Flak!

On behalf of our well stored and flocked up community I extend to you a laurel and a hearty handshake.

Looks absolutely beautiful!

~Aldin, aesthete

[Agent Minivann]

I could not have done better myself. And welcome to Heroscapers!

Considering who said that, you got a HUGE compliment.

Nice job and welcome.

[deadeyedan42]

HEROSCAPE COLLECTORS EDITION!


'nuff said.


Great work Sir Flak! I've been meaning to flock my hexes soon but I need to know, does the materail scrap off the hexes easly?

[Sir Flak]

I think sealing the hexes with a clear coat adds life to the hexes. In a few games I've played on my sets, people bang bang banging there peices to count spaces makes me wince. But no damage so far to the tiles :). They will eventually wear down but a couple drops of glue to the damaged areas and you can patch the flock and it won't really be noticable.

The disadvantage to the sealer though is it seems to take a smidge away from the vibrant flock colors. Like on the green you can't tell as easily that there are a mix of greens and yellows. It still would recommend sealing it though. It'll last longer and you won't be shedding flock dust everywhere you go.

[Sir Flak]

I'm curious what everyone thinks of the terrain mix in a master set. Do think the mix is good? Would you have prefered more of say sand and less grass? All the same?

Personally I think I would have liked some more sand. It always seems like it goes better next to the water.

[deadeyedan42]

I'm curious what everyone thinks of the terrain mix in a master set. Do think the mix is good? Would you have prefered more of say sand and less grass? All the same?

Personally I think I would have liked some more sand. It always seems like it goes better next to the water.

I would have liked a bit more rock, but sand is good. :)

[hextr1p]

Beautiful work! The terrain looks really clean. I like how you painted the top of the hexes colors representing the terrain, but left the sides the standard brown color. And that wood case is incredible.

Great work, all around! Something I'd just set up to look at... and smack anyone who dared to play on it! ;)

[Sir Flak]

Actually the sides have a very thin black wash. I'm not sure if the pictures really give it justice though. Its subtle but I like it better than without.

[Sir Flak]

Just letting everyone know the auction ends this afternoon

[Taelord]

Is there a reserve on the auction? I am considering buying it and I want to know firs.

[Onacara]

no reserve on the auction

[Sir Flak]

No I didn't put a reserve. I didn't because I wanted to get a good idea of what everyone thought a flocked up set is actually worth $$ wise to them. If it sells for a profit I may make more available. If not I didn't really lose much and I'll just make them for myself and friends. My wife an I had fun making them together so I wouldn't call it a loss considering some good quality time anyway. It's not often you get to share a gaming hobby with your spouse :).