Salutations, Scapers!
My name is Jack, although most of you know me as Trivia Knight. I’ve been playing since October of 2021 and am currently living in Greensboro, North Carolina with my buddy @MQ23. Although I love Heroscape as a game, my favorite thing to do is create things. I’ve grown up in the garage building Halloween costumes and weekend projects with my dad and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve leaned even more into my proclivity for DIY.
One of my favorite things about the Heroscape scene is that we are small enough that everyone can find their niche way to contribute. I’m proud to say that my contributions come in the form of prize support for not only our local tournament, Carolina Order Marker (which you should absolutely come to if you are on the lower east coast) but also Scapecon.
After lurking on here for a while, I’ve decided it’s time to share my creations. This thread is my attempt at cataloging and curating my projects for everyone to enjoy. My aim with this thread is not just to share my creations, but also encourage other creative scapers to try their hand at using their talents to enhance the game and community that we all hold so dear.
I look forward to hearing your feedback on my work.
-Jack
Gallery
Minions of Rock
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This is probably my favorite project I've completed to date.
Fun fact: Minions are my favorite classic unit. The feeling of rolling three skulls from height, looking at your opponent and saying ""six wounds"" is so badass. I wanted to create a variant that would match this feeling of badassery so I created the Minions of Rock. The colors were chosen to match the red skin of normal minions so they all look nice on the board. In total, I created 4 sets of these guys; one for myself, and 3 squads that were given out as prizes at Scapecon 3. They are now in the hands of Dragonruler, Scared Cultist, and Loki where they have seen quite a bit of play. Personally, I think they hit harder than normal Minions, but I have no proof to back this claim.
Morgoloth
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What's scarier than seeing your opponent's Morgoloth in their start zone? Seeing your opponent's Morgoloth in YOUR start zone.
I left Scapecon 3 with a wonderful custom Morgoloth painted by MasterRoshi complete with a snowy cliff for him to brood from. I decided to play acolytes and Morgo in the VC Delta General Wars tournament on the final day of Scapecon and I have never had more fun playing another army. Since then, I have played Acolytes and Morgoloth in 6 tournaments and I can say confidently that they are my favorite VC army. In my opinion, Morgo's original pallette reads more "ghostly" than "demonic" so I decided to go with a fire theme for my figure. Kudos to Xiegfried for the primed Morgoloth that eventually became the beauty you see above.
Lava Mezzos
Party Agents
Redscales
Whitescales
Acolytes
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Why are VC units so expensive?
I did not feel like going on a wild goose chase for a single figure from an obscure dnd bad guys set so I ordered these guys from Trexy3D who deserves a huge shout out for his excellent work. Check him out here (
https://www.trexy3d.com/)
I didn't like that the tall dark haired figure had a black cape when the other two are were primarily in red, so I gave him a red cape instead and I think it works much better.
Pink Rats
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How can I make the most annoying unit in the game more annoying? PAINT THEM BRIGHT PINK OF COURSE.
Rats **** people off so I thought I'd just go the extra mile and make them more obnoxious. I swear this makes people attack them more than they would otherwise which is exactly what any rats player wants.
Marked Dice Trays
Heroscape Card Box
Metal Order Markers
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I've always thought that metal OMs would be dope but there were a few obstacles I had to overcome to make them.
First of all, I had to learn how to work with silicone molds and pewter. I 3D printed the order marker design as well as air channels and a button to pour into. Then I created a silicon mold from these prints and started experimenting with pouring pewter. It took about 20 pours and remelts to give me 4 usable OMs but at least it was fun to do.
The second issue is the porosity (the bubbles that get trapped between the metal and the mold which leaves the surface pocked with craters.) As you know, OMs need to be indistinguishable from one another from the back and this makes them all quite identifiable. The solution was to separate the number itself from the OM by making 3D printed inserts that fit into a cavity on the front. If you think your opponent is studying your OMs to get an advantage, you can simply shuffle the numbers around. This discourages your opponent from memorizing the deformities in your OMs since they could be different next turn. Admittedly, this can be a bit cumbersome to do during a game, but it's a decent enough solution.
Caroline Order Markers
COM Trophy
Bluesamu
Dice Tower
Protectors
Dividers
Granites
Face Dice
Map Rack