Some beds for the dungeon.

In addition to my recently printed library cupboards, I thought a few beds would be useful for my dungeon.  These are designed by Curufin, there are 5 different designs but I just printed one of them as designed, plus a mirrored version.

The "red bed".

I used burnt umber on all the wood areas, then drybrushed with burnt sienna on the headboard and footboard and taupe on the uprights.  Pillows and sheet were white, with some Vallejo bleached bone for shading.  I bought a couple of Army Painter Speedpaints recently and thought I'd try them out.  I used Blood Red for the blanket on the first bed.

A chance to test out speedpaint.

As with the library cupboards, I hollowed the object with a 2mm shell and punched a number of holes in the base for resin drainage.

Holes for resin drainage.

I used the Speedpaint Cloudburst Blue on the blankets for the other bed.  I'm not sure how good an experiment this was, they'll probably work better on more textured clothing but they still look OK on the beds. You can see the colour graduation anyway, though I should have been more careful to avoid the dark pool on the blue bed cover!

The "blue bed".

I was lacking any double beds in my dungeon furniture, so these are a good addition that will certainly come in handy.

This is a mirror-image of the red bed.

Curufin also created these more rustic beds, suitable for a barracks or perhaps a more luxurious prison cell.  He has included straw palliasses to fit on the beds, but I'm going to scratch build some instead.  I painted them using Wilkinson's latex emulsion tester pots, Java Bean for the base, drybrushed with Nutmeg Spice or Coffee.

More beds.

The beds come with either long or short posts, so you can use them as normal beds or bunk beds.

Obviously warped!

These were printed a few months ago and they've clearly warped over the intervening period, though some more than others.  I've since worked out that this happens to objects printed flat on the build plate, therefore including the longer-cured base layers.  As the upper layers cure more over time, they presumably contract more, thus causing the curving.  Lifting the object off the build plate seems to help, and it also gives the space for the hollowed objects to drain freely.

Bunk beds rather less warped.

Curufin also makes more luxurious single beds similar to the double beds, but I already have a few in the dungeon.

Scratch built from balsa and milliput.

I have a couple of beds I scratch built from balsa wood and milliput.  I was particularly pleased with the animal skin covering I sculpted on one of them.

Hirst Arts plaster cast bed.

 Hirst Arts mould #59 Unique Inn Accessories includes a plaster bed which is designed to fit perfectly into a Hirst Arts cast dungeon, I have a few of these.

Heroquest dungeon furniture

 I received the Hirst Arts unique dungeon accessories mould for Christmas and I've been busy casting lots of books and other bits and pieces to add character to some of my dungeon rooms...

Sorcerer's desk with drawers for spell ingredients and what's that at the front - poison?

Someone appears to be doing some research.  A skull, red books, what could it be?

This book makes it clear - research on Khorne!  Note the Dark Tongue Fleshhound glyph too.

Some sort of Beastman artifact?

A table in the wizard's study.  The book has a map, some sort of gazetteer perhaps?

College of Wizardry symbols adorn the second book.

I've found that dark brown (Vallejo charred brown) looks better than black when writing text in books or labelling jars, less harsh.  Having worked in a museum handling lots of old manuscripts, I know that old oak-gall based ink often ends up a dark brown colour anyway.

Dungeon Furniture

 My Hirst Arts dungeon needs furniture to provide extra character - and additional places to search for treasure!  Most of the furniture has been made from balsa scraps.  In some cases I engrave plank lines with a pencil (see tables).  Painting is usually with Insribe acrylic burnt umber with taupe drybrushed highlights to try and give a well-aged Oak appearance.

The bookcase - I have 2 of these, now they just need books!

A bed with modelling clay pillow and furs.

I'm particularly pleased with the way the fur turned out.

A more civilised bed with a blanket.

Barrels carved from balsa with paper hoops.

Chairs - a bit fiddly to make!

Table and benches.  I have lots of these.

Table using Hirst Arts block and balsa (as suggested by Bruce himself)

Stairs.  Not exactly furniture but they can be moved between rooms.

Woo-hoo!  Just realised this was my 200th post!  Thanks to everyone who reads my random ramblings, it's good to feel like I'm part of a larger community of gamers and I'm glad if anyone can find inspiration from my blog in the same way that I am inspired by so many others!