The board is placed in the lasercutter, card ready to be cut to shape.
The pieces are seperated.
Taking size to cut off an extra gap to make space for joints.
Stripes of book binding material are glued on to make joints.
Joints are done.
The backing is glued on.
The square gaps are cut out.
The printed playing field is glued on. The boardgame is finished.
Begin of making the wooden bricks.
Checking the size.
Sanding, preparation to be spray-painted.
Adding the first layer of priming colour.
Final Colour.
Begin of the 3D-printing.
Getting rid off the supporting material.
Piece finished, preparation for spray-painting can begin.
Gaps are filled up with two composite modelling putty.
Sanded and ready to be spraypainted.
Adding the first layer of priming colour.
Final colour of the core parts of the randomiser.
Adding details for more realism and believable weight.
By recommendation of a technician, the first of three layers of plastic for the screen is added on the provided space.
The pieces have been sanded an painted on the outer side.
The second layer, a print added onto a piece of acetate sheet
Third layer, a coloured piece of acrylic is added to finish the screen.
Assembly of the randomiser, Stickers are added, Randomiser is finished.
Stickers are added to the base plates, base plates finished
Due to the non-satisfying colours which I got my model sprayed in by the university’s paint shop, the inaccurate distribution of the coulour and the uncertain time to wait until my model was ready to collect, I decided to paint the model on my own.
I used different brushes and quality colours from a tabletop company. As the coulour works the best with base layers, I started with these.
I used white as the base layer for the body to get a shiny result for the final colour. The same principle counts for the other colours.
The model in its’ final colours.
Painting the eyes.
To achieve a slimy and glossy finish, I used a special product from the same company.
The bought silicone tentacles are cut to size.
Ready to assemble.
Final assembled model, ready to put with the rest of the parts together.
Final rendering to compare with the final model.
Final model.
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First Year University Project : Building Journal
This journal documents how I have built a final aesthetic model for a first year University project (2015/2016).
