Halfling13 Hobbies

Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies

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  • Torch Lights

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    Halfling13

    Side project I have been working on is a clear marker for who is holding the light in RPG groups. Commonly, we have found that we forget about light, and have difficulty with the group remembering where the light is, during a game session. Sometimes this isn’t important, but many times it can play a big part in the current scenario. In the past, we tried to just remember – but that was hit and miss at best. With the shrinking of electronics however these days, my concept is to use a small LED light and a button cell battery,…

  • Building the Barn

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    Halfling13

    After my successful long print of the Watchtower, my second big project has been the Clorehaven Barn. Similar in design and theme, this is being printed as several long pieces as well – some of the job tasks running 36+ hours. So far, it has been successful – I am done with the majority and down to the individual doors currently. My plan is to add this to my painting queue this weekend, and hopefully make them game ready in short order. In my case, I am not printing (yet) the little side house – this is just the main…

  • Airbrushing

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    Halfling13

    I finally decided to dive further into the painting hobby, and have ordered an Airbrush kit, to be delivered this week. Airbrushing, specifically for hobby gaming and painting, has been a casual interest of mine over the years, but was always intimidating. I am much more of a traditionalist, with brushes doing drybrushing and washes. For the most part, I consider myself passable. However, given the limited time and scheduling, and my increased volume from 3d printing, I am falling further behind on painting that I really do want to complete. From my research, airbrushing is faster (for some parts),…

  • End of Hellknight Hill

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    Halfling13

    13 gaming sessions in, and we have just wrapped up the first chapter of the Age of Ashes. Part of the challenge is of course the overly large group of 10 players, as well as adapting and learning the 2nd edition rules of Pathfinder. With an average of 2 hours of actual “content” each session, that still adds up to about 26 hours of gaming – which is quite a bit compared to prior campaigns. The group advanced from Level 1 starters to Level 5 mid-range adventurers, and have really started to work together as a group. So far, we…

  • Age of Ashes, Episode 12

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    Halfling13

    Episode 12 of our Age of Ashes campaign is being released now on YouTube. If you are a supporter on Patreon, you gain early access, otherwise as usual the content will be released in pieces over the next couple of weeks. If you are not a supporter, but find some entertainment in my content, please consider a subscription. Or at least drop a comment to leave constructive feedback so I can improve what I am publishing. Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/halfling13 YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEaR1aYMgQE2UYsOU8coklQ/

  • Octolapse corrections

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    Halfling13

    With the new 3d printer, I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to generate routine print timelapses, using Octolapse. I managed to create one or two, but the large majority were suffering from mysterious layer shift issues. Although the print would complete, depending on the model it frequently was unusable – and the timelapse was certainly ugly. In comparison, if I ran the print without using Octolapse, it would run just fine without issues (barring unrelated problems like power outages). I did not really work with Octoprint’s built in timelapse option, since I far prefer Octolapse’s customization options. Recently however, I seem…

  • The Two Towers

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    Halfling13

    The Watchtower model is completed, and primed, and now ready for final painting. The assembly worked out very well, and it ties in nicely with the prior build of the individual pieces. So much so, that after priming, it is actually difficult to tell which one is which. Next up, I am working on a much smaller model of a stone cottage, and then a large print of a stone barn. Both I intend to use as gaming terrain, and possibly in the RPG sessions. I will also likely print out some of the similar terrain in ruined configurations –…

  • Episode 12 title slide

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    Halfling13

    Continuing my diorama style thumbnails for the Age of Ashes episodes, highlight some of the terrain and painted figures. Planning on adding a few of the group’s painting efforts, once I can hold on to them post game, but for now it is rather basic. This does however give me the opportunity to continue my own modeling, and more importantly, a deadline for new material every other week.