papierschnitzel

Papierschnitzel is going on pause

Ladies and gentlemen,

due to some new developments in my private life and bread job I have decided to put my work here on pause. I will take time off until the end of the year to evaluate if and how I want to continue this monthly creation cycle. For now the billing is set on pause.

M...

Well WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

a quick update: the first well version is done and I am on to the next one with the round roof.

I have made two ground base version compatible with my ground base sets (grass and sand)!

Will add the details at the end :) Hope to have this all done by next w...

Well WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

today I have some pics to show of the first test build of the well geometry. It's taking me some time to get back in the groove (and the weather is still often quite hot) so I am not working at my usual speed but I am getting there :) Winter is coming!!!

I wanted...

Back and well

Ladies and gentlemen,

I think my weird summer break is over. After summer flu, summer heat and a sort of summer hibernation I had my first day back on the drawing board and started sketching the next basic bit in celebration of water, sweet water ... a well with two different roof options. ...

Heatwave

Ladies and gentlemen,

due to a heat wave that has arrived I will have to delay my next bit for another month. At 35°C/95F there is no productivity left ... only taking cold showers and hiding in the shade. Turning on the PC just produces too much heat :) But ... the heatwave has inspired m...

My sick WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

my "summerflu" (or whatever this really was) seems to be over the worst. I am still feeling a little weak but much better than last week. Give me one more week and I think I should be able to restart my papercrafting engine after that.

Thanks for all the well wis...

Quick update - TLDR still sick

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am afraid I have some bad news for the time being: I have caught a very annoying and obstinate summer flu and am therefore unable to do anything on the papercraft front (or any other front). My progress is basically zero (apart from some sketches on terrain hill geom...

Watchtower wall WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am back from my holiday and have already started to continue with the watchtower. As you can see I created a first textured "draft" for the base tower module, reusing the style I developed for the "Grenzwacht" sets. In general it is starting to look good! However ......

Watchtower WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am leaving for my vacation tomorrow so this is the last update before my break :)

I have managed to texture all of the regular tower top modules in a first version which makes me very happy. Now I can leave with a good feeling and actually have an idea what I w...

Watchtower WIP and vacation

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have been working on texturing the watchtower modules lately. I started with the "Castle Falkenstein" top because I just adore that shape :) It's modelled after the castle in Carinthia, Austria. I am very happy with the results but after the test build I want to opti...

Next project preview

Ladies and gentlemen,

I wanted to give you a look at what I am planning next ... and it's a modular watchtower in the style of the "Grenzwacht" series. It might be a precursor to more castle-like modules, but I want to approach that theme with standalone modules first.

I had the idea ...

Gold Digger Camp Tent variations

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am back with a quick little preview of color and weathering options for the tents! This should give you options for so many different looks. Besides prime colors I also added sand drab and olive drab variations for a more military look.

I also prepared the grou...

Gold Digger tents WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have some first textured test builds to show. They are not complete but give a good first look how it should look.

I want to add some more detail layers. For example some optional stitches and patches for weathering effects. Also some filler layer for the stora...

Split Barrels WIP

A very brief update on the split barrels ... I have done a first test build on the ones split this way and I think it's looking good. I will do another where the split is along the long axis too.

These should be out very soon :)

Keep building!

Chris

Airship addon #3 more WIP and next BIT

Ladies and gentlemen,

I know it has been a while but I haven't been lazy :) Check out these pics from the completed Sloop Airship build.

I have finally completed all the forward propelling engine parts including a way to attach them to the hull. So now I will also do the same for the ...

Airship addons #3 WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

today I am happy to show you some pretty pics of the current stage of development of this airship addons set. I have started creating two promo builds. One with the preconfigured core templates for the Sloop and one with the same for the Brig from my Pirate Fleet Build...

Airship #3 addon and good progress :)

Ladies and gentlemen,

here's a first look at all the textured components I have done so far for the upcoming airship addon. Basically there are two sizes (small and large) and two slant angles and two heights or depths for the wall segments. You can pick and choose and combine these any way...

Airship addon #3 good and bad progress

Ladies and gentlemen,

today I can show you some progress with the texturing. As the primary look I am going for this "barrel" type of look ... combining metal and wood similar to a wooden barrel. Once I am done with the basic work I will think about adding some minor details like some acces...

Airship #3 WIP more details

Ladies and gentlemen,

today I can show you more options I have planned and how they can come together.

So in addition to the basic top and bottom shape part you could add more. Like a second tier of turbine casing, propellers wherever you see fit, the cross shaped parts that add more ...

More Airships #3 WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

here's a first look at a simple configuration for an uplift turbine that would go next to a ships hull.

In the simplest form you would have an upper and lower option to add. But I am looking into more options like more propellors and even more sections to add. 2023-01-05 09:22:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Starting work on next Airship Addons set

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have started prototyping on the third Airship addons set. This time it will be all about propellers, turbines and if I can pull it off even a bonus zeppelin. Depending on how it goes with the last and on the complexity of the propeller items the zeppelins might also ...

Airship Sailwings #2 attachments

Ladies and gentlemen,

the last step in the development of the "vertical" sailwings is thinking about how to attach (and optionally remove) the sails from the ship hull.

In addition to the obvious "just glue it on" I want to provide some ways to have the sails come off after play for b...

Airship Sailwings #2 WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

you might have noticed that I have been a tad more quiet than usual. Due to various factors I was looking for a part time job to support my indie creator side of life and found something that might work for me. I am in the training phase so there's a lot of new stuff t...

Final addition for the first Airship set

Ladies and gentlemen,

the development of the first set in the Airship Addon series is coming to an end. I want this first one to be a collection of horizontal sail wings, and you have seen the "fan" and "plane" wings type already.

For the last sail type I am going to add the "dragon" ...

New Airship Sailwings type "Plane"

Ladies and gentlemen,

See my test builds on the new cloud stands in all their glory!

I have added this alternate sail wings type to the "horizontals" set. I call it the "plane" wing. The fan type wings were more triangle shaped and for these new ones I just wanted them to stretch out ...

Airships WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

here are a couple of pics showing the first test builds. So far I have the "fan" sail/wings done and added loads of color customization options. Of course you can also have just the white sails!

I have also added a "bat" or "plane" wings type of sail.

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Airships intermezzo

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am still a bit stuck with how to approach my Grenzwacht walls, so I allowed a tweet to kick me in the direction of airships for a little while.

This is something that has been requested many times and for quite some time so I thought I could try to squeeze a li...

Faering WIP 2

Here's a quick update on the progress on the Faering.  have added oars and an optional piece to add on the sides that will hold the oars when rowing. Also added an alternate floor texture and a third inlay option. Going to add weathering next week and then do the final build(s) :)

Chri...

Faering WIP

Ladies and gentlemen,

here are a couple of pics of the texturing of the Faering so far. Starting to look like a boat :)

As you can see in the pic with the two version in addition to the rowing bench inlays I am also adding an alternate floor texture for even more variety!

I am a...

Coming up next ... smaller things

Ladies and gentlemen,

With the Knarr released it's time again to talk about what is coming next. For the next month I am planning a couple of smaller projects.

For the Basic Bits here on Patreon I want to add the 3D torchlight which you can use to dress up columns and walls, as in the...