Thanks! I'd love to do some collabs. Sadly, I have commitment issues LOL! Really, I just find that I'm not only random in my making but really random in the amount of time I can carve out for creative shenanigans. Too many ideas... too little weekend!
@@RandomMakingEncounters I know that feeling very well. I call it my 40's! :) I'll ping you offline - I don't keep a strict schedule either, and by Collab, I mean that I may have some tricks up my sleeve to enhance your builds even more! (hard to imagine, but there's one or two opportunities!)
You're too kind. I'm working on some new texture rollers that are a bit wider. I might throw those up on my Etsy shop. Thanks again for the kind words. All the best!
Love this! Thank you for sharing your how-tos. Lifelong D&D miniature collector and recent convert to book nooks. Finally a diorama with a purpose! Found your videos while trying to figure out my next steps to doing my own. Grabbed some of your recommended supplies
Welcome to the nook family! My first nook used a great group of dwarves and an umber hulk in a mine scene. One of the biggest challenges with nooks is finding the things to fill them with. With D&D minis and terrain, you have a ton of things out there to use. All the best on your new adventure!
cool video, really starting to get interested in the "book nook" idea. I've been building and painting miniatures for nearly 50 years, and Warhammer has been the main focus since a bout 1992. So creating a Warhammer Book Nook is really beginning to "gnaw" on me. It's just the scene that I have a trouble setting on Oh yeah I did buy your file for the box etc, just waiting on my friend to let me know how much he wants for cutting it out. Shipping on the physical box would have been excessive to the UK. I might grab some of those cardboard boxes for a trial run as it were Keep them coming!
Will do! Yeah... Warhammer is such an amazing world and full of endless possibilities. I've never played but I'm really interested in the lore and love the miniatures. I really want to do a Warhammer nook as well. Time just keeps slipping away! Good luck with your project. Nooks are a great way to do a bit of world building and story telling. It sounds like you have a ready cast of characters! Cheers!
Also / did you have to align the fresh cut end of the fiber optic directly online with the led light source? I’ve found that fiber optic comes in 2 forms - side glow and non-side glow. If you use non-side glow, then you have to light it from the tips, no?
I tried to position the tips to be centered on the LED. I also hit the ends of the fibers with a quick touch of heat which "polished" the end and created a bit more surface area for light gathering. In a perfect world, you're correct... you want to blast the light as directly into the end of the optic as possible. Since the distance was pretty short and I didn't need to deliver every bit of light I could possibly move, I think the cheat worked out. I could have rotated the NeoPixel strip 90 degrees... not sure why I didn't... hindsight I guess. When I used optics on my Mando nook, I piped the light from the LEDs straight in and those suckers are bright. For that, I slipped a little heat shrink on the end of the LED and jammed the fibers in. I have some side glow but haven't played with it too much. Too many projects... too little weekend! All the best!
@@RandomMakingEncounters This is the first video I have seen, for miniature terrain, where someone has used fiber optics. My electronics game is very weak. So, I hunger for and absorb content like this.
I appreciate that. I think there are a bunch of little tweaks that can be made. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I may not need to flash only one LED at a time. I may fiddle with the code a bit at some point. All the best!
I love this!!! For a very long time I've thought about putting flicker lights on the minis themselves, in lanterns or on a wizard's staff. Your lantern is exactly what I was wanting, so maybe I could put the battery in the base and use those circuit pens to make the traces up the mini itself to the led? Thanks for the push in the right direction!!!
I've added the .stl file to the blog post linked in the description. It worked out a lot better than I thought it would. You can also find 3mm flickering LEDs online. Now I just need to find some flickering micro LEDs. You could created that effect with an Arduino but that would add a ton of bulk to your mini. Good luck with your project! Cheers!
I have another thought for ya. Take a look at wireless LEDs. They use and induction coil to power the LED. Now… the induction coil is a little big but it could be hidden in the terrain and the LED would light up as the character is within the area the coil can power. There could be some cool interactions there! Thanks for commenting!
LOVE what you’ve done here! Really inspiring! We should collab some time!
Thanks! I'd love to do some collabs. Sadly, I have commitment issues LOL! Really, I just find that I'm not only random in my making but really random in the amount of time I can carve out for creative shenanigans. Too many ideas... too little weekend!
@@RandomMakingEncounters I know that feeling very well. I call it my 40's! :) I'll ping you offline - I don't keep a strict schedule either, and by Collab, I mean that I may have some tricks up my sleeve to enhance your builds even more! (hard to imagine, but there's one or two opportunities!)
This is FANTASTIC🙌 love how you explain things so clearly. I really appreciate the textured rolls. Great job!
You're too kind. I'm working on some new texture rollers that are a bit wider. I might throw those up on my Etsy shop. Thanks again for the kind words. All the best!
Love this! Thank you for sharing your how-tos. Lifelong D&D miniature collector and recent convert to book nooks. Finally a diorama with a purpose! Found your videos while trying to figure out my next steps to doing my own. Grabbed some of your recommended supplies
Welcome to the nook family! My first nook used a great group of dwarves and an umber hulk in a mine scene. One of the biggest challenges with nooks is finding the things to fill them with. With D&D minis and terrain, you have a ton of things out there to use. All the best on your new adventure!
cool video, really starting to get interested in the "book nook" idea. I've been building and painting miniatures for nearly 50 years, and Warhammer has been the main focus since a bout 1992. So creating a Warhammer Book Nook is really beginning to "gnaw" on me. It's just the scene that I have a trouble setting on
Oh yeah I did buy your file for the box etc, just waiting on my friend to let me know how much he wants for cutting it out. Shipping on the physical box would have been excessive to the UK. I might grab some of those cardboard boxes for a trial run as it were
Keep them coming!
Will do! Yeah... Warhammer is such an amazing world and full of endless possibilities. I've never played but I'm really interested in the lore and love the miniatures. I really want to do a Warhammer nook as well. Time just keeps slipping away! Good luck with your project. Nooks are a great way to do a bit of world building and story telling. It sounds like you have a ready cast of characters! Cheers!
Also / did you have to align the fresh cut end of the fiber optic directly online with the led light source? I’ve found that fiber optic comes in 2 forms - side glow and non-side glow. If you use non-side glow, then you have to light it from the tips, no?
I tried to position the tips to be centered on the LED. I also hit the ends of the fibers with a quick touch of heat which "polished" the end and created a bit more surface area for light gathering. In a perfect world, you're correct... you want to blast the light as directly into the end of the optic as possible. Since the distance was pretty short and I didn't need to deliver every bit of light I could possibly move, I think the cheat worked out. I could have rotated the NeoPixel strip 90 degrees... not sure why I didn't... hindsight I guess. When I used optics on my Mando nook, I piped the light from the LEDs straight in and those suckers are bright. For that, I slipped a little heat shrink on the end of the LED and jammed the fibers in. I have some side glow but haven't played with it too much. Too many projects... too little weekend! All the best!
@@RandomMakingEncounters fabulous reply! Thank you!
I love this! I found you through Facebook and you have gained a new subscriber! Great video! 👍
Thanks! Welcome. It's been a minute since I posted a vid. Hopefully I can get a better cadence going! Cheers!
@@RandomMakingEncounters This is the first video I have seen, for miniature terrain, where someone has used fiber optics. My electronics game is very weak. So, I hunger for and absorb content like this.
Love it! So many ideas, so little time!
I hear ya! I hope you find a bit to spare on some of ‘em! Cheers!
Wow great effect
I appreciate that. I think there are a bunch of little tweaks that can be made. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I may not need to flash only one LED at a time. I may fiddle with the code a bit at some point. All the best!
That was awesome. I now want to try one :)
You should! Once you start, you won't be able to stop! There's nothing like mini world building! Cheers!
Absolutely fantastic, very inspirational
You're too kind! Thanks. I find lots of inspiration out on the interwebs and feedback inspires me to keep making. Cheers!
I love this!!! For a very long time I've thought about putting flicker lights on the minis themselves, in lanterns or on a wizard's staff. Your lantern is exactly what I was wanting, so maybe I could put the battery in the base and use those circuit pens to make the traces up the mini itself to the led? Thanks for the push in the right direction!!!
I've added the .stl file to the blog post linked in the description. It worked out a lot better than I thought it would. You can also find 3mm flickering LEDs online. Now I just need to find some flickering micro LEDs. You could created that effect with an Arduino but that would add a ton of bulk to your mini. Good luck with your project! Cheers!
I have another thought for ya. Take a look at wireless LEDs. They use and induction coil to power the LED. Now… the induction coil is a little big but it could be hidden in the terrain and the LED would light up as the character is within the area the coil can power. There could be some cool interactions there! Thanks for commenting!
@@RandomMakingEncounters Big thanks!!!
Love it! Do you happen to offer the print file for that lantern anywhere?
Thanks!!!! Totally forgot to add that to the blog post. I've updated it with the .stl files. Link in the description! All the best!
@@RandomMakingEncounters Thank you so much!!!
That looks amazing!!! Love the use of fiber optics!!! ❤😊❤
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you liked it. All the best!
Looks wonderful. Lovely effort 😘
Thanks! I've been sidetracked on other projects so it was good to get back to some diorama making. Cheers!