Jumanji board!

[Howlrunner]

Yeah, looking NICE. :thumbsup

 

[Gemwright]

I decided to make the actual box and the detailing on the edges out of wood. I was originally only going to carve out one edge piece of each size, and make a mould of the pattern on the top. Then just cast a few out and stick them on the wooden edges. But I ran out of silicone. and I can't afford to buy more. I did try to use vinamould instead but it had hilarious consequences... foaming... lots of foaming. So anyway I carved it all.

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The corners need filling and sanding in these pics.

These are the casts of the playing pieces:

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There are quite a few air bubbles which need attention. But I'm pretty happy with them. I will be drilling holes into each and inserting a magnet into the bottom. Tested it out and it does work! Wont really serve any purpose, as the game is unplayable, but it's geekily exciting to move them around. :cool

Also, it's important to label the moulds in case you need to do another one. Surprisingly hard to tell which is which in this state.

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I made another sculpt out of plastelline for the lids on the inner compartments. Then made a mould and used the very last of silicone





Drilled into the box edges to insert some magnets. It should give the box a satisfying pull on it when it's opened.
Will hide the magnets obviously.



This is everything I have completed so far seems quite good, but there is still loads to do...




Will post more in a couple of days probably, gonna be a bit busy tomorrow.

 

[Gemwright]

Also thank you everyone for the nice comments
And Jumanjifan112, I believe there was a hint of sarcasm in Surmainey's comment.
It's nice to find my target audience

 

[Howlrunner]

If you're using circular magnets, you may want to insert two magnets, side by side - i.e. OO - into the bottom of the playing pieces. I found that I had to do that - when I had just one magnet in the bottom the piece spun in circles when I moved it along the track, instead of facing the right way the whole time.

 

[Lillyjane]

It looks great but my girl friend says she feel awkward to keep a Jumanji Board at home as it would scare the hell out of her.

 

[Gemwright]

If you're using circular magnets, you may want to insert two magnets, side by side - i.e. OO - into the bottom of the playing pieces. I found that I had to do that - when I had just one magnet in the bottom the piece spun in circles when I moved it along the track, instead of facing the right way the whole time.

Yeah! They were going backwards and everything. Very athletic. Brilliant tip! thanks very much , although the playing pieces are only about 15mm across on the bottom. The magnets I was using are 10mm across, would it work if I got smaller ones? Or maybe longer ones that fit in the centre? I really appreciate the help thank you

 

[Howlrunner]

My rhino token is about 17mm across the very bottom. I used two 8mm neodyne magnets side by side. It's more to do with the shape - you need something more rectangular than circular to stop the spinning.

 

[Surmainey]

What if you put 3 stacked vertically as opposed to flat? It's always tough to predict how magnets will behave. Might work.

 

[Howlrunner]

Tried that. Still spun for me.

 

[Gemwright]

I will give it a go. Probably get some smaller magnets for the pieces. Will let everyone know how it goes.

 

[Gemwright]

Recent progress! Made a wooden mould for the green shiny bit in the centre of the board. (sorry about this AWFUL picture)



Vacuum formed it.



Pigmented some clear resin with green and black and poured into the mould. Think the colour looks pretty good.



Also got the compartment sections cast in fastcast and stuck to the wooden bases.



That's it for now unfortunately, wont be working on it for a couple of days now. Will update when I have done more!

 

[JumanjiFan112]

What is it that you've done on the sides there? all the little indents?

 

[Gemwright]

Here's a link to my website where I have also been posting my progress on this project: Gemma Wright- Prop maker
All on one page so maybe easier to follow.

 

[Gemwright]

What is it that you've done on the sides there? all the little indents?

Do you mean in the plastic mould? That's just the pattern from the wire grate in the vacuum former. Won't be in the cast as I'm only using the circular bit in the middle.

 

[JumanjiFan112]

I mean the edges of the game borders.

 

[falconNL]

Wonderful Process! You lid(s) seems excellent!

 

[Gemwright]

I mean the edges of the game borders.

Just sanded them down so the corners of the edges sort of blend with the diamond pattern on top. Looked a bit odd just cut into the top. I'm not sure that was an entirely 'accurate' thing to do, but it looks better in my opinion.

 

[Gemwright]

So after the bank holiday I've managed to get on with some more work on the Jumanji board.

The cast of the 'board' and the pattern on the front of the box actually came out with quite a few air bubbles in them. So today was the laborious task of filling and sanding the intricate details





I finally decided it was time to stain the wood darker. I used Brywax- this is the result. Think it looks really good, quite like the fact you can see all the scratches and marks left by sanding. Makes it look old and worn.










I also worked on the compartments today. Got them attached into the box. Ignore the glue seeping out haven't got round to tidying it up yet.









Had a little set up of how it's looking so far. Really happy with the green resin for the middle and the sizes of the playing pieces.







2 weeks to go... I'll keep you posted.

 

[JumanjiFan112]

Can I buy a set of tokens from you? It doesnt matter the cost. My game is complete but its missing tokens.

 

[Gemwright]

I would automatically say yes but I haven't been a member long enough to sell anything. If you could wait a few weeks then yes. I am trying to respect the forum's rules on selling/advertising. :angel
Does this mean the wood carving didn't go well?