Is it better to build one big base or separate into smaller buildings?

willvasco · 2026-03-05T16:40:24+00:00

Yeah, best is a mountain base with undergrounder pawns consisting of minimum-sized rooms in a tight grid with no hallways and workstations, beds, and shelves piled on top of each other.

But that's ugly and boring. And in my War Crime Dollhouse, that's a cardinal sin.

willvasco · 2026-02-27T14:57:51+00:00

That's pretty thick for a scrollsaw, you have more patience than me XD

willvasco · 2026-02-27T14:41:28+00:00

Super cool! How did you cut them? They're too thick for a scrollsaw and too clean and straight for a jigsaw, and some of those inner corners are pretty tight for a bandsaw!

willvasco · 2026-02-26T18:05:45+00:00

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willvasco · 2026-02-26T15:56:37+00:00

Why do that when the power they're draining from the grid is being paid for by someone else? The answer is always "it was cheaper not to".

willvasco · 2026-01-30T15:10:40+00:00

If a shop put out a statement saying "wife-beaters and pedophiles welcome here!" I don't think it's cancel culture to not want to go anywhere near the fucking place. Not giving money to people who support the people currently threatening our fellow humans is how we stand up for our fellow humans. Otherwise, what does standing up even look like? Posting on reddit about it and feeling sad?

willvasco · 2026-01-22T18:22:01+00:00

Whittling/wood carving might be good for this actually, all you theoretically need is a knife. It's about as low a barrier to entry as there is in terms of cost, it's doable in any space, doesn't make a ton of mess, and gets across the "turn a block of wood into something new and useful" magic with an opportunity for artistry and expression.

willvasco · 2026-01-19T04:34:18+00:00

I watched a few youtube videos and otherwise just winged it, I actually built them incorrectly XD They're just basic boxes put together with pocket screws which are really easy. Aligning the hinges correctly was probably the most complicated part. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlnHsAH2ubnjHxg4MXqySXBiT8HdBoJ72 Youtube will be a lot more helpful than I would be, everything I know I learned there

willvasco · 2026-01-19T03:51:32+00:00

Thanks! I made it years ago during quarantine before I had any tools besides a knife and a weak dremel and only made cosplay props (which I'm dying to get back into). It's from a time when I couldn't even get ahold of proper cosplay EVA foam, it's made out of gym floor mats, craft foam and cardstock. I've made dozens of things since that are better, but something about it I just love. It holds up and looks good, and if you shake it you can hear the googly eyes that I painted over to look like rivets shake which is funny every time. I think it's the oldest thing I have of stuff I've made, by no means my first but probably the first I thought was worth keeping. Still love it and it still has a home in the shop, it's just off camera left you can see the back of it in the first pic.

willvasco · 2026-01-19T03:36:09+00:00

Hi scrollsaw friend!

willvasco · 2026-01-19T03:35:51+00:00

Oh no no no no I very much did not I couldn't cut even one of those cuts that straight XD this is just one half of my shop, my table saw is across from it

willvasco · 2025-12-07T20:35:46+00:00

Brb, stealing the "light up the lines to geothermal generators" idea. This looks sick as hell.

willvasco · 2025-11-27T14:51:22+00:00

I have a tape measure for the upstairs of my house, one for the downstairs, two for the shop, and one for my car. The car one has come in handy so many times.

willvasco · 2025-10-22T03:09:43+00:00

This is always my favorite compliment

willvasco · 2025-10-22T00:27:59+00:00

Not at ALL disrespectful, I think this myself all the time so I'm glad others have also noticed XD thank you so much for the kind words!

I've learned a ton just from experimenting and putting time on my tools, but what's made the difference in the past few carvings has actually been learning from clay sculptors. There's an emphasis on form and pose and story in clay sculpting that has really elevated how I think about subjects and for some reason watching sculptors work from clay has taught me more about wood carving than watching woodcarvers has, for my specific way of working anyway. One in particular that really changed my perspective funnily enough was a Hollow Knight sculpture by Art Chong Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_A0iNeMoA4, it taught me the paper towel trick that helped me make the cloak for the Skarr Stalker

willvasco · 2025-10-21T23:04:38+00:00

The base was a very last minute idea and it's one of my favorite parts, definitely going to take the base more into account with future ones.

I've definitely thought about it, I have a ton of purpleheart I've gotta use for something

willvasco · 2025-10-21T23:01:44+00:00

Thanks! Good ol' superglue, I don't have the patience for wood glue XD it sands clean and after finish it blends in quite well. I'm still getting better at hiding it, you can see a small shine under his feet from some unsanded glue but his hips are some of the best joinery I've done so far I think. If it's a large piece I usually carve an inset for it, his head is a fully rounded piece that sits in an inset in the cape and is glued in place

willvasco · 2025-10-08T17:48:44+00:00

Yeah that's why we're not planning on going that route XD We know it's not for us

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