I was going through my extensive board game collection and found this box. Perudo, or Liars Dice, is a fantastic game, but when I pulled out the bag with all the components in, I couldn’t believe it. The dice cups were awesome! They were premade wargaming temples, and there were six of them!
PS: The lid was awesome too!
Painting
I wanted a simple paint job, so I undercoated them in grey and gave them a nice white dry brush. To make the carvings stand out a bit, I painted them a yellowish brown. Then, a light wash in the recesses and another white dry brush. I finished it off by giving the turtle a lovely golden shine!
Painting these things took far longer than I thought, but in the end, I’m pleased with the results.
Then I remembered I hadn’t done anything with the lid! So I simply copied the way I painted the other buildings, but I couldn’t resist the urge to add a splash of colour!
It wasn’t until I flipped to the underside of the lid that I came up with another plan. Why not make it a kind of wishing well, or at the very least a sacrificial pond? So I did. I painted some wonky flagstones, then, once dry, gave them a layer of clear resin to create a shine!
When on the table, I think the temples look really good. And as a bonus, they can still be used to play Liars Dice!
Missed the previous Board Game Conversion projects, click below:
Warhammer Yahtzee (not really!) – Project 1 – Use The Sprue: Where I take a dice shaker from Yahtzee and create a control panel/station for the Necrons!
Battletech Monopoly (not really!) – Project 2 – Use The Sprue: Where I paint up Monopoly Hotels to make any 28mm game EPIC!
Zombie Catan (not really!) – Project 3 – Use The Sprue: A quick zombie kitbash project for Catan!
Battletech Monopoly (not really!) – Use the Sprue (youtube.com)