Props Dungeon Features

What you get:

35 page PDF file with 2 pages being what tools you’ll need and how to cut, fold and glue the models. All the artwork is outstanding, so much so it can look intimidating however if you take your time and follow the directions the models aren’t that hard. As for the directions they are easy to follow being step by step with accompanying photographs. While not a complaint you do need to be aware to get the awesome artwork your printer will use a fair amount of ink but the resulting models are worth it.

The Models

• 3 altars
• 2 kinds of tables
• 4 kinds of benches
• 4 kinds of chairs
• double door and archway
• pool in a basin
• 2 kinds of pillars
• stone staircase
• spiral staircase
• wooden staircase
• 2 kinds of treasure chests
• 6 2”x2” floor tiles 3 pits and 3 depicting the 3 staircase models
• Stone floor mat

Warren Henderson

I primarily only print out the treasure chests as these are by far the best versions of any of the many treasure chests I have purchased on the market. They have both a wooden and metal chest and not only open, but they allow you to change the contents to very the treasure or other contents to fit your story. Several of the other items also appear to be very good, it's just that I already have many others that I find just as good that I've already constructed. Even so I felt this product was worth the price even if just for the chests and treasure.

I really liked this product. It looks good and building is really easy. The parts fit together nicely and the details are well made. So far I've built the stone stairs, the pool and the altars. There were no problems with the models themselves but one thing to think about is paper thickness since a lot of parts use double folded paper. Using cardstock here makes the models hard to fold and work with, and using standard 80g paper could make parts flimsy. After some experimenting (isn't pdf great) I used different paper for different parts of the same model which gave a great result. Overall a great buy.

Propz Gaming Aids: Dungeon Features is a 35 page pdf product of 3D models for fantasy roleplaying games. This is one of several products in the Propz Gaming Aids lines of products from Arid Hills Productions, and features a large collection of dungeon or even castle features for creating high quality 3D models for your roleplaying games. Propz Gaming Aids are designed around 25 to 28 mm miniature figures, and this product should therefore easily be compatible with similar 3D dungeon or castle sets.

This product comes as a single pdf file that contains an extensive set of bookmarks for easy navigation. Each model in the pdf comes complete with a set of instructions, and the artwork appears on a single page to make printing easier. The pdf also includes a lengthy section on techniques, equipment required and advice regarding 3D models and cutting, which is extremely useful for first-time and would-be 3D dungeon builders. There are a total of 32 different models in this product, although not all are of different types, so for example, there are 6 different types of table, and 3 different altars. The variety in general is more than adequate to meet basic adventuring and dungeon needs, and having seen the quality of this product I'm hoping Arid Hills Production expands on this to create more dungeon features in future products.

Dungeon Features includes the following 3D models: 3 different staircases (stone, spiral wood, and wood), 6 types of table (parchments, with dead chicken, two standard tables with different types of wood, mugs, and a map), 4 types of chair (different woods with or without leather seating), 4 different benches (two different woods with or without padded seating), 3 different altars (runes, sacrificial victim, and dagger/holy water), a door (wooden with a stone arch and skeleton above doorway), a raised pool, 2 styles of pillars (carved square and fluted), 2 treasure chests with five content inserts (treasure, weapons or skeletons), 3 stair tiles to match the stair models (for stairs going down on a level), 3 pit traps (with water, unfathomly deep and with skeleton at the bottom), and standard floor texture. As can be seen, there's excellent variety, and some very useful features that are typical for most dungeons or castles.

Artwork of the models is done at 300 dpi, and is of fantastic and realistic quality. The models once built look really good, and are designed to be used with standard 80 gsm paper, meaning you don't need special cardstock to complete these models. The ones I crafted to get a feel for the product were easy to assemble and looked excellent from all angels, even when turned upside down, since all models such as chairs and tables include bottoms as well as top details. Instructions are easy to follow with very useful photographs showing what the model should look like after each step.

I was impressed by this product - it's got high quality artwork, easy to assemble models, good variety, good selection of models that will actually get used, and the overall pdf was well organised with good bookmarks and layout for printing. There's not much else to say - it's a great product with excellent 3D models that will go well with other sets from Arid Hills Productions, or other publishers. You really can't go wrong here - high quality and good value for money. And, once assembled, these models are sturdy enough to be used time and time again. Excellent product from Arid Hills Productions!