In this thread: I posted up some pics of a kitbash for Deadfall based on an 1880s small Pharo hall. It included a few custom pieces (obviously) that I thought might go over well for a potential kitbash submission.

... And got no comments. Dammit.

So did I screw this one up, or just post it where no one was looking? And, in either case, what would anyone want to see added to make this a formal kitbash?

(I'll leave this question stew for a day or two as I work on revising other stuff tommorow, now that I'm caught up with other things.)

I saw them. As kitbashes I can't speak to their fate and it will be up to the review committee to decide ultimately but off hand I'd say what you've got there is too similar to what's in the actual set and/or too close to stuff planned for future expansions to gain official sanction for release.

Looking good so far. Keep stretching those kitbash muscles. Maybe some things like:
diagonal walls (and posts to go with)
double height walls in multiple variations
more props

Wow, Matt seems really deadset against this one. I'm a little surprised by that, considering how small it is and how unlikely the front and faro tables were going to be... I was thinking of doing a steamworks set next, but not so sure now. :S

(Obviously, I appear to have stepped on toes, stomped down a few times, then ran a truck over them... definately not my intention!)

I may do more props or work on something else once my Mayhem Mall revisions are done, but I kinda want to find out what's going in the next Deadfall update (now listed as TBA on the front page) before I do much more.

The difficult thing about doing kitbashes of new things for a set like this is that it will be receiving additional support in future releases. These future releases could have some of what you plan to create and that is something that we try to prevent with kitbashes.

Jaynz, if I were you, I would continue to work on the bashes and let the kitbash review team take care of deciding what is and is not okay for release. I figure the more you make the more likely something will get through and the more practice you get with the creation process. I say keep the creativity coming.

Okay, this weekend I'm going to see if I can't knock out some of the 'fancy' walls for Peguccis. I'm going to shoot for 4 wall pages with the new texture and then another page for the new fronting. The wall is based on a real western/casino wall that I found perusing some Wild West gambling books, mixed in with the existing Essentials wall set.

Comments more than welcome!

Fake Persian Rug
Needed a larger base to play with on this pass, though I haven't finished it yet. This is actually a fake Persian rug (public domain image, modified and lined) of the type that wasn't uncommon in 'fancy' western buildings. Great color for this booster, so I threw it in.

6" Gaslight Wall
6" Gaslight wall piece. Basically the replacement for the 'plain wall'... Includes two 'fancy' gaslights to break up the look of the wall.

Frontage
Showing the interior this time. The frontage sheet includes saloon doors and a spare 'regular' blank 3" store front for direct use with essentials. I removed the signage from the front directly and will make that a separate "prop" piece. This will give the set some 'customizing' options for different signs and fronts.

3" Walls, Window and Door
Again, nothing terribly difficult, just replacing the bare wooden upper wall with our 'fancy' wallpaper for these two pieces.

Oh, those are looking GOOD, Jaynz!

Thanks, guys. I think I overdid it a little on the props sheet today, which I finished up in design but haven't built yet. Not sure if I can get to it tonight or tommorow morning (so I wanted to give a head's up). The props sheet includes two Faro tables, a craps table, a roulette table, vignt-et-un table, big six table and wheel, and a sic-bo table... all of which texture matched to the main Deadfall set and drawn or sourced to historical pieces from 1880.

Among the things I learned. At 300dpi for 25-28mm gaming, a playing card is 12x18 pixels and a dollar bill is 30x13 pixels. Most coins are between 1 and 3 pixels in diameter...

Dice Wheel Not my best cutting job (actually, it didn't look THAT bad until I blew it up in the picture, dammit).. but it shows the three-part assembly of the wheel, and the two parts of the money table. I actually considered making the assembly so that the wheel could spin, but that was likely overdoing it.

Craps and Roulette Tables Three piece tables, made from a long flat and two 'legs'. I originally wanted to go wrought-iron with the leg look, but couldn't get a workable pattern, and an ornate black iron leg is pretty hard to make out on a black background... Came out pretty well, though, and craps dice are tiny on the table...

Faro Tables New version using the two-piece build. The wife finds these superior, so I guess this is the one I'm going with. Same table-tops as before along with the new table design.

Game Tables Similar to the two Faro tables with new covers. A lot of fun with these, playing around with 1880s money and vintage playing cards to get the look right. And... the last of the custom tables for this update! Yay!

Last pic for the night, the 'current state' build. Vash the Stampede (with Kuroneko) is looking to stop potential violence as Virginia Maxwell comes in to more than likely cause some... The casino is a bit overstuffed with tables here (the props are more than enough for a 6x6 build, and can easily fit a 12x6 grand hall build), and no chairs (get those from DF:BE), but the effect is pretty good.