I am looking at getting into paper modelling as an alternative to using just dungeon tiles for my D&D games.

I had pondered the idea of doing it a few years ago and got a membership here but I did not have the time to Cut, fold, paste so I never pursued it.

Now with the biggest step knocked out and just folding and pasting left I think I would like to start building.

I read that these new terrainlinx sets are fully compatible with these automated cutters but is it as simple as opening a program loading a file then running a piece of paper through?

I am looking at buying a silhouette SD off ebay is this the model to go for?

Is it hard to make replacement carrier sheets?

How often do the blades need to be replaced ?

Are all WWG sets going to be in the new Terrainlinx format ?

Thanks for all and any help, I appreciate it.

Yes all WWG sets from TLX are going to be Cutter Friendly.

You are looking for a Silhouette SD with you search ebay.

The Cardstock is the real question as to how long a blade will last - easily 100 sheets maybe 2, 3 or 400 as it all comes down the the quality of the Stock itself and how the paper gain sits.

Yes blades are easy to replace.

Making Carrier sheets is as easy as spraying adhesive lightly over an extra sheet of cardstock - I find I get four to five changes before touching up the spray. I might get three sprays before "retiring" that sheet (I use bad prints, old projects etc).

As for do you need it - do yourself a favour and start by building a number of pieces by hand - understand what you are doing first before letting something else do the job for you. It is a medium/big investment into a "toy" that you may never use after five weeks or so. Know what your going to build - whys and wherefores before cashing out.

I have only owned mine for about three months and I think its the bees knees but then I have been doing this since I signed into this forum.... check under my pic. I guess I am saying is make sure you really feel that this is your hobby's path before jumping in - I have about 24 odd Hirst Arts molds that I haven't used in over 6 years due to this.... each is about $30US - so you can see what I am trying to say.


BTW I love my Hirst Arts - I just don't have the room to cast, build, paint and store.



Lord Abaddon of Wormwood

I tried papercraft some 5-6 years ago and also found the cutting, scoring, etc to be too time consuming for my tastes. This time around I picked up a silhouette with the intention of just using it for terrain pieces, but the missus also uses it for scrapbooking and sticker making.

I picked up the silhouette-1 model at a local scrapbooking store for $120 new. For WWG stuff I don't believe there's any major difference (unless you decide you want to load the models onto an SD card for mobility, but I don't believe that's part of anybody's workflow).

Making your own reusable sheets takes some time, and there's a bit of a learning curve to it.

Some great advice here and I would also recommend reading this thread: http://www.worldworksgames.com/forum/vi ... php?t=7770

I just got my SD this week and finally got a chance to try it out last night. My thoughts on it can be found here. To summarize, I think it's great and I'm looking forward to using it to help expand my little paper empire.

I've got my cutter, mostly due to the pushing of a friend who went halves on it with me. I've built the Maiden, the screen from another company, and am about 2/3rds the way through a Cathedral Noctis: Requiem build by hand, and have been doing some autocut sewers on the side.

I love the cutter. If you're going to be building a lot of the TLX stuff, it seriously speeds up the builds. If you're doing the older sets, they don't have support, so you'll have to define the cutting support by hand, or just cut the old sets by hand. I've only reworked one piece of the cathedral for the cutter, but it was completely worth it: I photoshopped a bunch of those little discs that are used to cover the evil symbols, and ran them through the cutter. It was a LOT easier than freehanding around thirty small circles.

If you think you'll be building a lot of cardstock, I'd say it's well worth it. If you're just doing the odd build here or there, it probably would not be.

Just bought a Silhouette SD off of ebay, cost me around 200$ with shipping.( From USA to Canada)

I will be purchasing the new terrainlinx sets soon to try it out.

The only reason I was leaning more towards the Hirst Arts moulds was the dual use for WHFB and other miniature wargaming.

I will be using the cardstock models for DnD and Star Wars Saga Edition so I need something gridded.Hirst Arts models were also gridded but nowhere near as customizable in terms of quickly swapping hallways and walls.

This new Terrainlinx system and the robocutter was the selling point for me though.Whoever came up with the interchangeable floor section with customizable wall posts system is a mad @$#!%^& genius.

HA for Wargaming whilst Cardstock for RPG.... weird thought process you have there. Cardstock is much better suited for either but esp. for WGaming as you can knock out lots fast and is strong. HA is a labour of love - smaller number of pieces resulting for equal amount of time.


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Lord Abaddon of Wormwood

Hirst Arts molds are the cats ass. If I had time I'd probably build a couple things

That said, I think Himmelveil and TerrainlinX have great potential for wargaming. I can't wait to see what people come up with!

Most of my terrain for wargaming is in the hirst arts terrain style.It would fit better with my huge current collection of terrain.

However for RPGing Terrainlinx seems to me to be the way to go for 3D dungeons and settings.

I like WOTC dungeon tiles for quick stuff but I would love to have a fully 3D Dungeon to throw out on the 8X5 table.

I am really looking forward to seeing what kind of stuff I can build.

I just bought all the Terrainlinx stuff so give me 3-6 weeks and we'll see.

Huh - funny thought. It should be possible to use both (while also infuriating Denny - something I would love to avoid if he has a better idea) by mounting the Dungeon Tiles onto a foamcore base with TLX compatible keying. You have to buy a TLX set to get the mount templates from WWG, so it's not like you could just steal the technology for your own nefarious ends. Those tiles are obviously not compatible with the anchor & wall system since the walls, doors, etc are pre-printed, and you would lose the ability to have 2 separate tiles on a single piece.
May not be worth the effort all told, but having a way to anchor those buggers to each other would solve a lot of my gaming woes ("Arrrggh! You bumped the table!!!")

Hey ograx, I realize you've already bought your digital cutter (congrats, btw!), but if there's someone else on the fence, asking themselves "should I buy one?", allow me to answer with a picture...



I just created the cutting file for this Coins of the Realms set tonight, ran it through the cutter while surfing the web, peeled off the waste when it was done, and sat there stunned.

So yeah, I'm still loving my cutter. It's a must-buy for the serious papercraft modeler.

Coins of the Realm is a great example product. I bought it and after printing it out thought "no freak'n way I'm cutting that all by hand".

Now I'm excited about that product again because I'll be able to just run them through the robo cutter!

A lot of the Hinterlands stuff will be the same way. I've done a few of the trees now and it's such a pain doing them by hand and ultimately makes the hobby less fun for me; more of a chore that I have to get done before the next game night.... now with the robo cutter I'm excited to do a bunch of trees and other complex models because the hardest part will be done for me!

Even if the time spent comes out to be the same; I'd rather spend time on the computer setting up GSD files and converting PDFs than cutting and scoring. However I think the time spent now will pay off more later because once you have the GSD cutting paths done and the PDFs converted it's reusable.