thatnicguy Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hey,my names nic im from perth in western australia. Im working in a new gaming table. im notorious for starting new tables with big ideas then getting crap (even from my wife!) for not finishing them. So i decided that im gonna throw up photos and do a little post on what im doin to motivate me to carry it thru to the end. let me know what you think so this is the basic constuction, i work in the building industry as a painter as such i have access to tons of paint and plenty of tools which carry over to the hobby. The cardboard tube is all from a local fabric and free, the foam from friends and brother. a more aerial veiw, there will be about half a dozen pieces of terrain made separate to the board which will fill in the bigger gaps as required this one has hans in it for a scale reference. the foam is all getting thin card glued over and dressmaking pins stuck in for bolts plan to do lots of different textures and colours (although same tone, limited palete) mostly to pick out each 'block' of terrain for strats/schemes needs playtesting i'l post how that goes and try and get some regular updates as it takes shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvatarForm Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Subscribed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishLuvah Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Subscribed as well. What material are you using for the bottom of your board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nix Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Brilliant!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 The bottom of the board is a product called MDF? its made from sawdust, they take the sawdust mix it with a bonding glue and smush it into a shape. I get the 5mm thick sheet which is pushing my luck, it can warp if your unlucky but the 3x3 size i dont think it will. I manage to get one which was the right width and only had to make one cut to get it to size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Hey looks good Try sealing/painting the bottom of the board after you paint the top it may stop the mdf warping looking forward to the end result BigTed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Nice job, looking forward to seeing this completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWraith Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Awesome! Looking foward to seeing this one finished. And if you don't finish, mail to.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 yes def. going to watch this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatTyeGuy Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 i love the idea of a sewer board...good job man by the way....your username seems oddly familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hey looks good Try sealing/painting the bottom of the board after you paint the top it may stop the mdf warping looking forward to the end result BigTed good call, i shouild have thought of that, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Managed to get heaps done to the board this week and a test game or two. I played my brothers guild on it, had a great game he used justice i used the victorias, we got a two all draw.. (does the game keep goin if one side loses all figs? i lost my last fig turn six and my brother wasnt on his 'stake a claim' we joked that if the game went two more turns he could walk it in, we did the flips for the game continuing and managed to go to turn eight!!) my idea for the board is to make a heap of makeshift ladders and piled up junk, i didnt want models to have to head to a ladder to get up onto a level, before the game we decided that the pipes would count as an inch high and all the boxes (slightly different heights) would be 2" high, the tall rectangular shapes are 5" and we decided that you would only be able to get up them if you could do it in one move action (this may need to get changed it might raise problems if someone can get up there with flight or arachnid and be untouchable, though to do it the other way takes the advantage away from arachnids etc!) One thing that came up that i would love opinions and ideas on was charging up or down the levels, if you can see someone from on one of the boxes to the ground or vice versa should you be able to charge down the two inch or charge up? the game we had we played it that you could charge up and down, kept it simple and as long as it applied to both players it worked fine, still would appreciate thoughts have made heaps of progress on board will post some pics over the weekend, i ran out of dress pins so i started painting what i had finished, chuffed with how it looks but it says alot about how i work half is still foam while i start to finish the painting on parts on the first half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Shaper Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Very nice board you have going there... I've been trying to think what could be done for a Sewer board and I think you have it compared to doing an inclosed tunneled area. I might have to take some influence from this myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 thanks, i keep saying sewer but its more like underground pipe interchange station its ninja turtles+hellboy+futuramas old new york Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Shaper Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 So more like a water purification plant... It filters out the gremlins that get sucked up the pipes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleys_Bariman Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 So more like a water purification plant... It filters out the gremlins that get sucked up the pipes! Hey now iffin y'all didn't draw yer warter from our bayou none of our kins would end up in yer gosh dern system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Update. have got heaps done, i ran out of dressmaking pins so i started undercoating, i had been talking to a workmate about using my work spraygun to undercoat the table (3000psi airless spraygun..) discussed pressure, what size tip to use, what mix of paint in the end chickened out i picked up a couple of spraypack cans of black acrylic undercoat. luckily i had made a piece of terrain for the board and i tested the spray on it before the main board, acylic spray melts polystyrene the same as oil based. im sure i knew this but im really forgetful, so i sealed the exposed poly on the main board with pva and went ahead with spraying most of the board before i ran short of paint. The pva did nothing so i had to stop trying to cut corners and cover all the exposed poly with thin card. I started off painting the lowest level of the board, im goin to have just the lowest level covered with water effects but wont do that till near the end. in my head i had picture a blue/green floor i actually painted about a third of the board before deciding it looked crap and goin with the stone/beige colour, im goin to paint/draw a tile pattern hear and there like you would see on a rough building or landscape plan, i want it to look like the water has flooded a space it wasnt meant to and drawing patches of tiles will (hopefully!) look like the water has been there for a bit you cant see the floor perfectly.. we will see was really happy with how quickly i could paint it up, i got a decent sized brush more for painting sample colours on peoples walls than hobby stuff, that and the fact that its all flat surfaces made it really easy hopefully i can keep up the pace, the hard part will be once all the big surface are painted and i start to add some details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWraith Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 You want Krylon H2O Latex spray paint. It won't melt the foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I Usually just buy a 3 inch brush and a can of black paint if I have to prime a board where foam is used . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas-L Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Nice Board. Will you be able to use the tubes? Just like this: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wG3Ucu3yV8[/ame] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Ha! we did joke about some mario bros pipe rules! at least one piece of terrain will be just the classic green pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconlan Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 The board looks great. I'd be nice if the pipes were climbable/walkable. It'd be challenging to get the models to stand on it, but it might be possible to make something to temporarily sit atop the pipes to keep the model stable. It could be moved under them as they walk along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 we are treating them as a height one climbable feature there wide enough that a 30mm fig can balance on top but its a bit hairy! we keep a lump of bluetack on the side of the board to use, running along the top of the pipes is a must i will do some gantry/walkways on top of some of the pipes once they'v been painted plus another smashed section or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester262 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 that's awesome! Gonna subscribe myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatnicguy Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 yay after taking a pic of my spay-melted test terrain i was motivated to finish it, threw card over the foam and brush undercoated it yesterday morning before heading out and got a chance to paint it today. first pic is awful forgot to flick the flash off macro lens with the flash on seems to show more mistakes and imperfections than my naked eye can see... and painted, will add some small details later, im thinkin at least one pack of malifaux rats would look great in some little dark corners cant wait to get another game in on it, iv gotten heaps done this weekend but will probably wont get more pics up till midweek, post is doin its job though, i dont think i would have got nearly as much done if i wasnt putting it up for all to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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