Antiquitas Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I have a game lined up for Sunday - my Lilith crew vs. Zoraida / Collodi but nether of us had a 36" board. Thursday night I cut two 18" by 36" 6mm ply sheets (so i can fit them in the car) and set about making something quick. I wanted to include about 25% forest, a swamp or two (25%), grassland, a river and a road. Forests are usually a problem, but I had some aquarium plants that i could cut up and they are nice and flexible. I put some tracks in the forest to aid LOS and movement and highlight the different sections. The river was cut out, textured and varnished and the road/track was sanded into the polystyrene to give it some profile. I have yet to make a bridge for it, but this will be removable anyway - ie. ford or bridge. Boardwalks, made from placemats, connect up the swamp islands. The big trees I have had for about 40 years from a trainset. Most of the buildings etc are stuff I had made for 40K years ago. Just about ready for Sunday - all I need to do now is finish painting my crew... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Looks like an awesome board to play on, but the really impressive part is how quick you knocked it out. I really liked the brief rundown you gave on it's construction, and +1 on the aquarium plants, I've used them to great effect over the years (have some nice aquarium scenery, too.) Always checking the sale stuff whenever I hit the pet stores for cat supplies. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirarii Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 You just need a fog machine so you can have a nice little mist out on the board while playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiquitas Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 You just need a fog machine so you can have a nice little mist out on the board while playing. That would look cool! Must add one to my wish-list! In the meantime, just finished the foot bridge, a couple more boardwalks, and another coat of varnish: (https://picasaweb.google.com/101349816882171524792/SwampBoardFeb252012?authkey=Gv1sRgCJCJzrnfm_7cKA) And the rest of the crew got a quick paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmann321 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Nice work especially in the time you did it i agree would look cool with some fog. look forward to seeing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Very well done for that or any time frame really. lol thought you had a fog machine for the first pics as I was scrolling down; they have a nice hazy appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiquitas Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 lol thought you had a fog machine for the first pics as I was scrolling down; they have a nice hazy appearance. camera phone and bad light - nearly as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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