2'x2' board for skirmish gaming. Needs some varnish to protect surfaces and a decision made on either clear water effects resin or gloss varnish for the stream - though it isn't, ideally, deep enough for the resin, as the instructions say it should be poured to a depth of 1/8" (2.5mm) and that's a little too deep for this model.
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The board appears generic enough to, hopefully, see it used for a variety of periods and subjects. Primarily it was built to take up to the Catterick Garrison gaming club for Bushido, but I'm sure it'll see use elsewhere.
Beautiful, really beautiful.
Cheers, Martyn
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That's really nice, Roy :D
If the resin "overflows" a little will it make it suitably marshy looking along the edges, assuming you're happy with that?
My compliments to the chef ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Thanks all
Quote from: toxicpixie on 19 July 2017, 04:00:15 PM
If the resin "overflows" a little will it make it suitably marshy looking along the edges, assuming you're happy with that?
Nope. One of the reasons why I'll probably not use the resin for the job, to be honest. If I was certain there'd be no issue of pouring a depth of resin less than the 1/8" recommended then I'd just crack on with the job, but there's no point in doing so and finding its not strong enough due to being too thin. Bit of a balls up on my part, so I'll need to practice on something. I'll probably just apply multiple layers of gloss varnish, as I've seen that method used and have experience with the material.
Bum, shame :/ Still the gloss varnish method does look good, to be fair. I think most of my rivers have that :)
Very cool!
What a great idea, and one that I am going to steal this weekend as I have an old pasting table that I can use half of :D
Cheers
Ian
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
I'd stick with gloss varnish
I haven't done too much in the way of anything meaningful, hobby-wise, of late. In fact, all I've done since Partizan show the other weekend is pour some water effect resin onto the 2'x2' gaming board I made - as shown below.
The board is meant to be used for a variety of purposes, so for the purposes of these photo's I've used some of the trees I based for my Old West collection and a few of the buildings that I scratch built for Frostgrave. They don't look too out of place on the board, so will serve purpose as gaming terrain for my immediate needs - namely Star Trek skirmishing using the Mutants and Death Ray Guns rules.
The board is finished (except for a varnish coat on the brown frame), and I may take another look at those ruins and see if they can be improved upon. I've also some other trees that need the bases finishing, so I may base those to match this board.
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That water effect has come up lovely :)
Those ruins look fine - I can just picture a shirt ripped Kirk dodging behind and around them trying not to expose his girdle :D
Looks very good for such a small board
Take care
Andy
That's looking really good Roy. :-bd
Good job! Made the most out of a small area!
:-bd =D> :-bd
Great looking board and should make for some fun skirmish gaming. please share some pictures of a game in progress!
FYI all, we use a 2 ft square board for HOTT and DBN, but it is a flat board covered with static grass or some other material and then the terrain is all movable because it is set different for each game. I just picked up some faux suede to make a new board that should be great for HOTT and DBN. We use wood bases so the fabric needs to be a type that doesn't snag the edge of the base.
Terry
Very nice work and the wooden edging really sets it off.
Very nice board!
How does MDRG go on a 2x2? I thought the ganesha games were made for a 3x3? Just curiou because I have 2 2x2,5 boards, so maybe they will work for other games with the ganesha engine?
I would imagine so - we use a two foot ish area without a problem. You can start in opposite "long corners" to get a bit extra space?
Never thought about that :-[
Thanks all.
M&DRG. It'll just be me playing solo, so I'll make it work. Somehow ;D
No, in all honesty, I'll just be using 3-4 figures a-side for the games and will create the scenarios so they're more rpg than skirmish game. Its probably too small for 2+ players with normal sized bands of warriors, but since its just me I'll be able to keep it as small as I like. Saying that, since it'll be solo, there'll be bits of paper and roster charts everywhere, so its a good job the board is so small! :)