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Author Topic: The saddest table  (Read 13229 times)

Offline FramFramson

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The saddest table
« on: May 19, 2018, 09:24:24 PM »
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London GT knocked it out the park with this weekends events.

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Offline Cubs

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2018, 09:54:01 PM »
What are we even seeing? Other than where polystyrene packaging goes to die.
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Offline SiamTiger

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2018, 10:02:48 PM »
I assume some tournament?

Have been to Warhammer World a month ago. Magnificient tables, and then 3 people playing on one of the larger tables with a huge bunch of entirely unpainted Forge World miniatures (easily worth a small car). Similar sad view tbh.
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Offline ink the troll

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2018, 10:06:43 PM »
'London GT' makes me think it might mean pic was taken at AOS Grand Tournament?
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Offline FramFramson

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2018, 10:08:52 PM »
Yes, some sort of big London Warhammer tourney.

I mean, sure, that's a lot of tables to have to provide scenery for, but come on!
« Last Edit: May 19, 2018, 10:12:02 PM by FramFramson »
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Offline beefcake

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2018, 10:22:23 PM »
Nice mats.
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Offline Belgian

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2018, 10:30:11 PM »
That's sad, with minimal effort and budget these styrofoam pieces could have easily been turned into rocks, walls, ruins or ziggurrats only using some hobby knives and textured paints. Would have looked way bettter.
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Offline Cubs

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2018, 10:43:08 PM »
Quote from: Belgian on May 19, 2018, 10:30:11 PM
That's sad, with minimal effort and budget these styrofoam pieces could have easily been turned into rocks, walls, ruins or ziggurrats only using some hobby knives and textured paints. Would have looked way bettter.

Scratch it up a bit with fingernails, then hit it with Plasticote spray even!
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Offline beefcake

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2018, 10:49:11 PM »
Even spraypainting them would have looked better. Yes I know that spray paint melts this stuff. Nice texture at least.
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Offline Gibby

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2018, 10:55:43 PM »
This is a tournament - the players probably don't want ambiguous terrain upsetting their super powergaming meta copied-from-the-internet beardy army lists of super beat-everyone power.  ;)
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Offline Captain Blood

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2018, 11:02:24 PM »
Yes, that’s pretty sad, but TBH, not exactly unusual. I’m sorry to say such sights are not uncommon even here on LAF these days.
Usually followed by some chump chiming in to say ‘Wow! That’s a great table!’
At which point I usually think ‘Wow! You must want your fecking eyes tested’.
But then I am a well known ‘elitist’ when it comes to wargames aesthetics...  ;) :D

The fact that so many people can recognise that this looks absolutely awful gives me some hope...
« Last Edit: May 19, 2018, 11:43:38 PM by Captain Blood »
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Offline Chico

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2018, 11:20:45 PM »
Yep those are a disgrace to be honest, I had to Club mates going to this today (and tomorrow) and was meant to be the new must go too 40k event for southern England.
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Offline Gibby

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2018, 11:23:56 PM »
Quote from: Captain Blood on May 19, 2018, 11:02:24 PM
Yes, that’s pretty sad, but TBH, not exactly unusual. I’m sorry to say such sights are not uncommon even here on LAF these days.
Usually followed by some chump chiming in to say ‘Wow! That’s a great table!’
At which point I usually think ‘Wow! You must want your fecking eyes tested’.
But then I am a well known ‘elistist’ when it comes to wargames aesthetics...  ;) :D

The fact that so many people can recognise that this looks absolutely awful gives me some hope...

I've never seen anything close to solid chunks of plain polystyrene in this thread's first post here on the LAF.
« Last Edit: May 19, 2018, 11:28:38 PM by Gibby »
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Offline ink the troll

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2018, 11:51:05 PM »
Quote from: Captain Blood on May 19, 2018, 11:02:24 PM
Yes, that’s pretty sad, but TBH, not exactly unusual. [...]
I don't game at all- never really have actually and most likely never will properly (mind you, that that hasn't stopped me from occasionally buying/ downloading rule books) but I can understand people using this kind of set up for rules testing etc, even for spontaneous impromptu games.
Not for a tournament or a show game though. Hell, if I'd game I'd like the scenery to be somewhat more... immersive? Kinda makes you wonder if the mats are blushing underneath...
Probably shouldn't comment though-  I'm very unreliable when it comes to hobby stuff, as real life keeps getting in the way and in all fairness- this just might be a case of relying on someone else that failed to deliver and havin to quickly cover it up.

.:edit:.
'coever it up' maybe 'cover it up' even, no?
« Last Edit: May 19, 2018, 11:54:47 PM by ink the troll »
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Offline AWu

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Re: The saddest table
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2018, 01:05:55 AM »
I was in the tourney once in the place where WH40k tournament took place at the same time..  All of their terrain and tables looked lame.. Some were unplayable IMHO at all (canyon table where only terrain were canyon walls on the opposite board edges) some were poorly made or superficial, rest were just ugly.
I have nightmares toi this day.. and my tables arent first class themselves..

They have to make 100+ tables most probably.. so simplicity iw understandable to me. But thats just awful...
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