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Author Topic: Not-So Merry England: UD 6/2 Hedge Gates  (Read 84119 times)

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Re: Not-So Merrye England: UD 5/1 Finished River
« Reply #525 on: January 06, 2021, 03:50:22 PM »
Following on from the above, the river is in part influenced by a childhood spent in the countryside of  North Essex. The attached image gives an idea of the sort of steep-banked ford I had in mind.
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Re: Not-So Merrye England: UD 5/1 Finished River
« Reply #526 on: January 06, 2021, 04:13:34 PM »
A fine job on those Steve😎


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Re: Not-So Merrye England: UD 5/1 Finished River
« Reply #527 on: January 07, 2021, 02:00:12 PM »
Very nice. Might I suggest you try lots of foliage along the edges of the stream? Bushes, undergrowth, hedges, trees. Either as separate pieces or stuck onto the existing banks, or both. The ford can be a gap in the undergrowth that makes it a crossing place just as much as a lower bank or shallower water. :)

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Re: Not-So Merrye England: UD 5/1 Finished River
« Reply #528 on: January 07, 2021, 02:14:05 PM »
Thanks chaps  :)

Yes Charlie, the taller foliage will be an add-on, either as loose bases or more preferably as fixtures.... until I know where the river is going to be stored I don’t want to permanently raise it’s height. BTW, the bridge lifts off. :D

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Re: Not-So Merrye England: UD 5/1 Finished River
« Reply #529 on: January 07, 2021, 02:17:38 PM »
Ah good to hear. We don't see enough realistically overgrown riverbanks on the table!

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Re: Not-So Merrye England: UD 5/1 Finished River
« Reply #530 on: January 10, 2021, 08:51:06 AM »
 Nice job on the river! Too bad the ripples seem to be in places unsuited to be covered by terrain pieces. The overall setting is looking really good.

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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #531 on: January 26, 2021, 11:35:36 AM »
Thanks both. My delay in responding - apologies - is because I’ve been obsessing about resolving the bellowing in the mat.  o_o

Anyways, objective achieved: the mat is now flat. Hurrah!  :D

My first ever wargame board (12 years ago?) was made from a pin board. It was lightweight, easily stored, and stayed square due to its aluminium frame. I’ve since binned it as it was too small. But how to replicate the good and eliminate the bad? Basically, I’ve bought an A0 clip frame, into which I’ve mounted the mat. You might recall that the mat is vinyl backed and it was my ironing of it to remove shipping creases that likely resulted in its centre becoming stretched. Using vinyl floor tile pressure adhesive, I glued the mat to cardboard then the cardboard to the backing plate of the clip frame. This makes a lightweight but seemingly sturdy composite, but it still wobbles a bit when off a flat surface. With the mat fixed into position, I then cut slits into the bellows, slicing off the excess material, and rejoining with external wood adhesive coloured with paint and tamped-on flock/grass. When not in use, the mat will be hung on a wall.

The playing surface is 82x117 cm, so compared to the mats former iteration of 80x140, I’ve lost some length but gained a little width.



There are still some lumps and bumps - it’s not an entirely flat surface as a pin board would be - which I think adds to the character.

Some test shots with the village:











The next shot is a before (top) and after (bottom) showing the elimination of the stretching:



And finally, the form the table will take for the second battle of the campaign:










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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #532 on: January 26, 2021, 11:48:18 AM »
Super cool! Very handy to be able to store it hanging.

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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #533 on: January 26, 2021, 11:50:16 AM »
Super cool! Very handy to be able to store it hanging.

Modern art!  ;D

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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #534 on: January 26, 2021, 11:56:05 AM »
Most excellent  8)
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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #535 on: January 26, 2021, 12:10:42 PM »
Totally awesome! ;D
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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #536 on: January 26, 2021, 12:11:35 PM »
Looks perfect Steve

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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #537 on: January 26, 2021, 12:54:30 PM »
Looks really good Steve, and practical.
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Re: Not-So Merry Essex: UD 26/1 Reworked mat & table for game 2
« Reply #539 on: January 26, 2021, 02:27:18 PM »
Beautiful!  :-*
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