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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Eric the Shed on 23 April 2013, 12:10:25 AM
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have settled on the theme....dino hunts, cave man style.
so what is needed cavemen (tick) but have only painted seven of 25 so far
Dinosaurs (tick) but need more
Terrain . Need to scratch build this...inc playing mat
Plan to construct box so it opens up to form caves
Rules....
Will start tomorrow
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Another great idea for the box concept.
Watching and waiting.
:D
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For rules have a look at Tusk by Irregular Miniatures.
http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/indexes/miscindex.htm
They are designed for dinosaur/mammouth hunting, so should be perfect for what you are looking for.
Lots of fun, I saw them being played at last years GLAM. Matakishi did a report on his blog:
http://www.matakishi.com/glam2012thegames.htm
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So, Raquel Welch with a dozen other fur bikini clad wenches/females carried in a cardboard box with several dinosaurs? :P ;D
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So, Raquel Welch with a dozen other fur bikini clad wenches/females carried in a cardboard box with several dinosaurs? :P ;D
Now that almost sounds a dream come true ;)
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maybe.......
more likely Raquel Welch wearing a box (my boring static painting technique) being chased by plastic kiddy toys.... :D
I am going to write my own rules - each player will command a few cavemen and the dinos will move instinctively.
I sketched out some designs for the box last night - its going to be part of the desert terrain, and will open up like a ??? Well the sides top and bottom will all be the gaming board.
Eric
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OK - quick update:
1. the ‘box’ will become the playing surface for this friendly game of cavemen. Sketches to follow.
The base of the box would form the centre of the gaming surface, with the sides once folded down form a series of spokes facing outwards. Four triangular pieces stored loose in the box would give the board its final octagonal shape. Each of bases would be contoured and textured with fixed terrain. The box itself will be constructed from timber with hinges holding the sides to the base. The top lid once placed over the box will hold it all together.
The base of the box will be dominated by a volcano (hollow of course so things can be stored inside)
The objective of the game will be for cavement to escappe from their valley and migrate around the board to the new valley. On route they must collect fire, flints, furs, and food. At the same time they must avoid random dinosaurs, other players, and every so often the volcano will erupt causing a random lava flow.
Imagine this as a game of Ludo (with some skill)
Although the rules are yet to be written I have decided that the board will be covered in zones like a chess board . These zones will form the movement and firing distances – eg a figure can move 3 zones in one action, a spear can be thrown 4 zones etc. I have yet to decide how these zones will be depicted but I am sure that I will come up with an answer.
Eric
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Wow!!!
All this sounds terrific! !!
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Wow!!!
All this sounds terrific! !!
It does rather. I hadn't even considered making the box part of the terrain.
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Buying the wood & hinges for the box today. With a bit of luck you might even see some photos soon...
Eric
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Heres the 'box plan for the terrain
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Papisse%20Challenge/Papisse_zps0151b374.png)
cheers Eric
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It does rather. I hadn't even considered making the box part of the terrain.
Must admit when I first saw the ideas mentioned I thought was a "game in a box" where the box was the terrain...
Mike
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I will be doing something similar, Giles, but my box will form the board, not terrain.
;)
Love the hollow volcano idea, by the way.
Mine shall have mountains involved but yours has the much more cool version of a mountain.
8)
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If my plan gets off the ground (a small clue is hidden there) ;), the box will be an integral part of the terrain.
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The box is now built - using specifications set
Constructed from 12mm MDF - it weighs a tonne >:(
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/papisse/DSC_1507_zps1df87612.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/papisse/DSC_1508_zpsb144c7ec.jpg)
As you can see the playing area is a cross - this will eventually be octagonal when I cut out the triangle pieces
cheers
Eric
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:o :o :o
Bloody hell!
With typical Shed efficiency, the box is not only 'built' out of MDF already but it looks great too!
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Well done, that man!
8)
I havent even started yet but was planning to make a start next week, and now I cant find the miniatures that I put aside for this....DOH!
o_o
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Got B&Q to cut all the pieces so it was nice and straight after that it was just a case of adding hinges and screwing it all together.
mrs shed is working kids are happy amusing themselves and I've been building scenery all day. Just finished 10 stands of palm trees.
Have also wallpapered several sheets of wall paper for seascape around treasure island. With a bit of luck migt get first coat of paint on tonight >:(
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genius idea, but how are the hinges going to effect the playing surface?
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Great stuff Giles 8)
Love the picture of the volcano for the side elevation lol
cheers
James
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Mr giraffe by the time I have coverd the base in sand and ballast and have given the whole thing a coat of paint they should not be to noticeable ;)
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What if you were to use cloth hinges instead? Then they'd be totally flush with the playing surface.
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Have faith guys the hinges will disappear ???
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That is a great idea for a easily stored table.
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It's called shed in abox :D
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Mr giraffe by the time I have coverd the base in sand and ballast and have given the whole thing a coat of paint they should not be to noticeable ;)
looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
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Hi Folks
More progress on the Papisse Challenge.
First up the Volcano has been moved and fixed to one of the side edges. There just would not have been enough gaming room.
I also decided that a flat surface was boring so a few rises in the ground were added. More rock will be loose on the surface - but later. The Dino is a toy from Papo.
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/papisse/DSC_1558_zps2a926d82.jpg)
Once the rises were dry I covered the whole thing in PVA follwed by sand and ballast.
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/papisse/DSC_1560_zps80c9bbcc.jpg)
The first coat of paint has gone on but I'll save this for the next post...
Cheee Eric
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And no hinges in sight... ;D
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Hi Folks
Once the rises were dry I covered the whole thing in PVA follwed by sand and ballast.
Cheee Eric
Excellent job ! I like the idea.
But i'm asking myself ; "why to put the hinges into the box ?" You could reverse the hinges and put them outside the box, keeping your playing area clear from them...isn't It ?
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The box would not then fold in on itself wioth the terrain on the inside....I think ???
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Not in any way wanting to put a downer on this one... but those corner pieces do fit inside the box, right? Just with the scenic scatter it looks quite tight.
I'm loving it, by the way. Your moving along nicely!
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The corner pieces all fit in the box...it tested before and after scatter ;)
The lids a bit tight at the moment but by the time i am done all will be ok
Eric
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This is surely looking better all the time! :-*
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Great stuff, Giles!
:-*
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Nice play area mr shed! That looks smashing. You're off to a flyingstart!
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This is starting to look pretty cool.
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Cheers Guys