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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Strange Aeons => Topic started by: LidlessEye on October 14, 2011, 06:29:39 PM

Title: Mike's New Demo Board
Post by: LidlessEye on October 14, 2011, 06:29:39 PM: Mike likes to make a fresh gaming board and terrain now and again, to keep his demos (not to mention our game photos) looking fresh. His latest double-sided effort was rolled out earlier this month at HorrorCon, and while we didn't get any pictures of it in action there, it did agree to pose for a few shots the other day.

Side 1 - Mike is working on a series of modular horrors that will fit into the central "well", depending on the scenario being played. As it's about an inch less in diameter than a CD, it can also be covered with a Scene of Horror, or the Crypt of Cthulhu.

(http://www.strange-aeons.ca/img/other/newboard_01.jpg)

(http://www.strange-aeons.ca/img/other/newboard_02.jpg)

Side 2 - This one works as either a desolate outdoor area or the interior of a cave.

(http://www.strange-aeons.ca/img/other/newboard_03.jpg)

(http://www.strange-aeons.ca/img/other/newboard_04.jpg)
Title: Re: Mike's New Demo Board
Post by: jnr on October 14, 2011, 07:07:09 PM: Very will made, looks the part
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Post by: Colonel Tubby on October 14, 2011, 07:38:53 PM: Excellent work - what dimensions are the boards?
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Post by: Belgian on October 14, 2011, 07:42:23 PM: Wow! Just love the board with the tiles! Any chance on a tutorial :D
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Post by: Anatoli on October 14, 2011, 08:05:21 PM: Well the regular playing area for Strange Aeons is 2x3' so I'm guessing they are that size. They look great btw!
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Post by: Marine0846 on October 15, 2011, 01:45:46 AM: Great looking boards.
Like them both alot.
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Alxbates on October 15, 2011, 06:44:01 AM: Nice work on the boards! I like them!
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Post by: Wirelizard on October 15, 2011, 07:25:31 AM: That looks great, I especially like the cave side, even though it's plainer it's also more versatile!

What do you use for the groundwork? Is the lower area of the cave side the raised "hilltop" on the temple side, or are the elevations on the two sides not actually linked?
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Post by: Hammers on October 15, 2011, 08:29:11 AM: Tidy.
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Post by: joroas on October 15, 2011, 08:41:00 AM: What a lovely bit of work, any chance of a virtual walk thru' on the construction?
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Post by: Uncle Mike on October 15, 2011, 03:50:23 PM: I always start out planning to do a 'how to'...but then I get excited and finish the whole damn thing before I take any pictures... :?
Essentially, this is a piece of 1/8 MDF with four sides of 1/2 MDF with a little chamfer running through each. The board is glued/brad nailed and then the rest is styrofoam, sand and glue. I used 1/8 and 1/2 styro and I made a special hot wire router for carving out the bricks on the one side. The actual board (both sides) took under a week from start to finish...I wanted to see how fast I could get it done. And while quite simple I think it works great for a demo board. Also, it is the standard 2x3.
Next time I will try and take pictures...
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Post by: Cultist #3 on October 15, 2011, 09:43:22 PM: Awesome stuff as always Mike, very inspirational!
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Post by: Diakon on October 16, 2011, 06:42:53 PM: :o Fantastic.
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Post by: manic _miner on October 16, 2011, 07:01:33 PM: Very nice boards and a great idea to do them reversible.The cave one could be made more cluttered by adding seperate wall sections to it.That would give it more combinations for game play.
I really need to do something like this.