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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Jase on April 27, 2013, 08:45:08 AM
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Heya,
Inspired by 6milphil's thread (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=50291.0), I decided to build a ludus of my own. I wanted to do this just in time for Salute, so that my friends and I could play a game of gladiatorial combat in the pub after a long day at Salute.
Believe it or not, the most difficult part of the entire project was to find a tin. For some reason, these are impossible to find in the Netherlands. Eventually, I found one at Schiphol (our national airport) in a tourist gift shop. This explains the god-awful exterior of the tin, definitely aimed at tourists looking for something typically Dutch...:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/JanSenten1982/Ludus001_zps2c467ae9.jpg)
Anyhow, service from em4 was topnotch, very rapid delivery and Doug added the plastic tiddlywinks as well :) A quick order at Warbases.co.uk provided me with enough hexes to pave my tin. All in all, it took me about a week or two to assemble everything as life tended to interfere regularly. Luckily, it was finished in time for Salute.
Everything fits in the tin:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/JanSenten1982/Ludus003_zps08bf3f27.jpg)
First game, we're all very tired :P This game plays really well with pints of beer. By the way, they are enjoying the game, even though it may not look that way ;)
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/JanSenten1982/Ludus006_zps82a42d75.jpg)
Closeup of the arena itself, there is a door on the other wall, which is not visible here. Perhaps, I'll add splashes of blood later, but for now it works well as is:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/JanSenten1982/Ludus005_zps162369e1.jpg)
Cheers
Jase
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Fantastic idea and well executed!! :-* :-* :-*
"......in a Tin" should be copyrighted!! ;) Think of all the possibilities!
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Excellent, it looks great. :)
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That looks brilliant! I like the fact that the tin hasn't been changed on the outside, it's like a top secret wargames gadget.
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Brilliant. The idea of having games in a tin grows on me. :)
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Brilliant. The idea of having games in a tin grows on me. :)
Aye, rekindles an old idea of mine to make a "in a tin" game with germies micro 2mm sci-fi stuff from GZG. Not sure what rules I could use for this but am adamant the weapon stats should have names like "kapow" and "Zzzzap"
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Love it! Reminds a bit of the great Steve Jackson games such as Ogre that came out in small pouches in the 80s and were so portable. Mind you, this is several steps up in quality! If you ever make it to Guam please bring this along. I'll buy the beer!
LB
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If one wants to go a bit bigger : wargame in a suitcase.
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Great result, Jase.
It looks great!
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If one wants to go a bit bigger : wargame in a suitcase.
I think that is what Sterling Moose did at Salute:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=52969.msg626914#msg626914
;)
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You sir are a genius!
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Thanks for all the positive comments :)
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Brilliant. The idea of having games in a tin grows on me. :)
On me, too. That has some appeal for sure.
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Great stuff. I have to ask though whether or not you did anything with the picture on the lid??? ;)
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Great job!! Now to cover those tulips and windmills on the tin with a suitable gladiatorial mosaic. :D
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Brilliant!
I really like the idea of a complete and playable game that can be easily stored, transported and is instantly ready to play. I can also see a lot of potential for a similar lined tin or wooden box being useful scenery for other skirmish games set in a confined space.
Maybe for the Eureka Miniatures "And One For All" Three Musketeers rules or maybe something with Brigadier Gerard and a few friends fighting their way out of a tavern cellar or dungeon somewhere.
Can you give some tips on construction?
Did you glue the hexes and wall pieces directly to the sides of the tin or use something else as a lining?
What are the walls made of?
Is the stone texture just glue and sand?
Cheers,
Andy
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@The Dozing Dragon: The picture on the lid is exactly as I found it. Some folks at a Dutch wargame forum suggested I use this tin for my next project to celebrate our new king:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img842/63/koekblik.png)
Not quite sure if I want to do that though ;)
@Saragarhi: I'll look into those Musketeer rules, sounds like a very interesting project. I was thinking about a 15mm game using Khurasan's Walking Dead or GZG's Firefly miniatures. I have not yet decided, though.
Construction was relatively straightforward. I used foamboard to make the walls. The stone texture was made by using pens and pencils. First, I used a pen to draw the stone tiles themselves, then I used a soft pencil (HB) to carefully apply texture. Styrodur is a far better material for this technique, as foamboard is just a bit too soft to hold the texture properly, but I had foamboard laying about, so that's what I used. After painting them, I glued them to the sides of the tin with PVA glue. The hexes were flocked before I glued them to the tin (again with PVA glue). The four wooden poles in the corners are there to hide the fact that the walls do not fit perfectly.
I hope this helps.
Cheers
Jase
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I love this !
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Jase,
Thanks for the details. Sounds like a much simpler and more sensible solution than I had imagined (I'd assumed you'd used individual "bricks" to build the wall.
I was thinking of something like a single room interior from Vivotniks musketeer terrain thread here:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=1202.0
Unfortunately I'm lazy, and much less talented than he is!
Cheers,
Andy
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Fantastic idea, it looks great!
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i have used this same idea for a sumo game, in the 90's.
But the game aera was on the top of the box.
I think we 'll need a new section in the forum, i think There is a lot of people interested right here..... :-*
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@The Dozing Dragon: The picture on the lid is exactly as I found it. Some folks at a Dutch wargame forum suggested I use this tin for my next project to celebrate our new king:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img842/63/koekblik.png)
I bought this tin actually for the same purpose lol, making an arena and play the gladiator game by em4 miniatures. Nice executed tin you made Jase.
Regards,
Za
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That's awesome!!!
You've seen mine, now show me yours ;D
@Nervisfr: Indeed, we should join up with the PAPPIS people and their boxes!
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::) Made a small mistake, it is slightly different tin sold in by Albert Heijn (a major grocery store in the Netherlands) which I bought.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Ludus%20in%20a%20tin/000927188_004_Royal-tin-Albert-Heijn-high-res_zps46d2471e.jpg)
I just ordered the game from EM4
Regards,
Za
Off course I won't change the outside of the tin... It's just to beautiful lol
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i have used this same idea for a sumo game, in the 90's.
But the game aera was on the top of the box.
I think we 'll need a new section in the forum, i think There is a lot of people interested right here..... :-*
today, i found my sumo box lol
The game in process
(http://imageshack.us/a/img62/2034/box1sk.jpg)
The box was use for transport and stock the game items (figurines, dice, card and the homemade rule)....
(http://imageshack.us/a/img845/4715/box2g.jpg)
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That's great! :-* :-* :-*
Where did you get those miniatures? Consider this idea stolen! Although I'll probably not make it on top of the tin, but inside it.
Can you send me your rules as well?
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Very cool ideas!
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I must do the same someday!
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That's great! :-* :-* :-*
Where did you get those miniatures? Consider this idea stolen! Although I'll probably not make it on top of the tin, but inside it.
Can you send me your rules as well?
The sumo are from Dixon. I'll try to found the rules in my pile of books (i just move on for a new house and i have a tonne of packages to open ), but they are in french......
Eric
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Hi Eric,
No rush, but it would be grand if you would be able to do that. French is not really a problem :)
Cheers
Jase
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Nice one Kerel!
I've only just seen this, but it's a cracker. Perhaps next year we could have a meet-up of everyone with a game in a tin. There's always a spare table or two, we could nab one of those. Captain Stinky is deadly at this, I'd like to see someone beat him... :)
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Hi Eric,
No rush, but it would be grand if you would be able to do that. French is not really a problem :)
Cheers
Jase
The rules are ready for download , right here :P :
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?h531mc2g9q3mk7k (http://www.mediafire.com/view/?h531mc2g9q3mk7k)
enjoy (for the french speaking ones), sorry for the others... :'(