The Unmentionables - A Gangster Project

[Traveler Man]

Shaping up nicely.  Looking forward to seeing the final result.

[Easy E]

I look forward to see what comes of this!

[syrinx0]

Looks like it will be a great board to play on!

[Hu Rhu]

Looks like it will be a great board to play on!

I look forward to see what comes of this!

Shaping up nicely.  Looking forward to seeing the final result.

Thanks for all the kind words. Sadly I think that the finished project will be a long way off but I now have most of the materials I was missing to finish off the base boards.  I'll post some pictures of the finished pavements later this week but I have started to edge the pavements.

I am using a 3mm maple strip, glued to the MDF edges to give a smoother finish.  Here are some WIP shots.






Another update to follow in a few days.

[Hu Rhu]

Well after a long hiatus, this project has got back on track.  Over the last few months i have been slowly collecting buildings and finishing off the base boards.  Here's a quick look at how the boards and the buildings are as a work in progress.

An overview of the centre of the city with the Hotel (centre left) with the construction site below.



A second view showing some brownstones (stll in undercoat) and behind that the lot for the Cinema



A view over the uptown area with a few stores, soem more brownstones and the lot where the city hall/courthouse will be placed.



Work in progresson the garage with one of the cars on the forecourt.



One of the Brownstones part painted as an idea of the colour scheme.



More houses in the building and painting cue but pleased this is moving along.

[Bullshott]

Nice work Sir! 

[Jerm]

I  too am working on a jazz/prohibition age gangster project and have been hoping for an update from your project, as I have been following this thread with great interest. I am further along my build, but have done a terrible job of documenting the work, and find your work inspiring. Please keep up the good work and keep taking pics of your work - I am loving it. Hopefully I have attached a shot of my city in progress - still need to work on signs and weathering everything, but hope to follow your example one day - cheers

[Romark]

Nice progress Gary 

[Hu Rhu]

Nice work Sir! 

Nice progress Gary 

Thanks guys.

I  too am working on a jazz/prohibition age gangster project and have been hoping for an update from your project, as I have been following this thread with great interest. I am further along my build, but have done a terrible job of documenting the work, and find your work inspiring. Please keep up the good work and keep taking pics of your work - I am loving it. Hopefully I have attached a shot of my city in progress - still need to work on signs and weathering everything, but hope to follow your example one day - cheers

Blimey, your build looks amazing.  Perhaps you can start a thread and we can feed off each others ideas.

I am trying to get the mix of buildings and open spaces just right so that visually it looks good but can still be playable for up to 4 players.  More later on the various sides.

[Elk101]

That's taking shape nicely Gary.

Jerm, let's see a thread with all that lovely terrain.

[Captain Blood]

That’s going to be impressive Gary 

[marianas_gamer]

Nice progress! I look forward to you moving forward on this.
LB

[FifteensAway]

Another following this thread. 

Looking at Jerm's photo has got me rethinking my concept. 

Perhaps it is better to design a town where the playing area is the outer edge of the table with most of the buildings, etc, into the center being an 'extravagant' backdrop to the action.  This really intrigues me. 

Even though I'm using the Blue Moon 18 mm buildings, they are still big enough to be a bit of a challenge to play over and around.  Moving the action to an upfront and around the table primary playing area seems a pretty good idea.  Clearly not Jerm's intent from what we see in the background but, well, time to do some real thinking on this.

Alas, this project is down the list a bit - but that gives me more time to think.  And to find those street details I lack like mail boxes, phone booths, newspaper stands, police call boxes, manhole covers, curb drains, etc.  All those become so much more important by bringing the game to the edge of the table.

Indeed, much to think upon.  Thanks, Jerm, for the monkey with a wrench in my imaginative works!   

[Malamute]

Cracking stuff Gary, it’s going to look great whichever direction you take it in . 

[Codsticker]

Great stuff Hu Rhu. I wish I had done the same as you did with the fixed side walks. It looks much better.