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Offline Rabbitz

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Using up the scraps
« on: June 17, 2010, 03:29:48 PM »
So I had a heap of scrap foam-core left over from other projects and the wife came home with some pretty sturdy promotional boards that were just crying out to be used for something.  That coupled with my recent trial of the game Infinity (Great game by the way) started those creative juices flowing.

Now if anyone has ever played Infinity you will know that the more terrain you have the better.  Now when we play we like to use laser pointers for are line of sight.  Makes it so much more fun being able to trace a line of sight from one table edge to the other  at a figure that the opponent thought was hidden.

I also wanted to do a set of terrain for a War of the Worlds game using GASLIGHT (28mm tripods to come at a later date) and which without stretching the imagination too far could also be used for Secrets of the Third Reich (Alternative WW2)

So over the last couple of evenings I have been quickly bashing this together.



So there is a fair way to go before its finished.  At the moment its 6'x 4' but I have enough bits to extend it to 8.5' x 4' eventually.  With all the boards modular I can make it different shapes (so long and thin, short and square etc but figure with the buildings the size they are you don't want too wide a table or it will make it difficult to reach the middle of the board.

I will be adding rubble and general rubbish to the boards, broken street lights and the like.  So I guess i will have many a night cutting out 6mm x 3mm bricks to litter the place.

just thought I would post it here for your amusement, comments and critiques.
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Offline joroas

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2010, 03:30:48 PM »
Wow!   :P
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Offline The Dozing Dragon

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2010, 03:46:47 PM »
You have too much space  >:D

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2010, 03:55:08 PM »
Impressive...

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2010, 03:56:34 PM »
That looks like it will make for some great games in multiple genres. Great work so far.
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Offline Luckyjoe

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 01:57:09 PM »
Very nice. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

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Offline marianas_gamer

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2010, 02:20:14 PM »
I was pretty damn shocked when the photo finally loaded  :o  :o  I want to see this board in action.
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Offline Silent Invader

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2010, 02:37:29 PM »
Great project!
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Offline Doomsdave

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2010, 02:54:17 PM »
Awesome.  You don't mess around when it's time to build.  I'm usually happy churning out one building at a time.  :o
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Offline Johnno

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2010, 03:00:37 PM »
Amazing! That took a couple of nights? WOW  :)
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Offline sukhe_bator

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2010, 03:11:13 PM »
A wonderful use of scraps. And of course it gets better because even the scraps of the scraps can be used as rubble. I make it a point now to do building projects in 25mm first, then 15mm with the remnants. Its amazing what you can do with all those bits.
I love the laser pointer LOS idea. Wonderful for FIBUA. I might steal one from the cats! I once saw a bocage game where the players used 'upside down' periscopes to get a tank commander's eye view of the scenery. The figures could only shoot at what THEY could see. Kinda frustrating when you knew there was a Panzer Division behind the next hedge but the figure couldn't see them!
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Offline Rabbitz

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2010, 12:29:56 AM »
A quick update with the start of some rubble added to one section.   The rubble goes some way towards blocking off LOS.  I added paint to the glue so I could see which bits I had coated.  Once dry I quickly under-coated it black and gave it a very quick dry-brush before I add another layer.  I will start adding other bits of debris at the next stage too. 




Offline Smokeyrone

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2010, 12:52:03 AM »
You the man!

Nice work!

How mant Exacto blades do you go through?  I go through a TON  :(

Like one blade for every one or two buildings.
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Offline Dewbakuk

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2010, 10:09:27 AM »
That's what I like to see, plenty of rubble! I hate seeing 40k type boards with huge great building corners everywhere and no sense of where the building was. Having said that, is the rubble level enough to balance figures on without them falling off easily?
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Offline cianty

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Re: Using up the scraps
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2010, 11:48:08 AM »
Wow! That is super impressive! It will take a while to paint all the buildings/ruins I guess..