Getting the most out of your Terrain

[Operator5]

The board you see here demonstrates a couple of things that I like to promote in designing game boards.

The first is versatility. The actual board here will represent Mars for a Fantastic Worlds game at Fall In, but was originally my Gobi Desert board from the Dragon Bones release. I'll also be making some river pieces to use it as a jungle board as well (see next point below).

How do you put jungle on a desert board? Well, in this case, I created some water patches from Vallejo water effects (spread it with some blue paint on a sheet of wax paper and then peeled it off) and the dry river beds of the Gobi Desert are now Martian Canals during the dry season. Like the Nile in Egypt, the vegetation grows along the water's edge even though there is desert all around. It's a nice "pulp" answer to something that make not make logical sense.

The silver pylons scattered around the board are my Encounter Markers. I've been asked by several people what I do for Encounter Markers. These are board game pieces but they looked particularly "sci fi" to me so I sprayed them silver and voila! Instant Encounter Markers.

Use whatever you have lying about. The Rocket ship is an old clock that I got from my father-in-law. It didn't work, so I covered up the hole in the back and sprayed the thing silver.

Finally, aquarium pieces. Any of the vegetation, not made by Grimm, is just aquarium plants stuck on metal washers or old CDs. And the cave and weird cliff are more aquarium pieces that have been re-painted.

[W.B.Kurgan]

The water seems wrong to me - it's a bit too blue!

Apart from that it's a fantastic looking board!  :love:  :love:  :love:

[Operator5]

The water is a bit blue. I overdid it because I wanted it to be clear that it was water (plus I was rushed doing it and didn't spend the time to plan).

When I do the river, it will be more clear/brownish with maybe just a touch of blue.

[Malamute]

Great looking board, (Lets not mention the water)

[TadPortly]

The water seems wrong to me - it's a bit too blue!

Apart from that it's a fantastic looking board!  :love:  :love:  :love:

We it is Mars, so who knows what strange chemicals are in the water...

[Grimm]

OK I like the board but I would do a few more things to make the board a real showstopper.
1 . paint my jungleterrain in the same color like the rest of the  board.
2. glue some grass at the edge of the pool´s
3. Paint the cliff in the same color as the board but leave the top of the cliff in the original color ,make a smooth  color change.
4. paint the inner walls of the cliff dark.
5. glue some grass ,not to manny , at the board and let them look dry

after all that is only what I would do  :roll:

cheers Grimm

[Operator5]

after all that is only what I would do  :roll:

And that is why I'll never build anything as good as you Grimm.  ::

By the way, any more small jungle pieces lying about? I may need more for the Lost Worlds title.  

[Grimm]

yes ,I am working on more  :mrgreen:
So when you need them and what kinde of Jugle Terrain ??
Send me a PM
Grimm