IHMN game boards (Guide to Cobbles on page 4)

[Dewbakuk]

Right, the weather officially sucks. It's too damned hot and whenever I get free time to set up the board outside it rains! I've stolen a few pics from blogs about the Warlord open day though for the time being. Thanks to:

http://blog.cjsutherland.co.uk/warlord-games-open-day-2013/
and
http://www.brueckenkopf-online.com/?p=86723

[frogimus]

That looks great. I like the piles being the edge of the board as it gives you the ability to put a board next to it with steam freighters (I picture the old paddle wheeler river boats) or a board with a rail line. Lot of nice options you've left yourself.

[Andrew May]

Nice stuff, Dean. I can't be bothered to read the rest of the thread so I'll ask, are the smaller "sheds" laser jobbies too? The 1/50 rail accessories look great.

[Mason]

That looks great, mate.
Plenty going on, so to speak.
 



Would be seriously tempted to repaint those MDF bits, though..

[Dewbakuk]

Nice stuff, Dean. I can't be bothered to read the rest of the thread so I'll ask, are the smaller "sheds" laser jobbies too? The 1/50 rail accessories look great.

Thank you sir. Should the rain ever stop at a point I'm at home, I'll finish the painting on the basketball fabric section. The sheds are indeed laser cuts, these in fact http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=129&cat=307&page=1

The wooden wc becomes a very useful small shed by just not gluing the wc section inside

Would be seriously tempted to repaint those MDF bits, though..

I'll add more weathering and some posters over time. I don't have an issue with the paint they come with though. Unless you mean the wagons, which aren't mine, but did have their wheel rims painted

[Mason]

I'll add more weathering and some posters over time. I don't have an issue with the paint they come with though. Unless you mean the wagons, which aren't mine, but did have their wheel rims painted

That would do it for the buildings.
I feel that the colours need to be broken up in some way as that pinkish colour just looks 'wrong' to me.
Weathering should solve it, as I think they look to clean as is.
Not bad, just too clean for the period

The carts are much more obviously MDF, but as they are not yours, I cannot suggest that you paint them can I?
 

Great board, though, mate!
 

[Dewbakuk]

That would do it for the buildings.
I feel that the colours need to be broken up in some way as that pinkish colour just looks 'wrong' to me.
Weathering should solve it, as I think they look to clean as is.
Not bad, just too clean for the period

That's the crux of it though isn't it? These buildings were built in the period so would only be a few years old... consequently they would be new brick and depending on prevailing winds etc, quite possibly not all that soot covered either.

So you'd be looking at walls along this colour



There would of course be natural colour variation from the clay but it would all be shades within the same colour. The issue is we're used to looking at Victorian buildings that are over 100 years old. As such they are heavily weathered and stained from the industry of the period.

At the end of the day it's a perception issue. We expect to see Victorian buildings as stained and weathered so even if they wouldn't be, it's probably best to do them as such to maintain the illusion of the game.

[Dewbakuk]

Well my last post was clearly a conversation ender 

That aside, we finally had a nice day that coincided with me being at home! So here are some pics, although with less shipping goods etc than would be on an actual game. Please ignore the detritus of the garden, it's been destoyed by the builders digging it up to build my gaming building 

[Mason]

Well worth the wait!
 

It is a gorgeous table, mate.
Those views from below, showing the brickwork and railings, look stunning.
Very atmospheric.
 

Well my last post was clearly a conversation ender 

 
I just did not want to continue it and make it look like an arguement, mate, as they was not my intention.
Just my perception of the look of the period, thats all.
Certainly not knocking your view.
 

..... it's been destoyed by the builders digging it up to build my gaming building 

I was going to call you a git, but I may be joining you in that direction, so that would be just be wrong.
I would most likely be the builder in my case, though...
 

[Dr Mathias]

Beautiful 

[Thunderchicken]

Gawgus me 'ol mucker! 

Sod the wargaming chambers, you didn't tell me you've gone and bought a pink bike! (4th pic) I want one now! (folds arms and skulks off).

[Dewbakuk]

So, now that the first board is documented it can be put away until November to make space for others

First up is the next part of this board set, although some of these pics were taken over the last couple of weeks.

So, the board...



Now the board with the basketball fabric glued on but not trimmed.



Close up of the fabric pattern.



Board and fabric undercoated.



Close up of the pattern after paint applied.



Next stage is drybrushing.

[Thunderchicken]

Looks good. Are you going to spill the beans on how much the fabric cost? Feel free to PM it to me 

[Dewbakuk]

Sod the wargaming chambers, you didn't tell me you've gone and bought a pink bike! (4th pic) I want one now! (folds arms and skulks off).

It's got silver streamers from the handle bars too  

I was going to call you a git, but I may be joining you in that direction, so that would be just be wrong.
I would most likely be the builder in my case, though...
 

Too much work for me! I think my wife is potentially looking forward to it more than me  

Looks good. Are you going to spill the beans on how much the fabric cost? Feel free to PM it to me 

£35 inc shipping. Not cheap but it is good.

[gamer Mac]

That looks very effective