alea iacta est (Update - 14/05/2015) - retiarius

[Mister Rab]

Thanks Jeff, although it's just the arena I'm going for in plastic - the figures will be good old not-lead-any-more-but-near-enough metal 

[Mister Rab]

My arena pieces arrived today - several snaps on the blog, and here's one as a teaser:

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Not bad, doesn't look that large compared to the peasant mini.

[Mister Rab]

No it doesn't, does it, Prof? I was expecting it to be about 15 - 20mm taller. My 54mm gladiators are en route and I'm sure I'll add another scale picture when they arrive  

[Furt]

I think this is going to work really well mate.

The more I look at that peasant figure the more I'm convinced it will work quite well for 28mm too! 

That's a great find Rabs.

Regarding joining the sides together - I think you could drill through both pieces and use a few small bolts and large washers to bring them together.

[Elbows]

How about rare earth magnets simply glued inside the opposing walls?  Removable but extremely sturdy.

[Mister Rab]

Not a bad idea - especially as I have already got some 

Wife and children are away on Wednesday evening, so I shall take over the dining room table to have enough space to work easily and see if I can get to the undercoat stage. I also have a cunning plan to make the arena floor that I am shamelessly copying from Bibulus the Flos 

[Furt]

I also have a cunning plan to make the arena floor that I am shamelessly copying from Bibulus the Flos 

I wonder is James ready to get into the business of hex grid arenas? 

[Mister Rab]

Well, step 1 is complete - the arena floor has been lasered, but it only just fit into the machine! I'll get some pictures up here and/or on my blog, probably Wednesday evening.

[Mister Rab]

I got a bit more done today, getting from this:



to this:



More steps and whatnot on the inevitable blog entry  

[Elbows]

That looks awesome, and your gladiators are breathtakingly well done...putting quite the damper on my recent painted gladiators!   

So, I didn't gather - are you doing a full enclosed arena, just in a lozenge shape, or are you leaving it half open for gaming? (or are you in fact making two or more arenas using your stuff?)

[doctor_ocks]

I got a bit more done today, getting from this:



to this:



More steps and whatnot on the inevitable blog entry  

Fantastic. Looking forward to this being done.

[OSHIROmodels]

Great stuff 

I would've thought it would be more suitable for 28s than 54s

I wonder is James ready to get into the business of hex grid arenas? 

Certainly am 

cheers

James

[Mister Rab]

Thank you chaps, I am fairly happy with how it's coming along.

elbows - those aren't my gladiators   No, they're my inspiration picture because I've bought the same figures. Currently being scraped and pinned ready for priming.

I'm going to leave the arena half open for gaming, ending up with a sort of super-powered boardgame feel to the playing area, I guess. If I manage not to screw up adding and removing gates/entrances, I'll have four sections left over, so check the Bazaar in a couple of months time  

doctor_ocks - Thanks, me too!

jimbibbly - Thanks, it was your set the other day that made me think of putting a gap between hexes. I agree about the size, despite being made specifically to go with a plastic 54mm toy set, the arena sections are a bit short. I might put them on a step to get it more in scale but, as they'll basically be set-dressing and I don't want to distract from the action in the middle, I haven't decided if that's necessary for my purposes.

Out of interest, what's the bed size on your laser cutter? I wanted to make it one or two rows of hexes wider but was limited to a cutting area of 950mm by 450mm  

[OSHIROmodels]

Out of interest, what's the bed size on your laser cutter? I wanted to make it one or two rows of hexes wider but was limited to a cutting area of 950mm by 450mm  

720 x 420 I'm afraid

cheers

James