1914 Belgium - UD 18/12 - news re German infantry paint scheme

[Malamute]

My thoughts exactly!

Life really is lived on the edge in the Invader household, by the sounds of it.
 

Well you certainly don't wan't to be on the inside, for fear one will not be seen again...

[Malamute]

Funnily enough, when my wargames room is eventually finished it'll also house a traversing wall (a low height 'rock face' for core training). I have all the holds but 'must' finish the kitchen first, otherwise I'll be in real danger!

 

Excellent, when finished I look forward to an invite and I will bring my sticky shoes and chalk bag.

[Mason]

Excellent, when finished I look forward to an invite and I will bring my sticky shoes and chalk bag.

I bet you have sticky shoes.....

[Silent Invader]

Sticky shoes are great but it'll be a 'no chalk' zone (think what it'd do to my minis!  )

Anyways, I have a problem.......

I have the afternoon free so I'm presently sat staring at the tiles .... And I have erred ....

The cobble road is at a higher level than the meadow...... Trouble is, when two tiles come together that creates an obvious hard edge rather than a seamless transition ..... Hmmmm

[Eric the Shed]

Funnily enough, when my wargames room is eventually finished it'll also house a traversing wall (a low height 'rock face' for core training). I have all the holds but 'must' finish the kitchen first, otherwise I'll be in real danger!

 

Will you be building this out of cork or blue foam

[Silent Invader]

Will you be building this out of cork or blue foam

There'll be foam on the floor! 

Incidentally, I've decided that the hard edge to the road isn't a problem as long as the adjacent meadow has long grass, which does a good enough job of hiding the join. This does mean that I shall probably lose the roadside trees, retaining just the copse/woods, as I suspect the single trees would look silly with long grass right up to their trunks.

[Silent Invader]

A small update

The first 'country road' tile is underway, which will have a drainage ditch.

The ditch comprises a slot cut through the mdf tile, which has a foam board 'box' fitted beneath



Teddy bear fur was glued to the tile, leaving the location for the road bare



The fur in and around the ditch was trimmed by burning



EDIT: The fur is now being painted and detailing will follow that

In the meantime, the 3rd town tile had its ground floor timbers added, which gives a better idea of the layout



Finally, a taster image of country and town tiles combined (though the grass and earth aren't their final colours - highlights to come - and more trees required)

[Andym]

SI this is all going to be STUNNING!!!

[Captain Blood]

Wonderful stuff Steve.
I wish to book my game on this table right now please.

[Malamute]

Wonderful stuff Steve.
I wish to book my game on this table right now please.

Me too.  

[gamer Mac]

The last picture is stunning
Great work

[Constable Bertrand]

Hot darn that's attractive! it's more like a period photo than a board game table!

I'm eager to see more Steve!

Cheers
Matt

[Silent Invader]

  thanks for the very kind comments  (Richard and Nick, hopefully you'll have noticed that I've added the game to the BLAM thread .... though I hope it's finished much sooner   )

I've got more progress to show but wife has gone out with my phone, so no camera 

Today I've  done more to the drainage ditch, including making a few clumps of poppies (and yes, superglue was involved). Photos later.

 

[pocoloco]

Most impressive work! 

A pleasure to see your progress with this, if those town tiles wouldn't have been gorgeous on their own already, now the new rural part takes it all up just another notch.

I too would love to book a game on that board

[Silent Invader]

 

The camera has returned: yay!

EDIT: Painting is still wip



The ditch will have water at its base to distinguish it from a trench

A bit blurry but a closeup showing the poppies and also the conduit into the base of the ditch