Game Board WIP

[orkblasta]

So a little while ago I posted that I was starting to build a game board and was looking for ideas. Well I've gotten the materials and have started to work on the board. I've been working on the board for about a week now and have been procrastinating about getting this post up so here's about a weeks worth of work summed up in one.

so here's what it looked like at the beginning. The circle areas are going to be raised areas and there's a trench that can be seen closer to the back. Terrain for size comparison.


closer look at the trench.


The board has now been completely carved down and now all I have to do is shake the raised areas/hills.


This hill has been carved out, the pics don't really do it justice.


The board has now been completely shaped and is ready to be cut and layered with paint. By the way when I say cut I mean cut into 4 pieces (2 foot by 4 foot) for this is an 8 foot board, that way I can choose to play with either a 6 foot board for regular games or an 8 foot board for apoc games.


Now a closer look at the trench. I plan on painting it to look like magma.



Well I think that's pretty much it I'll get more pics up of my next step within 24 hours, hopefully it'll have paint on it. ;D ;D ;D

[Deathnid]

that is freakin awesome!!! i love the lava cracks whith the glossy stuff inside, its sooooo coool

[Reaper]

WOW!!!!!!!!!

Gotta say, even better than i expected!!

I look forward to playing on it.

[Leviathan Are Back...]

Great!

What sort of terrian are you gonna use?

[orkblasta]

Thanks guys for the comments. And I plan on building terrain for different themes to match the board. For example I have a friend that plays orks so I'll build a bunch of ork terrain that will match the board. More pics will come later today.

[orkblasta]

Sorry about the double post but hey I got more pics of my progress.

K so I've taken the board and cut it into 4 sections and I am very happy that the different sections still line up nicely.






The part that really makes me happy is that these pieces stack to be about a foot high. I will now be able to transport an 8 foot board easily. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[talonatreyu]

BAHHHH! I should have cut my gaming table into pieces like this... But anyways.. Looks great so far

cheers

[Fellta]

That is really nice. I would love to make a board to play on. Not sure where I could put it, but I still want one. So what did you use to cut and shave the board.

[orkblasta]

Fellta: To answer your question I used a common kitchen knife to shvedown the foam and form the hills. There's probably a faster way to do it but it worked just fine. Then to cut the board into sections I used a table saw.

I plan on doing some more work on the board tonight and will try to get more pics up today. All I have yet to do is apply the filler across the surface to get rid of any gouges in the foam, (probably due to the knife) but this is taking longer than I had originally anticipated. Then the board is ready for its base coat and texture.

[orkblasta]

Well I've got the filler applied and the base coat, tomorrow I will try to get to the texture but know promises, I'm not sure if I have all the materials for that.

Anyway pics of the board at its current stage.




I'm very happy ;D ;D ;D ;D and my wrist hurts from spreading the white paint. ;D ;D ;D ;D

[thatoneguy]

even if it does take longer then expected, it'll defiantly be worth it! that things awesome never thought of having small hill actually built onto the board itself!!!!! sick!

[thatoneguy]

your my new hero

[welshpaul]

I'm really surprised that more people don't make their own modular game boards, especially when GW's costs over £150. OK, mine is coming close to that amount now but that's mainly due to the cost of buying latex moulds and specialised model railway accessories but with a bit of scavenging around decorating shops you should be able to knock one up for under £50!

[orkblasta]

so far mine is under $50.

Sorry but know more pics for today, I just finished the first coat of paint and the rocks and gravel and such. I found the rocks and gravel to not have taken to the glue and some are just falling off the board so tomorrow I will apply a layer of glue to hold down the rocks then another coat of paint then the dry brushing for depth. So, a little more work than I had first anticipated.

[welshpaul]

If you need to fix gravel and smaller pebbles, apply a watered down coat of PVA or two before you apply an undercoat of spray paint. It will seal the gravel in and also protect the foam from he corrosive adhesive agents in the spray paint.