Wednesday 17 June 2015

"Now What Are You Up Too ! ? "


The title of this entry to my blog is a quote from my wife when coming home from work on seeing my new 'Battle Board' ! . My wargaming colleague 'S' - who is the proprietor of 'S & A Scenics' had expressed an interest in a couple of the boxed games I was getting rid of recently and instead of paying for them I suggested he could make me some terrain . The idea of my 'Battle Board' is not original - I use a old fashioned folding card table to paint on and have occasionally gamed on it , but being under 2' square it's a bit small and things get knocked off into the waiting jaws of the dog ! . So I thought why not a 2' x 3' board with sides on it to prevent this happening ! . My own attempts at woodwork are limited to creating firewood - so I approached 'S' with the idea , he improved on my design and above is the finished article - with cats of various sizes to give scale . My initial idea was to use it for my 'Necromunda' project but it will accommodate any smallish skirmish game  such as 'LOTRs' or 'Songs of Blades and Hero's' . I've added the warning tape to help with the futuristic look of the thing and am now deciding on the colour scheme for the interior of the board , I'll report back with further developments . 

4 comments:

  1. "Huzzah" say Hugo and Hodge... "a post apocalyptic litter tray."

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    1. That similarity has been commented on ! - they shall be watched carefully , Tony

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  2. That look rather impressive. I notice you're reading Jac Weller. How are you finding Wellington in India?

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    1. Although written quite a while ago it's still a good read , got the Osprey Assaye Campaign book as well which is excellent . Tony

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