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| Modular Trench & COD Terrain; City with trench and bunker defenses | |
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| Topic Started: 1 Jan 2009, 06:33 PM (5,791 Views) | |
| TrooperPX | 1 Jan 2009, 06:33 PM Post #1 |
Colour Sergeant
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Inspired by the new GW modular game board, but outraged at the price... I've begun my own. Designed to be playable in any regular 40k game configuration, but being designed as a 6' x 12 ' Apoc table.  Six sections as city. Three sections for trench defenses. Three sections transitioning from the 2" hill level to the table surface. Six sections as open lands. Concept sketch:  Edited by TrooperPX, 1 Jan 2009, 06:52 PM.
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| Ω Digits | 1 Jan 2009, 07:12 PM Post #2 |
Warmaster of the Undead Legions
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Looking forward to seeing it take shape. Best of luck...... |
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| Dave38x | 1 Jan 2009, 07:37 PM Post #3 |
Sapper
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best of luck indeed mate, your gonna need it... |
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| Marovian | 1 Jan 2009, 07:37 PM Post #4 |
Captain
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Oohhhhh, big projects, best kind. Could be very good. Keep us posted. |
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| TrooperPX | 1 Jan 2009, 11:53 PM Post #5 |
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Colour Sergeant
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Started this on my day X-Mas day off.  I'm using 2" blue Dow foam (from Lowes). This foam is "smoother" in texture than the pink stuff (from Home Depot) which is kind of crunchy. I used Liquid Nails cauking to adhere it to the board, which is 1/4" luan. Apply zig-zag lines of glue, press together, then pull apart. Let dry for one minute, then press back together. This airates the glue and makes a larger tacky spot, like rubber cement. Stack them in pairs face to face, then stack a good amount of weight on top. Let dry 24+ hours. I'll try to take pics of this step next time.  Marked out my trench lines, then used a router to carve out the basic shape.  Here are all three pieces together.  Used a keyhole saw to scuff up the floor, and to carve out the entrance.  Vinyl spackle was carefully glooped for the dug-out dirt, with extra mounds here and there.  One completed section drying.  My original idea was to have trench lines they could start in, then advance into for better cover. Playing with the idea of "V" formations versus the "P" style here. I'll post up in steps. Edited by TrooperPX, 1 Jan 2009, 11:54 PM.
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| TrooperPX | 2 Jan 2009, 03:37 AM Post #6 |
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Colour Sergeant
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I let the putty dry overnight. With a good cold night, putting it in front of the register helped dry it throughly. As it dried, the thicker globs cracked, giving a nice arid visual. Using PVA glue, I brushed a thick 80/20 wash onto the foam areas I wanted to cover.  I found using sawdust was the most economical solution to covering as much square footage as I was going to need. I'll be painting it anyway, so no point in buying RR ballast.  I used a soda can to roll/press the sawdust into the glue. I wanted as even a surface as possible.  I worked carefully around my putty detail, trying not to get too much overlap.  Here is one 2' x 2' board completed.  I let this dry again overnight. The next day, I applied a thin 20/80 wash to the whole board. This would help seal the putty, as well as seal any loose sawdust on the surface. Another night of drying, and it's neigh indestructible. Each step took about half a hour, so maybe just under 2-hours to complete each board. Working on six at a time I had an assembly line of sorts on the kitchen floor. (...much to the chagrin of my wife... ) |
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| Barret | 2 Jan 2009, 04:08 AM Post #7 |
Warrant Officer 2
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Looking awesome so far, and thank you for the detailed step-by-step. I'm taking plenty of notes. 
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| Burnie | 2 Jan 2009, 09:35 AM Post #8 |
Second Lieutenant
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Those trenches look like pure awesome, man
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| Jonny5 | 2 Jan 2009, 03:01 PM Post #9 |
Warrant Officer 1
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lookin real good so far keep at it i have always wanted the FW trench stuff but this is a good affordable solution and i second the thanks for the step by step J5 |
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| Matyilinko | 2 Jan 2009, 03:46 PM Post #10 |
Second Lieutenant
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I'm looking forward to see how it will be finished. Soo fantastic atm! I can't do much, but i'm going to drop a mark of eagle, if it helps you. (You gave me nice idea to create my own table, Thansk a lot!). 
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| TrooperPX | 3 Jan 2009, 03:35 PM Post #11 |
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Colour Sergeant
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So those were the first three-accross trenches. Here are the three accross hill sections to transition from the 2" high foam to table level. I had three pieces of partial scrap foam. I cut them in shape to line up with one another since they were all different sizes. Then I tried to make a gentle slope so minis wouldn't tip over. This was done with a belt sander.  More vinyl spackle was used to fill and ease the gap.  Smooth out with a finger and feather.  Do this up and down, leaving a good volume in the middle to allow for any shrinkage.  I dug in a crag for a little cover and variety, and puttied around it.  One board was a little short, and not wanting to waste material, I cut it in the middle so it would fit to the edges and made it into a cravass. Just wide enough for a Termie figure or Warboss.  Close up of the cravass, using the keyhole saw to rough in some rock striations.  That board waiting to dry.  This will be a crashed Land Speeder.  And this is a test fit of the hills and trenches together.  |
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| TrooperPX | 3 Jan 2009, 05:13 PM Post #12 |
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Colour Sergeant
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First games from last week to playtest the new terrain. Some shots of the whole board so far: View from the Basilica. Textured scrapbook paper (football texture) was used for the floor of the Basilica. Inexpensive, easy to glue down, and the color hue matched the building. The city is modular, and I've designed it to look really cool in a couple of configurations. There will be a recessed "melta" crater under the Basilica should you not want a building there. It will also take the Manufactorum in that place... but with a recessed crater, it won't wobble the buildings when placed on top.  View from the generator station. In the other corned I will have a nice textured crater (Titan pieplate size), with a ring of blown out buildings. These ruins will be removable so you can have just a big-honkin' crater if you like.  View from the hills.  Detail shot, using recycled USPS boxes as temporary ruins until my Imperial Sector sets come in. The roads are routered down 1/4" to help define them. I'll either score in some details, or use textured paper with an ink wash to muck it up. The ruins will be removable, all the same size footprint, so you can swap the building in and out as you like.  Six pieces of City in use for a table-quarters game.  |
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| TrooperPX | 3 Jan 2009, 05:32 PM Post #13 |
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Colour Sergeant
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Holiday game to test the hills. Baracades at the base of the hill, forests in the middle, with some barracks atop the hill.  Reverse angle, showing the fully sawdust-covered hills and trenches.  Guardsmen prepare to rush (yea, right) the hill.  DAs take position in the trenches. (Yes, even though I won first turn, I chose to put my Guard in the open, at the base of the hill...)  They meet in the middle for several very interesting conflicts.  Never playing on a board like this, we both had several units on the table that prooved usless. No Hellhound for the Guard, and no Razorbacks for the DAs. Flamers just tease, and the Razors had a hard time finding a usefull position to take up. The Guard's heavy weapons at the flanks were the decisive decision, and Guard would pull this one out. We're planning to reset the table exactly, and play again with some tweaks to our lists. Should be interesting. We also decided we wanted a "communication" trench at the 12-inch deployment zone line. This will help lateral redeployment, and provide first turn cover before moving up into the larger trench areas. There was too much hopping out into the open to get to the next trench. This may also help offset the need for the barracks, leaving a more visually open table. The next set of trenches will have a communication trench, and incorporate cover for vehicles. Several will have a vehicle ditch in the back corners, where Basilisks and Whirlwinds like to hide. And others will have a ditch that you can/will have to move up into after first turn.  |
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| Dave38x | 3 Jan 2009, 06:01 PM Post #14 |
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thats fantastic, if only i had the dedication to make that! |
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| Ω jasevx | 4 Jan 2009, 05:37 PM Post #15 |
Techmarine
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great build step by step, can't wait to see it finished |
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| Matyilinko | 4 Jan 2009, 05:42 PM Post #16 |
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Second Lieutenant
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Wow, i liked this way to test the table. The modularity gives a couple of new interesting gameplay. Everything you wrote down, shows the orientation of having fun while playing. Cheers. Can't wait to see the further pics. Gz. |
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| Colonel Haizelhoff | 6 Jan 2009, 07:39 PM Post #17 |
Warrant Officer 2
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Great stuff. I am so looking forward to that communications bunker. I really hope you get this project finished, it's gonna look great! |
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| Predatorpt | 7 Jan 2009, 12:35 AM Post #18 |
Sergeant
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Keep up the good work! I'm seeing your table taking shape and thinking that I have to do something like that Your tutorial is a great help.
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| El Diablo | 11 Jan 2009, 12:12 AM Post #19 |
Bunker Giant
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Fantastic walk through on the construction, very inspiring for any board builder. |
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| Matyilinko | 26 Jan 2009, 10:13 AM Post #20 |
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Second Lieutenant
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Hey, TrooperPX! Any progress with your stunning table? I will diesoon if not. Kiddin'
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