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Afghanistan gaming club, gaming table
Topic Started: 3 Jul 2011, 03:47 AM (1,217 Views)
Jaysen	3 Jul 2011, 03:47 AM Post #1
Corporal Posts: 13 Group: Sub-Comrade Member #1,884 Joined: June 29, 2011	I'm currently trying to make a gaming table or two worth of terrain and such here at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. It's slow going since I don't have a ton of time to work on it. I'm using stuff from the junk yard. I have a role of plastic/sectioned floor matting to use as an air base or building complex. I've also salvaged a 6 foot table. That's a start. I've also founds some interesting pieces of aluminum tubing that is perforated in a beehive pattern to use as industrial stacks. I've got some huge plastic speed bumps I'm using as bunker entrances. I want to make a large control tower / communications building but haven't found any suitable material yet. I've also got some steel battery charger shells that are about 18" on a side and 12" tall, with louvers. These might be turned into aircraft hangers.



# Old Guard	3 Jul 2011, 09:20 AM Post #2
Entertainment officer...Meet the gang cos the boys are here..... Posts: 9,045 Group: Super Admin Member #104 Joined: September 29, 2007	Excellent! good to here you boys are keeping yourselves entertained. sounds interesting but it would be good to see some piccies at some point. there has got to be loads of packaging material, wood, cardboard that you could use.



# Digits	3 Jul 2011, 10:11 AM Post #3
Shadowkin Posts: 19,024 Group: Super Admin Member #6 Joined: September 18, 2007	At least you have lots of sand for the board texture! Best of luck with this, I too look forward to seeing the fruits of your labours.



Matyilinko	3 Jul 2011, 05:45 PM Post #4
Lieutenant Posts: 2,530 Group: Comrade Member #827 Joined: December 8, 2008	This sounds really interesting. Will follow thos thread with attention now.



Jaysen	4 Jul 2011, 04:52 AM Post #5
Corporal Posts: 13 Group: Sub-Comrade Member #1,884 Joined: June 29, 2011	I think I'm going to build a table that represents the edge of an industrial/imperial base that the desert is encroaching upon. The base has been abandoned and the sand is migrating in. To represent this, I'm going to use the fold up flooring as a base, since it's about 4 feet wide. It will sit on top of the 6' x 3' table. I'm going to coat about 3 foot of it in 3M spray adhesive and sprinkle sand on. Yes, I'm having to skimp and use real sand, can't afford the good stuff from citadel. The rest of the board will be left in it's sectioned olive drag plastic look. I'll try to find some spray paint to paint some street lines. Stage two will be to build some structures. The first structures will be a vehicle checkpoint and burm/fence. Next, some troop bunkers with burned out / broken gun emplacements. At the far end, I've got 4-5 different sized transformer shells I'm going to use as aircraft hanger structures. I've gotta figure out a process to cut these up and make them look more like buildings. The problem is that the steel is only 1/16" thick. I might glue some cardboard to the inside of the shell to make it thick like a wall. The biggest problem with all of this is that there's no spray paint to be had. I could really use some gray, black, and olive drab. I'm still looking around for these. BTW, I'm Brother Zebadiah on the Apocalypse 40k website and Lirbrarium Online. Here's two more pics: the army I'm working on painting and the current squad I'm working on (about 70% done). Attached to this post: Afghan_gaming_table.jpg (64.95 KB) table_materials.jpg (124.31 KB) lightningclawterminators.jpg (99.37 KB) Afghan_forces.jpg (86.99 KB) Edited by Jaysen, 4 Jul 2011, 05:25 AM.



Meleck	4 Jul 2011, 01:19 PM Post #6
Sergeant Posts: 95 Group: Comrade Member #1,858 Joined: May 12, 2011	I wouldn't consider using real sand skimping. Just pass it through a shiv to keep only the real fine sand and you're in business.



Chaos Wolf	10 Jul 2011, 12:29 PM Post #7
Second Lieutenant Posts: 1,280 Group: Comrade Member #808 Joined: November 24, 2008	Best of luck with the project! I'm glad you're able to find something to do to stay occupied and help pass the time.



# KayvaanShrike	12 Jul 2011, 11:16 AM Post #8
Marine Biologist Posts: 10,233 Group: Super Admin Member #3 Joined: September 18, 2007	And they say their fighting a war. Looks like an ok room you got there, and your bike, and even a bed side table and lamp! All joking aside, good to see you keeping up with the hobby whilst on tour, best of luck with it.



☺Easy E	13 Jul 2011, 01:01 AM Post #9
Captain Posts: 3,618 Group: Honour Guard Member #105 Joined: September 29, 2007	Sweet. Stupid question but, how did you get your models over there?



☺Jasevx	13 Jul 2011, 02:31 PM Post #10
Techmarine Posts: 8,828 Group: Honour Guard Member #10 Joined: September 18, 2007	carried or posted Easy!



☺Easy E	13 Jul 2011, 05:29 PM Post #11
Captain Posts: 3,618 Group: Honour Guard Member #105 Joined: September 29, 2007	I'm also curious how big the club is? How many folks are part of it? I find this fascinating.



gun drone 3.0	15 Jul 2011, 03:11 PM Post #12
Lieutenant Posts: 2,300 Group: Comrade Member #1,241 Joined: July 16, 2009	War gaming in a war zone interesting.



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