Maschinenpriester's portable gaming table - WIP Tread

[Maschinenpriester]

Greetings Brothers,

 

I decided to share the progress I made on a recent project with you guys. Hope you like It.

 

I Decide to start the construction of a gaming board after my painted up miniature collection hit the mark of 2000 points.

 

I started the Project in December. I Wanted to make Gaming table which fits in my car's Trunk and I wanted to have a good compromise between weight and look. Also it should not be to to expensive.

 

It consists of  two halves with the dimensions of 900x1200 mm.The Board is made from 3 mm MDF  which is supported by a heavy frame. Both sides wil be put together with hinges, so they can fold together.

 

Material costst so far have been around 50 € - Not too bad.

 

 

After gluing and screwing everything together it's weight was approximately 12 kg

 

I started adding sand, some bits and hard foam with some mixed PVA glue to the FIrst half of the board.

I am planning to get some ruined urban look. Also with a part that looks a bit trenchy.

Besides one Plan was to leave some elevated squares as bases for buildings. To ensure the maximum modularity while mainining a good look and texture i plan to leave the highes elevation on the board aroum 6 mm, so that no big gaps will turn up if i place a 20x20 mm building base on the board.

 

 

 

Here some Closeups first Half of the Board at this stage.

 

After I had the problem that the sand did not stick to the MDF I tried sevral things to fix that...

So I used a mixture of 50/50 PVA glue and Water + Some paint + some dish cleaning liquid.

This way the sand is scured and the board gets very sturdy as i can tell at this point.

 

 

I just used too much water. As a result the MDF soaked full of water and expanded and warped through tension. Thanks to the strong frame the Deformation was not a big ussue. A little hill formed in the middle which might result in some wobblyness if I want to place terrain on it. But it makes the board look even more natural.

Edited January 18, 2018 by Maschinenpriester

[Maschinenpriester]

Here some Pics of 2 Testgames I did last weekend on the WIP board.

 

Killteam

 

 

2500 Pt Eldar VS EC

 

Reminds me that I should use a proper Camera instead of my Phone...

Edited January 18, 2018 by Maschinenpriester

[Maschinenpriester]

This week I continued with the Secon half of the board. I plan to give that a bit more urban / Industrial look, but still rusty and ruined to fit the other half.

This way I think the other side will be a good setting for some nice Kill team or even necromunda games!

 

 

Thats it for now. Let me know what you guys think!

[Pearson73]

The textures on the board are looking really good, even better with minis on it!

[Kierdale]

Fine work indeed!

I wish I had the time and storage space for a project like that.

Colour me jealous! ;)

[Maschinenpriester]

It's not really space consuming though. when its finished i'll just shove it behind a shelf (so between shelf and wall. I just need a gap of 85 mm).

[Maschinenpriester]

Time to show the Progress I made with the second half of the board!

 

I Started forming some sort of base for a Power core/ Reactor/ SHield generator in the middle.

 

 

I used some old cables and tubes i had lying around.

 

I also added some light craters, ruble and bits to add more depth and texture.

 

 

Today I finished adding stuff to the board, and secured the sand on the board, adding the basecoat in the same step. This time i did not overdo it with the water in order to prevent the MDF from warping. I also airbrushed the Plasticard areas, and painted the tiles black.

 

 

So this is how it looks right now.

 

 

Cant wait to have everything painted up.

Edited January 27, 2018 by Maschinenpriester