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| Author: | Drumstick [ Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Osgiliath Board |
Well I've decided to start making a gaming board for my men... I already have 1 which is just plain. It's going to be built on around 5cm thick board which i will carve out slopes, rivers & I can add hills etc... But I'm not sure what i should for grass wise. There's the possible grass sheets which is just paper with grass on it pretty much... Or should i use the powdered 'stuff' The grass sheets wouldn't be very good for hills etc, because there will be folds in it, but the powdered grass can go anywhere really.. I don't think using them both would be a good idea for you would see the difference... Any help on this would be very useful or even an example if anyone has. |
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| Author: | Anduril Blade of Kings [ Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:17 pm ] |
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I would just use the static grass sheets all over, powdered and static would not go together very good. In my opinion static grass is much more realistic than powder. I would just use normal static grass in a bag for the areas not covered by the mat. 
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| Author: | hero of gondor [ Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:22 pm ] |
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I have made 3 gaming boards the first one with grass sheets it looked not very realistic and it was horrible to place it. The second and 3 attempt were much better static grass was easy to aply and it is cheaper. EDIT: I can make a picture of the 3 board. |
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| Author: | Drumstick [ Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:39 pm ] |
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Ok so i see using Static grass seems to be a favorite. I've only used the powder 'stuff' so far & haven't really seen static grass on a board before... I've seen boxes of the stuff but it didn't look that realistic in my view. Any pictures would be welcome for i wouldn't mind having a look at the end result, or even if stages if someone went to the trouble of it. |
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| Author: | Elf mumakil [ Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:57 pm ] |
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Static grass works best if you mix several different shades of it to create several different shades of grass for the board. |
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| Author: | Drumstick [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | The Boards |
This is what I'm going to base it on. 3 boards (but i'm sure it'll expand some time  ) It actually insulation but perfect for making hills and boards. I'm going to cut in a river, add some hills & ruins around the place.. It's three boards placed together so i can easily do smaller or large battles.This is it so far, I'll update you when i've done more.
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| Author: | Drumstick [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Update |
Heres an update of what I've done today... It's not much but it's coming together nicely. 
Any tips are always welcome. My next step is to build a bridge, and on the other side of the rivere where there are no hills I'm thinking about making some ruins/town. |
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| Author: | Anduril Blade of Kings [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:34 pm ] |
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Looking great so far, but I believe this actually should become a new topic in the Work in Progress section 
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| Author: | King Elessar the Uniter [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:40 pm ] |
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Really nice work so far Drumtastic! 
Anduril Blade of Kings wrote: Looking great so far, but I believe this actually should become a new topic in the Work in Progress section
I don't believe that's true. People such as Dorthonion keep threads running - updating them with progress on such projects. And they should know the rules; having lived on this site for many, many long years... 
As long as it's just terrain (which it is) then it should be fine here. |
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| Author: | Anduril Blade of Kings [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:44 pm ] |
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I'll just keep quiet in the future.....still only been here a couple months, don't quite understand all the rules. Since this is the Help with Terrain Modelling section, I thought it should become a WIP. 
Well, never mind about that, Drumtastic. Looking forward to seeing the board finished and flocked 
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| Author: | lordstijn [ Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:16 am ] |
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Here's a picture of static grass that I used on my diorama http://www.one-ring.co.uk/phpBB2/album_pic.php?pic_id=8716 |
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| Author: | beanerboy [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:44 pm ] |
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Looking pretty good so far, can i just ask were you purchased the foam from though as im having some difficulty getting my hands on some high density foam. Thanks in addvance Beaner |
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| Author: | Drumstick [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Foam Board |
Well i bought mine from the local 'DIY' shop... which was B&Q. It's actually insulation but great for making these types of things. I also found a website earlier if you still fail to find any. I didn't use it for i find buying things of the internet is a hassle. Here's the site - http://www.barrule.com/workshop/scratch ... ofoam.html |
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| Author: | beanerboy [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:39 pm ] |
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yeh i have seen the site before, and will defo be getting some of the thinner bord from there for buildings etc. i recently went to a B&Q warhouse store, and couldnt come accross any insulation bored, other than the white expanded polystryn. maybe its just me! lol Beaner |
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| Author: | Drumstick [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Foam Board |
Well it's true i have rarely seen the stuff... I've only found it a few weeks back & was over the moon making hills etc... lol. They don't normally stock that kind of insulation but since it's get colder and near to Christmas they'll stock some. I myself bought 15 sheets of the foam in case i didn't find anymore for a while.. lol |
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| Author: | beanerboy [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:47 pm ] |
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Any chance you still have the product number? should be on the recipt. or a link to the board on the website? thanks in addvance. Beaner |
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| Author: | Drumstick [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Foam Board |
ehh.... well I'm not exactly sure. So i'll just give you it all.. lol. Name - SpaceBoard Site - http://www.space-insulation.com/board.html Product Number ( or what i think it is, I'm very bad at these things  ) Polyfoam XPS 222571
but the receipt is already long gone... lol |
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| Author: | beanerboy [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:00 pm ] |
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Im having no fun trying to find it on B&Q's website, but thanks for all the information! Beaner |
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| Author: | King Elessar the Uniter [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:28 am ] |
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By the way Drumtastic how big is each section? |
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| Author: | Drumstick [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:15 pm ] |
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Thickness (mm) Width x Length(mm) 52.5 mm 1200 x 500 That's it
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