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yeah,
Looks good.
Once assembled, how strong is it?
Can you carry your army around ontop of it, or will it collapse?

Panic...

Wow, that looks pretty cool

I love the idea of a trench system board. Though I don't really play/display enough to warrent getting one :(

If I win the lottery though, I will get several

As to your earlier point that the rods do not connect together to form larger display bases - I think that such a display base would have its place and the idea is certainly worth looking at seriously, even if in the end you decide that you have already invested enough on the current design, and retooling to a new design would outweigh the benefits of being able to construct larger display bases.

cool idea. i am curious to see how it is assembled that you can put a heavy load of large metal models on it to not risk falling apart, must be a pretty clever system.
im not a tournament goer but if i was i would certainly want a set of tiles topped with or made of sheet metal for magnetized bases.

Please tell me your also going to look into terrain board sets! 4x4 plastic terrain boards would make you millions!! MILLIONS!!!

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:All you need to do now is expand on the idea, release tiles for a table, that just happen to link in perfectly with the GW ones, undercut GW by 30%, and let me buy some.

Now that's something I'd be interested in, this doesn't really fit anywhere into my needs.

Superscope wrote:Please tell me your also going to look into terrain board sets! 4x4 plastic terrain boards would make you millions!! MILLIONS!!!

I'd rather have one foot square boards, I have the RoB and two foot square tiles are just too unwieldy rreally. Plus smaller tiles mean more variation and cheaper expansion sets.

Wow this guy is really trying to make people spend money on things! Clever. It is plastic that you have to paint? Why not have one that is already painted without a huge seam in the middle? Nice idea.

Panic wrote:Once assembled, how strong is it?
Can you carry your army around ontop of it, or will it collapse?

I'd like to know the answer to that question, too!

It looks like it has recessed handles on the ends, and combined with the reinforcing beam in the centre it looks like it is designed to carry stuff around on.

Just when I thought I had seen everything in this hobby ...

Great idea, Romeo !! It looks really well-made and sturdy.

Next, you need to offer the option of a clear acrylic cover for it I don't do tourneys but I do display my models at home.

Literally all I can say romeo is wow. So many people have complained about traveling with their boards and seeing how you jsut did ti will have fixed that porblem for many people. the price is amazing too not gonna lit so cheers to that.

Yawn....

Romeo, will you be making inserts without the molded hill?

Maxstreel - We will have several inserts over the coming months and we may have something without the hills. I know the next 4 boards have already been designed and they all have features.

RiTides - I designed the board to carry really heavy models from table to table without any problems. When doing weight tests I took my entire Cygnar army along with my Cryx and placed as many metal models together as possible. I had over 20 jacks and every model was base to base across the entire board. Not only did the board support the models but we had no flexing or bowing of any kind. When we do the review video on it next month you'll be able to see it for yourself with models and weight tests.

Everyone - These will be available at Adepticon for pre view. We may also bring a few to sell but we have a huge amount of bag going to the show already and space is limited.

Romeo
Battle Foam
Protecting Your Army

Sold!

Nice, I look forward to the trenches and water features x-board. From the broken down view, I assume the dimensions are 12" x 18" when in the bag?

You guys rock.

Also, I wanted to put my 2 cents out there regarding the new Warmachine bags. I received mine in the mail the other day, and it's fantastic.

Keep up the great work.

I'd hit it.

orkyorky wrote:Wow this guy is really trying to make people spend money on things! Clever. It is plastic that you have to paint? Why not have one that is already painted without a huge seam in the middle? Nice idea.

The problem is that a display board needs to be broken down for travel, so there will be a seam (or you can use some conversion work to hide it). On of the biggest problems for people who fly to events is to have a decent display board. If you are local you can take whatever you want, but if you are flying you need a display board that can fit in your luggage.


And to expand on the point Yakface made, not only do people use it to carry their armies around at tournaments, but a lot of tournaments are grading you on your display base.

Here are the rules from the Broadside Bash last week:
Display Base Bonus (1–3pts): If your army includes a display base (it must be large enough to fit your army onto) it can be worth bonus points for your paint score. Display bases will be judged to be Tournament Quality, Fine Detail Quality, or Master Class quality. Tournament quality display bases are worth one bonus point and are very basic; mostly being used to just transport your army from table–to–table and give in a common display area (a flat board with a hill or a couple of trees). Fine Detail quality display bases are worth two bonus points and are meant to tie the theme of the army together even more (a castle background with extra conversions, bodies hanging from the wall, etc.). Master Class quality display bases are worth three bonus points. They are really works of art and not only tie the army theme together but in conjunction with the army models play out a scene in front of you.


Here is the scoring from the Adepticon Championships:
Display Base (Check the one that applies)

No display base, Rubber Maid lid, etc.= 0 points
Basic, just one flock= 1 point
Multiple flock, or painted with highlights one flock, framed edge: 2 points
Multiple flock, or painted with highlights one flock, terrain elements, shading and highlighting of elements= 4 points
Intricate diorama that just ‘wows’ the judge= 5 points

So I might dive over to Gilbert and pick one up before Adepticon.

Sgt Diablo wrote:When we do the review video on it next month you'll be able to see it for yourself with models and weight tests.

Don't forget the -now requisite- "Fat guy standing on it" test.

After all, ou don't want GW making you look bad. Right? ; )

Eric

Fantastic idea AND brought to reality. Great job.

- Blackbone

Great idea. I'll definitely be considering one of these.

Why oh why Romeo can't it be ready before Adepticon. I've been agonizing over making a display board that fits in my suitcase and this would make my life so much easier.

This would have been great for me at Conquest Seattle. I got -5 points for not having a display board, which then hurt me in the painting category. I just don't have the time to make some elaborate display board, especially one large enough for my Orks that is also effective for travel. X-Board seems relatively easy on the wallet for what it does, effective in design and especially good for us tourney players. I'm soo going to be looking for you guys at Adepticon so I can get my hands on one of these. One of the best products I’ve seen in awhile.

Can I reserve one? lol

nevermind, I tried reading the whole thread (d'oh!)

Breotan wrote:Am I right in figuring that it would take eight of them to make a standard 6' x 4' board? That would make these more expensive per square foot than the GW board which everyone on these forums LOVES to complain about.

I think you're missing the point, Breotan.

The point here is to have a collapsable display board for your army of uberness to look uber on during the obligatory non-uber paint judging at GT style events. That this thing can be collapsed to be a carry on on our every-increasingly nazi-esque airlines (not that I particularly mind their newish policies on baggage, everyone has a bottom line) is exactly what makes it uberfied.

While you could slap several together to form a table on, that isn't their intended purpose, and the price point doesn't apply to unintended uses. The price point is based on what it DOES.


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aerethan wrote:No comment on a future game board?! PLEASE!!!!


BTW you're up late. Don't you have to work in the morning?

I'll bet dollars to pesos he was still at work.

Breotan wrote:

Agamemnon2 wrote:It's a ridiculous comparison, though. Like comparing two mopeds with a Prius because put together, they have the same amount of wheels.

Except in this case the two mopeds wind up costing more than the Prius.

Yeah, but they're still two fething mopeds. I.e. the comparison is still fething meaningless. Were you born this stupid or did you take lessons?

Agamemnon2 wrote:

Breotan wrote:

Agamemnon2 wrote:It's a ridiculous comparison, though. Like comparing two mopeds with a Prius because put together, they have the same amount of wheels.

Except in this case the two mopeds wind up costing more than the Prius.

Yeah, but they're still two fething mopeds. I.e. the comparison is still fething meaningless. Were you born this stupid or did you take lessons?

Surely if you take lessons on being stupid and learn to be stupid you aren't stupid because you have learnt something. Wow, did I just divide by zero?

Agamemnon2 wrote:Yeah, but they're still two fething mopeds. I.e. the comparison is still fething meaningless. Were you born this stupid or did you take lessons?

Let's take a look, shall we?

1. You violated Rule #1 (click on the link above!). For clarity, you called another poster stupid. This is "Rude".

2. Profanity. Just because our profanity filter picks it up doesn't mean you should still say it.

You also have a history of this sort of behavior and have skirted the edge of the Dakka Rules. Further violations of the Dakka rules will result in disciplinary action.

Lorek wrote:

Agamemnon2 wrote:Yeah, but they're still two fething mopeds. I.e. the comparison is still fething meaningless. Were you born this stupid or did you take lessons?

Let's take a look, shall we?

1. You violated Rule #1 (click on the link above!). For clarity, you called another poster stupid. This is "Rude".

2. Profanity. Just because our profanity filter picks it up doesn't mean you should still say it.

You also have a history of this sort of behavior and have skirted the edge of the Dakka Rules. Further violations of the Dakka rules will result in disciplinary action.

mmm ... must disagree with you there. If it is the truth why would it necessarily be rude. I am over-weigh - some people would call me fat. Calling some-one fat shouldn't be rude. If you post something that is illogical on a forum for all the world to revel in you debating skills don't you deserves to be call stupid when you don't make sense. I will agree that parts of the last sentence were excess, but somewhat amusing, and is rude but calling someone stupid isn't.

Sorry, Fullhead. Just because something is true doesn't make it "not rude" it just makes it "not libel". Our rule is against rudeness, which is a lower threshold for offense.