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I decided to start a new table that is more futuristic and cyberpunk inspired. My goal is to use the table for skirmish games so I wanted to start with something that has interesting movement and cover features. I placed sheet metal on the roof so I can magnetize items to swap out to offer more variety in the future. I will eventuallu add lighting to the buildings, but I wanted to try out some new fabrication methods before introducing too much complexity.

Looking good so far!
What is the thickness on that metal sheet if you know? And what did you use to cut that metal with?

Build update:






I use roof flashing for the metal backing on terrain that I intend to use for magnetized accessorizes. The thickness of the material I used on this build is 0.0115". I recently invested in a Grizzly T26470 12" hand shear. However, I have been using extra long tin snips from Craftsman for sometime without issue. I purchased the Grizzly to cut long thin pieces to be installed along the side of walkway. Cutting 0.125 - 0.25 inch strips with the tin snips is not practical. Tin snips could have been easily used on this build. I have purchased a 19" x 50' roll of flashing for larger pieces, however I really like the 5" x 7" rectangles for this type of build.

BTW, the hold down clamps on the Grizzly shear are something I added. The shear is not fitted with the hold down feet found on more expensive models, so I added these clamps.