aerethan wrote:So I got the go ahead from the wife to make a gaming table finally. It has to be able to break down as we don't have space to leave it up when not playing. GW's offering at some $375 or whatever is stupid and I wouldn't pay that for so much wasted ground for skulls(who does mass graves only 6" deep?).

It's going to be 4'x6'. What I need is a modular system similar to GW's but without the price tag and skulls. They don't have to be molded plastic, foam is fine, and if it's a DIY kit that is cool too. Ideally 1' squares or 2' squares.

Ideas?

Lt. Coldfire wrote:http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/243963.page

That should give you a good idea on materials and what not. I tried my best to replicate that board and it turned out quite well actually despite my art deficiency. I spent around $70 in total including paint and foam I still had left over. Took a good amount of time, but it was a lot of fun!

MagickalMemories wrote:Three sections of 2' x 4' THICK blue insulation foam (the 2" thick stuff).
Put them side by side, so that you have your 4x6 board.
Use duct tape to hold the left one to the center one. Tape them together on the top. Now, flip those 2 pieces over, so that the duct tape is on the bottom.
Now, duct tape the one one the right to the center piece.

Now, you have a tri-fold board.

When taping, you'll use 3 lengths of duct tape. The first will straddle the 2 pieces. The next will go from the middle of that piece of tape, overlapping onto the side piece or foam. The next will go from the center of the middle piece of tape, overlapping onto the middle piece of foam. That gives you a sturdy bond.

When you're done with that, Woodland scenice has a product you'll need. It's grass flocking on a roll, with an adhesive backing.
You put 2 pieces on. One piece is roughly 4'x4'. This will cover the "top" section of duct tape. The other is 2'x4'. This covers the piece of foam board thatis taped on the bottom.

When all is said and done, you have a sturdy gaming surface that tri-folds to a 4'x2'x6" footprint. You can stow it away ina closet with ease.

It's what everyone in my game group uses, and they're all 6+ years old with no need for fixing EVER.

Eric

FM Ninja 048 wrote:MDF+Pencil+saw

njpc wrote:

FM Ninja 048 wrote:MDF+Pencil+saw

Piggie backing off this post. If you live near home depot, they have MDF which is very affordable. You can even ask them to put a big sheet down to whatever size you want. As example 2x2's to have interchangable terrain, 3x4's to have 2 sheets that slide together. You could ask them to put some ply wood as well if you don't want to shell it out for thick MDF. Goto the gardening section, by big band of cheap sand. Goto a craft score buy spray adhesive, home depot might even have this.

From their simply screw the pre cut boards together, flock them, and your ready to roll. Spray paint them black. Get 2 shades of brown and the biggest brush you can find.. a buddy even pulled this off with a paint roller and take his time. 2 coats dark brown. 1 coat 50/50 dark and lighter brown. 1 dry brush light brown, 1 dry brush 50/50 light brown - white.

Play game. I've used the above to help friends build boards on a sunday, and roll dice with them after allowing a day for drying. Don't be afraid to use canned soup for terrain