My buddies YepImadork and Seppuku made the shop a pretty sweet terrain table a few months ago.
They packed in a ton of detail into the board that really puts it over the top both in terms of play-ability and appearance IMHO.
Here’s a brief summary how they made the board. To start, they used 1/8″ thick plastic card squares to frame out the sidewalks, and smaller ones to make the road surface itself. They also framed the long sides with squares as well for the hazard strip decal applied later.
Then they added texture to the ground areas (my favorite texture mix for tables is Large and Medium Grit Kitty Litter of all things), and painted those up. After it was painted, they added flock to the ground areas, and then matte sprayed the whole board outdoors to protect the paint and grass.
The buildings were made from old laser cut Flying Tricycle kits, and glued onto Masonite board (the same stuff as the backs to clipboards). The sweet coms depot in the middle was also one of their kits as well.
They build up texture around the buildings and then painted them all at the same time. The base-coat for the buildings was Army Painter’s Uniform Grey Spray Primer, and then they dry-brushed and weathered them up a bit.
The Bradley fighting figures were purchased from a Dollar General and added into the mix as static terrain. They also splashed in some GW trees, AT-43 crates, and other odd’s and ends as well to complete the theme.
Check out all the close-ups below! The pics were take with MERCS! minis, but they are 28mm so the scale is the same as Warhammer.
What do you think of the table? -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
