Well as the Broadside Show is a single week away now I have been progressing my boards a little. But only a little. To that end I have based the trees up and painted the bases. A very simple process of painting the bases then sprinkling them with sand and then another coat of paint to seal then again. I placed them on my Salute yellow carrier bag while drying.
And once dry I placed a few on the board to see if they would look right. Given that I have eight boards and 50 trees I think a ratio of 6 trees to a board will be about right. That should be enough to make it clear that there are some and yet not too cluttered to hinder movement and get in the way. As I will leave the placement of the trees to other people in the club I have no idea how sensible they will be. But scattered palm trees will work best I think. Later today I will need to go to B+Q and get my final piece for Broadside this year. And with luck I will get that piece finished as well. (Before the show, not all done today although I do expect to start it.)
Sorry there is not too much on the paint table at the moment as I am considering what I will need to buy at Broadside this year. I only have a few wants, needs and desires at present so not expecting to start anything really new just before the show as I am bound to get a few things that I did not KNOW I really needed and will therefore make my life complete (until I see something else that is.) So I think it will be a lazy week on the brushes for me.
All the Best, and take care.
Clint.
Is anyone else seeing blue and purple in the first picture? It must have been a better night than I thought! They look Clint and remind me that I have a load somewhere that need doing.
ReplyDeleteThe Blue ands yellow is the flash on the Salute carrier bag. Thank you Michael. I have now been to B=Q and think the next item will be ready for the show. (Had it's first coat of paint)
DeleteWow they look good but that first pic is a bit psychedelic this morning!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of making a Hawaiian shirt from it! Thank you Brummie.
DeleteAs soon as I saw that first photo I thought WTF! Has Clint gone all Gamma World-ish? Still, normalcy returns in your second photo. Are they stable though? They do look like they'll be easy to knock over.
ReplyDeleteWell they are quite stable, but that does not mean wargamers will not knock them over. But as they have metal bases it's not so easy as you might think at first.
DeleteGamma world that's a blast from the past if ever there was.
Thanks Bryan.
Good answer, mate.
DeleteI used to play Gamma World many, many years ago. I was glad to see you remember it as well.
I did try Gamma World all those years ago, but found it unbalanced. Then "Aftermath" far too clunky. And then moved on to Gurps. Better system
DeleteYour trees might look better if clumped slightly rather than being spaced evenly? Mind you, then the players will expect them to provide effects on line-of-sight and/or cover. Either way, they do look nice (well, at least in the second photo!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hugh, Most Pictures I have of Akaba (circa 1911) have the trees fairly dotted but maybe a few small clumps would also work.
DeleteHere I thought you had taken some strange turn to making an alien world or something... That first picture is hilarious! I love the look of the trees, they should add a nice feel to the bleak terrain.
ReplyDeleteYes It does look odd in those colours. But no it's not an alien world this week.
DeleteThank you Nobody.
Oh, that's a lot of trees there!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Colgar, perhaps you might consider grouping some. 6 per board and take some add some sounds like a good equation :D That's still just a personal preference in the end.
It is inevitable that clumps will happen as most of the boards already have quite crowded terrain.
DeleteThank you Mathyoo
I thought my cost colour vision was playing up again but it's not me, it's you.
ReplyDeleteI have learnt many years ago that it is always me! Thanks John.
DeleteClint there are starting to pull together and have just do a show myself, this last week is hell getting all the bits and pieces sorted and trying to remember what the hell have I missed. Good luck there
ReplyDeleteThanks PK. just doing the last touches. Getting there, slowly, but getting there.
DeleteI can now cancel my eye appointment, having been given the explanation for the "alien world" picture ! Here was me thinking that you'd started a new project too, but it turns out that they do look good on the terrain boards.
ReplyDeleteScattered or clumped together doesn't atter really as they should only be eye candy in the games.
Thanks Joe you have hit the nail squarely on the head.
DeletePurple trees! They look great in the table, good job. Perhaps some actual Purple one would have been cool? :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ad. Clearly taking pictures in the dark with a flash was not a good idea. But I hope you will approve when you see the boards complete and finished.
DeleteHope you have a great time. Cheers and boogie boogie.
ReplyDeleteI am expecting to moan like Hell on the day but love it the day after! Thank you Whisk.
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