I have a question for all of you.
Can I coat the grass with Minwax Polyurethane? My plan is to spray the board with it and then give the pathways a once-over with Testors Dullcoat.
Has anyone tried this? How do you make sure your grass lasts?
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05-04-2012, 08:09 AM #41Conqueror
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05-04-2012, 09:33 AM #42Annihilator
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The grass sits tight with PVA glue. I usually spray a few coats of matt varnish once the glue is dry, just to prevent little grass straws from sticking to my minis and everywhere else.
Glue it then varnish it.
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05-04-2012, 09:59 AM #43Conqueror
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What kind of Matte Varnish would you recommend? I want to get this right the first time.
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05-04-2012, 10:08 AM #44Annihilator
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I use Vallejo's matt varnish.
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05-06-2012, 07:07 AM #45Conqueror
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Here's a quick update... I didn't make as much progress yesterday as I would have liked. I did however get half of the pathways drybrushed.
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05-07-2012, 03:15 AM #46Conqueror
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It turned out really cool so far, never mind slow progress. It is much faster than my fast progress
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05-07-2012, 09:22 AM #47Conqueror
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How did you carve the cobblestones?
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05-07-2012, 09:58 AM #48Conqueror
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I drew them on with a pencil. You can see in one spot where the pencil "strayed" when I was making a straight line. If you want straight lines, I would recommend cutting a the line with a hobby knife first, then do the pencil. It took me about 2 hours to do all of the walkways.
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How did you carve the cobblestones?Check out my Scenario board (HERE)
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05-07-2012, 11:06 AM #49Conqueror
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Awesome. I kind of assumed you were doing the freehand. But, wasn't sure. Thanks!
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05-07-2012, 11:53 AM #50Conqueror
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The key to making it look like stone is irregularity of both shape and size.
If you want brick, then there is another thread that had a really cool idea... http://privateerpressforums.com/show...-brick-textureCheck out my Scenario board (HERE)
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05-07-2012, 12:45 PM #51Warrior
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This is an amazing project you've started and like most of the other people on here I can't wait to see it.
Also, you may have the coolest two year old ever!
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05-07-2012, 01:32 PM #52Conqueror
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Yeah, I think he's pretty cool too... Originally Posted by deethirteen
This is a picture of him painting his WH0RE-jack. He can't quite pronounce war, so we have a good laugh every time he says it.
If you have kids, this is some of the best father/son time you can have (as a gamer). It also means that all these people who say that they don't have time to paint their minis haven't thought about child labor. He does a pretty good job for a 2 year old.
By the way, he sleeps with this war-jack like it was a teddy bear. Every limb/weapon has broken off and had to be re-pinned. The paint is so thick in some spots now that the rivets aren't visible. And I still put it out on the table when I play. It's one of my favorite jacks.Last edited by Khador_Warrior; 05-07-2012 at 01:38 PM.
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05-07-2012, 01:34 PM #53Destroyer of Worlds
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My daughter has been wathing me paint lately, and LOVES to paint her little mini-canvases... Maybe I should find a spare jack or three.
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05-07-2012, 01:59 PM #54Conqueror
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Buy some green army men and prime them black. It's about $2-$5 for a bag of 25 models. She will have an entire force in no time. Originally Posted by Killdrath
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05-07-2012, 02:10 PM #55Destroyer of Worlds
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Meh. I have 4 or 5 spare metal khador jacks... that way I can dunk em in paint stripper later.
Yeah, I'm the crazy guy that can play 100 points of mangled metal.
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05-07-2012, 02:43 PM #56Conqueror
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Nice... Originally Posted by Killdrath
OK, back to the original thread topic.
I spent last night adding the gravel to the grooves next to the concrete on the entire board. This was no small task! There's a lot of grooves on that board.
Then I started to add flocking to the board. It was ugly!!! I need to prime it with a darker green.Check out my Scenario board (HERE)
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05-07-2012, 02:59 PM #57Destroyer of Worlds
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Since yer in Seattle, what store do you play at? I might have to come check out your table, it looks nice. I'm over Bellevue side, so it isn't that far.
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05-07-2012, 05:09 PM #58Conqueror
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I work at Microsoft, so I normally play in redmond @ Uncles Games. When I play in Seattle, I go to Card Kingdom. It definitely wont be ready for this wednesday. Originally Posted by Killdrath
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05-07-2012, 06:10 PM #59Destroyer of Worlds
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Which uncles? I live right across the street from the Crossroads Uncles. Also a 'softie.
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05-07-2012, 07:48 PM #60Conqueror
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Redmond town center...
There is a warmachine DL at work... it's pretty low traffic, but feel free to join.Check out my Scenario board (HERE)
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05-08-2012, 01:58 PM #61Conqueror
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Just to say, this is one of the sexiest table ideas I've ever seen! Mind if I post it on another forum?
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05-08-2012, 02:32 PM #62Conqueror
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You can post it wherever you like (maybe include the link here). I truly live life with an open hand. What's mine is yours (except M&Ms... those are always mine). I posted it here because this is the online community that I'm a part of. You can definitely share it with your online community. Originally Posted by NeilK
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05-08-2012, 08:56 PM #63Conqueror
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So tonight I finished the gravel, walkways, and grass underpaint for this half of the board.
Now I need to drybrush the walkways and add the gravel to the other half.
Home stretch.
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05-08-2012, 09:04 PM #64Conqueror
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Closeup of the walkway...
The two halves... this shows the progress that I need to make...
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05-08-2012, 10:02 PM #65Conqueror
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And I finished the walkways and the gravel in the creases.
Tomorrow night... Drybrush the gravel, fine sand next to the gravel and flocking on the rest of the board.Last edited by Khador_Warrior; 05-09-2012 at 08:44 AM.
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05-08-2012, 11:06 PM #66Conqueror
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YEAH! Thats what i hoped it will turn out, it looks really nice and damn good crafted.
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05-09-2012, 12:05 AM #67Annihilator
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I am just gonna have to steel this idea, wonder how many steamroller sc you can get into one board XD
There should be something like a cool picture here or a quote about something funny that has been said, but I am lazy -Pixl
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05-09-2012, 09:22 PM #68Conqueror
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I spent the night losing two league games... I'll get to work on this tomorrow.
And I spent tonight working on a mother's day project...Last edited by Khador_Warrior; 05-10-2012 at 08:53 PM.
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05-17-2012, 06:18 PM #69Annihilator
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So me and friend started building one of this we are going about it a little different. I'll post a few pics when I get a chance.
Really like the way yours is turn out.Last edited by Dalthoraz; 05-17-2012 at 06:22 PM.
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05-17-2012, 09:33 PM #70Conqueror
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Cool, feel free to post the pics here or a link to your post. Originally Posted by Dalthoraz
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05-17-2012, 11:05 PM #71Conqueror
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I have made some squares that I painted and grass turf flocked. I went to the local railroad shop and they sold me some Scenis Cement by Woodland Scenics. It works. The grass got a little darker but the stuff is matte finish and it really cements the flocking down (no pun intended). I can not recommend it enought. A 16 oz bottle with the spray bottle applicator was under $10 here in Dallas. If you go that route, be sure to clean the spray nozzle by spraying clean water thru it or the cement will ruin the spraier ( I learned the hard way. the spray bottle was only $3 or so.
Also can be found at Hobby Lobby stores, not sure about Michaels.
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05-24-2012, 10:18 PM #72Conqueror
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4 day weekend! I'll post some pics in the morning when the glue is dried.
This thing should be done soon!Check out my Scenario board (HERE)
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So I have been working on my own version of your board I'm almost done posted a preview here.
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06-02-2012, 09:31 PM #74Annihilator
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I got mine done check out the thread HERE. Can't wait to see yours finished.
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11-23-2012, 03:12 PM #75Conqueror
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I am almost done! Pics to come soon!
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11-23-2012, 03:21 PM #76Conqueror
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So this is the reason that I'm so slow in getting this done.
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11-23-2012, 06:12 PM #77Conqueror
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This is the board (still needs some detail work) Behind it are the stained boards to make the frame for it. It will fold in half when its done.
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11-23-2012, 06:13 PM #78Conqueror
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11-23-2012, 06:15 PM #79Conqueror
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11-23-2012, 06:23 PM #80Conqueror
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I'll be drybrushing the rocks and dirt next to add some definition.
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