Pake's portable gaming board

[PG_Pake]

Various detail piccies:

[PG_Pake]

[PG_Pake]

I still have to find a suitable handle/handles.
C&C appreciated, I'm far too drained to see positive things. I need sleep...

[ForestZ]

Brilliant build! Absolute love it. I hope you remember to come back and post some shots of it in use during a game.

[ArkenTyre]

This is fantastic, and I intend to steal the ever-living hell out of it.

[Trevor Drake]

Would you be interested in build something liket his on comission? That is awesome!

[Mountains of Madness]

Great job! I really like the lamps, and they're magnetic! Really good job.

[Sync]

AWESOME! A great design, with a fantastic and well executed scenic layout!

[PG_Dalthoraz]

Where did you get your hinges and latches?
Great work btw!!!

[PG_Pake]

This is fantastic, and I intend to steal the ever-living hell out of it.

Go right ahead!

As for commissions, why not. I'm up for it. BUT building a table like this would cost a lot. The materials themselves and about 150 hours of work.
But by all means, PM me if you're interested.

The hinges and latches are from a local DIY shop.

[Brownboot]

150 hours of work

The horror of the plaster casting reveals itself, lol. Glad to see the lamposts were magnetized, good solution.

[PG_Pake]

Not plaster but resin. And I had the muy rapido type which can be de-molded in 15 minutes. It was mainly gluing the pieces and sawing and fitting the ones that went on the edges.
There were a million things and each took more or less time but casting the bits was pretty quickly done.

[PG_Dalthoraz]

Is there a certain name for that type of hinge. I'm having trouble finding them

[PG_Pake]

Scissor hinge or knife hinge is how I found them. Hard to find, I tell ya.

[PG_Pake]

Two scratch built houses done.

I think they fit well with the atmosphere of the table.



A few details in case someone didn't notice...




Many more houses to build...

[ArkenTyre]

What are the brick house bases made from?

[PG_Pake]

Blue (sometimes pink) insulation foam. The traditional way.

[ArkenTyre]

Hmm. That looks better than they typical pen-type lines.

[PG_Pake]

They were carved with a modeling knife to get them deeper so painting them with PVA glue won't obscure them.

[menothswrath]

Two scratch built houses done.

I think they fit well with the atmosphere of the table.



A few details in case someone didn't notice...




Many more houses to build...

Is this place Innsmouth? Dunwhich? Arkham? XD XP

[PG_Pake]

Innsmouth
I have the town sign on my desk waiting to be painted...

[PG_Pake]

And house number three finished. Timbered House by Tabletop World. Being unemployed has its advantages





Still need about six houses more...

[ArkenTyre]

The paint in that brickwork is amazing.

[PG_Fritzagelmann]

I agree, how did you do the brick?

[marxlives]

Those are awesome with a little of this http://www.thewarstore.com/product18602.html to steam punk it up they would be perfect.

[West996]

Completley awesome and worth every penny for a commission I'm sure. I think the biggest deterent to a commission is paying to ship this thing.

[menothswrath]

Innsmouth
I have the town sign on my desk waiting to be painted...

You gonna buy some fish-men minis and have them peak outta windows? XD

[PG_Pake]

I agree, how did you do the brick?

I use Vallejo paints but here is the recipe using Citadel paints:
- Drybrush with Dark Flesh
- Drybrush individual bricks with a brown/orange mix, imperial blue and random colors you feel like drybrushing. Metallic colors are a no-no.
- Carefully dry brush with Bleached Bone.

That's it. The key is to get enough randomness on the bricks.

[ForestZ]

Those bricks do look gorgeous. I think it's your bleached bone (or equivalent) dry brush at the end that really makes them pop. I'll definitely have to give that method a try and remember to use some cool colors like blue in there. The effect is really outstanding.

[redmanphill]

I have been super tempted to get some of those buildings. They are just above what I am comfortable paying. The paintwork is fantastic, the bricks especially.

[BLUTAXT]

Your board totaly rocks!!!

[Cambrian]

Vote Proteu--- err... Cthulhu!

Seriously beautiful work. haha I was wondering who that was on the no hope poster... looked so familiar but I couldn't think of it... feel stupid now.

I think I'll second the request for a house with beady fish eyes peering out.

[PG_Dalthoraz]

Well I never could find the hinges locally but the best substitute I found is called a card table hinge. They will work great but you can't find anything like that where I live, online I go. Anyway do you have any WIP pics or a tutorial of the scratch build houses? Terrific work keep it coming.

[menothswrath]

And now, for some inspirational music for our board-making artiste! XD

[menothswrath]

And now, for some inspirational music for our board-making artiste! XD

Hello again, I don't know if you can do this or not, but I had other ideas for your city.

-Dagon (Heathens. XP) Temple
-Gold Refinery
-Flotsam and Jetsam from Y'thani-thelei (sp?)/Devil's Reef washed up on shore (since they got damaged by a sub in the story).

[AJB2K3]

Well that video is quite disturbing!

[menothswrath]

Well that video is quite disturbing!

It's Innsmouth, not Florida or California, what'd you expect? XP

[AJB2K3]

It's Innsmouth, not Florida or California, what'd you expect? XP

I'm afraid I failed geography and biology so I know not of the local life outside of the uk!

[menothswrath]

I'm afraid I failed geography and biology so I know not of the local life outside of the uk!

K. XS


(A bunch of extra letters put down here because there's a ten character minimum for messages. XP)

[omnivision6]

I know your in Finland but I must know what those hinges are called. They are perfect for that style of table and the only thing stopping me from completing mine are those hinges. Any help would be great.