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Space Board + Asteroids
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Author:  firestorm40k [ Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Space Board + Asteroids
Hello everyone, here are some pics of the space board (8'x4') I painted for our wargaming centre. ?It hasn't been varnished, which I'll do eventually.

Included is part of my Space Marine fleet (still unfinished after having them over 6 years :glare: ) to show that, err, it's for games like BFG... ?:confuse:




Here are some of the asteroids: cut some polystyrene packaging in to cubes, pick off bits to make them look asteroid shaped, then spray them with primer (not too much, though!). ?This eats in to the polystyrene enough to give them that cratered look. ?Then I dipped them in watered-down PVA, sprayed them black, then painted them. ?Starting with Bestial Brown, then either Snakebite Leather, Bleached Bone, Fortress Grey; or Shadow Grey, Codex Grey, Fortress Grey and Skull White. ?Finally, I flicked white paint on the bases, then sprayed them with varnish to toughen them up.



I've some more of these to paint, then I'm going to make some gas-clouds made from Cotton Wool.

Thanks for looking! :) :cool:
Author:  vanvlak [ Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Space Board + Asteroids
Very nice FS :) :) :)
Author:  blackhorizon [ Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:58 pm ]
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Good work!
Author:  Legion 4 [ Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:59 pm ]
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Nice work !   But where's the Enterprise !?  :D
Author:  Dwarf Supreme [ Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:53 pm ]
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Cool asteroids.
Author:  Chaplain Leviticus [ Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:04 am ]
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Good paint job on the board (and asteroids).  I went for the pre-painted felt cover instead.  I did not want to tackle the astral painting!
Author:  Recidivist [ Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:11 pm ]
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Lovely paint job on the board, how did you produce the nebulae/ dust clouds?
Author:  Markconz [ Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:33 pm ]
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Terrific work! :)
Author:  dicnar [ Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:41 pm ]
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Wow that really must be the best  gameboard i have ever seen. Have you used the tooth brush to sprinkle all the stars on the board? Any info on the gas clouds? Are they made with areograph or just painted?
Author:  Charad [ Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:17 am ]
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Excellent board. Seeing work like this is highly inspiring. :)
Author:  blackhorizon [ Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:29 am ]
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(dicnar @ Jan. 15 2008,21:41)
QUOTE
Wow that really must be the best ?gameboard i have ever seen.

http://forum.specialist-games.com/topic.a....s=space

(third post / Soulstone)

Just to let you know there is though competition around the corner.  :;):
Author:  Otterman [ Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:39 pm ]
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I was curious as to what Firestorm had been doing lately.
Author:  Xavi [ Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:15 pm ]
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Cool table! :)

Xavi
Author:  firestorm40k [ Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Space Board + Asteroids
Thanks everyone for your positive comments :)

how did you produce the nebulae/ dust clouds?
Have you used the tooth brush to sprinkle all the stars on the board? Any info on the gas clouds? Are they made with areograph or just painted?

@ Recidivist & dicnar, they were sponged on with, erm, paint dipped sponges! :D I smudged it out so it didn't look blotchy, and tried to blend it in with other colours - either red, blue or purple, with a bit of white thrown in.

And yes, the stars were done by flicking paint from an old toothbrush! :D
Author:  MaksimSmelchak [ Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:33 am ]
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Hi FS,

Love the nebulae!

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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