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Where the Sidewalk Begins

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:44 pm 
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I asked Allen of GameCraft Miniatures to make some laser cut/etched building bases for all the E40k ruins I have. There were three sizes overall: 12x12, 12x30 and 30x30cm. I went with those sizes for a couple of reasons. For one, they all fit together nicely on a 4x6' board if you assume 6cm spaces (roads that will fit titan bases) between them. You effectively get a 7x10 placement grid for the 12x12cm pieces, and the bigger pieces can replace 2 or 4 adjacent pieces.

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Also, the 12x12 pieces allows for the bigger square ruins on it with enough room for the E40k strip bases all around. That's what the etched sidewalk pattern is for. The ruins fit snugly in the big center square and the sidewalk that goes around can hold a strip base (it's about 1/2" or 13mm wide). All in all I'm pretty happy with how they came out.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:05 pm 
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Wow, that looks real nice!

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:31 pm 
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Ya, and they gave off a nice burny smell when I opened the box. :P

They're light, being 1.5mm acrylic. I asked Allen about texturing them, he said a spray primer a few feet away will dry rough. I have one extra 12x12 to try that out on.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:01 pm 
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very interested in how this will look finished. Please continue!

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