tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post1189762372684903295..comments2023-12-29T04:06:05.923-05:00Comments on The Blood Angels: by Jawaballs: GW RoB modular gaming table and help for the kids!Jawaballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188462457051627625noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-46218045497339234592011-01-12T20:25:19.084-05:002011-01-12T20:25:19.084-05:00Any thing and every thing! Thanks :)Any thing and every thing! Thanks :)Jawaballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188462457051627625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-49436195323317173222011-01-11T22:05:13.950-05:002011-01-11T22:05:13.950-05:00I wonder if you club memebers will like a SM stern...I wonder if you club memebers will like a SM sternguard vet squad.....Solodicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485365147649435349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-37879278100732361662010-12-27T17:58:19.171-05:002010-12-27T17:58:19.171-05:00I had the chance to drop into my local GW store to...I had the chance to drop into my local GW store today to check out the battle board. I think you made the right choice not texturing it. There is enough texture already there to make it passable as a cracked desert landscape, and covering it with sand would clog out some of the more interesting bits.<br />I can't wait to see how it turns out. I'm going to start a large terrain board when I move into my house and get all that settled away, and will probably settle on a post-apoc wasteland theme.Dexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011755735726360366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-74516390281718250922010-12-26T22:42:46.471-05:002010-12-26T22:42:46.471-05:00I personally always liked the look of unpainted sa...I personally always liked the look of unpainted sand for basing (now thats me most people would gasp at me for saying it). When that is drybrushed just simply chaos black that always has a niced blasted look.<br /><br />The awsome part about all of the following ideas I am giving you is that each of these terrain pices can cost you only a couple of dollars and they are easy enough that one day you can have your kids build and paint these every once in awhile and they look awsome but are brutally simple.<br /><br />If your looking for a cheap way to make cool terrain take some carboard and catefully take off the sides, in the middle is the perfect sheet metal once you paint it and rust it up. Add that in with some rocks, cut up straws oozing something and the occaisional plastic piece/dead tau body and you have some awsome looking quickly thrown together defences that will look great on the battlefield part. I have a few examples I can post up on my blog later tonight. And best of all its super cheap and looks awsome. You can also take the carboard inside metal sheet looking thing and make some shanty buildings out of it. I made an imperial com building and it looks awsome out of this stuff and some toothpicks. A lot of the older rulebooks have nice terrain projects int hem that got me started and I expanded. Making terrain was always something I loved to do.<br /><br /> If your looking for terrain or models I may be able to eventually give you some, I have to cover some other stuff first.Kevinmcd28https://www.blogger.com/profile/06915604908609700895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-52271524824488683962010-12-23T18:06:09.790-05:002010-12-23T18:06:09.790-05:00Wow Dex, great input. I will post up pics of the p...Wow Dex, great input. I will post up pics of the progress tomorrow. I ended up not texturing the entire board since it already had a good amount. It looks pretty good so far!Jawaballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188462457051627625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-5119416169154320262010-12-23T15:46:00.311-05:002010-12-23T15:46:00.311-05:00As far as the board goes, I would steer clear of m...As far as the board goes, I would steer clear of mass drybrushing. Drybrushing produces great results on bases, but when you're dealing with 6'x4' worth of ground to cover, it's going to be hell to keep the drybrushing consistent. <br />To make things easier for yourself, texture the entire board first. Since you are going for a blasted desert style, I would paint the whole board with watered-down white glue, and sprinkle it with a sand/gravel mix. Seal it with another coat of watery white glue if you need to so that none of it shakes loose while you are painting. I would then spray the whole board with a light sandy color, and from there work with acrylic washes. Mix up a big batch of watered-down WalMart yellow-brown paint, and start washing the entire board. Once you have some basic depth, you can go back with slightly different color washes and experiment with making the desert look a bit more patchy, while still keeping it uniform over all. If you do your washes light enough, you won't have to drybrush at all.<br />If you are looking for inspiration for a bombed-out desert city, I highly recommend playing Fallout: New Vegas. They capture the visuals and feel of that atmosphere perfectly.Dexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011755735726360366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-7422886237553841042010-12-23T14:49:55.312-05:002010-12-23T14:49:55.312-05:00For all of the boards I have made I always just di...For all of the boards I have made I always just did a simple drybrush with Wal-Mart paints. I always added in some Elmers glue also, trying to make it more durable.<br /><br />I'd also just do some batches of static grass, not over the top.<br /><br />It's really easy to do, and gives good results.<br /><br />Hope it helps.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870969601837388581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-64334469167997000642010-12-22T14:58:20.381-05:002010-12-22T14:58:20.381-05:00"It was actually pretty easy to get the OK on..."It was actually pretty easy to get the OK on the gaming club. We play games like 40k and Talisman. Both of which promote analytical thinking, problem solving, literacy and math. Also we play games like Dungeons and Dragons and other team games which do all of the above and promote social skills as well as group dynamics. Then there is the angle of presenting a chance for the non athletes to compete and excel in an after school setting, rather than going home and playing Xbox. Finally the artistic enrichment of assembling and painting plastic toys cannot be ignored."<br /><br />Very well said.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271819324558531716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-55364124901286648202010-12-22T08:58:05.058-05:002010-12-22T08:58:05.058-05:00It was actually pretty easy to get the OK on the g...It was actually pretty easy to get the OK on the gaming club. We play games like 40k and Talisman. Both of which promote analytical thinking, problem solving, literacy and math. Also we play games like Dungeons and Dragons and other team games which do all of the above and promote social skills as well as group dynamics. Then there is the angle of presenting a chance for the non athletes to compete and excel in an after school setting, rather than going home and playing Xbox. Finally the artistic enrichment of assembling and painting plastic toys cannot be ignored. <br /><br />The strongest evidence is that some of the kids who join this club do better in school, simply because if they fail they cannot be in the club. <br /><br />Thats how you get a state grant! If you want I will happily provide you with the proposal I wrote. Though, the program that we got was already there. We applied for and won the grant from the state, and they send our school money for programs. Then the teachers apply for their individual offerings, write their proposals, and get interest from the kids. The kids then choose which group they want to join and they come. Not enough kids... no club! I have to beat them away. :) <br /><br />So if you are trying to get money independently from the state, good luck. I don't know if this program is a nation wide thing. Google 21st century or some such. <br /><br />As for the RoB impressions, well, before I broke out the table, we were playing on one of my flat classroom tables with a couple pieces of sparse terrain. The kids were ho hum about 40k. Once I busted out the table, blammo! They got excited and wanted to play more. <br /><br />I think the table is pretty sweet. Sure you can do the same thing with foamboard and some skill and time, but most attempts I have seen at that do not look any where near as good as this. Plus it breaks down into a 1'x24"x24" carry case. <br /><br />Also, foamboard and the other materials are not as cheap as we think. When it's all said and done, you can spend 80-100 bucks plus hours of your time making a table, or you can buy the RoB from Spikey Bits for 20% off GW Retail. Call them and tell em Jawa sent ya!Jawaballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188462457051627625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-79502697343728765272010-12-22T01:40:23.776-05:002010-12-22T01:40:23.776-05:00What's your impression of the RoB generally?
...What's your impression of the RoB generally?<br /><br />Also who'd have thought it? Jawa running an after school club. Do they know you're a celebrity? :D<br /><br />After school clubs get pretty solid funding as there is so much evidence that they improve academic results and reduce involvement in crime. Both of which help the government (more taxes from the first and less spending from the second)GDMNWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003947144311887937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-29703067034818062372010-12-21T19:58:27.251-05:002010-12-21T19:58:27.251-05:00I'd love to read your grant proposal. How did...I'd love to read your grant proposal. How did you convince Connecticut to give you money to play wargames! I can barely convince Michigan that we need textbooks for my English classes!Cerberushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044823442886466260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-6051702454290117252010-12-21T16:15:39.334-05:002010-12-21T16:15:39.334-05:00Hi Jawa,
With the craters I think it looks really...Hi Jawa,<br /><br />With the craters I think it looks really good if you do the outline/sand parts and the center of the crater in the same colors as the board. If you paint the rocky explosion ring in the same manner as the rocks on the board, those to will really unite nicely. Something like this is shown in the latest wd. <br /><br />good luck anyhow,<br /><br />DavidUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320474955710266468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-83687611683258424582010-12-21T13:13:41.236-05:002010-12-21T13:13:41.236-05:00I'm thinking I will do more drybrushing, and o...I'm thinking I will do more drybrushing, and only flock on some parts, like to make little trails and on areas to make the boards line up.Jawaballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188462457051627625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-15915109746230622992010-12-21T12:57:50.095-05:002010-12-21T12:57:50.095-05:00I should add I'm painting a RoB board right no...I should add I'm painting a RoB board right now and that's the process I'm using. I'm going to add flock on top, but my flock is a custom mix from three different types so it's a more natural tone.Faolainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190478797987307232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376208744490382379.post-65462528060937091942010-12-21T12:56:34.878-05:002010-12-21T12:56:34.878-05:00For the board itself, I'd find a brown that ma...For the board itself, I'd find a brown that matches the spray brown and mix some white and yellow into it for a highlight. Drybrush that on top, followed by an even lighter highlight. From there you can decide to use flock or not.Faolainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190478797987307232noreply@blogger.com