The start of the modular game table frame

Here is some pics of the first piece of my modular game table frame, I still have some work to go on this but the basic shape will hold true for these pieces.  But what I was looking for was a fairly lightweight frame to hold my GW Realm of Battle Board or the foam terrain panels that I've made.  The ability to break it down into the 2'x2' sections, and make it so that you can configure the setup to what ever size you want.  Like being able to go from a 4'x4' board to a 4'x8' board, or have a 4'x4' board with 1'x4' side boards, or a 4'x6' board with the 1'x4' side boards.  Now on the side boards what I mean for them is just a simple piece of hardboard cut down to 1'x4' to act as a tray for holding out of play miniatures, place to put your rulebooks, place to roll dice and not have to worry about hitting miniatures with the dice.

At some point I'm looking to take the supports & fold up legs from a 2'x4' or bigger table and put the base supports I'm planning on cutting out here at some point.  Which these 2'x2' modules will fit down into and the supports will also help hold the modules together.  I've got a few ideas on ways to lock the modules together, and already have some woodworking items to hold modules in line when the faces are put together.  But those are further down the road in next year more then likely, since I'm running out of time this year.

Anyways here is the pictures and the final pic of the trial run at the FoW Winter Modular Game Board.

Dreadball is here

As the title says, Dreadball has arrived at my house from the Kickstarter pledge I did back in September.  And I've unboxed one of the three Dreadball boxes I've received, this is the first of two or three shipments from Mantic Games that I'll be getting for my pledge.  And overall I think Mantic Games knocked it out of the park with their packaging & quality of art / materials included in the box.  As far as the game goes, I've not had a chance to really read over the rules yet; since life has been chaos over the past few months.  But hopefully I'll have games in during New Years with the friends, and I'll put up a post about that once we get to play.

Now onto the insides of the box...

First item in the box is a signed print of the box and rulebook picture signed by Ronnie from Mantic Games.

Then we have the game board for Dreadball.

Then the Dreadball Event ticket (for Adepticon) & Mantic Games promo items.

Dreadball rulebook

Dreadball tokens, dice, clear bases, number decals, cards, team sheets, miniatures.  With the Kickstarter pledge I received the regular paper tokens that come with the base game, but I also received their acrylic token set as well.

Dreadball teams Midgard Delvers & Skittersneak Stealers

Dreadball teams Trontek 29ers & Greenmoon Smackers, and the MPVs & extras

Size comparison with one of my test models for the Astral Claws Heavy Bolter guys.


And some close up details for the different teams, these are just quick put together and not yet cleaned or ready for paint.  That will come later here in a few weeks maybe.

Now that I have a game board in hand and can take measurements from it, one of the future projects is a back lite game board that will look awesome with the theme of this game.  Really wish I had a CNC Router table at the moment, but hopefully one of the local friends will get one at some point this coming year.  Maybe I'll go see about buying a laser cutter / engraver this year.