Sunday, July 10, 2016

How To: Modular Game Tiles Part 2 (Bolt Action, Warhammer or Hail Ceasar)

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
AOK, Here we go back onto our Modular Game Tiles. This time we'll get some color and final touches on. Here's what it'll look like when done.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
First off was to get things painted. Additional browns and grays were used on the hills and mountains. A light gray was used on the small rocks around the bases of the cliffs.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
We added multiple browns to the river edges and decide on the river color. With battles raging, we felt a green and muddy look was better than blue this time. Mix brown with your water color on the edges and any shallows.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
Next was to paint all the larger rocks with multiple light browns and grays. We also dry brushed a good deal of the texture in the base paint. Wanting to keep a duller look of war torn ground, we chose not to use normal green flocking. We started with a base green blend of woodland scenic blended turf. Then added a pale green of some finer material, crushed basil leaves and Italian seasoning. This was mixed in the container you see here.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
The mixture was applied with watered down PVA glue in patches around the boards. A coarser mix was used in the rocky crevices. It started with less of the blended turf and added coarse turf, parsley flakes and additional Italian seasoning.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
The hills configurations allows multiple ways to place them in the tiles. Here they are in a wide view.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
Flip them around and here we see a more vertical look. The path still works for vehicles or siege engines.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
And, flip them outward and there leaves a narrow escape lane easily defended from the two hills.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
Add two river tiles and two blanks, and you are ready to play.

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
Swap out a blank for a river bend, change your mountains and ready again!

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
and again....

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
 again...
How To Build Modular Game Tiles

How To Build Modular Game Tiles

How To Build Modular Game Tiles
As you can see, there are plenty of ways to configure these tiles.

Modular Miniature Game Boards
Then you can put them into action!

Modular Miniature Game Boards
Give your men a place to get a great view or launch a counter attack.

Modular Miniature Game Boards
There you have it, we'd be happy to answer any questions you might have!

Modular Miniature Game Boards
Have a Great Battle,
The Old Crow

Modular Miniature Game Boards



1 comment:

  1. Awesome! Can't wait to build it. Been looking to replicate many of the modular and terrain features of the (expensive when new, astronomical now it is discontinued) Citadel Realm of Battle gameboard.

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