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« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2011, 12:32:09 pm » |
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Any more pics to share?
I'm not sure many people tend to have the problem of regularly transporting large terrain boards! I've always had to resort to breaking boards down beyond a certain size - the circular demo board I have was scaled so that it'll fit in the back of a reasonably sized car in one piece... How's the boxing solution coming along? Sounds like you've got a good plan there, and i think a neat frame to a board can make it look much better than just having plain edges.
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« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2011, 01:36:35 am » |
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no more pics yet... hopefully some tomorrow
I've had a nightmare getting more of the loft insulation boards I have been using for this terrain - seems a little bit of cold in the UK and everyone wants to lag their lofts!!! grrr
Anyway finally solved that problem today.
I also spent this afternoon building the base and frame for the board - it doesn't look like much - a hardboard base with 18mm softwood frame under it. The 12mm MDF surround will come next. I'm trying to do this as a single board to avoid the 'gaps' you get in modular layouts. But I'm also trying hard to keep the weight down.
Size of the board isn't a problem as I can access a large van for transport - it's getting it in and out of the van and into exhibition spaces and storage in my garage that is worrying me. I want enough rigidity to stop the board from twisting or bending and therefore cracking.
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« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2011, 07:42:00 pm » |
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« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2011, 12:23:41 pm » |
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That's coming along very nicely.
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« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2011, 09:48:31 pm » |
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work is progressing very slowly as i am away all week and only have weekends to do stuff in and the glue takes ages to thoroughly dry.
The name of the game next weekend will be plaster 'icing' and assembling the frame which will finally make it rigid!
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Ben Brownlie
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« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2011, 05:17:23 pm » |
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Are the hills at the bottom end going to be smoothed out?
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« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2011, 02:28:15 am » |
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Yes. Fortress end will be craggy and rocky, the other end will be mostly smooth rolling hills with occasional crags.
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« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2011, 01:34:49 am » |
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This is the look I am going for. More pics on my blog.
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« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2011, 10:55:26 am » |
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That's just the sort of thing I was imagining! But without the people
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« Reply #24 on: January 30, 2011, 03:41:45 pm » |
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This weekend's progress More info and pictures on my blog (address in signature)
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« Reply #25 on: February 02, 2011, 08:37:36 pm » |
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Great to see the progress! It's at a not very glamourous stage at the moment, but it certainly is taking shape.
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« Reply #26 on: February 03, 2011, 06:11:33 pm » |
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It is getting there
I have faith in Alan's lunacy that it will look good on the day
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« Reply #27 on: February 04, 2011, 02:23:28 pm » |
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« Reply #28 on: February 13, 2011, 06:34:45 pm » |
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« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2011, 09:20:14 pm » |
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It is getting there
I have faith in Alan's lunacy that it will look good on the day
that makes you more of a lune than me then!
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