Harlequin/Daemon world table (checkerboard)

[MrChaos]

Hi everyone,


I am in the process of creating a gaming table. But I didn't want the conventional table like a cityfight or a green countryside board. Instead I'm thinking of a wierd surreal Harlequin or Daemon world, sort of like Alice in Wonderland (Acid edition) or something out of Salvador Dali's mind.

As for color wise, the palatte will be black, white and shades of grey. No other colors.

I have drawn out some concept art and I will need some help for some additional scatter terrain ideas and what materials should I use for terrain creation of this sort.

http://imageshack.us/a/img826/3942/rzoi.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img703/8560/pjr7.jpg

-Animation posing dolls used as statues or corpses.
-Geometrical shapes as buildings and scatter terrain pieces.
http://imageshack.us/a/img689/1093/dsle.jpg

-The forest made out of square sticks, with checkered platforms shaped to become leaves.
-The clock is suspended in the air and spewing out clock hands and gears on to the black inky river.
http://imageshack.us/a/img163/9899/zjem.jpg

[MrChaos]

http://imageshack.us/a/img819/7710/m7sv.jpg


Thanks.

[eldargal]

Sounds interesting, look forward to seeing it progress.:) Great idea for a board really, Harlequin themed I mean.

[Psychosplodge]

I'd personally replace the white with a nice purple or red. But I love the idea :D

[SotonShades]

I wouldn't go for just greyscale on this board, as it will possibly become a bit bland. Maybe just a few splashes of colour on individual pieces of terrain. Love the surrealism idea though.

I'd avoid a straight grid as well, as that breaks away from the surreal aspect. Maybe something like this?

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/1285039/130129427/stock-photo-four-tile-repeat-of-a-wavy-seamless-checkered-pattern-130129427.jpg

Probably without the red dots though. I'd put money that if you had the straight lines, a lot of your opponents would end up following them, but they are far more likely to play normally on something like this.

Modelling the terrain for advantage... now that is a new, over competitive concept :P

[Psychosplodge]

you mean all those nice 2" square squares?

[MrChaos]

Hi everyone, here is a W.I.P on the table.

http://imageshack.us/a/img43/6455/glay.jpg

[MrChaos]

Hi all, the table is done. Now for the scatter terrains.

http://imageshack.us/a/img31/2810/0hjb.jpg

Here are some W.I.P scatter terrains. Anymore cool/weird stuff I can add?
http://imageshack.us/a/img5/7751/ru62.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img707/9307/29id.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img196/3331/pncb.jpg

[MrChaos]

http://imageshack.us/a/img89/9909/5n3x.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img20/4749/rldu.jpg

[Bigred]

If it's in this video - it NEEDS to be on your table.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8

[chrisloomis13]

how about some area terrain that looks like something just dropped into the material and it is doing the iconic splash and ripple.

like http://thedadsplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/drop.jpg

[MrChaos]

I need to get some Flamingos.

[SotonShades]

looking cracking :) really like the floaty square tree things :)

[MrChaos]

It is done! And boy it was ready just in time for the Warhammer 40k tournament at my new local hobby store.

http://imageshack.us/a/img9/1634/9go4.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img27/8703/eyuv.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img692/4694/u995.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img856/2236/ll84.jpg

[Psychosplodge]

Where are the flamingos?

[olberon]

holy barfcrap!! that table looks so awesome to play on!!!!

getting stoned (an i allowed to say that here??) and playing 2k on this will be verry funny to say the least :P

[Denzark]

Is this the Saruthi place at the end of the 1st Eisenhorn book? Good Skills Sir, Good Skills.

[SteveW1]

That looks sick as! I would love to play a game on a table like it.

[Dlatrex]

Great work mate! The effect is pronounced enough to give someone parallax motion sickness: in short I think it's smashing.