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Originally Posted by wolfpack  LOL...I think I love this woman...  but then again she's scares me...she knows WAY too much of this stuff...LOL... |
erm, thank-you?!!
i do have some decent training though building gaming tables... i helped build a few of the display tables for games day canada 2003 - the massive cadian gate display. i think we built 14 8'x4' tables in total... (the memory's a bit hazy, but that's what being concused 8 times does to ya!)
pink insulation foam available from places like home depot makes great terrain... it can be used for anything from rubble, to mountains, sheer cliff faces, hills, trenches...
cheep vinal blinds are a good source for creating effects like sheet metal... balsa wood is mandetory and it's dead easy to manipulate. (ie: you can just break it for that 'recently wrecked' look!)
now, once your table is built & sanded/textured, to properly seal everything before you prime it, mix some white glue & water in a mister bottle and spray the entire table... leave overnight to dry.
also, when it comes time to prime your table: PAINT OVER EVERYTHING WITH BLACK PAINT BEFORE YOU USE ANY SPRAY PRIMER!!! use a mister bottle filled with water to easily wet area of paint and force it into the really small, hard to reach areas... if you don't cover all the foam with paint first, you'll melt it with the spray and creat some rather toxic fumes!
cheers!