"The Battle of Stones River, Historicon 2014" Topic
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| Xintao | 04 Aug 2014 7:38 a.m. PST |
Here are pics of our Stones River game. The board came out great, we even won a PELA award for it.
More pics on my blog:
link Cheers, Xin |
| DinOfBattle2 | 04 Aug 2014 8:04 a.m. PST |
A lot of good lessons learned there. Do you have instructions on how you did the rivers? Did you paint the river first then pour the liquid? Eric |
| Disco Joe | 04 Aug 2014 8:48 a.m. PST |
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| general btsherman | 04 Aug 2014 9:06 a.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 04 Aug 2014 9:38 a.m. PST |
Looks great! A few questions: Dimensions of the boards? Scale of the figures? Each unit is a regiment? brigade? what? Rules used? |
| Xintao | 04 Aug 2014 9:51 a.m. PST |
@Din, I hunted around youtube/TMP/HirstArts forums for tips on using the Realistic Water. I think next time I want to try Envirotex lite. Quick and dirty on how I did the rivers:
1 Dig out river with A Stanley Surform and sandpaper.
3 Glue Rocks and stones to river bed
2 Paint River bottom. Dark in the center, getting lighter to the sides.
3 Paint Rocks and stones
4 Dam up the edges of the boards so the realistic water would not spill out.
5 Pour Woodland Scenic's Realistic Water. No more than 1/8 inch at a time, let cure and repeat. I only had time for 2 pours.
Don, Thanks.
The total board was 5x8. Made up of four 2x5 sections. We used 15mm figs. Mostly Old Glory and Essex. Each Unit is a brigade. The rules are homegrown that we have been refining for about 15 years now. We have a 18th Century variant and Napoleonic variant that we also put on games with.
Thanks for the comments, Xin |
Frederick  | 05 Aug 2014 5:53 a.m. PST |
No wonder you won! Great work |
| firstvarty1979 | 05 Aug 2014 12:13 p.m. PST |
Very nice looking game. Two thumbs up! |
| idontbelieveit | 05 Aug 2014 1:20 p.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 05 Aug 2014 3:35 p.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 06 Aug 2014 9:47 a.m. PST |
What's your ground scale? |
| fullb3546 | 06 Aug 2014 10:16 a.m. PST |
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