Simulating The Battlefield

[Renny]

How are you guys thinking of decorating the playing surface?
For ACTA, I went the old reliable route of getting a piece of felt, painting stars on it and voila !
The restless seas of the North Atlantic might be a bit more difficult though.
I've thought of one or two ways of doing it but would be interested in your thoughts.

Regards

Renny

 

[oggie x]

Blue/greyish cloth. CD of wave sounds. Sorted

oggie

 

[Renny]

CD of wave sounds. Sorted

Renny

 

[Lord David the Denied]

That or the soundtrack from Master and Commander.

 

[Burger]

How about the Monkey Island these song on repeat?

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Only if it's played on tinny speakers and uses about three notes in total...

*feels nostalgic*

 

[The Greek]

Find one bath tub.

Fill to required depth.

Sorted.

 

[Burger]

What damage do you take if you collide with a rubber duck?

 

[The Greek]

What damage do you take if you collide with a rubber duck?

THAT'S NOT A RUBBER DUCK !!!!!!!! :twisted:

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Steady on. This is a family forum, you know. Think of the children... :shock:

 

[BuShips]

"Periscope spotted, sir." :wink:

As for the tunes, I'd obviously use the theme from "Victory at Sea"... :roll:

 

[Wulf Corbett]

I'll just play my 'Navy Lark' CDs in the background.

Wulf

 

[hodgski]

Hi, first post - joined the forum on the strength of how good VaS looks.

Just painted up a board - 6' x 4' thick white card that had spare, to lay over the gaming table.

Used a tin of prussian blue gloss that was laying around in the cellar and seems to have worked out quite nicely - shiny finish and the stiff bristles on an old brush leave little scrapes showing the white underneath which gives the impression of waves.

15 minutes and cost very little.

 

[BuShips]

Hi, first post - joined the forum on the strength of how good VaS looks.

Just painted up a board - 6' x 4' thick white card that had spare, to lay over the gaming table.

Used a tin of prussian blue gloss that was laying around in the cellar and seems to have worked out quite nicely - shiny finish and the stiff bristles on an old brush leave little scrapes showing the white underneath which gives the impression of waves.

15 minutes and cost very little.

Well, that's certainly different than using a blue tablecloth. Maybe eventually you can post a pic with a few ships on it?

 

[indierockclimber]

Monday Knight Productions makes a 6x4 felt sea mat. I love their space mat, so I'm gonna pick it up and see how it looks.

 

[Chernobyl]

http://www.mondayknight.com/MKP-Mats-Plain.htm
Chern

 

[Court Jester]

I am considering this when I have the money.

 

[Jammybee]

A 6x4 roll of sea blue vinyl, Its really good, different shades of blue and slightly shiny.

 

[nezeray]

I'm usually running demoes at different stores/conventions so I go for cheap, light and washable... Flat bed sheet. They come in assorted colors and cost about $3.00 at Wal-Mart.

If you do this, it's a good idea to get something to clip the ends/sides of the sheet together under the table so you don't "rock the boats" by leaning on the sheet or bumping the table.

Nezeray

 

[resQscooter]

So far I have used blue sheets but that Atlantic Seascape looks beautiful! Not too sure about Monday Knight spotted leopard print.
Regards,
Scott