My project to create a suitable gaming surface for my
Inspector Johnsons Casebook continues apace. You may recall that I purchased
some of these lovely little items from a UK DIY store recently - http://www.wilko.com/wall-and-floor-tiles/wilko-floor-tiles-textured-vinyl-mosaic-beige-305mmx305mm-x-6/invt/0318811
Well I have finally thrown together my 3ft x 3ft board and
thoroughly glued them in place (the self adhesive properties are exactly that -
they stick to themselves (and me!)). Having finally badgered another member of
my gaming circle into joining the weird and wonderful world of VSF (he plays
Malifaux so it wasn’t difficult) we thrashed through a rather boisterous 3
player game with my regular opponent which I will not go into detail on (an
update to the Casebook is pending). However it did give me chance to try out my
table and assess whether the tiles look right in terms of scale and colouring. The
buildings used are the clubs prepainted resin Conflix ones as my Warbases and
Sarissa ones aren’t ready yet.
The comments I received from the other players are that the
tiles are a little clean and look too Mediterranean. Too a degree I agree
however they were never intended to reflect a gritty Victorian London street but rather a
quiet leafy country town/village (Little Minching as detailed in the Casebook!).
Luckily I have a few tiles left over so I can try out some weathering washes to
see if I can muddy it up a bit.
So let me know what you think:
I like the tiles. I'm trying to work on a reading system myself for empire of the dead at 50mmgameroom. Not easy. Vinyl tiles is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteReading = roading
ReplyDeleteCheers Dan
DeleteVinyl tiles are very easy to cut and cheap, I purchased mine for £9 ($17 NZ) and that was to cover about 2m sq so I have spares. I intend to use the rest for roading and I'll post up the results.
Also great blog mate, nice close ups of the Sarissa buildings (which I have on order :-).
Ste
Not bad at all mate. Agree you could darken it down with a shading wash.
ReplyDeleteCheers mate. I'll be doing a test wash on the spare tiles using artist acrylic this weekend (if the kids will let me :-))
DeleteSte