Dorthonion wrote:
This company makes hex boards and terrain - their hex is only 100mm (about 4 inches) across as these are intended to suit a wide variety of scales from 6mm to 25/28/30mm size. I have been eyeing these up for a while as they are easier to store than 2ft x 2ft sections...
http://www.kallistra.co.uk/They make hill hexes too but there is nothing to stop you planting other hills on flat boards or hexes.
Very nice. A bit to small for a fair sized river, but a good link for some inspiration.
Natarn wrote:
I like the idea of a terrain set-up that can be changed each time for variety.
Natarn wrote:
Another tip I'd like to offer is to give each piece way more depth and texture. They are currently quite flat looking. Raise some ground, make some dips, rocky outcrops etc.
Oh, I am working on hills, and a river, forest etc. I made my first ones flat for a couple of reasons. First I wanted a couple of easy tiles for testing things out, and at the same time I can put my old terrain pieces on them during gaming for even more customization.
Natarn wrote:
As well as painting the hexes before flocking, I would be tempted to sand them first. Sand, paint, then static grass them. John of JohnandTricia was selling a brilliant static grass applicator thingimagadget on Spectre Hobbies website. It works a treat and static grass looks a great deal better than flock.
I use the sand for roads, around other terrain features like stones and ruins etc. I will combine flock and static grass for the look I like.
Natarn wrote:
You probably won't want to pay attention to my next idea as you've already made a start but... I think, if I were doing this, I'd make the hexes much larger with more features on each. You'd still have a lot of scope for variety by rotating the hexes and relocating them, however you'd really cut down on join lines, which can be the bane of this kind of project.
I see your point. I did a lot of thinking before deciding on which size to use. 6" sides on the hexes are quite big actually. 4 1/2 hex across, 7 rows wide (+ "frame") for a normal 6'x4'. I don't remember the calculations, but going for 4 or 3 1/2 hex across would make the table less variable, and it would increase the amount of material I have to buy quite a lot, since one sheet gives me 7 full size and 2 half hexes in a very nice way at this size, but if I would make them larger, I couldn't fit 2 rows of hexes on it.
Natarn wrote:
Nice idea, anyway. Keep it up and please keep the pictures coming.
I will go away for a couple of days from tomorrow, but I will try to get some new photos up by the weekend. I will try to buy some more trees too, for some nice forest tiles, with undergrowth and some rocky ground.