What to do...
Method
- Sketch out your boards, to scale, on small pieces of card
- Add roads. To make sure they connect, mark points ½ way across the short end, and an equal length from the corners on the long sides as shown below.
- Cut the boards to size (I recommend 2' x 4' but any size you like really)
- Paste the tiles onto the boards, starting in one corner. Work with whole tiles before filling gaps with scrap.
- Leave to dry, then trim the edges with a knife or a hot wire cutter.
- Mark on the points that you put on your card models
- Mark on roads and rivers.
- Use the sandpaper to flatten the roads and distinguish them from the terrain.
- Cut the rivers and peel off slowly and carefully.
- Paint your boards.
- Leave to dry and then fight on them OR
- Varnish them (so long as it won't melt the polystyrene)
- Leave to dry then use for gaming.
Problems
- Polystyrene is very soft and breaks easily, so be careful. It is worth it though as 3 boards give at least 12 variations for a 4' x 4' that I can quickly think of without being confused.
- Paint doesn't always go over paste, so watch the paste.
- Watch yourself with the knives. Games Workshop warn you to be careful, so I might as well warn you too!
