Outbreak City - How to Build a 28mm Zombie Gaming Table - Part 2

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Part 2 of the construction of my All Things Zombie Outbreak City gaming table.

Once I had three identical 2' by 4' battened boards. I lay them side by side and marked the roads and sidewalks.

Measure twice. Draw once. Check, correct and re-draw.

To accommodate tollerances (and my shoddy woodworking) I swapped the boards around as I went, to check that they lined up on every side.

A note on road sizes. I opted for a four inch (10.2 cm) road width, the same approximate size as World Works Games roads, as it strikes a good balance between aesthetics and playability when trying to retain a city-block feel to the table.

Once I was comfortable the measurements I cut to size the second layer sections in 3mm MDF. Being above the level of the roads, this level would represent the sidewalks and hard-standing of the city.

Note: No round corners yets.

I laid out all the sections to check everything was going to fit ok and once I was sure it was within acceptable limits, I cut curves of the top layer into the corners with a jigsaw.


This was also the stage I added a few dropped curbs and cut small notches in the underside of the top layer to represent storm drains. In retrospect, to go the extra mile, I would have cut the storm drains a little deeper and routed small holes in corresponding locations in the sides roads to match.

Finally I fixed the curbs to the base-boards with PVA and, after leaving it to dry for a few days, marked two inch sidewalks onto these sections.


To be continued...

All Things Zombie


9 comments:

  1. Looking good Zombie Ad. Are u going to put on a game at Eastern Front again this year?

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  2. it's coming along nicely. Keep up the good work, Adam!

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  3. Wow, great attention to detail. Using notches to represent the storm drains is something I never would have thought of. I can't wait to see more on this.

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  4. This is so sweet! And having just found a supply of mdf sheets it is good timing.

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  5. Really cool Tutorial, very detailed.

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