Thursday 22 August 2013

Backdrops - Enhancing your battlefield

A few weeks back I was trawling through the clearance sales in my local modelzone and came across a cardboard tube. Inside rolled up were 3 metres of printed english country side. At a retail of £3 I decided a bargain was to be had...

I built a solid on board on which half of the run could be mounted (this allows me to move this round the battlefield) and I just wanted to take some pictures to share.

I'll now have to start looking for woods, jungle and mountains....

I hope you agree this adds a great deal to the potential of photos...


This shows the board 1.5m long and 30 cm high on the table - really pleased how the grass works !
Suitably cropped



A fortified priory
Cows in the field


I will of course be using these backdrops in some of my future AARs

Until next time




13 comments:

  1. Nice how did you make the backdrop? I have always kicked the around the idea of doing something similar...

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  2. Neat.

    Looks perfect to me.
    Funny thing, on my latest game I played I thought about doing a backdropp for one of the short edges.

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  3. That really looks the part and blend in nicely!

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  4. The cows one looks great with the wall hiding the join it really adds to the illusion.

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  5. I have thought of this as well, my wife is a painter...and I am begging here to paint some fields and sky on my fake wall in my game room. I basically put 4 sheets of siding on my inside garage door, wired it on. Maybe one day I will have a back drop. That is one Great looking back drop.

    Tom

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  6. Impressive, very impressive...the background is excellent!

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  7. I saw those in the local Modelzone and was tempted. After seeing your setup I definitely going to buy one.

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  8. Very well chosen, this backdrop! Just pay attention to the height of the horizon for pictures (eye height of people equal to horizon line); then, you have the perfect perspectivic effect. Your pictures sho already what we can expect of your next posts - they look very atmospheric!
    _Peter

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  9. Great use of the backdrop - I use a backdrop round my table and it makes a difference to photos and gaming as it makes the scenery appear to have some depth.

    I think the one you have used is the Gaugemaster GM702 - Large Countryside Backscene - this range is a good size and well priced but you have to be careful with them as there are modern/railway bits in them so you have to select the useable part to be neutral.

    -- Allan

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  10. What great use of an inspired impulse purchase. Brilliant how you get the terrain on the table to fit with it perfectly!

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  11. It turns out really great. That is really a very creative idea. I simply love it. But how long did it take you to make it?
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