A while ago I promised my youngest son that I would make him a gaming table for use with his Lord of the Rings figures. So, now that Jurassic Reich is packed away and the shed is cleaned up again, it was time to fulfil my promise and start work on this little project. Sam has a number of Dwarves and is hoping to get the Mines of Moria set soon, so we decided on doing a 2′ x 3′ Khazad Dum board – large enough to play a decent game on, but small enough that he can fit it under his bed. And then, if it’s modular enough, we can always add more parts to it at a later date.
So, we both hopped in the car and trundled off to the timber merchant to get the base board, then it was straight out to the shed to start cutting foam. I had already done a simple design (which Sam approved, with the caveat that he gets to decide where the rubble piles go), so we had a basic idea of what was needed.
We cut the foam for the outer gallery to size and then tested it for fit against some stairs I had made a while ago. These seem to be the ideal size, so they were quickly seconded into this project. Once everything was cut out, we started gluing it down. That concluded the first construction session. I’ll make some pillars and steps next and then make moulds to enable us to cast them repeatedly.
Dude if you get the pillars right let me know I am dying for some to complete my moria.
Excellent Start for the dwarve board! I am curious how it will look like.