Over the last several days, I’ve been printing a “gaming in bed” gaming table that uses the StageTop system I backed on kickstarter. My goal was to build a table that I could use for gaming in bed, especially at a hotel when I’m on travel. Overall, it’s been a fun project – there are some things that I liked/didn’t like, but at the end of the day, it was good.
Details and the breakdown after the jump. Continue reading Gaming Table for Gaming in Bed
Apparently, I’m quite good at taking a hiatus on a cliffhanger of a post. I left off last time talking about customizing a Hexhog STL with runes to make a Warmahordes objective marker and all the little pieces of software and techniques I used to make that happen. But, designing and printing the tile was only half of the equation; the other half is painting it up so that it looks nice.
A while back, I talked about building a terrain table for miniature gaming using the Hexhog Tabletop system as a base. One of my first design projects was to build objective zones for Warmachine and Hordes. While there’s no reason you couldn’t set objective zone templates on a terrain space, I thought this was a cool opportunity to design something that fit a bit better with the overall ascetic. Also, I latched on to the idea because it’s something that I could do with my existing tools – this is always a boon for me because there’s a ton of things I can’t do or am really bad at, and this is something that I could.
I haven’t been writing quite as much lately, as I’ve been using that time to do some painting. I’ve got a longer post coming about what I’ve been working on, but since I haven’t completed my project, the post has been delayed. Check back here next week, and in the meantime, here’s a preview:
A bit over a year ago, Jessa and I started the journey to get a new Geekchic table; last week, it finally arrived. It’s notable that this year is our five year anniversary – the “wood” anniversary, so our table is the perfect new attachment to our home. Pictures after the jump. Continue reading New Geekchic Table