I have been playing around with different configurations for a custom table and wanted to note some things I’ve landed on that I really like. A main one thing is having the map mounted so that it can slide around as needed on top of a bigger playing area. My table is 65” x 95” in total with a 5.5” arm rest around the outside and the middle is a recessed neoprene surface. I have the OOB Global map mounted on 1/2” rigid foam with a 1/2” aluminum frame around it. This allows the map to slide up close to whoever’s turn it is, but then be in the middle so both players can roll dice In front of them without disturbing the map and in easy view of the other player. (Plus we like lots of room to roll the bones). This ability to adjust the surface along with a standing height, makes it comfortable for long uses because you can move around more and don’t feel as tied down.
Things I’ve learned and changed from original design - I originally used too big of a frame for the map and mounted it on too high of a foam block (you can see these pictures at the bottom) - it made it hard to see the other player’s dice and the big frame took up too much real estate. My global map is mounted on much thinner foam (the framing is bad, you can see if you look closely) but I also used much thinner aluminum angle for the frame. This gives just enough grip when needing to move the map around (I use furniture slides on the bottom, which glide very nicely on the neoprene) but doesn’t make the whole thing too bulky. Having it an inch or so off the surface keeps the dice off, but isn’t so heigh that you can’t see the other player’s dice rolls. When playing other versions (such as Zombies) the board is much smaller, but it can easily swap in and out on the same table since it can move around where ever it is needed or be pushed aside.
I originally made it normal table height, but found long reaches while sitting were harder and it just felt cramped. Standing height with a bar stool is a great way to have the best of both worlds.
The 5.5” rim around the table itself gives you a nice arm rest that doesn’t interfere with the gaming surface. I’m playing with how to best add some cushion to this part - open to suggestions. Sometimes I just lay a piece of leftover neoprene on it.
Dice bounce nice on the neoprene and stay off the floor. It also feels nice and has enough give to allow things to slide but be picked up easily. Wouldn’t definitely go with neoprene again as a surface covering.
I made the drawers open to the inside of the table so you can stay hunched over the action while accessing and stowing stuff away. 50/50 on whether I would keep this if I were to do it again. If I were doing it again, I might try to build customer drawers form scratch using actual drawer glides, but that was beyond my ability when I first did this, so I just used clear plexiglass boxes with aluminum pulls mounted on them. It’s nice having them clear, and I was happy with how the pulls came out, but without glides they can be a little fussy sliding in and out of their slots.
I originally designed the table so that I could put a cover surface back on top when not in use, but find I don’t really ever do that, so if I were to do it again, I might not mess with that part (I never even finished staining those as you can see in the pictures).
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Global Gaming Table
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Looks better than I thought it was going to and your not even finished yet, +1 to you :-D
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Looks amazing, Well done,
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Thats the stuff a gamers wet dreams are made of! very nice dude!
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@thoes426:
Thats the stuff a gamers wet dreams are made of! very nice dude!
Thoes426 :evil:That comment is really GAY- but anyway- nice job johnny man- primo!!! :-)
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Thank you
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Probably around $400, plus your cost travelling to Green Bay, Wi
oowch… 400$ thats steep, wow but such beuty. :cry: just to make shure, thats with out the board right?
To be honest, I’d say $400 is cheap for something like this. The time required to build something of this quality alone would be worth around that.
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Probably around $400, plus your cost travelling to Green Bay, Wi
oowch… 400$ thats steep, wow but such beuty. :cry: just to make shure, thats with out the board right?
To be honest, I’d say $400 is cheap for something like this. The time required to build something of this quality alone would be worth around that.
I agree, if only I could afford it.
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Like the others have said, fantastic work guys! But now you’re giving me ideas… that’s always dangerous. Hmm, I have a garage, a saw, could get some lumber…
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Like the others have said, fantastic work guys! But now you’re giving me ideas… that’s always dangerous. Hmm, I have a garage, a saw, could get some lumber…
carefull. last time i got an insperation it turned out …well… :evil:. a dice tower that is made of foam board that is riged. a trap door takes the normal dice and riged dice stored in a second container are realeced from in side :evil:
Why would you take all the fun out of a game of chance? Do you bet on A&A?
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i only use it when i need a boost! duh! :oops: :wink: i’m not a sorelosser like the prople i play agenst
:-DMan I just ROFLed after reading that.
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i only use it when i need a boost! duh! :oops: :wink: i’m not a sorelosser like the prople i play agenst
:-DIf you use rigged dice, you probably are a sore loser.
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I go with the brain on that one. no one cheats unless they cant handle losing.
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I go with the brain on that one. no one cheats unless they cant handle losing.
That is exactly what I was thinking.
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SO ANYWAYS……
How’s that table coming? Sure looks great. Who else is building tables out there? I’m sure we’d all like some pics to drool over. Any more “command centers”? I may be moving to a house soon with a 3rd bedroom I can convert :-D :evil:
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I may be moving to a house soon with a 3rd bedroom I can convert :-D :evil:
Now that is some serious dedication.
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im turning my basement in to an axis and allies bunker.
it’s going to be painted to look like concret, have ammo boxes, 2 tables 1 for the axis and allies board and one for the minis board. its goning to have pics of all the major leaders on the walls, allong with a washed out ncm. and not to mention the in wall beer bar, pop bar, and 11.2 sourond sound system (yess i ment 11.2)if you want dedacation listen to this… my cousins and me drees up useing the real unaforms and assories, and play 1 game in 4-5 days. we pay normaly untill the combat phase where we use minis, and some times alot of them at once, to decied a battle. we even made a spical unit for each country Ie.the german “ratte” japaniese “yamato class” BB, ECT… wich we also have coustom minis for and yes they are the same scale as tanks… any thing i should add?
post pics I want to see your custom units
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im turning my basement in to an axis and allies bunker.
it’s going to be painted to look like concret, have ammo boxes, 2 tables 1 for the axis and allies board and one for the minis board. its goning to have pics of all the major leaders on the walls, allong with a washed out ncm. and not to mention the in wall beer bar, pop bar, and 11.2 sourond sound system (yess i ment 11.2)if you want dedacation listen to this… my cousins and me drees up useing the real unaforms and assories, and play 1 game in 4-5 days. we pay normaly untill the combat phase where we use minis, and some times alot of them at once, to decied a battle. we even made a spical unit for each country Ie.the german “ratte” japaniese “yamato class” BB, ECT… wich we also have coustom minis for and yes they are the same scale as tanks… any thing i should add?
post pics I want to see your custom units
ill see what i can do. but my DSLR cammera is in for some …minor repair and i cant seem to up load my pics on to the site. ive allreddy tryed 3 times to post them
Use Mediafire. It’s the easiest way to go.
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@Brain:
im turning my basement in to an axis and allies bunker.
it’s going to be painted to look like concret, have ammo boxes, 2 tables 1 for the axis and allies board and one for the minis board. its goning to have pics of all the major leaders on the walls, allong with a washed out ncm. and not to mention the in wall beer bar, pop bar, and 11.2 sourond sound system (yess i ment 11.2)if you want dedacation listen to this… my cousins and me drees up useing the real unaforms and assories, and play 1 game in 4-5 days. we pay normaly untill the combat phase where we use minis, and some times alot of them at once, to decied a battle. we even made a spical unit for each country Ie.the german “ratte” japaniese “yamato class” BB, ECT… wich we also have coustom minis for and yes they are the same scale as tanks… any thing i should add?
Yeah, some boots cause it’s gettin’ deep in here.
Post some pictures please.
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Haven’t done anything recently. Played on it a few times. My goal is to have complete when Europe comes out. I got a couple months.
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Any updates yet?





