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so far, only $90 in wood and fabric.  another $30 on plexiglass.  not too bad

What’s next?

sanding, staining, just a few things

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I live in the Twin Cities!  You gotta let me game on this…

got to finish it first :)

are you going to be providing the dimensions that you used to build the board?

yes, when i get a chance, i’ll post

No secret, I’ll see what I can come up with

Wisconsin, USA

to show the depth

early on

another picture

SEAC roundel

i dont even know what that is.  Plus, the Union Jack was used in AAP

Nice table, again

thank you

If you made a couple more and sold them you could recover your costs

i couldnt even imagine how much it would cost to ship one of them, it is HEAVY

Also you could cover it with plexiglass in the middle of a stopped game leaving all the pieces in place while using the table for another function.

actually, the plexiglass will be directly on the board.  I hate creases when i’m playing.  plus it will keep the gameboard from shifting.  the plexiglass is about $60 for the size i got.  you could just get another 5x8 piece of wood and cover it also, that would be cheaper

$$how much??$$

the whole thing cost me about $150 so far with the plexiglass.

How large is the board area?

the size of the AAP40 & AAE40 combined with just a little give so I can get the boards in and out

Seems like the playing area is too deep

I thought that would be in issue, but I can see the whole board sitting in my chair without having to stand up.  It looks deeper than what it actually is. plus one of the points to the whole project was to be able to keep the seperate boards togethor witout clipping them, taping, etc.

Add lamination on the sides, top and insert

i do like that idea but a little pricey.  i’ve already invested about $80 bucks, plus i bought some plexiglass to put on top of the gameboard to save on wear & tear and cover the creases.

If you make such a nifty item, you gotta put legs on it, and make them folding so the table can be stowed away when not in use

the table is so big and heavy, i’m not going to be able to store to easily.  i have a poker room in my basement, i’ll just lean it against the wall on poker night.

You could even buy the cheap official poker table for like $60 on ebay and dress it out for AA.

i think most poker table are perfect for AA50 (mine was), but i think AAG40 is too big for most poker tables. i have a 10 seat poker table and it still wasnt enough room

suede was used because its more durable then felt you find at a fabric shop.  their felt tends to ball up.  gaming felt (like used on a casino table) is expensive.  suede is soft, looks good, cheap, and durable.  the table actually has no legs (guess it wouldnt be hard to do though).  it was made to sit on top of another table i own.  the project started because AAP40 wouldnt fit on my poker table (where we usually play).  so we needed a bigger table.  then we kept having more ideas for the table, but actually decided to keep it simple because it looks better with less.  i’m going to stain the table (dont know with what yet).  my friend is going to burn something into the dice tower facing the table (i’m hoping for an Uncle Sam Poster). i kind of mentioned it earlier, but the dice tower is removable and when layed on its side, fits into the table (in case its preferred not to be used, the space can be used for something else)

What’s the symbol between Germany and China though?][/[/quote]

its the Union Jack (difficult to burn into wood). we wanted an additional roundel to make it look more balanced.  thats why the canadian roundel was used.  the french and italian are the same thing

another pic

this one you can see the back of the dice tower (when finished, it will actually fold into the table). suede was used for the interior and bottom of the tower. on the same side of the table you’ll see the smaller pockets for chip holders (suede was also used for the bottom)  5 pockets on each side of the table that match the boxes that came with the FMG Ammo Box, (plus the china box and additional U.S. box). 3 pockets on the opposite end that fit the 3 misc. boxes that came with FMG Ammo Box.

one more picture

A friend and I have nearly completed a Axis & Allies Global Gaming Table.  It incorporates the piece boxes that were included with the Field Marshall Games Ammo Box.  We did construct two additional boxes, identical to the FMG boxes.  One for China and One additional box for the United States (so there is one for the Europe side of the map and one for the Pacific side).  We have a dice tower built into the table and also pockets for A&A chips.  My friend is a gifted wood burner so he decided to burn some stuff into the interior wall.  We still have some stuff to do but i thought i’d share.

allworkandnoclay, where did you get those jeep units, photographed beside the halftracks and tanks?

i dont see any jeeps, but if you mean the trucks, they are included with Battle of the Bulge

The roundel that is used for India is already been determined in P40.  Its the standard U.K. roundel.  The question is what will be the roundel for the U.K. on the Europe map.  My assumption is it will be the Union Jack that was used in the original AAPacific