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Monday, 7 February 2022

A generic scenic backboard

A few weeks back I made a Japanese themed scenic backboard using water colours and caulk pastels. I had a lot of fun making it. This weekend I decided to make another, a more generic scenic backboard which can be used for other games. Using pastels is dusty job best done outside and it was a nice sunny day for being outside. This time I just used caulk pastels on a light grey foam board.

The newly created backboard

A Napoleonic is game underway with the backboard.

An ACW game with the backboard

The backboard uses two pieces of foam board 9 inches by 24 inches. I use masking tape to hold the two pieces together. 
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20 comments:

  1. Steve J.7 February 2022 at 20:52

    That works a treat Peter. It's something I keep meaning to do, once I have a more dedicated gaming and storage area.

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    1. Peter7 February 2022 at 22:22

      Thanks. I am fortunate to have a dedicated room for wargaming.

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  2. Buzhna7 February 2022 at 21:54

    Very nice work...How do you attach them to the table?

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    1. Peter7 February 2022 at 22:27

      Thank you. The backboard is very light and I can just prop it up with a piece of wood or a book.

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  3. Rob8 February 2022 at 01:17

    Like Steve J, it's something I keep meaning to get round to but never do. You must stop showing us all up.

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    1. Peter8 February 2022 at 08:07

      Backboards are helpful when taking photographs, rather than practical wargaming needs. I also wanted to do something different rather than getting another unit of samurai onto the painting table.

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  4. Axeminster8 February 2022 at 01:19

    Very nice. I wish I had your artistic talent.

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  5. Jonathan Freitag8 February 2022 at 01:24

    Looks great, Peter! Wish I had some of your artistic talent.

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    1. Peter8 February 2022 at 08:12

      Thanks. It was time spent well sitting outside in the afternoon sun.

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  6. Archduke Piccolo8 February 2022 at 08:02

    That backboard certainly adds a little something to the battle scene. Great!

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    1. Peter8 February 2022 at 17:41

      Thanks. It certainly gives the photographs a lift.

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  7. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com9 February 2022 at 03:16

    Excellent work!

    A backboard does add a lot to a game and esp to pictures. Doing a proper one is "on my list".

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    1. Peter9 February 2022 at 07:46

      Thank you. Next on my list is a sci-fi style backboard.

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  8. KEV. Robertson.10 February 2022 at 22:29

    Peter,
    Nice work there on the Backdrop- certainly great for those special photos- well done. Cheers. KEV.

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  9. WillieJJ10 March 2022 at 20:22

    I have little artistic talent, so I use a pre printed model railway backscene.

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    1. Peter10 March 2022 at 22:38

      Yes, they would work out well and seem to be reasonably priced too.

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  10. Balagan13 March 2022 at 00:04

    Very cool. I also have little to no artistic talent. I was going to ask, can I have a copy? But perhaps the pre-printed model railway back scenes are a better way to go.

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    1. Peter13 March 2022 at 07:48

      Thanks. The next scene for a backboard will be some alien terrain for a sci-fi game.

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