New Custom Board

Virral · Post by **Virral** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:36 am

Thought I'd share my latest custom board with you guys. It was made on commission for a fellow Aussie BB coach.

Everything is done except finishing off the paint job on the coffins and lining the dice box with felt to muffle any rattles.

The board folds up into a convienent carry case. It's pretty heavy, but fits easily into a car boot.

Dugouts made using Hirst Arts molds and coffins from JR miniatures. The sideline ads are all from this forum, most if not all by Sp0n.

A shot of the tracks and endzone. I'm really happy with how the tracks turned out, they are supposed to be like stadium seats and I think they balance out the opposing dugout really well.

Viewing stand...

... and dice box

Creepy pinnocchio is gonna getcha!

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:50 am

That's a felt Impact pitch.

Virral · Post by **Virral** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:36 am

Your powers of observation astound me!

It is indeed an Impact pitch, with extra felt from Hotzmats around the edges to fill in the spaces.

Magic Dave · Post by **Magic Dave** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:08 pm

Cool job, makes me want to spend some time in my shed away from the famliy and create!

Lahatiel · Post by **Lahatiel** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:40 pm

Looks great! I agree that doing the counter tracks as grandstands are a good look and really juxtapose nicely with the dugouts on the other side.

goonerz · Post by **goonerz** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:31 pm

LOOKS AMAZING!

is the pitch the same size as a standard BB board? or do you need new range rulers made up?

Lahatiel · Post by **Lahatiel** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:14 pm

goonerz wrote:LOOKS AMAZING!

is the pitch the same size as a standard BB board? or do you need new range rulers made up?

Standard 29mm squares (or as standard as you can get, as GW's own squares vary by a few tenths of a millimeter in either direction from 29mm) -- so yes, normal range ruler is fine.

landrover · Post by **landrover** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:45 pm

How have you done the hinges?

Virral · Post by **Virral** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:55 pm

I used two piano hinges (big long ones that is), and a router to dig a groove to set them into the wood.

I sunk them a little more than necessary, so that the top of the screws would be level with the game surface. I then filled in the top with wood filler and sanded it smooth, leaving a little grove on the hinge mechanism so it closes properly.

End result is a nice flat surface for the felt board that still closes smoothly. It's a pig of a job though, I hated every moment of it.

quozl · Post by **quozl** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:36 am

Is that BB sized pitch still available from impact? I can only see felt ones for their street ball game.

That is a brilliant looking board, Virral.

Virral · Post by **Virral** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:49 am

Thanks Quozl, I would recommend contacting Galak either through the email on the Impact website or via a PM here. I believe he probably has some left over but my understanding is a decision was made to remove them from the store to avoid conflict with GW.