Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Thursday 8 June 2017

The new gaming table

One of the main aims on getting my new man cave up and running was to be able to have a table set up permanently for gaming - along with having my dedicated painting space.

Well today that has come to fruition. I worked with a local joiner to build me a bespoke solution.  It is a mobile table (locking wheels) with full size shelf for storing boxes under the main surface.. It is 6 foot by 4, with the option of making it 7x4 , or 8 x4 by lifting the ends up. It was made so it can come apart easily should we ever move -unlikely!! but you never know.

Over the last year I have invested in a number of gaming mats for it , so i have been getting them out.

Fully extended size 8 x 4 - with Big Red Bat green plain mat. 


8x4 Big RedBat - Sagebrush mat 
6x4 size with dropped sides - Tiny Wargames Arid mat

6 x 4 Urbanmatz cobblestone 

My original 6x4 felt - Hotz mat for the cowboys - needs a good iron!
I have added some anti slip matting to the top which keeps the mats in place.


I have some nice cloud backdrop prints on order for taking pictures.  Time to book up an inaugural game!

I can see a lot more terrain works coming up.

37 comments:

  1. More jealous that I wish to admit. That looks great!

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  2. Dave,
    Thats a really well designed table, and the mats look great. Ever thought that there might be a commercial enterprise in your design, especially given how the newer wargamers are clearly looking for a space saving gaming table.?

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    1. Thanks Robbie. I had to put some thought into due to nature of the shape of the space i have. Had not thought about anything commercial, but it's certainly an idea that is replicatable . Just most gamers i think would rather spend on their lead pile !

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  3. Nice table and an elegant design! I bet you find it very pleasing to have a gaming table on permanent duty.

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  4. Get yourself a futon, duvet and a pillow and you've got yourself a spare bedroom! Probably best to remove the toy soldiers from the tabletop before bed time, however.

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  5. Excellent table, like the wheeled idea. All very useful and well thought out. Nice.

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  6. Well it's alright I suppose. In all seriousness, wow, so very jealous now.

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    1. Thanks Michael...20 years in the making!

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  7. great stuff Dave just doing the same in my new hobby room ATM table done working on painting/hobby desk

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    1. Great to hear ...cant neat having a good cave

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  8. Did I mention how envious I am?

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  9. That is a very splendid and well thought out solution !

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  10. Thats fantastic Dave!
    When are you hosting us all for a game ? :-)

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  11. Wow, very well planned out Dave. Very jealous!

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  12. very nice table Dave. Do like the mats.

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    1. Thanks Paul, I do think the new mats around have really moved things on .

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  13. That looks fantastic...deeply jealous! :)

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  14. That's magnificent mate. The drop-side end with the piano hinges are a great option and the non-slip top is very clever indeed!

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    1. Cheers matey. Yeah I wanted a bit of flexibility to make it smaller at times for manoeuvring it around and for the odd smaller game

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  15. Excellent design, looking forward to reading about your experiences with the format.

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    1. Thanks, hopefully plenty of fun to be had

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  16. Oooh, very tasty indeed. A beautiful addition to your hobby space. Congratulations Dave!

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  17. The drop-side end with the piano hinges are a great option and the non-slip top is very clever indeed!


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