“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!”
Repurposing a gaming board into a display board
I’ve decided that before I paint any more monsters or knights, I thought it may be best to see how the two factions could interact over a display board and that would also help me to decide how they would be specifically arranged and what free space would allow for more models.
For this display board I’m going to repurpose an old gaming board into a 2’x2’ display board. Now I made the gaming board for Mordheim back in 2002 (this is one of a pair) and for the last 10 years has been stored in the rafters of my garage. Time to get it down and see what I can make of it…
Out of the loft and into the garden. This is a 2’x3.5’ gaming board with homemade buildings using cardboard, balsa wood and daz modelling clay. Using a tape measure, I measured multiple times to ensure I could cut out a 2’x2’ display board which I could potentially use for GW Armies on Parade. I used an electric saw to cut one side in around six inches and then the other side to meet with the first cut. This ensured I didn’t split the MDF board at a newly made corner. Please note I did this outside for dust ventilation and wore protective eye glasses. 
Cut down to size... I removed the church building to gain more lines of sight for potential models and after that the board needed a quick hoover after to clear dust, real cobwebs and dead wood lice!
Arial view of display board with Jabberwocky tale models painted so far. Now the board can be worked on to bring it up to a standard I’m going to be happy with to potentially enter into Armies on Parade. 
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