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- 9mm 4ft x 6ft ply sheet (assuming the aim is a 4ft diameter play space).<\/li>\n
- 2″ x 2″ timber – 6ft long<\/li>\n
- Wood screws – 1″ and 3-4″<\/li>\n
- Black paint (I used normal wall paint from Wickes)<\/li>\n
- Rattle can spray – white plus 2-3 colours to our preference (I used red, purple and blue as its what I had to hand).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tools<\/h2>\n
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- Cordless drill \/ screwdriver<\/li>\n
- Jigsaw (I theorise it’s possible with a hand saw but good luck with that, my Jigsaw is my life partner)<\/li>\n
- Paint roller \/ mini roller and tray<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Process<\/h2>\n
Cutting<\/h3>\n
First things first is to measure up and do the cutting.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe ‘strips’ of wood are just cut shorter than the board to keep them tucked underneath.
\nFor the jack-ups, just cut the 2″ x 2″ into 4″ pieces.\u00a0 For single jackup cut 5; for double jack-up cut 10.
\nIf you want the board to split into 2 for transport, storage, simply cut the circle in half!\u00a0 The support frame works either way.<\/em><\/p>\nAssembly<\/h3>\n
Now it’s just a case of screwing it altogether.\u00a0 I didn’t use any pilot holes etc, just screwed straight in.\u00a0 Ensure you screw from the top in all cases except the optional jack-ups.\u00a0 For the optional jack-ups make sure you over-embed the screw heads so they can’t drag on or scratch the surface of wherever you place the table!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIf using the split version, just take out 3 screws down one side of the middle and it will come apart tidily:<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPainting<\/h3>\n
This part is easy peasy.\u00a0 Black all over!\u00a0 use a mini roller to get a good even coat and not leave brush marks.\u00a0 One coat was plenty for me.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSpraying<\/strong>
\nGet some basic nebula-type effects on the board; I went with a nice galaxy spiral-type effect in the middle, then did some coloured nebula-type spray clouds in red, blue and purple.
\nSimply spray from a distance and angle appropriately!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMarking Starting Systems<\/h3>\n
I used 2 techniques to mark 5 and 6 player spots respectively.
\nOne was to cut a\u00a0 card disc the same size as the system disc, place it where required then lightly spray over one half, leaving a crescent style effect.
\nThe other was to use a piece of square card held perpendicular to the board and spray against the card, then turn the card 90 degrees and do it again.\u00a0 This gives the star effect.\u00a0 There’s plenty of tutorials for this.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nStars<\/h3>\n
Keep half-pressing the nozzle on your white spray above the board and it’ll rain droplets onto the board.\u00a0 Do as much as you like to get your star field.
\nFinished job<\/strong>
\nAnd you’re done.\u00a0 Feel free to apply a varnish of protector to your liking!<\/p>\n
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