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Albion Coast Cup 2004 |
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I am attending a Blood Bowl convention in Southampton in August and decided to bring along a 'door prize' of a pitch. It was made from a 2' x 3' x 3mm (I love English DIY shops and their measurements, a mat of flocking, some green baize, a couple of lengths of edging, and the liberal use of a Sharpie, Tipp-Ex (that's Wite-Out to the folks in the US) and glue. A piece of clear styrene was used to make a template of the squares of the board. After it was marked, I used a heated pin to make holes at all of the intersections. Finally, I marked out the squares on the new pitch with the Sharpie, making lines with the Tipp-Ex. The baize is used on the underneath of the pitch so the board won't scratch tables when used. |
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Above - the board after being marked out but before designs/decorations are added. |
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Above - the same pitch after an Albion Coast Cup design was applied and Below - detail of the design. |
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I had made the pitch and was feeling pretty happy about it all in all. I showed it to a few people for comments, suggestions, etc. Then Hoomin Erra said 'Could you fit a couple of dugouts on it?' Now given the concept of people signing their names around the border, I really couldn't do that. However the more I thought about it, the more I realized that other people would say 'Where are the dugouts?'. So I figured I better make some. Going the (relatively) quick and easy route, I went into Robert Dyas (DIY/household knick-knack shop) and bought two guady, yet cheap melanine trays. The plan was to cover them with matting and mark them as dugouts. |
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These are the results... They look like little hills and when the match is over, turn them over for swinging 50's style drinks trays. After ideas like this, I do wonder if my wife will get me sectioned... |
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