Has anybody ever made a miniature BB set?

Smeborg · Post by **Smeborg** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 2:59 am

The reason I ask is because I'm thinking of doing so.

My son is nearly as keen a BB player as I am, and several times a year we fly long haul together. So a miniature or "pocket" BB set would be ideal for whiling away those long hours.

The only ideas I have at the moment are:

- To make a set like an old fashioned pocket chess set, giving the playing pieces pegs to fit in holes in the board. Maybe use Warmaster figurines (although excellent, these are perhaps a bit small).

- To use magnetic pieces, maybe with pictures/drawings. More stylised and less characterful than the above, but easier to use to display prone and stunned players.

I'm not very good with my hands. Has anyone out there got any practical experience or suggestions?

Cheers

neoliminal · Post by **neoliminal** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 3:01 am

Maybe you could use warmaster figs... not sure. It's an interesting question.

Lucien Swift · Post by **Lucien Swift** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 3:06 am

i thought of doing a 15mm football line once, didn't really think it would get anyone's attention, and 15mm isn't a very cost-effective scale to work in anyway...

not likely to revisit the idea unfortunately...

Hedgehog · Post by **Hedgehog** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 8:27 am

It's probably not a lot of help, but it's certainly interesting: minature 40K...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/other.htm

The last three rows.

Zy-Nox · Post by **Zy-Nox** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 8:35 am

I believe Dean Maki made one years back.He had it at the first BB tournament.
If I remember, he used a travel chess set which was magnetic and then the figs were from another range with magnets underneath,the pitch was scanned(or something) and stuck to the chess board.The templates were also recreated to minature size.
It seemed to work very well,and is a nice idea if you travel a lot

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 9:54 am

Don't forget the old Epic range either... no skaven, but lots of Orc/Human possibilities...

Anthony_TBBF · Post by **Anthony_TBBF** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 1:45 pm

You could even use numbered markers sort of like PBeM, this way you could really use any roster. You could even put a pre-made roster for every team in the box for variety! Damn I want one now!

Lucien Swift · Post by **Lucien Swift** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 2:43 pm

the trouble with flat counters is that you'll have to be a little creative in showing face-down and face-up status....

Anthony_TBBF · Post by **Anthony_TBBF** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 3:01 pm

Hmm good point... *puts thinking cap on*

christer · Post by **christer** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 3:36 pm

If you're a bit handy, you might be able to make some sort of "dial" system on the flat counters. But yes, that would probably take a swiss clock-maker to do and handle..

-- Christer

jeffzimm1 · Post by **jeffzimm1** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 4:52 pm

Using Flat counters you could use a two sided counter.

Use two colors, say blue field with white lettering for one team and red field with yellow lettering for the other. On the reverse side of the counters reverse the colors (white field, blue lettering and yellow field, red lettering).

That show make keeping track easy.

Bryn · Post by **Bryn** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 5:03 pm

You need three options. One for standing, one for prone, one for stunned. The way I play, you would need four, as I like to face my guys the other way when I've finished their action for the turn. Perhaps you could use a little magnetic cube, with four different colours. Or you could use a flat counter with letters or symbols written in such a way that you could tell what way they were pointed. Just a thought...

High & Mighty · Post by **High & Mighty** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 5:14 pm

But you would actually need three sides, would you not? Standing, laying face-up and laying face-down. Why not cubes with three sides painted appropriately.

High & Mighty · Post by **High & Mighty** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 5:15 pm

Whoops. Too late.

christer · Post by **christer** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 7:46 pm

.. Or you could just paint the round markers with four arrows. Depending on which arrow is pointing forward, you see the status of the player (standing, standing and done with turn, prone, stunned).

But the cube variant also works...

-- Christer