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Urban Gaming Board - Part 1

Hi All, I have always wanted a board to play war games on. Time, talent and space have always stopped me from attempting such a project. I have been having a tough time at work recently and decided to take a couple of weeks off. In a bid to make myself useful I decided to finally have a go at making a board! I originally wanted to build a WW2 board (Italy specifically) to play Bolt Action and Chain of Command on (without having to visit the FLGS). However I decided to be less ambitious and go for a small, non-modular urban board. So I started with a basic plan. Four 45cm x45cm boards (~1.5ft) to make a 90cm x 90cm (3ft) board. The plan was to have a T-intersection of roads broadly running down the centres of 3 boards. On one corner a building, on the other a urban park. Along the 'non-intersection side of the road, a few more building First thing I had to do was order the buildings. I was highly impressed with the cost and detail of the Knights of Dice buildings (