
BUILDING A GAMING TABLE OF SHELOB'S LAIR
One of the most terrifying events of The Return of The King film would have to be Frodo's mad dash through Shelob's Lair, a place of evil where even Sauron's Orcs fear to tread.
Within labyrinthine tunnels carved into the Mountains of Shadow, Shelob preys
on anyone brave or foolish enough to wander within her reach. Fortunately for
Frodo, his friendship with Sam proves harder to break than the tangled clutches
of Shelob.
Not only can you use this table for the scenario that will be presented in
White Dwarf 297, but you can also conjure up your own scenarios. What if the
Orc patrol from White Dwarf's scenario She Hunts (WD 293) took place in Shelob's
lair instead of among the rocky crags of Cirith Ungol? Another option is a "what
if" scenario during the First Age of Middle-earth when the Elves hunted
dread Ungoliant, the mother of Shelob. In short, this table gives you plenty
of opportunity to use your imagination!
CONSTRUCTING THE FRAME
STEP ONE: To get the ball rolling, you are going to need a few tools and basic materials in order to build your table. Gather the items from the list found above.
STEP TWO: Decide on the table size you wish to build. The three choices listed here are probably the most common table sizes in the world of tabletop gaming. Click on one of the table sizes below to bring up a diagram of all the wood material you'll need to build a table of the selected size.
STEP THREE: Print out the diagram (to take with you), find a friend with a pickup truck (or some other means of lugging wood around), and hit the road for a Home Depot, 84 Lumber, Lowe's, Home Labyrinth, or other giant warehouse-type home improvement place.
STEP FOUR: Grab a large cart on the way in and locate a helpful employee in the lumber section. Show him your handy printout and nicely ask for some wood to be cut to the dimensions on the printout. The guy will help you pick out the wood and then cut it up for you. How cool is that? As long as you aren't making any ludicrous requests (like supplies for six tables at once), the employee should be happy to help.
STEP FIVE: Set up an area in which to work – you are going to need a bit of elbow room.
First things first: you need a large piece of 2 1/8"-thick insulation
that is cut to fit the tabletop. Draw a rough set of guidelines onto the foam
with a felt-tipped marker that follows this plan as closely as possible (the
lines indicate where the tunnels go). When you're done, glue and screw the
foam down to the wood so that the foam won't warp when you use the heat gun.
Did I mention you need a heat gun? You can find this device (normally used
for drying paint faster) at your local DIY store.
SPECIAL NOTE!When using a heat gun and insulation foam, there are two very important things to remember: 1. Always melt foam in a well-ventilated area. Even better, do it outside if it's a nice day. Also, even with ample air flow, wear a respirator. The gases escaping from the melting foam are bad for you. 2. Wear some sort of sunblock if you are working outside on a sunny day. My pasty-white skin got blasted by UV rays and my arms looked like two cooked lobsters for about a week. That hurts! |
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