Happy Boxing Day. With a few days off, its time to get back into some RRT.
With my Mars Base Sara base complete, my mind drifts to a new project and I am strangely drawn to the challenge of building a table representing a portion of the SDF-1.
As with my Mars Base table, my work begins with research and there are a few episodes that make great references for designing a SDF-1 table top, specifically:
- Sweet Sixteen - Episode 8
- Battle Cry - Episode 16
- Farewell Big Brother - Episode 18
- Battle Hymn - Episode 22
- Reckless - Episode 23
Colour: The hull of the SDF-1 varies from light gray, to dark gray, to blue. Ground markings on the hull are white, yellow and red.
Terrain: Although the surface looks flat, there are numerous obstacles to fight around. Hatches lead to a multitiered interior city where a great deal of the fighting occurred.
Goals:
With the possibility of the battle breaching the exterior of the ship and entering the streets of Macross city, well the temptation is just too great.
- Exterior of the ships hull
- Turrets, and exterior buildings to block LOS
- Access to the interior of the ship where Macross City is located
- Streets, blocks for buildings
- possible multiple levels
- Modular set up to give both exterior and interior options and transition between the two.
The challenge is going to be fitting it on a 4'x6' table without it looking cramped.
So with that, my next phase awaits.
