How to Make a Warhammer Gaming Terrain Board

One thing that you may want to consider constructing for your Warhammer gaming hobby is a terrain board. This allows you to have a fun and exciting place to play your Warhammer games on, and is usually much better than playing on the kitchen table or on the floor.

It also allows you to create more terrain pieces that will match your table, creating a gaming environment that looks and feels impressive and realistic, enhancing your gaming experience.

This article is a step-by-step guide on how we make our gaming boards. There is more than one way to create gaming boards, including what material you could use, but we have found this to be the easiest and usually the cheapest.

What size board should you create?

There are a few options to choose from. They include:

-2′ x 2′
-4′ x 4′
-4′ x 6′
-4′ x 8′

(’ denotes feet - one foot = 30 cm)

The 2′ x 2′ boards are very flexible and allow you to create terrain that you can move around and form into various pieces, especially if you build in hills or rivers.

However, our favourite size to choose is 4′ x 4′, as it is a very good standard board size and allows for battles as high as a few thousands points on each side. It is also easy to add two of these boards together to form a 4′ x 8′ playing area for especially large battles, whereas with the 2′ x 2′ boards this is a little more clumsy and creates a playing area with a lot of gaps and unsightly lines.

Materials and Tools Needed

Here is a list of materials that you will need:

-1/2 sheet of plywood (4′ x 4′)
-16′ of 2″x1″ (pine is what we use, but it doesn’t matter)
-16 x 1 1/4″ screws
-power drill
-small drill bit (3/16″ should work)
-measuring tape
-pencil
-saw
-sandpaper

(WARNING: You should ALWAYS have adult supervision when using any tools or power tools.)

Step 1 - Cut 2″x1″ to size

The first thing you will need to do is cut the 2″x1″ into four pieces, two 4 feet long and the other two 46 inches long.

Step 2 - Create foundation

Before putting any screws in you will want to drill holes first. This will prevent splitting of the wood. Take a look at this picture to see what we mean:

After you have drilled holes you can then screw in the screws using your power drill or by hand.

Step 3 - Attach Top

Place the plywood on top of your frame. Again, drill holes wherever you will be putting in screws to prevent splitting. Three screws on each side should be enough.