Waterdeep scale model

Post by **slade88green** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:19 pm

Scale Waterdeep model being built. https://mikemccreery.wixsite.com/unclem ... XaHOjZqSHs

Post by **garhkal** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:21 pm

Interesting. I wonder what he's doing that for? Miniatures play??

Post by **McDeath** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:49 pm

Those would be pretty small minis though possible. I'd suspect its similar to like train hobbyists.

Post by **Halaster Blackcloak** » Wed Dec 25, 2019 4:35 pm

Nice!

I've always loved the idea of having a massive room where I could use those plastic walled dungeon sets and map out Undermountain!

Post by **garhkal** » Fri Dec 27, 2019 2:06 am

Halaster Blackcloak wrote:Nice!

I've always loved the idea of having a massive room where I could use those plastic walled dungeon sets and map out Undermountain!

I wonder. If one took the maps from UM1 and 2, and blew them up to scale, where each square was 1.5 inches, for making the MAPS a battle mat, HOW BIG would those maps be?

Post by **McDeath** » Fri Dec 27, 2019 9:04 am

You could probably measure based on a square and then the length of the x,y of the entire map. Figure out the ratio for map to battlemap and you'd have it.

I'm still disappointed in available digital maps for UM. X,Y coordinates like say in some CRPGs or JG Wilderlands (as they did for continents) is something I just haven't started. Scanning section by section just didn't give me what I wanted and was a small nightmare lining up. I was going to scan, then go over it in an art program. Eh, I'm sidetracked on other things though.

Post by **Halaster Blackcloak** » Fri Dec 27, 2019 4:07 pm

Garhkal wrote:

I wonder. If one took the maps from UM1 and 2, and blew them up to scale, where each square was 1.5 inches, for making the MAPS a battle mat, HOW BIG would those maps be?

Answer: HUGE!

Here's the math...

The Level 1 map is, if we count only squares detailing the rooms (not the outer dimensions of the map), about 26.25" north-south and about 19.5" east-west. There are roughly 8.5 squares per inch on the map. That gives us 233 squares north-south and 165 east-west rounded.

So if we used 1.5" squares, that would mean a table almost 21' wide and 28' long!

Also, do the 1.5" squares represent 10' in scale, or 5'? Because I've always used each 1" square to represent 5'. So it would be even larger if we had to use 2" squares to represent 10'.

That would make the table over 37' long and over 27' wide!

I hope someone has a VERY large rec room!

Post by **McDeath** » Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:21 am

We'd all have to be Mr. Fantastic to move pieces around. Or use scrying and apportation magic/technology.

Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:52 am

Imagine a table that huge! You'd literally need a mansion to house it in!

Post by **garhkal** » Sun Dec 29, 2019 2:45 pm

Halaster Blackcloak wrote: Answer: HUGE!

Here's the math...

The Level 1 map is, if we count only squares detailing the rooms (not the outer dimensions of the map), about 26.25" north-south and about 19.5" east-west. There are roughly 8.5 squares per inch on the map. That gives us 233 squares north-south and 165 east-west rounded.

So if we used 1.5" squares, that would mean a table almost 21' wide and 28' long!

That's BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGG...
Or as Trump would say, UUGE.

Halaster Blackcloak wrote:Also, do the 1.5" squares represent 10' in scale, or 5'? Because I've always used each 1" square to represent 5'. So it would be even larger if we had to use 2" squares to represent 10'.

That would make the table over 37' long and over 27' wide!

I hope someone has a VERY large rec room!

I always thought the UM Boxed set, made each square 10ft??

McDeath wrote:We'd all have to be Mr. Fantastic to move pieces around. Or use scrying and apportation magic/technology.

Or have the map being on a wall, using ladders to move up, down/side to side etc...

Halaster Blackcloak wrote:Imagine a table that huge! You'd literally need a mansion to house it in!

I'd love to be rich enough, to try!