Plaistow Pizza Box Arena

Herod · 04-23-2015, 06:36 PM

I've spent a lot of time on our 3x Car Wars set up, but it isn't exactly practical if I want to bring it "on the road". My kids have been wanting to play more, so I decided I would put something together that would be convenient, and I could take with us if we go away. (As you know "the family that slays together stays together".)

I was able to score a few of the original Car Wars miniatures, so then I got the idea to magnetize the whole thing (counters and all) to make transport easier. One thing led to another, and this is what I ended up with.

Known locally for it's competitive Friday Night Amateur Nights - The Plaistow Pizza Box Arena!

http://s218.photobucket.com/user/xHe...-%201x%20scale

I still want to work on some interior terrain, but after magnetizing some of the stuff I had I think it will work well in a pinch.

owenmp · 04-23-2015, 07:04 PM

Fantastic set-up. Your miniatures are some of the best ever paint jobs for the original Autoduel! Miniatures from Grenadier I have seen. Excellent work.

Will you be able to post information on the arena (like you would find in the 1988 Car Wars Arena Book) this year?

An article discussing how you built your arena and mounted your miniatures would be extremely helpful for Car Wars players.

On the subject of pizza, ADQ 3/4 has the short story, "Checkers Pizza: We Deliver," and ADQ 9/2 has the "Gunsmoke Pizza Delivery Car" that features a heated small mini-fridge.

Herod · 04-23-2015, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by owenmp

Fantastic set-up. Your miniatures are some of the best ever paint jobs for the original Autoduel! Miniatures from Grenadier I have seen. Excellent work.

Will you be able to post information on the arena like you would find the 1988 Car Wars Arena Book this year?

An article discussing how you built your arena and mounted your miniatures would be extremely helpful for Car Wars players.
.

Thanks very much!

I could probably whip something up on what I did to make it. Originally I had planned to use foam to do the walls, but I had to switch gears to plasticard when I better understood the limitations of a pizza box. :) I'll give it some thought.

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MattV · 04-23-2015, 08:46 PM

Coolest Car Wars setup I've ever seen I think. Very artistic.

Do another one...... Do another one...!!!

MattV · 04-23-2015, 08:47 PM

What's the yellow line around the arena?

kabson · 04-23-2015, 10:19 PM

Superb! Excellent concept and painting.

But now I want to know how you pronounce 'Plaistow'. :)

Chris Goodwin · 04-23-2015, 10:40 PM

It beats the times I played in the Handful Of Counters Tossed Onto Blank Mapsheet Memorial Autoduel Arena.

swordtart · 04-23-2015, 11:28 PM

Herod:
That Sir is work of genius.

If my eyesight were not failing and my children not still fumble fingered (and would probably eat the pretty car shaped "sweeties" I'd emulate you.

Top Job.

GreyHart · 04-24-2015, 05:02 AM

To quote my hero, Wyle E. Coyote:

"Genius. Pure unadulterated genius."

Seriously that is like the coolest thing I've seen for ANY game in a long while. I am SO stealing that idea. Hey, imitation IS the most sincere form of flattery. ;^) You definitely need to post an article on how you made it.

RogerBW · 04-24-2015, 05:11 AM

If you need more obstacles, you could add those three-legged circular pizza spacers...

04-23-2015, 06:36 PM	#1
Herod Join Date: May 2005	Plaistow Pizza Box Arena I've spent a lot of time on our 3x Car Wars set up, but it isn't exactly practical if I want to bring it "on the road". My kids have been wanting to play more, so I decided I would put something together that would be convenient, and I could take with us if we go away. (As you know "the family that slays together stays together".) I was able to score a few of the original Car Wars miniatures, so then I got the idea to magnetize the whole thing (counters and all) to make transport easier. One thing led to another, and this is what I ended up with. Known locally for it's competitive Friday Night Amateur Nights - The Plaistow Pizza Box Arena! http://s218.photobucket.com/user/xHe...-%201x%20scale I still want to work on some interior terrain, but after magnetizing some of the stuff I had I think it will work well in a pinch.

04-23-2015, 07:04 PM	#2
owenmp Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena Fantastic set-up. Your miniatures are some of the best ever paint jobs for the original Autoduel! Miniatures from Grenadier I have seen. Excellent work. Will you be able to post information on the arena (like you would find in the 1988 Car Wars Arena Book) this year? An article discussing how you built your arena and mounted your miniatures would be extremely helpful for Car Wars players. On the subject of pizza, ADQ 3/4 has the short story, "Checkers Pizza: We Deliver," and ADQ 9/2 has the "Gunsmoke Pizza Delivery Car" that features a heated small mini-fridge. __________________ Michael P. Owen Seattle Washington Autoduel Team https://www.seanet.com/~owenmp/swathome.html Twitter: Car Combat Central https://twitter.com/carcombat Last edited by owenmp; 04-24-2015 at 03:02 AM.

04-23-2015, 08:46 PM	#4
MattV Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austin TX, USA PM me for a game.	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena Coolest Car Wars setup I've ever seen I think. Very artistic. Do another one...... Do another one...!!!

04-23-2015, 08:47 PM	#5
MattV Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austin TX, USA PM me for a game.	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena What's the yellow line around the arena?

04-23-2015, 10:19 PM	#6
kabson Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere outside London, UK	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena Superb! Excellent concept and painting. But now I want to know how you pronounce 'Plaistow'. :)

04-23-2015, 10:40 PM	#7
Chris Goodwin Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon, USA	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena It beats the times I played in the Handful Of Counters Tossed Onto Blank Mapsheet Memorial Autoduel Arena. __________________ Chris Goodwin I've started a subreddit for discussion of INWO and Illuminati. Check it out!

04-23-2015, 11:28 PM	#8
swordtart Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena Herod: That Sir is work of genius. If my eyesight were not failing and my children not still fumble fingered (and would probably eat the pretty car shaped "sweeties" I'd emulate you. Top Job.

04-24-2015, 05:02 AM	#9
GreyHart Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Greenwich, RI	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena To quote my hero, Wyle E. Coyote: "Genius. Pure unadulterated genius." Seriously that is like the coolest thing I've seen for ANY game in a long while. I am SO stealing that idea. Hey, imitation IS the most sincere form of flattery. ;^) You definitely need to post an article on how you made it. __________________ "I don't want a driving simulation. I want a game where I drive real fast and blow things up." - Phil Reed on Car Wars R.I.P.T.A. (Rhode Island Pedestrians Targeting Autoduellists) - "You just took a right turn into hell, and ya didn't use ya blinkah!" PETA (Pedestrians Eradicating Troublesome Autoduellists) - "Keeping our crosswalks mined since 2013." Do not meddle in the affairs of OGREs, for you are squishy under their treads.

04-24-2015, 05:11 AM	#10
RogerBW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: near London, UK	Re: Plaistow Pizza Box Arena If you need more obstacles, you could add those three-legged circular pizza spacers... __________________ Podcast: Improvised Radio Theatre - With Dice Gaming stuff here: Tekeli-li! Blog; Webcomic Laager and Limehouse Buy things by me on Warehouse 23