Gaming Table

So, I think I emailed some of you pics to the gaming table I built. But, in case I didn't, I thought I would post them here.

When I first decided that I had both the space and the desire to build a table, I hatched some crazy plan to make the table have a modifiable playing surface with hinges and wings and all kinds of stuff beyond my carpentry level. Luckily, I talked to King of the High Elves down in TX and he pointed me to these guys -- who incidentally were also the inspiration for putting together this blog.

So, with a far more capable plan in action, this is what I produced. The only change I really made from the "plan" was that I added supports and shelving for the bottom ring as well. It is a great place to store terrain. Also, I think their measurements were a little big in places. The end pieces for example are 48" -- if I had to do it over again, I would drop this to 47.5" to remove the slight gap between the lip and the surface. I am going to solve this problem on my table with a little molding. The "plan" also did not include a discussion of the gaming surface.

So, I took a 4x8 sheet of plywood (particle technically) and cut it into 4x4, 4x2, and 4x2 -- I then covered each piece with felt (stapled on the back). Then I can just flip the panels to define the playing surface for a particular game or remove them entirely and replace them.

Now, perhaps you are wondering about the black felt. Well, the plan is to spray paint a couple of shades of gray onto it to give it a textured look. However, given the work that stapling was, I have to this point been reluctant to screw up the painting.

Here is an image with one panel flipped. So far I have been pretty happy. I think I need to upgrade my bolts just a bit (the bit may have been a bit too big), there is a little looseness.

Also it is a "counter-height" table which is new for me but so far enjoyable.

Two 40k questions from our first game. Keep in mind that we only have the starter set, these might be clearer in the big rule book.

1) What size blast template is the rocket launcher for the Space Marines? How do you tell between them?

2) When firing a blast weapon, the "to-hit" roll is (2d6 + scatter die) -BS=location of hit. Then roll for wounds. There are no additional rolls correct?