My name is Richard Hale, and I am the creative director and founder of Battleboards Ltd. I have been a committed wargaming enthusiast for many years, beginning a long time ago now with Games Workshop’s release of the original Warhammer game. For a long time I found that many gamers, including myself, relied upon home-made terrain pieces and any officially endorsed sets never had the full scope or detail that I was looking for. I have always kept a close watch on new or changing trends and have come a long way since those early days of spending hours applying plaster to polystyrene.
I originally founded Battleboards after a friend asked me to create some terrain for her son and I suddenly found myself receiving other requests for terrain. The first years involved a lot of trial and error as I wanted a material that was not only strong and lightweight, but that also could be sculpted to an extremely high detail. Once I eventually found the material that ticked all of the boxes I was looking for, Battleboards really came into being and I have been able to create some of the most exciting boards that I would never have thought possible. I really wanted to create unique pieces that were beautifully designed and crafted, the sort of pieces that make game play and display boards as realistic as possible. Since then Battleboards has grown and I have developed new ranges of terrain and accessories to the highest quality using all manner of materials and techniques.
I have worked with a close network of subcontracted specialist manufacturing companies, including metalworkers, carpenters, electronic specialists, which initially came about when I was designing and developing visitor attractions and museums. This network enables me to utilise their skills which are then migrated into the boards’ design and manufacture, making each piece a unique work of art.
Battleboards can be historical, fantasy or developed from an idea that has come from the depths of imagination. I have always believed that Battleboards has no real limits to what we can create, so if you have the spark of an idea that you want brought to life, get in contact and I’ll talk it through with you.
40K Ork Outpost Part #2 - Battleboards Wargaming Terrain
Feedback is crucial, as most of our boards are custom made so it’s really nice to know we’ve got it right and fulfilled the brief. We do are very best to provide an exceptional customer service and are very pleased to add just a few of the comments we have received from some of our customers.
Battleboards does amazing work! This board is just amazing, and the level of updates and videos and photos and input that I got every step of the way make you feel like a real part of the process. For your dream battle board, you cannot get any better than having Rich build it for you, and I can guarantee that it will come out way better than anything you can originally imagine you will get! It is worth every penny spent and I am absolutely ecstatic with everything that Rich has done. I cannot recommend his services enough for anyone looking for their dream board.
Emanuele RIP – Urban Chaos Battleboards 4ft x 8ft 28mm scale Warhammer 40K
We are having a blast. This is so awesome I actually cannot put it in words. The modularity of the board is fantastic and we all love to play on it and how it resembles someone so special.
Unfortunately Emanuele was very ill when he came to us to realise his dream boards, he sadly passed away soon after and donated the boards to his best friend and gaming party as a reminder to his memory. We where very touched and honoured he chose us for this very special project, and we are sure wherever he is, he will look down over on any future games with a big grin of pride.
David – Jungle Battleboards 4ft x 4ft 28mm Warhammer 40K terrain
The battleboards have landed!! I think it’s safe to say I AM BLOWN AWAY!!!!!! They are head and shoulders better than any I have ever seen and make the crappy ones I have at the moment look like a child made them!
Tor-Gaming Demo Battleboards
Welcome to Battleboards Wargaming Terrain, we specialise in producing high quality custom made wargaming terrain & scenery
