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Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:00 am
by agent_pumpkin
Those of you that have made your own battle mats, what kind of sealant\caulk\adhesive do you use :?:

I'm planning on making a desert mat for my impending purchase of Perry's finest. :shock:

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:34 pm
by EvilGinger
I swear by my blankets to be honest a I have a green muddy brown & buff coloured army blanket & build on them. I am rather tempted by faux fur having seen some good examples of that working. not a fan of grass mat except to chop up & cover scenery with.

:evil: Ginger

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:56 pm
by Bactrian
I've only ever used sealant to create roads. I'm in the industry so I can get custom color sample tubes for free to match dirt and asphalt from all corners of the globe!

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:39 pm
by gweirda
There're a few links to builds on this TMP thread: http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=303919

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:51 am
by Peabody
Ah, the spam encroaches... Quick, distribute the toffee-hammers.
stevern wrote:I am not sure which kinds of mats you guys need!

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:22 pm
by Vis Bellica
ERADICATED!

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:11 am
by Peabody
The current issue of Wargames Soldiers and Strategy, #69, has a well written article that sums up the current state of the art for 'canvas & caulking' battle mats. Excellent step-by-step with good pictures.

Will definitely be giving this a go.

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:31 am
by john de terre neuve
I second the WS&S article, really superbly done with a beautiful result.

John

Re: Homemade battle mats.

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:03 am
by dwtaylor0