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.
Homemade battle mats.
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Homemade battle mats.
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Re: Homemade battle mats.
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.
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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!
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There're a few links to builds on this TMP thread: http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=303919
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stevern wrote:I am not sure which kinds of mats you guys need!
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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.
Will definitely be giving this a go.
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I second the WS&S article, really superbly done with a beautiful result.
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Two links that might be of use:
http://tobispaintpot.blogspot.com/2012/ ... xible.html
http://www.elladan.de/065%20Tutorial%20Furmat/065.htm
http://tobispaintpot.blogspot.com/2012/ ... xible.html
http://www.elladan.de/065%20Tutorial%20Furmat/065.htm