baugi
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Post by baugi on Apr 1, 2015 4:53:30 GMT
So I've got my stamped bricks, with the cave side on the reverse, and those work great.
I was wondering if any of you had experimented with making other environments for the floors? I'm thinking plains or forest, desert, snow.... particularly a general grassy outdoorsy one. Has anyone played with this? I'm trying to decide how I'd paint it (just greens, with some brown patches, or..?)
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sotf
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Post by sotf on Apr 1, 2015 18:45:44 GMT
Quite honestly, for a grassy one, just take a look at railroad grass mats and glue it to some plywood. Quick, easy, and actually rather cheap if you don't want to spend a ton on it.
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Post by veracocious on Apr 2, 2015 1:10:06 GMT
Yeah, I have some. The pictures aren't that good but you'll get the idea, just check out my thread "2.5D NEXT Mats by Veracocious"
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Post by Alexis on Apr 2, 2015 6:59:31 GMT
I justp ainted the backside of my stamped brick mats green. I painted on a darker green base and with a sponge I dabbed on different lighter shades of green and also a bit of yellow. It works pretty much for everything that is outside like just grass or a forest ground. There is a picture of one of the mats in my 2.5D Next thread it's nothing fancy but it's easy to make and serves the purpose.
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Post by michka on Apr 2, 2015 7:55:00 GMT
I cut out 2ft by 2ft plywood boards and covered them with green felt. Then I covered the other side with tan felt. The glued down felt ensures the fabric doesn't bunch up when the miniatures are moved around. I chose the 2ft by 2ft dimensions because many skirmish games use that size board to play on. It works really well for role playing.
I also made a moon surface by gluing GW craters and clumps of sand to a 2ft by 2ft board, then used texture spray to cover the whole thing. Painted it varying shades of grey and it was ready. Used it for my Space:1999 game at a convention. (Yes I mean Space:1999, the 70's Science Fiction television show, not Space:1889, the Steampunk game that pre-dates the term 'Steampunk'.)
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jubbs71
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Post by jubbs71 on Sept 21, 2015 15:50:07 GMT
How about texturing with caulk? I have made caulk textured battlemats for my gridless games and found that they look very good. I imagine caulking on the cork mats (use acrylic caulk with latex so it's flexible and paintable) would hold up well. I roll my canvas mat and its taken a beating from many gaming sessions and still looks great.
The technique is simple. Squirt caulk on surface, spread the caulk out somewhat evenly with a putty knife and stipple the caulk with a wet sponge. Wait for it to dry and then paint.
I think you could do forest, jungle and cavern floors with this technique.
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sotf
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Post by sotf on Sept 21, 2015 20:34:22 GMT
How about texturing with caulk? I have made caulk textured battlemats for my gridless games and found that they look very good. I imagine caulking on the cork mats (use acrylic caulk with latex so it's flexible and paintable) would hold up well. I roll my canvas mat and its taken a beating from many gaming sessions and still looks great. The technique is simple. Squirt caulk on surface, spread the caulk out somewhat evenly with a putty knife and stipple the caulk with a wet sponge. Wait for it to dry and then paint. I think you could do forest, jungle and cavern floors with this technique. Caulk on Cork isn't quite so good there...I've tried it for other things in trying to embed cork in paintable caulk. The two don't mix that well there and you end up making the cork crack as it fills up the gaps it naturally has in a way that ends up removing the flexibility of both. Now, paintable caulk works VERY well if you get some cheap, rough cloth and spread it on...mix the paint in with paintable caulk and you get something VERY nice looking that will last for a long time. If you want grass or dirt, mix either the flock or painted sand (Take the brown paints and mix it with sand, keeping it moving and broken up while you do so in order to keep it granular while taking on the paints color) after the caulk has started to set up and is still tacky and pliable, and you get a very good look with just a bit of highlighting.
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Post by Meph on Sept 25, 2015 17:32:46 GMT
I just painted the back of my mats also. I didn't do anything fancy at all, I just sprayed them a solid green. I am about to take over DMing again very soon so I might revisit them and do something better but they serve their purpose.
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Sept 25, 2015 20:30:07 GMT
For outdoor scenes I use a large piece of green felt. It can be bunched up with books or plates under it to make hills and valleys.
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sotf
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Post by sotf on Sept 25, 2015 20:41:48 GMT
If you don't mind the weight, take a look at the various flooring tiles at the larger hardware stores. Especially the weatherproofed ones as they're far more durable.
They tend to be 1'x1' and can easily be used for various dirt bases (you can add a bit of flock and then seal over it or even use it as is) or even as various stone options.
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Sept 26, 2015 4:43:03 GMT
Helped a friend build many a Battle Board for 40k using those. Helps that his dad picked them up on clearance at the local hardwarestore.
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