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Post by belgarath on Apr 4, 2015 2:24:17 GMT
I have been watching DM Scotty on youtube for a few months now I have finally decided to make up some 2.5d Next stuff. I spent all afternoon and evening today working on walls and a large mat. I used a vinyl table cloth for the mat. I painted it black and I'm going to stamp a pattern on it. I hope the paint sticks to it. I made up six 12" walls, twelve 6" walls, twelve 3" walls, twelve 1.5" walls, and several 1" block walls. I got the foam done on the 12" and 6" walls and I also got the sand flocking done on them. I also coated the bottom of all the walls with hot glue. Scotty, you are the man! I can now see how much effort it takes to do this and you even shoot video while you do it. I don' know how you have the time. Here is my game mat. It is a $5 table cloth that is 50" x 70".
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Post by dragon722 on Apr 6, 2015 4:51:56 GMT
Ok I really love this table cloth idea and design. So have you played on it and how well did it work?
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Post by sgtslag on Apr 6, 2015 15:52:33 GMT
I am curious how well the vinyl table cloth holds paint, over time, with usage. As far as your workmanship goes... Outstanding base! Looking forward to seeing the wall section photo's... Cheers!
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 6, 2015 20:54:37 GMT
Yeach nice work and the table cloth is a nice touch as well.
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Post by belgarath on Apr 7, 2015 3:26:34 GMT
I haven't played on the mat yet because I don't have anything else finished. I hope the paint will last. The spray paint did chip off in a few places but that may be due to moving the cloth back inside before it had time to fully cure. After I completed the stamping and allowed the paint to dry I folded the cloth up loosely. I'll use it for a while and give an update on how it is holding up. I only have about 10 bucks in this so if it doesn't hold up then it is no big loss.
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Post by sgtslag on Apr 7, 2015 14:12:44 GMT
I've used cloth before (either 100% cotton, or a cotton-polyester blend). I try to find a mottled pattern which needs little, to no, painting (gridless, thus far). To date, I've made two ground cloths: one mottled gray/brown pattern, for a cavern floor base, and another which is quilted squares to form a city block terrain (grassy, mottled green, with a mottled gray to form streets); the cavern floor cloth is used with modular cavern walls (a work in progress), and the city-scape is for use with 54mm Army Men games, using cardboard boxes to form ruined buildings. I've played a few games with both cloths, and they work quite well.
If you decide to go with fabric, but you need a pattern on it, you can either use craft paints, or fabric paints. To set the craft paints, use a scrap cloth, and iron the fully-dried paint patterns, to fully set them into the fabric. Not sure if the fabric paints need to be set, or not. Sorry. After they are set, they can be washed, and dried (wash and dry separately, to avoid transfer). If you fold carefully, they should not wrinkle too much, but they can always be fluffed up in the dryer, to remove wrinkles, as necessary.
Visit your local fabric store to see what kinds of mottled patterns are available. Note that patterns and stock will change several times per year. If you see a pattern you like, and can use, buy it! It may be gone the next time you stop in. Cheers!
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Post by huntertreat14 on Feb 14, 2016 6:50:31 GMT
Belgarath First off, awesome work! Second off. How much inspiration do you take from the Belgariad and the Mallorean for your DnD games!? lol, cause I use A LOT! Those are my favorite books hands down, just had to comment on yer avatar lol
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