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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Scenics => Topic started by: Fenton on 12 January 2017, 05:01:41 PM

Title: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: Fenton on 12 January 2017, 05:01:41 PM
Saw these today.

http://www.thewargameswebsite.com/new-cardboard-gaming-mats/

Looks an interesting alternative
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: Leman on 12 January 2017, 05:57:22 PM
Don't think they'll wash too well!  :D
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: Fenton on 12 January 2017, 06:11:08 PM
Quote from: Leman on 12 January 2017, 05:57:22 PM
Don't think they'll wash too well!  :D

Maybe you could dry clean them
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: sunjester on 12 January 2017, 06:17:41 PM
Quote from: Leman on 12 January 2017, 05:57:22 PM
Don't think they'll wash too well!  :D

How well do the cloth mats wash anyway?
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: Ithoriel on 12 January 2017, 06:43:40 PM
I've (carefully) washed and ironed a cloth one without mishap.

Not sure cardboard ones would have survived as well.
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: petercooman on 12 January 2017, 10:19:10 PM
Now i don't want to be rude, but looking at the green grassy one, a fleece throw would have the same effect. (and be bigger for the same money)
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: sunjester on 12 January 2017, 11:44:26 PM
Quote from: petercooman on 12 January 2017, 10:19:10 PM
Now i don't want to be rude, but looking at the green grassy one, a fleece throw would have the same effect. (and be bigger for the same money)


Please tell me where you can get these from, I've been looking around locally and I can't get a fleece throw anywhere near 6x4!
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: Orcs on 13 January 2017, 12:39:41 AM
I typed in "Green fleece throw" on Amazon. Several came up in various shades of green.  may need a bot of a spray to break up the uniform colour
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: petercooman on 13 January 2017, 07:40:15 AM
Quote from: sunjester on 12 January 2017, 11:44:26 PM
Please tell me where you can get these from, I've been looking around locally and I can't get a fleece throw anywhere near 6x4!

I just got mine on the local market. I've seen some traders that had them at the crisis show too, but can't remember who it was  ...
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: Leman on 13 January 2017, 09:03:27 AM
I got mine on Amazon a couple of years back. It cost, IIRC, about £18 and is about 5'x7'. It was described as a lime green faux mink throw. The fleece is short on one side and about twice as long on the other. I put it over the washing line and randomly sprayed various bits with a darker green and a sand coloured acrylic sprays. It does a pretty good job.

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g440/dourpuritan/10mm%20SYW/IMG_1345_zps7b51b634.jpg)
Title: Re: Cardboard terrain boards
Post by: toxicpixie on 22 March 2017, 03:55:00 PM
I was intrigued by the cardboard but - it's £10 per square foot?!

Get a fleece, or a bed sheet, use up the scrag ends of spray cans for some different colours, pocket the difference.

See Leman's post above :D

Or get three-gour PVC banner matt prints from Pixart for the same...