Hey folks! Happy 2021
Has anyone bought a printed mousepad style wargaming Mat which has been in the correct scale for 10mm land warfare? I have been looking for a Northern Europe, grasslands/muddy field WITHOUT pre - marked roads for my 10mm Napoleonic s and I'm struggling to find anything. If you have a grass mat in 28mm scale is it noticeable or jarring? I'm aware any small rocks pictured are suddenly large boulders when next to 10mm or am I being too pedantic about such trifles?
Any advice or solutions would be great!
All the best for the new year
MA
I use mats intended for 28mm games with my 6mm Early Bronze Age stuff and don't really find it jarring at all. As you say, small rocks become large rocks but it all becomes barely noticed wallpaper once you are focussed on the figures (and terrain) placed upon it.
All depends on your level of CDO* I guess. What irks me may seem unimportant to you and vice versa.
Mike
*CDO ... it's like OCD but the letters are in the right order" :)
I've got 3 from Deep Cut Studios - only one of them I would say the print is scaled to 28mm, this is a urban ruins style one.
The other 2 the rocky areas are pretty scale independent, and as Mike says once you are playing it becomes pretty unnoticeable.
Tiny Wargames area bit good...
I have a green felt type one, and add the terrain. I also once had 8x6 worth of carpet tiles, but I suspect thatb thev line dancers and other low-lifes who use the wings club have removed over 1/2 of them.
We've got a Deep Cut one which looks great, it's in this shot although a bit hard to see:
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I have recently had excellent service from Tiny wargames.
I use thier standard mat for all my gaming using 10mm- 28mm figures. I understand what you say about the rocks though. You can order the grass mat without rocks from Tiny Wargames if you do not like the rocks.
After that its as Ithoriel says you tend not to notice things with a standard grass mat.
Tiny Wargames have my vote too.
I use Tiny's standard mats and have never noticed an incongruity using 10mm. They do offer a bespoke service, which I've not used, but perhaps they could reduce their standard mat to half scale. Ask them, they can only say 'no'.