Table mat?

Thanks for your answers Mike. Somehow I don't think I will bother buying one now that I know its not as good or durable as it first appeared but will probably make one myself. As far as price goes I think it is too much for what it really is although I am one that believes that when purchasing items like these you look at it as a long term investment in equipment and some times you have to fork out a bit deeper to get the right equipment that you need. You find that you will use it for other periods and scales of gaming in the future, it is a pity though that you felt that you needed to permanently fix it to a board to preserve it as you have just lost the portability aspect of the item.

Regards
TD

R_W, I have to say, that's a sweet avatar you have there...

R_W, I have to say, that's a sweet avatar you have there...

Thanks they're RAAF P40's in North Africa I found them somewhere on the web looking for Australian spitfire pictures

I found these too but they are too small as avatars but make great wall papers

http://www.actionart.ca/free.htm

Back on the subject of the Terrain Map. I was thinking about how to replicate the Terrain Mat one. I had to make a portable terrain cloth for a demo game I was running at a show here in Melbourne about 10 years ago for a game of Stargrunt. I wanted a back sheet that matched my home made terrain rather than the clubs. The theme was jungle warfare. blah blah blah. Anytway to cut to the chase I had a GeoHex, felt, hexgridded, ocean mat.seeing as I had two decided to risk it and I flipped it over to turn it into a grass mat.

The mat is nearly 6' x 4' its just under as material rolls are slightly shorter than 4' feet.

As I said I flipped it over with the bottom side up, I applied a coat of Wattyl's Speed Clear which is an acrylic varnish over the surface with a cheap sponge paint roller, this acts as a glue. I then applied a liberal amount of Woodland scenics flock powder in various tones and colors. After it dried I rubbed off the excess and reapplied the varnish/glue and the flock powder, this second go ensured a perfect coverage. The result was pretty good although not as perfect as I had wanted, the flock does not shed too much and I now have a permanent take anywhere terrain mat that suits forest or jungle floors. It took up about 3 large bags of flock and a whole can of varnish so it did cost me a bit of money to make, although not as much as what the Terrain Mats cost. I haven't made another as at the time it was a messy and smelly job and the model did smell of varnish for several months later. The other negative is that it has stiffened the felt up a bit but that said it does still fold up, although bulky, with out getting to creased. If I was to make another I wouldn't use felt which is expensive, but I think I'd find a durable none too porous material that will fold or roll easily. Also at the time I couldn't find any, but instead of using the Speed Clear I would search for a suitable, clear, urethane rubberized glue, this would be more flexible and would soak less into the material causing less of the stiffness issue.
Just to add Woodland Scenics is a very fine sponge rubber scatter which comes from the US and I think is really good for gaming projects as it soaks up the glue a bit and is a lot more permanent than say plastic or wood flock. It also comes in muted realistic colors. It is found in most specialist hobby and model railroad shops.

Roger_Wilco wrote:Thanks they're RAAF P40's in North Africa I found them somewhere on the web looking for Australian spitfire pictures

Try these...

Hello all!
This is a table we played WoW upon on Sunday.

This post originally appeared over at Heroscapers.com

A perfect Father's Day was yesterday.
no Heroscape in sight, but we managed several Wings of War games on a spectacular layout:

Let's Fly!

Every Pilot for himself in a 5-way match-up.
I chose the candy-striper Fokker biplane for this showdown.

Within the first turn (think HeroScape 'round'), my bro-in-law's Sopwith Snipe is insta-killed by another 'Allied' aversary.

A do a flyby to confirm the kill.

Affirmative

Hey I made it into an actual photo!

Here's the awful pinch I felt from another Fokker biplane and an Albatross

And my destruction near Mirror Lake

A follow-up game found lots of surprise moments for me.

It's my turn to be instantly destroyed in the first turn - no joke!

To everyone's surprise, I'm revealed to be a female pilot!

The man who hauls off the bodies for identification

Quite a nice way to celebrate Dad's Day and definitely a grand start to summer vacation

That's freakin' Awesome!!!!

Looks like a good time, I hope there weren't any pilots flying after partaking in the consumption of any alcoholic beverages!!! HQ tends to frown on that...unless you can still rack up enemy kills!!!

Great diorama, great accessories! Very fun indeed!

Angiolillo wrote:Here you have Dario's drawing in the original use:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/34566
A secton... my scanner is very little.

I had a mercenary scan it for me:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/344320

That looks like a great board to play Wings!!! Thanks for posting the pictures!

T.

Kaufschtick wrote:That's freakin' Awesome!!!!

Looks like a good time, I hope there weren't any pilots flying after partaking in the consumption of any alcoholic beverages!!! HQ tends to frown on that...unless you can still rack up enemy kills!!!

Angiolillo wrote:Great diorama, great accessories! Very fun indeed!

Angiolillo wrote:Here you have Dario's drawing in the original use:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/34566
A secton... my scanner is very little.

I had a mercenary scan it for me:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/344320

Tarrant wrote:That looks like a great board to play Wings!!! Thanks for posting the pictures!

T.

Thanks guys!
I wish I had such a table in my own house to play WoW upon!

Angiolillo wrote:A Wings of War mat with Dario CalÃ¬'s artwork (the landscape you see as a background on the airplane and maneuvre cards) is planned for this year.

It will look like this:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/267739
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/260635

Any word on when we might see this out?

Thanks