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Post by felixs on Apr 14, 2018 17:57:14 GMT
Gentlefolks,
I am in a phase of immense creativity and wargaming vigour right now. Need to distract myself, that is another factor...
Anyway: I have noticed that it is very possible to buy ready-mounted painting canvases in 60x60 cm size. I am toying with the idea of getting one, sanding and painting it, drybrushing, a bit of static grass, et voila: A decorative gaming board that I can hang on the wall.
Alternative: picture frames (are they called that?) also come in that size. Should also give a nice frame around the battlefield, which might look good.
Would that be a pioneer deed, or has anyone done that and would like to share thoughts? Or has no-one done that yet, but you would still like to share thoughts?
Cheers!
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Post by nangwaya on Apr 14, 2018 21:11:30 GMT
I think it is a great idea, and hope you post some pics. of your finished board(s). I have done something perhaps a bit more primitive than what you are proposing... I grabbed some 12"x12" cork board from the dollar store, and with some moss that I purchased from the same store, mulched up the moss in an old coffee grinder, then applied spray adhesive to the cork and sprinkled the mulch on top. After letting it dry for a bit, then brushed off some of the moss to reveal the cork underneath, to try and get a well-trodden looking ground. You can see one of the tiles here: web.ncf.ca/ex809/tile.jpg |
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Post by goragrad on Apr 15, 2018 3:47:33 GMT
Either of those ideas should work and agree with nangwaya that pictures of the results would be of interest.
That tile looks quite nice nangwaya.
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Post by jim1973 on Apr 15, 2018 5:27:37 GMT
Both ideas sound good. You could even use some Gesso primer to add further texture to the surface before painting. You could also mark the frame discreetly to help with terrain set up and deployment.
Jim
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Post by macbeth on Apr 18, 2018 23:15:09 GMT
One of the Prime Movers of DBA in Oz - Stephen Webb used pre made canvasses as battlefields for many years. They are certainly lighter than the chipboard that makes up my stable of battlefields but they do suffer the disadvantage of "minor earthquakes" if the dice are rolled on them.
Cheers
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Post by Oswald on May 15, 2018 6:56:22 GMT
I’ve used canvas on a stretcher frame for terrain before and have experienced the earthquake effects as well. Once you start putting figures on it it acts like a drum. To overcome this I glued cross members on the underside. But, this is starting to be a bit of work for a simple board. That said, I like the idea of DBA boards you can hang on the wall as art! For mine I just use Masonite - arable flocking on one side, arid on the other (thereby overcoming the warping problem eg whatever you do to one side you have to do to the other). I prefer latex caulk on canvas dropsheets now - but that’s for the bigger tables: senlachill.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/desert-gaming-mat.html?m=1Like the sound of the cork tile idea. The results look great. Look forward to seeing your terrain art! |
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