After the loss of so much of my scenery a few years back, I thought I would look at purchasing some stop-gap items to make the table look a little better for forthcoming games. After looking back at the last couple of battle reports, I thought that the first thing I needed to get was a battlemat.
With a battlemat as a purchase in mind I perused the websites of all the main suppliers of tailor-made solutions. There are some really lovely pieces out there, but they are well out of my price range as I am currently on a very limited budget.
So, I thought to look at haberdashery stores for my inspiration. For a mere £6.71 or so per item (plus £7.95 postage, which was actually very reasonable coming to the UK from Europe), I managed to find a German company online ( https://www.myfabrics.co.uk/felt.html ) that supplies 3mm thick felt that is 90mm wide but can be cut to size in 10mm measurements (minimum of 50mm). Thus, I was able to buy three 90mm x 90mm sheets of fairly sturdy felt that fit almost exactly onto my dining table (when not extended out). I decided to go for Dark Green, Grass Green and Slate Grey...
Forest and wildlands (Dark Green)...
This sheet will be used for battles in the wilderness; the dark forests of the Great Weald of Doggerland, the grasslands of Rohan and many others.
Cultivated and grasslands (Grass Green)...
This sheet will be used for battles in more cultivated areas; The Shire, parts of Gondor and more civilised areas on habitation.
Hills, mountains and cold wastelands (Slate Grey)...
This sheet will be used for battles in Frostgrave or hilly/mountainous regions.
All three are actually very nice colours in the flesh and work well for what I need them for.
I will hopefully be playing a game or two this coming weekend, so will let you know how well the different mats fare.
No comments:
Post a Comment