"Winter Terrain Boards or Mat" Topic

Anyone know if one of these exists and where?

I believe mat-o-war have a snow mat… Dont think its on their site yet but I know they have it in stock as I have seen it!

matowar.com

Drop them an email. I will get some pics of it next time Im down there.

thanks Big P

Terrainguy has a winter mat. He's also supposed to do winter tiles in the near future as well…

These guys do, athough I haven't seen any of their stuff firsthand, so I can't tell you how good they might be.

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Thumbs up for The Terrain Guy mats. He will make them in any custom size for you and they look very nice.

Get a white canvas and sprinkle the Woodland Scenics snow about liberally. Have a good hand brush and dust pan to sweep up the snow and put it back in the canister after the game. I find one canister to be plenty for a 6 x 8 table but you could really go hog wild and use a couple.

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Folks really like the effects at conventions.

mjc

White felt?

Heavy white cotton sheet would work for me.

theTerrainguy.com has great stuff and it is well worth the cost if you don't want to make your own. In regards to Terrain Mat, I would only order from them if I was in the UK since they will fold mats shipped to the US to get them in a box and that does major damage to them. They look great, (when not damaged in shipping), but do not hold up anywhere hear as well as theTerrainGuy mats do.

I also hear good things about MatoWar and trust those singing their praises, so they may be a good option, but I don't own any for a personal opinion. I own mats from the other two companies.

Jeff

A third for the terrain guy's winter mat. I have a 6 X 12 winter mat from him and it is great. He ships them rolled up around a PVC pipe so no damage. He uses a combination of items, to include a bit of sand to give the snow that sparkle you often see. He will custom make the amount/contrast of snow/dirt you want.

White felt or white sheet could work too. A painter's canvas is also a possible.

I like the canvas because I can use it for stuff other than wargaming and it is off white. Provides some contrast with the snow.

mjc

A large white sheet will work very well, is lighter, and probably less expensive.

Go for the king size, flat sheet, since it is usually less expensive than purchasing fabric by the yard, and the edges are already pre-sewn.

I'd get an arctic white color, and add other scatter materials on top, if needed, e.g. dirt, mud, brush, etc. For hills, you can insert them under the fabric, or paint them, and place the on top (if you must).

No need for 2 million thread count per inch, unless you really want to coddle your troops…..

Mini-Christmas trees with snow on them can be found for reasonable prices this time of year, at Michael's Craft Stores, and other venues. Don't forget your 40% – 50% off coupon.

I have the Terrain Guy's winter mat in 5x9. It is very nice. Unlike a white sheet, it has patches of brown and some texture to it (although your white sheets may vary :)

(although your white sheets may vary :)

ewwww. lol

thanks for all the help!

My wife bought me a white felt fabric piece which is 6 ft wide and 16 ft long. She got it at 60% off during the summer at Fabricland. As for having patches of dirt, etc., a bit of spray paint of drybrushing in areas is quite do-able. I think she paid just under $30 USD including 13% taxes (PST and GST – Canada). She is wonderful!!

Here are terrain tiles that a friend of mine made for our Winter War game.
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The text is in Swedish but you can understand the important stuff from the pictures. The tiles are foamboard covered in white fleece blanket.

Use a white sheet, flannel is a good surface. Use watered-down acrylic paint- can be emulsion also (say half litre 50%50 mix. and scrunch the sheet into it in a bucket. Dont use too much and work the sheet then take it out and put it in scrunched differently a few times. Let it dry crumpled up on newspaper or grass. When it is still a bit damp flatten it out. Iron with a warm iron. Cheap and effective.
Store it stuffed in a carrier bag NOT folded and use elastic straps under the table to keep it taut in use.
May cost as much as 5 quid to make.

I currently use the Christmas white villiage cloths you can get and sprinkle that with woodland scenics. It works well with my terrain.

When the Terrain Guy has another sale I am going to get my winter mat. I already have a 6x12 green and a 5x6 brown/green mat.

great idea watchtower. i got to get me one of them.