"Good find for a cloth" Topic
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| Last Hussar | 13 Jan 2017 6:15 p.m. PST |
Went looking for a cloth for naval in local fabric ship (rather than big hobby chain) . Woman was very helpful, and I looked at a number of cloths. In the end she found dark blue leatherette- Looks fantastic. It has a sheen on it, so reflects the light, and the cracked effect for the fake leather gives impression of waves/ocean in motion. Plus it lies flat easier, and a hairdryer can be used to warm it so it can be flattened. Bought 2 meters (6ft 6") at £8.25 GBP meter. 54 inches (yes I know!) wide. |
| Last Hussar | 13 Jan 2017 6:28 p.m. PST |
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 13 Jan 2017 7:23 p.m. PST |
You can probably add more depth by dry-brushing some areas in white, some green, some another shade of blue. Great find! |
| Charlie 12 | 13 Jan 2017 7:26 p.m. PST |
Looks good! And a good price, to boot. |
wargamerbob  | 13 Jan 2017 8:12 p.m. PST |
And you can put your pint on it. ;) |
langobard  | 14 Jan 2017 4:33 a.m. PST |
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 Condotta | 14 Jan 2017 6:56 a.m. PST |
Good tip. Better than blue cloth. |
| Temporary like Achilles | 14 Jan 2017 7:19 a.m. PST |
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| Last Hussar | 14 Jan 2017 7:58 a.m. PST |
Beers for that game included 'Sea Fury' and 'Broadside'! (The Broadside is in my glass- nearest the camera.) |
| Dynaman8789 | 16 Jan 2017 7:44 a.m. PST |
This needs to be mentioned at least twice! "And you can put your pint on it." |
| Last Hussar | 16 Jan 2017 2:41 p.m. PST |
Being leatherette it I'd wipe clean. I do have a mat (with CWRW DAD on) but my handle doesn't fit on it, only straights. I wrote a campaign for WMA War of the Roses a few years ago. Rule number 1 was 'open a beer.' throughout the evening we will invoke various subclauses… |
| ScottS | 18 Jan 2017 10:27 p.m. PST |
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