"Cork Tiles?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	31 May 2023 10:57 p.m. PST
Slingshot issue 344 provides a look at Phil Sabin's terrain tiles made from cork. Do you use cork tiles for your wargaming terrain needs? If so, how?
HMS Exeter	31 May 2023 11:44 p.m. PST
I don't have access to the Slingshot article so I'm not sure what follows is actually responsive to that inquiry, but cork bark has long been used by gamers and model railroaders as terrain elements. To wit. youtu.be/sOy5yqctzzA
Dexter Ward	01 Jun 2023 1:38 a.m. PST
Cork tiles stuck to MDF for my river and coast boards
The Nigerian Lead Minister	01 Jun 2023 8:40 a.m. PST
Used them to build up hedgerows and rough ground, but not as the base or anything like that.
etotheipi	01 Jun 2023 10:43 a.m. PST
Yep. Cork bits … inlgames.com/swamp.htm And whole cork tiles … inlgames.com/lava.htm inlgames.com/canyon.htm inlgames.com/weinnachts.htm inlgames.com/exob.htm inlgames.com/geodes.htm inlgames.com/stnavmib.htm
Sgt Slag	01 Jun 2023 11:05 a.m. PST
No. No access to Slingshot, either. Cheers!
rmaker	01 Jun 2023 11:07 a.m. PST
No.
miniMo	02 Jun 2023 7:28 a.m. PST
No, but I haven't ruled out the possibility someday for some project.
CeruLucifus	06 Jun 2023 9:27 p.m. PST
Yes. I've followed British gamers terrain sites for years, many of whom use cork. In the western US, it's hard to source the exact cork they use. I've gotten floor underlayment cork and layered it up into hills, and I've used cork tile (pinboard tiles) to layer up small terrain bases to the exact height I want. And I've crumbled cork scraps to make uneven terrain on bases.
Rod MacArthur	07 Jun 2023 1:05 a.m. PST
I use cork tiles as bases below all of my card buildings and fortifications, to give them stability and weight as below: link Rod