Help support TMP


"Battle Mat for Waterways" Topic


De Bellis Magistrorum Militum

6 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please be courteous toward your fellow TMP members.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the De Bellis Magistrorum Militum Rules Board

Back to the De Bellis Multitudinis Rules Board

Back to the Horse, Foot and Guns Rules Board

Back to the De Bellis Velitum Rules Board

Back to the Hordes of the Things Rules Board

Back to the De Bellis Renationis Rules Board

Back to the De Bellis Antiquitatis (DBA) Rules Board


Action Log

04 Jan 2017 5:53 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

  • Crossposted to De Bellis Renationis board
  • Crossposted to Hordes of the Things board
  • Crossposted to De Bellis Velitum board
  • Crossposted to Horse, Foot and Guns board
  • Crossposted to De Bellis Multitudinis board
  • Crossposted to De Bellis Magistrorum Militum board

Areas of Interest

Fantasy
Ancients
Medieval
Renaissance
18th Century
Napoleonic
American Civil War
19th Century
World War One

Featured Hobby News Article


Top-Rated Ruleset

Comitatus


Rating: gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star 


Featured Showcase Article

Grade My Gauls

At last! Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian finally paints the first of his Gauls...


Featured Profile Article

Report from Bayou Wars 2006

The Editor heads for Vicksburg...


Featured Book Review


1,278 hits since 4 Jan 2017
©1994-2024 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?


TMP logo

Membership

Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
maverick290920 Jun 2016 8:31 a.m. PST

Hello TMP! So with all the great battle mats available now, does anyone know if there has been a good Waterway feature mat created? I was thinking 12 inches of water, 2 inches of beach and another 2 inches of grass. If there hasn't been on created yet, do the current mat manufacturers do custom orders? I know some people will respond with "well create your own!" But I'm really looking for a professionally done mat that I can reproduce and distribute to multiple players in our group. What do you all think? Thanks!

Dervel Fezian20 Jun 2016 8:37 a.m. PST

I make them for different game systems….

What is the total Mat size you are looking for? For what sort of game?

12" of water sounds like a D-Day or naval landing type of game.

Bellbottom20 Jun 2016 8:48 a.m. PST

Check out Tiny Wargames, they make river and road sections in cloth and vinyl, and do custom work
link

maverick290920 Jun 2016 8:58 a.m. PST

System is DBM. Do you have a website or contact information Dervel? The waterway feature in DBM is 6" plus 2"xD6, 2" beach, and I wanted 2" of grass for blending to the table.

A thought occurred to me. I could do a 22x48" mat with 18" water, 2" beach, 2" grass. Do the mat in cloth and fold under what ever excess I don't get with the D6 throw.

Personal logo Bobgnar Supporting Member of TMP20 Jun 2016 9:46 a.m. PST

Cigar Box mats has a nice waterway item.
link

picture

Dervel Fezian20 Jun 2016 10:29 a.m. PST

Maverick,
no website as of yet… I am not a professional mat painter, but I have made and sold a few over the last few years.

If I remember right the waterway's for DBM are only on the flanks of the battlefield?

So they would be on the 4' side…

My suggestion is to get a basic green mat if you want grass for the overall battlefield… Then get some light blue 18" long felt rectangles from Hobby Lobby… cut various wavy shoreline patterns out and just make sure the ends can be connected (same width) in several ways. Coat them in Modge Podge, then paint them as desired.

This way you can make a sort of Railroad track style of edging for your 4' board. how far they set onto the board is up to you.

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.