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Title: Coasters as bases
Post by: 6milPhil on April 07, 2011, 10:29:08 PM
I've been using table place mats as bases for a while now after Old Goat suggested it. Now I'm having a bash at using drink coasters too, and the first one has turned out decent.

(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc00469.jpg)

(http://6milphil.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc00471.jpg)

more pictures and blah blah over at http://6milphil.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/roller-coaster/ (http://6milphil.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/roller-coaster/)
Title: Re: Coasters as bases
Post by: Galland on April 07, 2011, 10:58:39 PM
Some really nice looking terrain here. They sort of remind me of scenario terrain from the computer game Silent Storm (wich in its on way is a superb game with a really cool pulp feeling).
Title: Re: Coasters as bases
Post by: Cosmotiger on April 08, 2011, 02:29:18 AM
What are the coasters made of?  Are they the bendy ones made of compressed bits of cork, or something else?
Title: Re: Coasters as bases
Post by: Doomsdave on April 08, 2011, 02:55:59 PM
What are the coasters made of?  Are they the bendy ones made of compressed bits of cork, or something else?

I'm curious as well.  Most of the drink coasters I'm familiar with are the round wooden kind with absorbent cork glued on.  Did you use several?  Or was there a large square one?  WIP pics would be neat.  Nice job anyway, I love the effect you've achieved.
Title: Re: Coasters as bases
Post by: zizi666 on April 08, 2011, 08:42:25 PM
It must be a european thing.
Here we have cardboard beercoasters in our pubs.
just google for images with "bierviltje" as searchterm. you'll see.
Title: Re: Coasters as bases
Post by: 6milPhil on April 08, 2011, 10:27:43 PM
These coasters are the ones with the cork lining underneath, they're rigid. They're the harder more permanent type. Here in the UK the coasters which are flexible, and typically made from cardboard are called beer mats.
Coasters
(http://www.pressies4princesses.co.uk/img/our-gifts/fun-novelty/urban-scrawl-coasters-s.jpg)
Beer Mats
(http://www.mosaic-boardprint.com/images/beermats720.jpg)