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Title: Battle mat
Post by: orm1 on 28 August 2013, 09:05:30 AM

Wanted to get hold of a GW battle mat ( green) but after seeing one on eBay with a bid of £50! on it wondered if anyone made a similar product.
Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: dijit on 28 August 2013, 05:49:50 PM

There are many options. Zuzzy mats seems to be favoured. Though if you reallu want low cost and high quality it's probably best making your own. There was a thread a while back here on the workbench about making your own using acrylic caulking. There's also a method using teddybear fur. If you search through the workbench you'll find them and probably more.

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: AndrewBeasley on 28 August 2013, 08:13:32 PM

Am I missing something as the list price was only £15 http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1400020

Maybe I need to visit hobbycraft (Hull) on Saturday and dump on eBay as I am sure they still had a couple last week lol

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: jp1885 on 29 August 2013, 10:15:44 AM

I use a big green towel - big enough to fit on my dining room table for skirmish games :)

(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/jp1885_photos/brink%20of%20battle%20games/2013-08-13145522_zpsb8bef3a8.jpg)

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: frogimus on 29 August 2013, 01:00:17 PM

Unless something has changed in past few weeks, Zuzzy has been running 2+ months behind their orders.

Have you checked fabric shops for felt or teddy bear fur? Also, you could look at blankets. White or off white + dye in your preferred color would make a nice surface, and they're usually plenty big.

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: orm1 on 30 August 2013, 12:31:39 AM

Towel never thought of that

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: jp1885 on 30 August 2013, 08:28:09 AM

Quote from: orm1 on 30 August 2013, 12:31:39 AM

Towel never thought of that

Bought it from Dunelm for under a tenner if memory serves.

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: orm1 on 30 August 2013, 12:23:14 PM

Hobby craft have 20 according to their customer services only thing is they don't know which stores have them? The online stock checker is out of date so not sure what I can do with that information.

Why why why didn't I just pick one up when they had them.
Idiot

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: Mahwell skel on 30 August 2013, 12:55:48 PM

I got a paper backed one from a railway shop that does the job. It was massive so I did cut it up a bit. And then glued part of it to a board...

Title: Re: Battle mat
Post by: AndrewBeasley on 31 August 2013, 06:04:06 PM

I can tell you Hull Hobbycraft do not have any.

To be honest they did not have a great deal of things - model kits now relegated to 1/2 a self set, WS scenery bare stock and lots and lots of gaps between blisters - hope they keep going...