Making Victorian roads/cobbles

[Dewbakuk]

I know this has been covered a couple of times before but I want to make sure I've not forgotten something.

So, what method would you use for making roads/cobbles for a board?

[Skrapwelder]

I've gone two ways on this. I made some resin castings of a mold made from an impression-ed pattern in clay and I printed a pattern from a tiled background image onto a canvas mat. I use the mat for our weekly games and bring out the street pieces for conventions.

Picture of the resin cast:



Picture of the mat:

[goon3423]

The anti-slip drawer matting they sell is close, cheap & can be easily repainted.

[cuchulain23]

Skrapwelder, fantastic looking roads.

Good idea about the anti-slip matting goon3423, thanks for the tip.

[Malamute]

Wallpaper with woodchip or something similar?

[verd]

I've seen that some modellers use lentils for his cobblestone roads in dioramas.

[thebunkergames]

Try wallpaper (B&Q)
It is cheap, easy to work with and available
The pics are from my Sherlock Holmes game
Regards
Shaun in The Bunker

www.thebunkergames.com

[Melnibonean]

I used the stuff they use for yoga mats painted using acrylics. I has a nice cobbled look but is a bit too uniform to look really effective. On the plus side: You can roll it up.

[Thunderchicken]

As with Malapoos and Shaun I use embossed wallpaper. Stick mine to cork.



I can vouch for Skrapwelders matts, lovely! 

[Col. Aubrey Bagshot]

I used a box of these:



And as they are heavy duty lino tiles, cut very well, have some weight and therefore lay flat. The pattern is nicely embossed as well, so they take paint and dry brushing like a duck to water. Very easy to make a whole set of roads from one box. About £12 on ebay. Just cut and paint.

bit dark but you get the idea....

[Dewbakuk]

Thanks guys, please keep any suggestions coming, I'm interested in all methods.

Scrapwelder, what did you use to make the impressions in the clay?

[Van-Helsing]

I used a box of these:



And as they are heavy duty lino tiles, cut very well, have some weight and therefore lay flat. The pattern is nicely embossed as well, so they take paint and dry brushing like a duck to water. Very easy to make a whole set of roads from one box. About £12 on ebay. Just cut and paint.

bit dark but you get the idea....

I don't suppose you have a linky/ebay number?

[Col. Aubrey Bagshot]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2M-Any-Size-Quality-Vinyl-Flooring-Tiles-Non-Slip-Kitchen-Bathroom-Lino-Cushion-/280801794877?pt=UK_Flooring&var=&hash=item870e93f72a

[white knight]

Looks great. Are the individual "cobblestones" in scale or oversized?

[Col. Aubrey Bagshot]

They end up more "slab size", so yes, way too big to be actual in scale cobbles, but they do sort of look right....

Ill try and get a pick later to show what i mean with a 28mm figure in place...