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Offline DonVoss

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Gaming Matt, Fleece
« on: June 30, 2014, 09:49:48 AM »
I discovered a new technique invented by a fellow wargamer from Berlin.
It uses the stuff you put on the floor when your renovate your flat. Its "Flies" in german and I think it translates into fleece, but I am not sure. Its a kind of rather soft fabrique with a thin plastic undercoat. Very usefull because no colour gets through the fabrique. It costed me 7€ for a roll of 1x10m.

Here are a few pics I took druing making the matt.

Firstly I packed all the stuff neede together: its a rather fast thing.




Then I put the paint on the fabrique, rather Jackson Pollock style.



Then I mixed the colours directly on the fleece, and put some static grass onto in...;)



Its intended to be an african matt, so its very yellowish. I added a river by just throwing some green and blue onto it.





And a detail shot...



Took me around an hour...

Its very cheap, light in weight and easy to build... :o


Cheers,
Don

Offline MalcyBogaten

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2014, 09:56:53 AM »
Very useful for on the move gaming or storage.

I bet you have to move rather quickly before the paint soaks in and drys?

But the effect is very good!

Malc

Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2014, 10:41:48 AM »
Very impressive!
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Offline WitchfinderGeneral

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2014, 01:05:34 PM »
Its "Flies" in german
I think it's called "Vlies".
Anyway, I always wondered if one could make something usable out of that stuff... and then it's so easy and good looking!
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Offline Dr. Zombie

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2014, 01:17:48 PM »
Wow :o

That looks really good. It even looks like something I could do!!

Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2014, 02:30:24 PM »
It's 'fleece', and that's not exactly the same thing in English, but close. 

Offline Ahistorian

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2014, 03:00:13 PM »
That looks amazing! Can it be bought any wider than 1m in the UK?

Also, does the river look furry on the table?

Offline Skrapwelder

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2014, 04:37:21 PM »
Great idea and it looks really good.

I see it listed as a felt drop cloth in US suppliers but it doesn't look like it gets more than a meter wide.

Offline fred

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2014, 05:01:55 PM »
Looks really good.

It's not fleece in the UK, it looks like felt ( which is used under carpets ) but looks thinner, and I've not seen the plastic backing before.

Offline BigB

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2014, 05:05:50 PM »
I was able to by 6' x 60' rolls from National Nonwovens on the East Coast:  http://www.nationalnonwovens.com/Applications/c&h.htm

I think the color blend I got is out of stock (reets relish) but they have plenty of choices.

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2014, 09:31:23 PM »
Great idea! Wonderful for savannahs and the like.


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Offline fred

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2014, 09:54:39 PM »
Does anyone know what this kind of material is called in the UK? Some googling of likely terms hasn't returned anything.

If it is available in Germany has anyone seen it in Lidel or Aldi?

Offline Turbo-Ben

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2014, 10:28:14 PM »
Does anyone know what this kind of material is called in the UK? Some googling of likely terms hasn't returned anything.

If it is available in Germany has anyone seen it in Lidel or Aldi?

Yep, they usually have it once or twice a year when they also have wallpaint and all that stuff.

Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2014, 10:40:00 PM »
Try an automotive supply shop, its a material often used under the carpeting.  You can also try a shop that sells moving supplies, they are also used as cheaper tarps.

Offline Mindenbrush

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Re: Gaming Matt, Fleece
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2014, 03:12:11 PM »
I have some of that - purchased when I was working in Hamburg - and have used it for roads by coating it with white/pva glue and fine sand.
Wargamers do it on a table.
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