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I started 6mm skirmish with a big old heavy chipboard tabletop that was 3’x 3′.
This was nice but potentially a bit too big.Looking around I saw TSS and their 2’x 2′ polystyrene boards, smaller and very light.
I used them for quite a bit, but eventually came to the conclusion that this was a touch too small.So I am trying a 3’x 2′ board.
However not wood as it is too heavy, and not a TSS tile as they don’t do that size.I went and purchased a cheap canvas and some foamboard to pad it with.
I have cut up the foam board with inserts that sit between the frame.
The inserts are not as deep as the frame, but they don’t need to be.
The canvas should have enough give to stop elbows from tearing it, but these inserts are just an added precaution.
Being impatient and concerned about warping, I have used double sided tape to stick the foamboard bits together.£6.00 the canvas, £4.00 the foamboard.
Next up I will get out my trusty B&Q tester pot and give it a base coat!
but used a large pinboard and then hot glue gunned panels of form bard onto the rear to stop the board from sinking in the middle.
Yeah that was my goal for awhile but finding pin boards that were cheap and big enough proved tricky..
Anywho….
I undercoated it fine, then ruined it!The problem was that I knew the paint would dry quite quickly which meant I would have to do it in sections.
The problem was that I would slap some paint on the quickly sprinkle flock over the paint.
That was ok, but when I came to paint the section next to it the brush would go over the flocked section and make it go clumpy.
So I ended up with a nice smooth surface except for where the sections met and here there is a bumpy ridge.I spent a while trying to scrape the old flock off but it is too much of a pain.
So I am off to Hobbycraft shortly to buy another canvas.I am thinking about maybe adding some PVA to the paint and watering it down a bit to prevent it from drying so quickly….
So the second attempt is better.
I used the paint with PVA and water mixed in, it took longer to dry and gave me time to get a base coat on and covered in flock whilst still wet.Once this was dry I did a second layer of scatter.
I did this by using an eye/ear dropper and applying a PVA/water/washing up liquid over the board and sprinkling the second layer on.Here you can see the second layer almost done and a corner that shows the initial layer of flock still to get its second coat.
Here is the second layer done.
After this I will add a few bits of sand and grass and then a final sealing layer of PVA/water/washing up liquid.
I took advantage of the sunlight to take the board outside and spray it with some clear plastic.
It is a tad shiny in the wrong light but it does make the flock so much more heard wearing:
So, once this is dry, some sand and grass and then the edges.
VERY nice, Mike.
It would be a great size for a full on 3mm battle methinks.
Is there any give still in the canvas? it looks pretty rigid from the shots.
There is a bit but it should totally useable.
I lent on part of it to take the shots.
The foam boards stop it from giving too much but it does a little.I would recommend giving it a go.
Dice on the board, how very common!
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No, I would not have thought so.
Without the foamcard support underneath possibly, also possibly without the foamcard support and elbow may tear it.
But with the foamcard it is pretty sturdy. (ish)I guess the fur will blend with adjacent sections quite well and fairly seamlessly, would it be easier, to buy some ready made canvas frames and glue the fur on?
You will get the canvas support under the fur too that way.You can get some pretty mahoosive canvas jobs from the Hobbycraft.
Anyway, please do share, oh and pics or it never happened!
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