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Hey guys, I just released a new video about making terrain mats. Enjoy!

Awesome video! I do believe I am going to make a few battle mats!

I'm definitely trying this out!

Good video. Instead of the caulk for the first layer I would recommend a roller and some rubberized truck bed liner. It will go a little faster and is a little thicker. You can still smooth it with a putty knife the same way as the caulk. Price should be the same also.

How flexible is a mat like this? Will it still be able to be folded up? (Does the flexibility decrease if more latex is used, for thicker texture?)

FormlessDragon wrote:
How flexible is a mat like this? Will it still be able to be folded up? (Does the flexibility decrease if more latex is used, for thicker texture?)

Yes you can still fold it if you wish. I wouldn't cause it'll cause creases which can go away over a little time. Rolling it up is best. Or fold it on top of itself without actually pressing it all the way down if you know what I mean. If you use more caulking it'll make it thicker but still flexible. I guess it depending on how much more latex we're talking about.


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Diehard2501 wrote:
Good video. Instead of the caulk for the first layer I would recommend a roller and some rubberized truck bed liner. It will go a little faster and is a little thicker. You can still smooth it with a putty knife the same way as the caulk. Price should be the same also.

I'll check that out. It'll make it more durable, that's for sure.

Check it out quick! Thought I heard there was a sale on Herculiner yesterday at Napa Auto lol.

That's what I'll be looking into myself as well. If I can get a good thick layer on the cloth, I'd be happier about storage and longevity. And a successful DIY Battlemat would mean not having to build the tank of a table I had planned.

Thanks for this, very cool

UPDATE: Out of Herculiner, so I grabbed a small can of Rustoleum Truck Bed Liner. The stuff is a tad more extreme than the caulking concept from the OP, so either heavy burlap or flat-card cardboard are gonna have to be used. I grabbed a big piece of cardboard from work (the stuff that isn't thick, rolls easy, etc) Coated both sides in the stuff, and it's damn near invincible to anything I'm gonna do to it. Just masked off the borders and base coated 1 side in white (Space wolves ftw). The other side will get some type of treatment related to my nids

Takes paint well enough, lets see how flexible my paint is tho...

Figured I'd let you guys know. I'll post my process pictures when it's all said and done, if anybody is interested.

I just made one of these for my gaming group and it turned out really well! The only thing that really went wrong is that the mat shrunk after the caulk dried! What was 6'x4' when I started turned into 5'11"x3'11.5". It's still fun to play on though!

"Do you think she knows about shrinkage?"

another easy way to make a battlemat is to check out your local poolhall. when they recover their tables, they often just throw out the old cloths. if they have 9 foot tables, the cloths end up being around 5x8. for the price of a trip to a crappy laundromat, you can clean them and remove the staples at the same time and have yourself an awesome table cover!

That's a VERY good idea! Can't ask more for then cheap felt!

 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:
another easy way to make a battlemat is to check out your local poolhall. when they recover their tables, they often just throw out the old cloths. if they have 9 foot tables, the cloths end up being around 5x8. for the price of a trip to a crappy laundromat, you can clean them and remove the staples at the same time and have yourself an awesome table cover!

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 fenrir1997 wrote:
Check it out quick! Thought I heard there was a sale on Herculiner yesterday at Napa Auto lol.

That's what I'll be looking into myself as well. If I can get a good thick layer on the cloth, I'd be happier about storage and longevity. And a successful DIY Battlemat would mean not having to build the tank of a table I had planned.

Thanks for this, very cool

UPDATE: Out of Herculiner, so I grabbed a small can of Rustoleum Truck Bed Liner. The stuff is a tad more extreme than the caulking concept from the OP, so either heavy burlap or flat-card cardboard are gonna have to be used. I grabbed a big piece of cardboard from work (the stuff that isn't thick, rolls easy, etc) Coated both sides in the stuff, and it's damn near invincible to anything I'm gonna do to it. Just masked off the borders and base coated 1 side in white (Space wolves ftw). The other side will get some type of treatment related to my nids

Takes paint well enough, lets see how flexible my paint is tho...

Figured I'd let you guys know. I'll post my process pictures when it's all said and done, if anybody is interested.

It'll be nice to see! Be a good follow up to that video and I'll completely credit you.


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 IndigoJack wrote:
I just made one of these for my gaming group and it turned out really well! The only thing that really went wrong is that the mat shrunk after the caulk dried! What was 6'x4' when I started turned into 5'11"x3'11.5". It's still fun to play on though!

I noticed that too. I think it's because I was stretching the canvas when laying down the caulking. I stopped stretching it so much and it comes out much better.