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Sunday 20 December 2015

To the Strongest Gaming mat

Now then,

I have had a productive few days, firstly I have made a gaming mat for to the strongest, and ive also re based and reorganized my 10mm Ancient British army.

The army is compatible with Impetus as well, although I have reduced the depth of the mounted bases so I can get 2 units on a grid square in TtS.

Heres some pics.












Here is the full army set up on the new gaming mat. Although To the Strongest uses a grid, it doesn't have to be in your face obvious, I have tried to make mine as subtle as I can whilst still being able to see it.


Here is a closer look at the base mat. Its just a sheet of hessian, bought from a local material shop for about 2 quid. I just slapped some paint on it in various shades of green, then used a green permanent pen to mark the corners of the boxes.


Here are some more random pics!



22 warband bases each of 20 figures!




The light cavalry and chariots are pretty much the same in TtS, and ive ended up with 6 of each.


Next up will be my Early Imperial Romans, and another mat, this time a desert / arid one for the Crusaders and the Greek and Persian wars.

Cheers for looking
Steve

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8 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag20 December 2015 at 20:28

    I like the look of your troops arrayed for battle. What are you using for the battle mat?

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    1. Stig of the Dump20 December 2015 at 20:32

      Hi Its just Hessian, it was really cheap and easy to do. It cost less than 3 quid, perfect for trying out the rules.

      Its a bit rough and ready i know, but looks OK.

      Steve

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    2. Stuart20 December 2015 at 20:40

      Your mat looks very effective Steve, I have started making one myself out of an old green sheet. I used a green marker for dots too, and am going to add a bit of spray paint for effect.

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  2. Bodvoc20 December 2015 at 20:53

    Looking good Steve.

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  3. Cyrus20 December 2015 at 23:36

    Lovey Ancient Britons!

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  4. Mike21 December 2015 at 09:50

    Looks really fab... figures and mat. Been tempted to do such a thing myself but been put off by the potential quantity of paint and space needed to actually do it... was that a problem?

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    1. Stig of the Dump21 December 2015 at 11:29

      Hi mike,

      Hardly any paint was used really, just a bit out of a can of green emulsion. Spacewise, its only 1m x 1.5M so outside or in the garage if you have one to actually make it, then it rolls up and can be put away.

      Steve

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  5. Andrew Bruce23 December 2015 at 18:17

    Yep they certainly look the part you really can't beat 10mm for that massed affect. The whole setup looks fantastic

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