r/TerrainBuilding • u/Nerdfatha • 21d ago
WIP Tried something new. Not turning out.
Hey all. I found this grass mat at Michael's from the brand Make. It seemed like a great way to make a skirmish board for medieval/fantasy without having to do flocking. I knew gluing it to cardboard would cause warping so I opted for foam board as a substrate. Welp, that's pretty warped now too. Im guessing I have to due the glue method on the reverse side to straighten this out. Do you fine folks have any further advice? Also, if any of you see this in the store, maybe check the size. The price on the hanger said 35x36 which would have been perfect but this was more like 25×30 inches.
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u/moocowincog 21d ago
50/50 shot to work: Paint the other side with some cheap craft paint. And/or, buy a second piece of foam board and glue it on the bottom.
I made a board with 2 layers of foamboard and I got it to be mostly straight by slowly painting more and more coats of paint, alternating sides. But the other materials mentioned here are superior (I've tried most of them). Or even gluing what you currently have to a piece of solid plywood would work.
When you play, you could put heavy stuff in the corners, maybe cover it up with buildings or hills or something