Gaming Tiles
Using Cork Board for Terrain
I'm greedy when it comes to gaming. I want to have a lot of options for miniatures and terrain. I also want those options to be portable and easy to store. I like the concept behind many camercial products like games workshop's realm of battle and Dungeonscapes but I feel like these products lack flexibility and due to their prices it's harder to own a lot of them. I started experimenting with my own tiles. Originally I used 12"x12" vinyl adhesive tiles with woodland scenics' grassland mat. This looked outstanding but was rather heavy and was only a one sided solution
(A small game of micro armour on my vinyl tiles)
I did like the 1'x1' squares. So I kept my eye out for light and durable material that was readily available in that size. At my local Walmart I found 12"x12"x1/8" cork board in the office supply section. They were incredibly cheap, and came in packs of four. I spray painted one side green and left the other bare for a desert environment.
(6mm Pz IVs on my Cork Tiles. The fighting positions are also cork)
With 16 I can make a 4'x4' table, perfect for Warmachine. 20 will get you a 40k friendly 4'x6' and 9 for for songs of blades and Heros in28mm.
I will continue to experiment with different ways to paint the tiles. So far I have tried gray and textured stone for dungeon tiles. I based each of them in black and then lightly sprayed the coat on top. I like the gray the best.
I think the textured spray would do great for cityscapes but it also works for a dungeon. Here is an example of cutting down the tiles for a dungeons crawl. I cut the be 3"x6" and the small rooms are 6"x6".
And did I mention it's easy to store?
Let me know if you find something that works!
