Rwwin Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I'm still fairly new to the game and am re-purposing some of my older terrain for use with Malifaux. One stumbling block has been a grass mat. I have one of the older GW battlemats which are sadly no longer in production. It's a cloth backed mat with a low nap static grass. I love the mat and it's held up very well over 7 years. It's one of the few GW products that I felt was a great value. Anyhow the mat is 4' x 6'. It's impractical to fold under or mark off for a game of Malifaux and I dread cutting it down. I have looked and I can't find an equivalent product out there. So far all I've found are vinyl backed mats from model railroad layouts, which don't look like they would hold up as well over the long run. Does anyone know a source for good quality static grass mats? (and before anyone mentions zuzzy, I've played on them before and I'm not such a fan of them). Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaled Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I just bought one of these - not played on it yet, but it's rather nice... http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/mat-o-war-green-2m-x-1-25m.html I'm planning to mark out a 3' x3' area on one side for Malifaux while leaving the other side plain for other games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwwin Posted April 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Thanks. That one looks promising and I'd like to hear how it works out for you. Listed as out of stock currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Murphy Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Check out Frontline Gaming. The mats are a bit pricy, but by all accounts they are a fantastic product. I'd like to get one for malifaux and one for xwing. They are described as a giant mousepad. Foamrubber backing with a cloth front. Supposed to be foldable and rollable with no creasing or curling. It is not static grass, however. A cheap alternative to get you though in the mean time is a sheet of felt or fleece, both of which you can get at wallmart or micheals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Lumux Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Woodland scenics sells a number of high quality vinyl matts with grasses etc on them. I bought one for around 30 bucks, and it was a 4'x8' roll. check out their website. I highly reccomend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaled Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I've just marked out a Malifaux gaming area on one side of the mat I bought - a 3'x3' square with dashed centre lines and marks around the edges to indicate deployment zones. I drew them with felt tip which worked really well and hasn't gone through to the other side so I can still have it as a plain 6'x4' mat for other games. I also re-flocked my terrain to match - it was easy to get matching static grass and I think it looks rather good. Hoping to get a game on it tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwwin Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions everyone. St. Murphy, I have a mat similar to the fronline ones from Deadzone and while it does a good job at simulating urban pavement, I don't like their look as grass. Green, my local model railroad shop has some of the Woodland Scenic mats and they're not static grass but the small ground up flock. It would do if there's nothing else, but I'm saving that as a last resort. There is another model RR company (Busch)that makes a mat almost exactly like the old GW one, but they only come 80cm wide (32"). So close yet so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotomte Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I looked for that Citadel mat last year. I ended up buying one (nearly new) from ebay, pops up from time to time. Great product to a decent price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwwin Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks I've been keeping an eye on ebay too but been outbid on the few I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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