Drakkengi
Sergeant
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 07/26/2005 2:39 PM |
| | I've been looking into ways to create battlemats myself. I've gone to different fabric stores and vinyl goes fairly cheap(about $7 for a yard) and I've been talking to various sign and bannermaking stores about printing on vinyl. It looks like I'll be able to download battlemats and just hand the sign places the disk and they can print it right onto the vinyl. Now I just have to figure out how much it's gonna cost. If anyone has their own battlemat creations on file and would like to share them, I would really appreciate it. | |
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japakar
Sneak
97 Posts
| | 07/26/2005 2:59 PM |
| If they do print for you please find out if they ship and all that :) I would love to order one over the phone and have it shipped.
I play on a table, just use a sheet of glass from our coffee table to keep things flat and write-on-able.
Good tip tho on how to make BMs I may have to sometime soon :) | |
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 07/26/2005 5:39 PM |
| | I'll find out if they do ship. But I was thinking about just keeping pictures of all the different mats I've created on here(assuming I can get it done) and then people can just pick what one they want and we could work out a way to send it out to them. Also, I went to a Kinko's/Fed Ex and it sounded like they would be able to print them out also. So it shouldn't be too hard to set it up at your local Kinko's. | |
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Aswiercz
Sneak
54 Posts
| | 07/27/2005 1:34 AM |
| What I used for my battle map/mats is take the original maps included in the starter sets. Take that to Kinko's and have it laminated for around $10. Dry erase markers draw on and wipe off directly from the surface. The folds are gone and you can even roll them up a bit (makes a big tube but still could be put in a closet or something.) I even laminated my tiles as well. It will stick to surface of the map pretty good if you get the bottom of the tile wet with just a tiny bit of moisture. (for example condensation from a coke can, just a tiny drop or two of water)
This map thing wold also work for custom maps. Just take you disk to Kinkos and have them use their large printer to print out your map in 1'x1' squares and then laminate it.
-Hope this helps some people out. It works great for us.
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 07/27/2005 7:21 PM |
| | I've found that at Kinko's/Fed Ex they can print a full color battlemat with pretty much any kind of design on canvas for about $35. Now I just need to find some more battlemat designs. | |
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Master Peon
spikegif
Warlord
5699 Posts
| | 07/28/2005 4:12 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Drakkengi
I've found that at Kinko's/Fed Ex they can print a full color battlemat with pretty much any kind of design on canvas for about $35. Now I just need to find some more battlemat designs.
The new gencon map was placed out there, that would be a good one to have done up. | |
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Aswiercz
Sneak
54 Posts
| | 07/28/2005 6:31 PM |
| [/quote]The new gencon map was placed out there, that would be a good one to have done up.
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What map is that and where can we get a looksy!?!? | |
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 07/28/2005 6:50 PM |
| | I'm actually going to print that one up on paper and bring it today(though it might be in black & white). | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6809 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 07/29/2005 3:02 PM |
| | I am thinking I might make one of those new Fane of the Drow maps out of vinyl. The trouble is, it will be much more complicated from a color standpoint than the regular battle map I made last week. | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6809 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 07/29/2005 3:04 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Aswiercz
quote:
The new gencon map was placed out there, that would be a good one to have done up.
What map is that and where can we get a looksy!?!?
See the Wizards website:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/minis | |
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Aswiercz
Sneak
54 Posts
| | 07/29/2005 4:23 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Corim Danex
quote:
Originally posted by Aswiercz
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The new gencon map was placed out there, that would be a good one to have done up.
What map is that and where can we get a looksy!?!?
See the Wizards website:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/minis
Thanks for the heads up! | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 07/30/2005 10:24 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Aswiercz
I even laminated my tiles as well.
How much do they charge to laminate tiles? | |
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Aswiercz
Sneak
54 Posts
| | 07/31/2005 2:36 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by glumag
quote:
Originally posted by Aswiercz
I even laminated my tiles as well.
How much do they charge to laminate tiles?
6 DDM or 8 SWM for $10
pretty good I think! | |
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md3
Sergeant
702 Posts
| | 08/01/2005 5:46 PM |
| Here is our 3D Fane of Lolth map
http://fun.xocomp.net/photos/default.aspx?dir=.\Group\RPG\MiniaturesMap3D
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Aswiercz
Sneak
54 Posts
| | 08/02/2005 9:17 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by md3
Here is our 3D Fane of Lolth map
http://fun.xocomp.net/photos/default.aspx?dir=.\Group\RPG\MiniaturesMap3D
Later,
md3
Incredible Job looks great!
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6809 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 08/02/2005 10:03 PM |
| | Very nice, md3, how did you make the 3D Fane of the Drow map? What did you use for walls, etc.? | |
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Vash
Underboss
1995 Posts
| | 08/03/2005 8:58 AM |
| | From what I can tell the Walls are just Foam Core. the torches and doors are Dwarven Forge? and the minis and other furniture is from the HeroQuest Board game. | |
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The Mighty
jai
Commander
3235 Posts
| | 08/05/2005 3:18 PM |
| Hero Quest!!!!
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 08/05/2005 3:51 PM |
| | Hero's Quest was inspiring for me. That game was my nexus to D&D and other miniatures games. It also allowed me to be able to play Warhammer before I was old enough to have a job and spend ridiculous amounts of money on the real pieces. Gotta love the Dwarf! | |
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Knight of Argenis
Corim Danex
Warlord
6809 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 08/06/2005 2:48 AM |
| | My brother-in-law picked up a copy of Hero Quest (missing rules) for 50 cents at a thrift store several years ago. We couldn't figure out how to play it, but used the minis for RPG before I got into DDM. | |
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