Note that the road elements are made to align with each other as are both the barren and grassy patches. I have always been a fan of this visual style and it will be a fairly neutral battlefield that I can use to simulate various historical periods or fantasy settings. The individual tiles are 20" by 20". I made them from 2" styrofoam as they are fairly sturdy(especially once painted). The board were textured with a sand/kitty litter mix, base-coasted in dark brown, dryrbrushed with various browns/beiges and then flocked with static grass. Also, I plan to later add depressed elements like trenches and rivers so the added thickness will work nicely when I make those tiles.
Now for the best part....they're two-sided...
Note how the terrain pieces such as hills(top and right of board) and tree stands start to disguise the tiles somewhat. In addition to trench and river tiles, I plan to build a 2 tile x 2 tile urban section to integrate into the board.
If you have any questions about the gameboard feel free to post them in the comments section.
Happy wargaming everybody!
~Gareson
Great idea, which has now got me thinking... ;)
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