tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post2664495759770467910..comments2024-03-21T12:52:22.965-07:00Comments on Olicanalad's Games: Door mat versus teddy bear furJAMES ROACHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04019888286247164276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-76796798462508399202015-12-13T10:24:15.750-08:002015-12-13T10:24:15.750-08:00Hi Michael,
These days it's easy to get hold ...Hi Michael,<br /><br />These days it's easy to get hold of. You can get it on Ebay. Sellers do it by the 1m or 2m width, selling it like carpet (think those big door mats inside shop doorways rather than door mats for home use). It sells for about £18 per meter square (inc. postage) and that's quite a lot of wheat field.JAMES ROACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019888286247164276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-44581559042437907712015-12-13T09:15:02.778-08:002015-12-13T09:15:02.778-08:00Both look good, I would have to say. It helps tha...Both look good, I would have to say. It helps that your troops are painted to such a high standard that any terrain that looks even half decent just enhances the illusion.<br />I've found that plain door mats without rubberized decorations and writings in the middle of them are quite hard to find. I snagged a few years ago, haven't seen many since.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-90514330485019953342015-12-12T11:45:48.889-08:002015-12-12T11:45:48.889-08:00Interesting variation you have chosen. I follow yo...Interesting variation you have chosen. I follow your arguments, but the teddy bear fur can also be dry brushed taking enough color it will be hard and bristly.<br />What you did, looks good!!<br />PeterScheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069668539351098100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-88211343515718335132015-12-09T11:24:13.858-08:002015-12-09T11:24:13.858-08:00Personally, I prefer the door mat; it takes drybru...Personally, I prefer the door mat; it takes drybrushing well and looks more like standing crops. The only problem is -as you say- it doesn't follow contours all that well. <br /><br />For the ploughed field look I use dark brown carpet tiles from our local Poundland -you get 3 300 x 300mm for £1. A quick drybrush and some flock and you are away. The only downside is that they are self adhesive so will need a base. Subedaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988321331342010614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-83927349053154473182015-12-08T00:50:45.832-08:002015-12-08T00:50:45.832-08:00The fields look great, especially when hedged! I ...The fields look great, especially when hedged! I prefer the mat to the fur.BigRedBathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622983082204451158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-56287671128234673372015-12-07T09:42:28.081-08:002015-12-07T09:42:28.081-08:00Another way to show agricultural endeavor, in this...Another way to show agricultural endeavor, in this case ploughed ground, is to use one-sided corrugated cardboard. Most of what's around is of course two-sided, so you would have to peel off one side, which is a pain; if you're lucky, you'll come across corrugations that are not sided at all, used as packing material. This can be glued to a base. In any case, you then paint it dark brown (or dull red or whatever the local dirt is); as for extra flair glue green flocking to the top of the rows. The end result looks pretty close to a ploughed field. To some extent, one size fits all (scales), but for very small or very large scales you can use thinner or thicker cardboard.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Chris JohnsonChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-19813377415956907902015-12-07T07:46:01.161-08:002015-12-07T07:46:01.161-08:00I think everyone is of the same mind, just about. ...I think everyone is of the same mind, just about. The mat looks better without troops on it and troops look better on fur. From the practical 'moving lead soldiers across a surface' point of view there isn't much to choose between them: six of one and half a dozen of the other. <br /><br />I'm not sure how good the fur I have is - it's an old 'hang off a radiator' cat bed that the cat never took to. Had it for years and usually use it to make thatch. I hear the really good stuff is very good. I'll keep my eyes open for the good stuff the next time I go to a 'cloth shop'.JAMES ROACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019888286247164276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-6995549061268242692015-12-07T07:03:38.122-08:002015-12-07T07:03:38.122-08:00I use both methods as both have their pro's an...I use both methods as both have their pro's and con's. Teddy Bear fur works great if the whole table is covered in it at various lengths and colours and gives the most realistic effect if done that way. Otherwise matt is more practical and works the best in sporadic sections and one off pieces.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-17373317720968106262015-12-07T06:12:41.373-08:002015-12-07T06:12:41.373-08:00I like them both. Teddy fur for fallow fields or t...I like them both. Teddy fur for fallow fields or tall grass, coir looks great for more regimented furrow planted crops.PatGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379668269395518541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-453948475886356652015-12-07T04:47:52.268-08:002015-12-07T04:47:52.268-08:00I think they both look good, as does having two di...I think they both look good, as does having two different shades of the mat - variety is the key, I'd use a bit of them all on the one table :-)Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-68034292182520987392015-12-07T04:44:47.359-08:002015-12-07T04:44:47.359-08:00I like the door mat over the Teddy bear fur - not ...I like the door mat over the Teddy bear fur - not really sure whyjmilesrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961624317410579611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-86371165558105479452015-12-07T04:15:08.842-08:002015-12-07T04:15:08.842-08:00They do look rather nice, I must admit. Postie use...They do look rather nice, I must admit. Postie uses the Teddy Bear fur for some of our games. It does look good but looks better if you rough it up a little so the height varies. But then of course you flatten it back down when the troops march through it??? Ho hum!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-85226356993344582652015-12-07T04:12:13.289-08:002015-12-07T04:12:13.289-08:00I think that with wargaming the closer you get to ...I think that with wargaming the closer you get to model railway type realistic scenery, which does often look beautiful, the more difficult it is to retain the illusion when troops and vehicles are crossing the crop.<br />With Teddy bear fur the little chaps crush it down nearer to ground level and, to my mind, the teddy bear fur looks like a crop with the breeze blowing through it, and it can be shaved to different heights.<br />Otoh, I rather like Bob Cordery's almost abstract representation of terrain in some of his small games. :0)nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552663142940856622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-56066116235749413642015-12-07T04:08:49.522-08:002015-12-07T04:08:49.522-08:00If there is one thing, about which I know positive...If there is one thing, about which I know positively nothing, it is agriculture.fireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-42414830551038034092015-12-07T03:52:18.476-08:002015-12-07T03:52:18.476-08:00Too much thinking about farming! Edited.Too much thinking about farming! Edited.JAMES ROACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019888286247164276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946235325566947321.post-82480430955627814442015-12-07T03:46:59.905-08:002015-12-07T03:46:59.905-08:00"poultry stock"? Must be for chickens.
..."poultry stock"? Must be for chickens.<br /><br />;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com