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I have a sectional board covered with green felt that I'm currently using - a 4x4 and two 2x4 sections. ?I have a system of interlocking 1x2 boards that allows me to set up on a smaller table and not have the boards fall off. ?Basically, the 1x2s are parallel and the next board's 1x2 are just a bit narrower so they slide inside.
Mmmm... dunno if that makes sense.
Anyway, it's light, durable and transportable. ?I used spray adhesive to hold the felt in place and keep it from sliding and bunching, then stapled the edges.
Current plan is to strip off the 1x2s and felt and resurface with a mix of paint, sand, and flock. ?One side will be grassland, the other ash waste (suitable for urban terrain, too).
Grassland: ?layer of floor-grade paint, sprinkle sand on it while wet, second layer of paint, various green spray paint over that, with flock sprinkled on while wet, layer of matte varnish
Ash waste: ?layer of floor-grade paint, sprinkle sand on it while wet, spray with "speckle paint", matte varnish
Of course, all this junk is sitting in my garage at the moment, awaiting a day decent enough to open the doors for ventilation.
BTW, I was thinking about a quick way to highlight the texture. ?Do you guys think that a fairly hard roller would work? ?I was thinking a rigid surface on the roller, roll the paint out thin on a flat surface like a you would do for an ink stamp or fingerprinting or woodblock print, then roll the roller softly across the board to leave dolor on the bits that srick up.
Feasible? ?Opinions?
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Neal
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