Karhedron Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I am looking for a 30" x 44" gaming mat for smallish games of 40K. My problem is not that I cannot find any but rather there are too many choices. Does anyone have any recommendations for mats that are particularly good, bad or cheap? Ideally a double-sided one with green on one side and earthy brown on the other would be perfect but that might be getting a bit specific. Helias_Tancred 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Look at gamemat.eu or Deep Cut Studios. I have mats from both for other games and they are reaply good. Karhedron and Bryan Blaire 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranulf Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I've got a 6x4 mat from Frontline Gaming. Nice print, vibrant colours, good quality material, pleasing thickness, came with a carry bag and no brand watermark. On the downsides - a 6x4 is a heavy, bulky item if storage is limited. A 30" x 44" is lot shorter but still something to consider. Also, when printing an image this large, the detail isn't super sharp, but that's something common to every game mat I've seen in person - Deep Cut, FLG and UrbanMats among them. Note, I'd just unrolled the mat here after it arrived in the post so it's still a bit wrinkly. -Ran BLACK BLΠFLY, Bryan Blaire, battle captain corpus and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle captain corpus Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Deep Cut Studios I feel are the benchmark to measure up most other companies. They have great mats. BCC Helias_Tancred, WARMASTER_, Karhedron and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I have a few from P Works Wargames (https://www.pworkwargames.com/en/), they're good quality. I think there are other companies that are slightly cheaper, but I preferred their designs, and they had a range of Kill Team sized mats in themes I wanted. Bryan Blaire 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) I love my mate from Gamemat.eu. I saw another club members and wanted one, and it keeps surprising me with how clever it is. The halfway points are actually indicated with the tiles, 12" DZ's are indicated, and it looks really good with GW terrain on. https://www.gamemat.eu/en/battle-mats/44-x30-double-sided-battle-mats/ This one's double sided, which looks good also. This one is purely 40k, but they do have plainer grass, desert or snow ones for fantasy. I'm eyeing up their 4x4 town one for Mordheim. In a perfect world, there would be a double sided medieval town and industrial one for Mordheim/Necromunda. battle captain corpus, on 03 Mar 2021 - 09:00 AM, said:http://bolterandchainsword.com//public/style_images/carbon_red/snapback.png Deep Cut Studios I feel are the benchmark to measure up most other companies. They have great mats. BCC Checking these out, a neoprene 6x4 single sided mat + bag is Edited March 3, 2021 by Xenith LameBeard, Karhedron, Helias_Tancred and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I have two 6x4 from FLG and one from gamemat.eu. While the FLG ones are high quality, I've had nothing but problems ordering from them and truly terrible interactions with their customer service. I know people who haven't had issues with them, but I am not buying from them again. Gamemat.eu on the other hand has been excellent every time and the mat is just as good. Bryan Blaire and Karhedron 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven 19 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 You can make your own at any size with an old piece of fabric the size you want, gesso (https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/acrylic-paint/white-acrylic-gesso---500ml/5052089006164.html will do a 6x4 with a little left over), and paints of your choice, generally the cheaper craft store ones. Karhedron 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARMASTER_ Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 As other have suggested Deep cut studio has the best for me, they also do the minimum game board size mats Bryan Blaire and Karhedron 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emicus Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Xenith why do you play with so little terrain! LameBeard 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LameBeard Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Xenith why do you play with so little terrain!I was impressed that at least the terrain is painted. Kudos to Xenith! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5673873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Xenith why do you play with so little terrain!I was impressed that at least the terrain is painted. Kudos to Xenith! @Emicus - new club and a lack of focus on terrain from myself, really - the amount is growing steadily, including hand made and bought stuff. We can always use more though! battle captain corpus and Mr Farson 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5674182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJP Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Another vote for both Deep Cut Studio and Gamemat.eu I own/use mats from both and they're both excellent. Edited March 4, 2021 by RWJP Karhedron and battle captain corpus 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5674385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Officer Doofy Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) FLG mats are all that people use around me (Michigan US). I've never had an issue with the company, had great service and mats are top quality. Got 3 6x4 mats with them. Edited March 5, 2021 by Putrid Choir battle captain corpus and Karhedron 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5674657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead01 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 You can make your own at any size with an old piece of fabric the size you want, gesso (https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/acrylic-paint/white-acrylic-gesso---500ml/5052089006164.html will do a 6x4 with a little left over), and paints of your choice, generally the cheaper craft store ones. Can you still roll the fabric after the gesso and paint? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5674958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I like Deep Cut the best. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/369331-battle-mat-recommendations/#findComment-5675289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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