Gaming Mat for Vietnam

I have a few touchups left to do but here is a mat I did for Vietnam games. In hindsight I wish I had gotten a little darker tan/brown fur. The light fur is harder to cover and shows through if not painted well (even worse in photos). Otherwise pretty pleased. My goal was something like the below:





Mat

cool ...

I actually think, based on the pictures, that the color looks pretty much spot on!

Thanks a lot guys. I appreciate that Darryl. I find an outside eye can be helpful and encouraging! Funny how many times I finish a project and am underwhelmed but looking back later am pleased.

I agree. Your mat looks great.

Tom

I really want such a mat but i am still holding back, because i am afraid i mess it up while making.

That is a work of art, Hayes!

Thanks a lot everybody!

RE not wanting to mess it up I can assure you if I could I would! The fur is relatively easy to mask your previous attempts/mistakes.

Here is where I ordered for those in the Sates:
Teddy Bear Fur

I first trimmed everything with clippers. Then I sprayed it with airbrush. My mistake in round 1 was NOT COMBING IT IN. This is imperative to get the paint spread around.

Once I ran a couple games I went back with a brush and spread paint in un-painted areas and then vigorously brushed in. That helped a lot. I should have known I couldn't get away with the lazy method!

how big is the mat ?

hayeswauford wrote:Thanks a lot everybody!

RE not wanting to mess it up I can assure you if I could I would! The fur is relatively easy to mask your previous attempts/mistakes.

Here is where I ordered for those in the Sates:
Teddy Bear Fur

I first trimmed everything with clippers. Then I sprayed it with airbrush. My mistake in round 1 was NOT COMBING IT IN. This is imperative to get the paint spread around.

Once I ran a couple games I went back with a brush and spread paint in un-painted areas and then vigorously brushed in. That helped a lot. I should have known I couldn't get away with the lazy method!

Thank you

very cool indeed

This mat is approximately 5'x7'. I have another piece the same size that I will make able to connect for larger battles. I plan to have a more finished highway on it running across it so the trails on this one intersect the highway.

Ya, really looks good to me. That's a lot of work, and it came out very well.