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Does anyone know how I could go about making mats like this with a hexagonal pattern on them? They're used for a game called heroscape though they are not sold anymore so I wanted to either make some myself or maybe even find a site online where I could have these custom made for me

>> No.1149936
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1149936

Here's how they are used in the game

>> No.1149938

And I know that when these were made, it was by a single guy because these mats were custom made and not officially sold by Hasbro who made Heroscape

>> No.1149950

>>1149934
Why not just print on cardstock? Or normal paper glued onto cardboard?

>> No.1149952

>>1149950
I will be using these a lot and feel it will wear out quickly if it's printed on paper or cardstock. I'll be building structures for the game on it continuously

>> No.1149961

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005G2HWKS/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_229_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=36K2V344P1BBS5TKGGSC&dpPl=1&dpID=61eB1NF7v0L


I think something like this would work really well but I don't know where to get customized ones

>> No.1149965

>>1149961
Chessex.

>> No.1149968

>>1149934
Draw them in Illustrator and have them printed on adhesive vinyl for about $20 from your local large format print shop. Then stick it to a thicker sheet of poly-carbonate or maybe the print shop had thicker vinyl ~20-24mil that they can laminate it onto.

>> No.1149969

>get some plastic sheeting or whatever you think is durable enough in the right size
>buy some chicken wire
>buy some spraypaint
>????
>profit

>> No.1150018

>>1149934
Save yourself some time just buy a premade one.


http://www.hotzmats.com/felt_purchase_mat.html

>> No.1150174

>>1149952
If you want to rasterbate some hexes with your printer, clear coating with som acrylic after they're mounted will at least last for enough game sessions to justify it.

>> No.1150261

Go to a tile store and buy a piece of a 1 inch stone hex mosaic.