A City worth fighting for?
?? Mar 21: Getting grounded.
Sometime in late 2020 or early 2021 wargaming mats were on my mind. At some point I came around to these two videos:
A great video from Mel, and there are associated experiment videos delving into materials, layers etc.
An amazing looking board from Knarb. But to be honest, I can not be arsed doing all that with the flock.
In any case, I did a trial version. It has been seen previously in this project:
Following Mels’ guidance, it was crafted from a plastic-backed canvas paint drop sheet. Cut to about a 4′ square.
A single layer of caulk, mixed with sand and some paint went down. It took about three tubes of caulk to cover the whole surface. It sat like this for a fair while, but I’d always intended to put a second layer down.
14 Aug 22: Getting a-ground to it. ;-)
hahaha.
Anyway. I thought I’d put the second layer on now. Over this time I’ve rolled it, unrolled it, stored it. Used it as a tablecloth (for game nights…). No cracks, or other dramas. It unrolls well, with a little counter-rolling it lays flat.
I put a second layer of caulk over. It also included sand and paint. Looking at it afterwards, I didn’t need the sand in the first layer. But so far it hasn’t caused any issues other than being heavier. I went with a grey colour on this layer, having “ruined city” in mind.
It could be generic ruined city, or moon surface? 
In the sunlight the colour is patchy, but I'm actually ok with this, once buildings are on, it won't really be noticeable. 
An excellent experiment. At the end of this I really decided that another was in order. There were a few other ideas that I wanted to try out as well.
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