After the game I played recently it was clear I needed a larger playing area. Really, I needed a playing area. So, I went to the local home improvement store and grabbed some 2'x4' sheets of 1/2" board. They are that engineered construction board; not solidwood, plywood or MDF but those random shards of wood glued together. They were cheap and as I was going to put a texture on them, I didn't think I needed a smooth surface.
My plan was to mark out a basic street grid pattern, glue down some squares of cardboard to make "city blocks" and then texture the thing with textured spray paint.
Well, marking it was easy. Cutting out card squares was easy. I tried gluing them down with Super 77 spray contact adhesive . . . not sure if that worked (they kept cupping up, but maybe the glue just wasn't dry or cured?) I used a can of textured spray paint - I didn't like that at all (didn't really give a nice texture or fill in the gaps in the wood) and then sprayed it black. That basically took two cans of spray paint for just a black surface.
Anyway - live and learn. I will take a more detailed look at it tomorrow and will probably change tack. I think I will glue the squares down with woodglue, stapling them in the corners to hold them in place, and mix up DIY textured paint (water, plaster, glue, acrylic paint - basically a gesso) and slap that all over.
=][= Danforth Laertes
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