SEAMLESS MODULAR WARGAMING TABLE

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Very cool Luke. Love the idea using static grass to hide seams. I’ll definitely he giving that a go down the road.

[@cake-diver8991]

Love your videos too RTH!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Turned out awesome. Especially for a nearly impossible task.

[@cake-diver8991]

Love your videos too BMC!

[@MattNeisinger]

Great job, guys. Combining modularity with seamlessness is an extremely difficult endeavor.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Great result, it was practically seamless. Especially from a normal "playing" height. Also, kudos for including the problem with the rocks and how you fixed it.

[@MacAttack001]

Those tiles look excellent! Very impressed with how well they blend in together. I am going to have to experiment with that technique!!! Well done gentlemen.

[@Fnordathoth]

Love this, love it! Looks great! My woman just bought me a huge pack of 3×3 wooden tiles for making modular tiles; this video couldn't have happened at a better time.

[@jmc7034]

They look great and appear very simple to do. Love it

[@loupiscanis9449]

Cheers Luke . A Flocking good upload .

[@cake-diver8991]

Love it! Had the same problem using a different compound brand when it came to washing the rocks. Got to get some of your compound Luke.

[@walterbarr9709]

Nice teamwork fellas. Looks good and nice save.

[@MSPaints]

Nice, didn't think to use static grass to cover joins in tiles. I'll have an experiment. Love love love!

[@Munnzie_D]

Having watched some videos from RP Archive I now want to see some of the buildings given the Geek Gaming treatment. The results can only be AMAZING!

[@grahamfitzpatrick4892]

Ive made a modular 4' x 4' board and used static grass, it definitely does hide the seams very well. Good video as usual luke and ill definitely be checking out those tiles

[@gregmccormack5709]

Dang you can't argue with that result it looks great as is, so I can't imagine how good it will be once you play with the coloration. Nice Vid!

[@jacobhope6164]

Wow Luke! What a cool collaboration! Fun video sir.

[@isaacwittenberg611]

Whoooooo! RP Archive represent!

[@dmcb1833]

Cool! What about a couple of sloping tiles (stairs/hillsides), and then some modular bases to put the same tiles on top of, so that it's easy to include access routes to those cliffs?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

Already on my channel, check out the modular temple video, I use those pieces a lot :) Hills are coming, just need to get them properly planned/done...

[@MurderHoboRPG]

Killing the game again! As per usual!!!!

[@lucasbrockett8036]

I miss hearing LukesAPS at the start of all the video!!! Keep up the good work though.

[@WorldsofTeranel]

Oooh fancy, might have to convince the game group guys to play wargames so I have an excuse to build this!

[@mrrisvangbeginsbuilding327]

Loving these mate. Got a few of your “base ready” and they are the beez kneez mate. Cheers

[@Markovian_]

Love RP Archive! His stuff is top notch!

[@bigbrowntau]

I've just spent yesterday making tiles using static grass, then I watched your video! I'm now going back to add tile grout and soil, then another layer of static grass...so much better than just one layer. The thing that makes your tiles work so well is that beveled edge. Mine are straight cut, so they don't hide the edge so well. Time to sand some edges to get a bit of a bevel!

[@bradbeining3341]

I know nothing about war gaming,but I've got some great tips for my railroad dioramas.

[@davinci3259]

I use static grass on tile's that calls for grass. The idea of using darker grass to hide seams, I will definitely try. I have been trying to do that with paint by painting areas darker before the grass is applied.

[@power_SERG]

Subbing to RP Archive right now.

[@dominicbobak2920]

saw matt out of the corner of my eye and thought luke got daniel radcliffe on the channel

[@WristedVintage]

Excellent vid.

[@calebcr6662]

Those seams are practically invisible!

[@morganm2313]

Would be a pretty interesting way to base mass battle games like KoW or Oathmark with those.

[@riggnarok4466]

Luke... your just my all time favorite

[@SprayBlackStudios]

Great video bud, Those tiles look superb. I'd more than happily play on them!

[@4hedgesfamily]

I've never used static grass, but watching this, I think it's something I need to try.

[@smoessmee]

I do like it, one thing I hate about tiles is tiles is the gap. Might be easier to do it on the larger tiles you'd use for a wargaming board and get it to blend to the edge.

[@embergrit2305]

that turned out great!

[@normanrowe2831]

Interesting. But to hide the seams better wouldn’t it be better to connect all the tiles and then flock? And then to finish them, disconnect and tidy them up. Just wondering.

[@MAYERMAKES]

to get the seams more even I put the field together and flock all over it, then separate.

[@WargamerSpud]

Great video brother ❤❤❤

[@MrPug-dt4sd]

But those hills are tiny as hecc, even for tiny as hecc people.

[@brandonm8431]

When you sprayed it with "varnish" was that just like a clearcoat or polyurethane or something similar?

[@RagingOwlbear]

For y'all using a varnish for the second layer of grass, can you use like a basic Krylon or Rustoleum Clear Matte furniture spray? Or do you need to buy the stuff that is specifically made for arts and crafts?

[@alcovitch]

I like to make based scatter terrain and i think static grass interferes with putting your terrain on top of the board tiles. I stick with flocks even if it's not as pretty. It's more functional.

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

See I'm not a fan of the bases on scatter terrain, I feel like it separates them from the board too much, that's why I'm planning more 'built in' scatter terrain to tiles and using dirt tiles to put down any larger terrain pieces I do want without problems - but each to their own :) I show more about the dirt tile thing on my video if you want a way to use scatter terrain with static grass, a mix of the two tile types would work quite well I think!

[@TheEmoPainter]

Have you ever made a table top game board by using a wallpaper table. Ive been getting into the games a d watching your channel for ideas. I mainly play gaslands, so I wanted to build a terrain and table top board. Using the paste table ive modded it and started to build terrain.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

looking good keep up the good work and keep the vidios coming

[@marccope942]

It’s beautiful! Don’t over think it. 😂

[@mikeallen3901]

What about edging the tiles in a green that is close to the static grass in color so if the edge is missed by the grass it would still blend in?

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

I was going to do that! Ended up not for now, though I might experiment with it as time goes on in one of my videos in future :)

[@bigbrowntau]

Better to go a touch lighter, as the lack of light in the break will darken the edge.

[@kentellis5384]

Great video! How about flocking the tiles when they are all together to unify the color?

[@SuperLlamafarmer]

How do figures sit on the flock, are they unsteady at all? Is the flock stiff or bendy?

[@cerethpainting6606]

Yes, yes I would

[@foyble]

That was great. Thanks. Would it make a difference if you linked them all before laying The static grass? Would you get a better blend across the tiles or would it fuck up the seams?

[@stormycatmink]

What about some static rocks or buildings to hide seams?

[@RagingOwlbear]

At that point the rocks become the seam if you were to add them to the edges of all the tiles. It would be anti-camouflage. Because the grass interweaves at the edges, it makes the seams less apparent.

[@robinmartin4464]

Nice!

[@TryChillBalloo]

hi Luke, do you think with Anomalia tiles (for example) and 2-4mm static grass seamless grids can be made also for big game systems with big movement trays? just worried that the static grass will be destroyed. would you considering making a modular game board in the future with seamless static grass features? cheers

[@WargamingHistory]

I prefer teddy bear fur and a little longer for tiles, plus spring and summer look hides the joints also

[@tiny-grimes]

This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

You know I read that in the voice of the Neimodians... haha

[@JimmiWazEre]

Isn't he the actor that played Harry Potter?

[@jherazob]

"You're a terrain maker, 'Arry!"

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

@jherazob I'm a what? 😅

[@christophermurray9777]

These are great

[@CatastrophicNickName]

I would love to support you through the store ( buying stuff from you) I live in Europe (Poland) , but the delivery from the Netherlands or the UK are very expensive. Are there any plans to improve upon that ( maybe have local resellers in other countries ?)

[@nonya9120]

Geezer here.... Big fan of static grass. Great for diorama but in my experience sucks for the table. My issue has always been durability. Taking up and down scenery, moving figures just tears the stuff up in what I consider short order. That said I believe ya got a gold ticket idea for modular "dioramas".... Basically it would be really nice to have the option to switch things around on the old display shelf. Great vid. Thanks. Game on.

[@funoff3207]

Think the idea is you don't put any scenery down on the actual grass and gaming figures these days being plastic or resin they shouldn't press down too hard

[@nonya9120]

@@funoff3207 Good point... Perhaps people have less of a rough hand these days...

[@nonya9120]

@@GeekGamingScenics Thanks for the input. Make no mistake I will be giving it a shot. Keep the videos coming. Much appreciated. Game On.

[@dougsundseth6904]

I wonder whether you could do static grass toward the edge of each tile (in uneven patches) so that you get the blending, but then use more sand or flock toward the middle. You'll still get more wear on the static grass, but since that's a smaller part of the play area, it might be less noticeable. Frankly, with play terrain you're always looking at a tradeoff between appearance and durability. I'm not sure that static grass that has been pressed down a bit is actually worse than foam or sawdust flock anyway. Against that is that the cost of covering an area with static grass is noticeably higher than using flock or whatever. I'd be interested in seeing what these tiles look like after 6 months or so of use.

[@funoff3207]

@@dougsundseth6904 The static grass isn't pushed down... that is the whole point of putting extra effort into the application and sealing

[@CaptainKokomoGaming]

how difficult would it be to pre make some dead weeds to place around the edges of the rock faces/patches? Or is that too small a detail?

[@zacosness1095]

How well do mini’s stand up on them?

[@Raycheetah]

Hell, yes, I'd use static grass on tiles like that! =^[.]^=

[@scooby45247]

I would have placed them all together before flocking to hide the seem and blend them together to avoid what we see at 4:28..

[@scooby45247]

@@GeekGamingScenics the work is great but i always like to blend.. flocking, painting, sculpting.. doesnt matter to me, i HAVE TO BLEND.. its a bit of an OCD thing..

[@derekroe8856]

Having never played on static grass, can someone tell me how long it stays standing up? It seems like mini bases would crush it down, at least over time. It obviously looks amazing, especially with the blends of colors and lengths here, but how long can it be expected to last? Thanks!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

It's pretty durable from personal use, I think it'll stand up to gaming quite well for D&D (what I designed them for). even larger wargames I think it'll do quite well as long as you're using the GW style bases with a gap beneath them rather than bases with a flat bottom. there really aren't many large heavy metal minis anymore so most plastic stuff can be used on it without issue. I actually have a wizkids hill giant on it in my video before rebasing it, so it has a flat base. that thing is a brick and it still holds up pretty well :) If you want a good idea of long term durability, just keep an eye on my channel, the boards will show up in future videos and I'll be using them for D&D and possibly skirmish games ongoing :)

[@derekroe8856]

@@RPArchiveOfficial Awesome; thanks! I watched your video yesterday, and it answered a lot of questions I have had about using static grass for rpg terrain. I appreciate your reply here as well!

[@Timmie17]

Hey Luke, any particular reason why you went for the static grass and not foam flocks? From what I’ve learnt so far it’s much more durable. And with tiles being moved around and transported so much, I thought that be the better choice?

[@Timmie17]

@@GeekGamingScenics watched the whole thing, guess it didn’t register with me. Makes sense though

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

@@Timmie17 We also used static because I wanted to, I think it just looks better :) The stuff is plenty durable if stored properly, hence the boxes! Keep an eye on my channel if you want to see how it holds up, I'll be no doubt using it in videos in future.

[@Timmie17]

@@RPArchiveOfficial Can't beat personal preference, totally fair.

[@geekfreak69]

I would Luke

[@AP-ir5uz]

The thumbnail is a bit misleading... The whole "Seamless" thing has an arrow covering up the seam so how can we really tell? Granted overall its much better than traditional grassy modular terrain.

[@The_Solo_Saga]

@geekgamingscenics How do I get into this industry? I've been an artist my whole life and I don't know how to start getting commissions.

[@johnlanger7852]

do they hold up to being used is the question I have

[@wamsly2334]

What purpose does putting on the varnish provide?

[@wamsly2334]

@@GeekGamingScenics thank you! I’m a little confuse tho, wouldn’t the spray you used at the end to seal it all in work better than a varnish?

[@wamsly2334]

@@GeekGamingScenics Thank you for the advice! i have a bunch of static grass and just got an applicator this will help alot. keep up the awesome vids!

[@hedgehoghero8692]

Nice :D

[@tinemaertens6663]

You look cute togheter ! :-) ! love your work !

[@chuckray5543]

would having the tiles put together so you treat it as all one ground keep the edges more unified?

[@samsowden]

that might seem to work, but there's no guarantee that if you put them together in a different configuration that they'll still blend in

[@chuckray5543]

@@samsowden Fair point. harumph

[@TacDyne]

I gotta send you out an apology! So far they burned 3 truck loads of brush that I told them specifically to set aside so I could prune it for your mini trees. I'll meet them with my machete once a fourth truck load comes in to make sure they comply. They just get in a hurry once one is full and just want it out of their hair, so I understand why they space it, but still, it's annoying.

[@TomTomTomTom538]

Flocking hell

[@lukemcdonladson6648]

👍😁💚

[@ger5956]

Like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm!!

[@BB-pn2qv]

But...the mini will smash the grass..

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

It...really wont. Check out the video on my channel, I show exactly how little it does. and if you keep an eye on my videos in future, you'll see the long term wear, which I really don't think will be noticable given how well sealed it is ;)

[@sirbuandreigg]

I love the channel but man, I cannot get used to this new name.

[@atgrandfathersknee3065]

The product is more important than the content now.

[@sirbuandreigg]

@@GeekGamingScenics It's not a problem, will take a few more videos to get used to it. So pump em out!! :D

[@sociallysupreme7101]

This is the 69th comment. Nice.

[@jehhhGames]

Did all that work and used tooth picks to put them together? Why not small magnets like use for minis and have them magnet snap together so you don't have to carry toothpicks every time ya wanna pull out the mat or store it with the sticks stickin out.