As someone who used this kind of rubber mat on film sets all the time...AND has made a bunch of skirmish mats using canvas drop cloth instead...I am extremely annoyed at myself for not having thought of this. Magnificent results. Definitely going to make one of these next time! Thanks for another great video.

@msolace580

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depends, canvas should be durable as well. caulk is pretty strong. and cheaper for larger sizes

@toferkrz946

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​@@msolace580 Problem with this technique with cloth mats is that they can shrink and wrinkle while as the caulking dries.

@andrewt3768

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Man, I tried to find this stuff at hardware stores in my area and have had no luck so far.

@kylewarmack2837

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​@@msolace580 No doubt. My canvas mats have lasted okay. But I really like how this one rolls. The canvas ones I've made have to be unrolled well in advance because of how badly they curl.

@samanthalacroix2687

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@@toferkrz946 Got a fix for that. I have a 4x8 table that I staple the tarp over the edges so when it's dry I can cut it to size. If you don't have a table you can use heavy duty tape on a floor, porch, deck or even a 4x8.

Thumbs up for the giggle I got for using wrong varnish!

I'd love to see you do the grass version, or the town square , or the coast. Having the abiulity to roll your mats up for SAFE storage is a HUGE bonus.

@HumorloserHofnarr

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Yes, please a grass and city version

@surisla

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Yes grass , fantasy city and modern city mats please

@hazed1009

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You know what would be really cool , would be a proper rubberised 3d type mat. Like a rocky coastline or cave type floor with larger rubber rock flooring. Lol imagine rolling out a mat at a game session and half the scatter terrain was MOLDED right onto the mat! 😂 like you flop it accross the table and it has rubberised rocks vegetation and rock pools of water all there ready to go! The admiration(lealousy!lol) of other DMs with their boxes of loose fillers staring in disbelief haha Jeremy could probably pull it off. 😆

This is amazing, I have a local game store that opens recently and they don’t have any mats for wargaming. These would be perfect to make and give to the store for players to use

I've been watching for years, but I've never had my own space that I could use for crafting. We're finally moving to our forever home (after 20 years of military moves), and I get a room! I'm starting slowly, but I can't tell you how much I appreciate your instructions, your values, and the ethos of your channel and work. The attitude with which you approach each creation and creating in general is incredibly refreshing and .... inspiring? I think that's the word. In a world of Golden Demon winners, actual artists (people who majored in art and have that whole talent thing that lets them paint a mini like it's the Sistine Chapel), and people who will review paints / brushes / anything for the most minute nuance of preference - I truly value your "This needs to do a job, do it well, and not cost more than the average car" approach. Thanks so much (I'm going back and watching all the "Set up your work space" videos... We've "made do" for so long, we're so excited to do what we've always wanted!!! Thanks again.)

This by far seems like the best way to make a custom rubber battle mat. Really awesome and inspiring!

This is very cool, not just the project which was awesome, but seeing the progression you have taken us through with the previous projects that have lead to this. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Absolutely brilliant! I love taking things that you wouldn't think would be useful on a gaming table and turning them into cool objects. I never thought about making my own gaming mats. What a cost savings AND a much better mat than anything I could buy. Thanks BMC!

This is amazing! I might consider trying this for one of my Game Mats. Since I was working at Staples, I got crazy discounts on paper, and I used to print my gaming mats on regular paper plus laminate it in plastic. It would cost me around 30 or so dollars CAD per 24x36 mat.

Ye can feel the excitement when a project goes excellently!!! That turned out perfect!

Great project. You make it so easy to follow along and complete these. Thanks

I ALWAYS love these videos where a whole series of videos just come together to make something big and cool.

Really nice project! Cool!

Finally found the mat material. Made one tonight. Worked great!

I gotta try this to coat foam projects! Great to see these little projects!

That's a fantastic mat. And congrats on getting your book done.

Love this would love to see you do a couple videos on how to do this as different terrain types. ie. Grassy Field, open water, etc.

Cool mat Jeremy thanks for all the great hobby videos and good luck with your game!

That looks fantastic! Another project to add to the list

Awesome! I'd love some more idols of torment content!

You’re such a wholesome and genuine person. I’m proud to have backed your kickstarter. Keep on doing the stuff that you like to do!

By George, you've done it again! Loved this series of projects!

Yep! Another winner. Easily transferable to other terrain types. Great tutorial. Many thanks!

Your projects are the definition of trusting the process, man the final result looks awesome and the process seems very straight-forward! ❤️❤️❤️ great job ❤️❤️❤️

Aww yiss, I've been waiting for the Idols of Torment PDF to drop since I found about the game!

First, congrats on your Kickstarter. I have been doing something similar with Dynaflex for years but instead of using rubber mats, I have used textured vinyl cloth. It's very durable, thin can also be rolled and stored away. Using rubber mats seem like it might be better though for durability. Thanks for the video.

love this, amazing creativity - genius - thanks

Love to see Jeremy so excited about his kickstarter. I'm so happy for yeah man, keep up the good work.

Congratulations on your new game. 😊 Thank you for the video. I like the options this give us.

The best and innovative method to accomplish a DIY battle mat. I am so excited to use these series of techniques for my Mordheim table!

Sweet build!!

As someone totally new to the diorama train layout world I see some really awesome ideas from black magic craft. Thank you

I used your method to make an awesome Bloodbowl pitch the other day. I even added some flocking, came out great!

This is beautiful example of construction material use.

Great hobby tips. Thanks.

I discovered you yesterday and started my own mat today. Tatooine for Star Wars Legion. Curing now, but so far so good! Thanks!

Looks excellent !

Glad the pdf is out, I’ll be grabbing that on payday 😁

I am SO glad you can still get Idols of Torment. I missed out on the KS because I did not have a printer at the time and those minis are just too darn good to pass up. I have my eye on a few of them as larger scale statues and just general dioramas. As a DM who's game world has it's heavens and hells all kinds of busted up for different reasons I am highly interested in your lore because there are places just like that in the the aether.

I literally have a mat drying as we speak! I used a 2x3 old rug with a rubber back that should work just fine! I am super stoked to see how it turns out. It's going to be brown base with green tones to simulate a grassy field. If it turns out nice I'm going to make a rocky/sandy one for ground! Can't wait to give you all the credit!! =)

I think this is the first time I actually get excited by a sponsored ad Those spells look so cool

Like your energy in this video! Keep it up!

That's super useful thanks!

Watching this while I export my next video. As always, great crafting content.

Great video, enjoyed the music too! Thank you for being such an inspiration in hobbying. Your open and honest presentation and instructions are very accessible to even those of us with questionable skills. I really appreciate the fact that you experiment and openly discuss pros and cons through out the project. Saving is time and money. You're one of a kind! Wishing you success on the launch of your game! Well done sir!

Awesome video as always!!!

This is very cool - very original approach compared to what Ive seen in other terrain making videos. Looks very fast and effective. Particularly like the weighty look of the mat as it seems to sit really flat

Thank you for sharing. I would love to do something like this for a Mars terrain.

That mat looks killer, well done

Lol looks like DM Scotty invaded your thumbnail with those superlatives! Awesome stuff

Amazing! Good Job! Wow!

Great job as usual. BMC is the best !

Fantastic video, as always! I think with some minor tweaks I could make a nice star field mat for X-wing with this technique!

Painters tarp with backing works well also for making battle mats

I love the mecha varnishes.

Nice! I'll have to give this a go sometime in the future. I couldn't help to laugh at your reaction to satin varnishing the mat! LOL!

I've been trying to come up with a road mat for Cyberpunk 2020 having experimented with an 8 piece modular tile set I'm not 100% satisfied with. Adhesive foam and sandpaper on 4mm wooden bases. Works okay but they tend to stick together in storage and they're heavy to transport. This might be the breakthrough I've been waiting for! Fantastic looking result for not much cash outlay? Flexible? Relatively light weight? Oh, YEAH!!! I have to try this out. Wish I could like the video more than once!

You can also use the rubber or eva foam for 3d elements on top of your mat. Ive made a Crisis Protocol mat with raised sidewalks, for example.

I’ve made some mats from a cloth-mesh thing coated with caulking before but all those mats suffered from warping when stored rolled up. Your solution looks like it isn’t suffering any warping, will try that!

Man I've been trying to figure out a way to do this diy for a couple weeks now!! Great methods, I'm gonna try it out!

Another really useful video using this rubber matting. I'm going to be trying this out later this year. And, great thumbnail for this vid - made me laugh.

Great work🎉

This is really cool! I love these simplified builds, trying to minimize effort and cost while maximizing usability is always good engineering. And it looks really good! I'd be interested to see how you might go about making something like this with a grid on it And maybe you could make one where the front is stone and the back is grassy! That would really increase the utility of the mat. Probably much more challenging to build though. Regardless of if its front and back or multiple mats, having a grassy one as well would pretty much cover most of the adventuring situations for me, as an underlay. Maybe also a wood one for indoors but thats a lot more work as it's not a random thing you can slap on there

@MonkeyJedi99

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A grass mat, particularly for your idea of a reversible mat, would be well made with brown/tan caulking and grass flocking, but no tufting or static grass. This is giving me ideas!

Can't wait to try out this technique to make a frozen tundra mat for my next d&d campain!

Awesome vid dude.

Just FYI for US viewers: The mats in the video are not available at all Home Depot stores. Looks like you can special order it, but don't go running out to your nearest Home Depot before checking online to see if they have it.

Neat! I was pricing out neoprene sheets but this makes more sense. Hopefully I can find a mat AoS size at the store..

Putting the satin varnish on accidentally probably just added durability to the final product. Its actually something a lot of people do with miniatures when they finish: put a satin or glossy sealant on, then go over it with matte or testors dullcote.

I might try this in white and grey for a Frostgrave mat.

GOOD JOB! WOW! AMAZING!

I would love to see this mat as a snow terrain

Seems like a great material for modular dungeon tiles.

If you're in the US, Five Below has the mat for $6. They don't come in black in my experience, but still a deal!

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

Thank you!!! This was awesome - making a warhammer 40K mat will let you know how it goes… Will also check out the new game - cheers!!

Wow, very cool. I have been thinking of doing something like this ever since I saw your roll up roads videos. Oddly, I want to also go in the opposite direction lately. I want to take a metal whiteboard and give it a neutral colour that won't interfere with its magnetic properties. Lately I have had a need to use magnetic dungeon tiles on a firm board where the tiles can remain in place between gaming sessions. I pick up the whole board and move it and bring it back out next session and don't have to set up the tiles again. If you ever get the inspiration to do something like that I'd be very interested to see your take on it.

I always enjoy your videos, even when I know I'm not going to use your techniques.

Any chance of you doing one of these as a snow/tundra themed? It would be interesting to see your technique on this, snow flock/paint, or ice lake

Thank you for this Video, very useful if Storage Space is Limited 😂

I love this!! Would absolutely want to incorporate the for my table. But my d&d crew cannot step away from battle grids. Have you ever considered crafting a grid battlemap using this technique? Would love to see it!

@Its_A_Gundam

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That would be amazing

This is great! Might attempt it for a Rangers of Shadowdeep play area! 🏹

This is AWESOME! If you were to do a winter one, any tips or tricks? Do you think it would be best to start with white caulking and then add in some vegetation or something? Or do a brown, add in texture, and then add snow effects to the whole thing?

Nice video 👍

I want to use a version of this method to make a battle mat for modern cities. This looks like a great base for other miniatures.

Love your content man! Please keep it up!! Your honesty is refreshing! Question: where did you get the cobble stone roller?

This is rad! Can’t wait to paint some more #idolsoftorment inspired models 😅🎉

Good vid thanks lee

That's a very nice mat! Definitely gonna try this one, have you got any ideas on how to add a 1 inch grid to something like that?

This looks great! Curious for followup on the durability after being stored rolled?? 👍

BADASS!

I'd really like to see you try to make a grass mat like this. I'm currently brainstorming possible ways to add flocking without it coming off when you roll it up and without compromising the flexibility.

Thanks for the video. I think it was Mel the Terrain Tutor that suggested avoiding silicone because it doesn't take paint. That being said, Lowes has a contractor case of Alex plus, I was thinking about making a bunch of different mats and the Alex is cheaper than the Dynaflex. Hopefully if someone reads this and thinks this is a terrible purchase someone will correct me.

@BlackMagicCraftOfficial

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Dynaflex is paintable but with the flex/stretch/non shrinking benefits of silicone.

Hey Jer, man I’ve been watching you for a min and I love your content, I tell everyone I meet in hobby shops about your channel. Here’s a big ask. I have been looking around and I haven’t been able to find anyone anywhere who has ever build a scale playable model of Castle Ravenloft. It would be huge at a playable scale and not really worth the hassle, but I would love to see a smaller cathedral maybe, with two or three levels that you could remove one at a time, but while put together would be a scale representation of the building. Idk how to even begin, would you consider doing a series of videos on a bigger build like this and how you would go about a big project? Thanks for the great content, you are a treasure to our hobby.

I would love to see how you add interest and texture to a snow theme so it's not just an open white mat.

This would be great for This Is Not A Test as a post-apocalyptic mat (using browns) or really go hard into the cobblestone look and use it in Frostgrave for the frozen city (leaving some textured areas to paint up as muddy snow).

Awesome build yet again. Its funny you mention the smaller videos the last few months. I was actually wondering about that. Especially after Luke from Geek Gaming Quit KZread recently, Ive been wondering if other crafting channel creators are starting to feel like that. Ive been seeing either a decline in video output, more videos where they say they are suffering from fatigue or just smaller less intensive builds just to get content out. It kind of makes me reconsider going through with my plans to start my channel. But glad to hear you told us your reasoning Jeremy!

Finally plunged head first into turnip28, thanks so much for the terrain help

Great work, man! And I'm thinking: what if I put some very smooth lines to simulate a grid and use it in my D&D adventures? Thank you so much for sharing!

Love this, just wondered if you have tried this with grid lines for D&D?

You are doing it the right way. You have a hobby product that has games pieces and parts and mats for sale. But you are also offering a very cheap DIY way to play as well. It's way that people can get into it without a huge investment up front. Make a few cheap mats, foams scatter the book and your up and running. Then the hard-core fans will buy all the bits but the casual players don't feel left out. Most people are willing to pay they just don't want to get ripped off and that's what frustrating about gaming now, in game purchases, or new army is really expensive. I don't mind paying $10 for $3 of plastic but $60? Keep doing what your doing and you'll go far.