Love this. Good job on going through the pros and cons of tiles. I have four the buggers, just to spruce up my battle mat. No coloumns or walls or such, though (yet).

@thestateofplay2023

11 ай бұрын

This is how it starts. The addiction begins with just a few tiles, and before you can blink, your entire front room is filled with little plastic walls! 🤣🤣

I just found your channel. Your format is so clean and top notch!

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Welcome Brady and thank you for the compliment! If only a million other people would find it. I think KZread hides it down the side of the sofa sometimes…🤣

Now that you have your laser you can revisit the tiles. I found that using the thin colored hobby craft eva foam sheets you can use the etch function of your laser and etch the designs into the foam and it will texture it. Because the foam is really flexible I then got some adhesive backed vinyl floor tiles, flipped them over, and then applied the foam to the adhesive side which gave them strength. And with the etch function and lightburn you can convert any image into a pattern for the tiles.

@thestateofplay2023

4 ай бұрын

Yup I made 6 inch tiles in another video. I’m sure you’ll see it. Soon. 🤣

Anther good one. Just commenting to help with the algorithms tbh. Anyway, really enjoy your series

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that. Really nice of you!

Didn't realise columns and walls would only fit on specific squares on these things, so quite glad I went the MDF route - just ordered some "Maze of the dead" tiles which are cheaper, can incorporate LED lighting underneath, have magnets installed at the centre of every tile so you can just do the same with various terrain pieces and, most importantly - can actually be bought right now.

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have an upcoming video about all the possible options. I like the “idea” of LEDs but in practice I don’t play in the dark so I’m not sure how useful lights actually are they look cool for all of 5 seconds and then you turn all the lights on to play a game… 😜

This was great. I've been trying to think about how I integrate ZM, Sector Mech and Gallowdark terrain. I think you've sold me on not glueing it all together.

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Hey David, yes, that’s exactly what I’m doing. Mainly so I can use all this terrain in everything from 40k to Stargrave.

What about cutting tiles into quarters? Then you could rotate them much mores easily. It does create more headaches on where the walkways join but then is that half the fun?

@thestateofplay2023

7 ай бұрын

The way the tiles are moulded makes cutting them difficult. Because the sides won’t all be the same height. Sadly.

gogogo!

Really cool. I learned something today. Can you share the Illustrator file that you made? (Or is it purchasable somewhere?)

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Eventually I’ll get around to making a Patreon where I’ll upload all these files. Right now, I don’t have a quick easy way of distributing.

@jamesdunn581

Жыл бұрын

​@@thestateofplay2023 No worries at all, I just thought I would ask. Thanks for the video and I'm looking forward to the next one. :D

LOVE your channel! Do you have any tips for making tiles flat/not whobbly? Hot water did not work, it made it worse :/ and they are too curved to put modular terrain on, it pops off after a few moments..

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, there’s two options. Heat it gently with a hairdryer and keep bending until you get it flat. Well, as flat as it can go. And second is to glue all your tiles to something else that’s thick and flat and won’t bend. Like an MDF sheet or piece of wood. All choices are a pain sadly. Your very first option is to return them. Games Workshop are usually pretty good at exchanging things that are faulty.

@JeanWayne

Жыл бұрын

@@thestateofplay2023 i already returned them twice. Got 4 boxes out of, I assume madness. Returned them twice, was allowed to keep the old ones. now i have got 48 wobbly tiles :D and not even close to enough walls for it. Guess i will try the mdf solution. I like the idee, as the plate will be also hader to move! Maybe add some rubber feets too. Thx, nice idea :D

@andybillco2424

Жыл бұрын

@@JeanWayne yeah, same problem I had. I did the exact same things as you and eventually gave up on the tiles. A good hardware store should be able to cut MDF for you for quite cheap. When you glue them really clamp them down hard. Really heavy books can help!

@malcolmrose3361

Жыл бұрын

@@JeanWayne I think that, as well as the MDF base, you should consider a two inch thick slice of pink/blue foam between the MDF and the plastic tile. That will mean that if you want to build a sump, or pool of toxic sludge you can actually go down. I'd also say paint both sides of the MDF with a PVA solution before gluing anything to them - you don't want the MDF to warp too.

Would you mind uploading your cardboard tiles somewhere so we can download them? They look amazing.

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Sadly I can’t as they’re a scan and print of my battlemat which I purchased. I’d be breaking quite a number of copyright laws. I am working on a battlemat video right now which should help.

Haha, I never thought to glue mine down I guess I lose the speed of setup but mine are fully modular are pack away nice and tight.

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼

One thing I would ask. Your voice is a little quiet and the intro video is quite loud. Listening to you on my headphones when out and about makes me need to turn the volume down for those intro sections and back up for the rest of the video. Otherwise, love the videos ☺️

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, that’s a bit weird as it’s all recorded at the same time at the same volume and I don’t change anything. Do you mean the logo sound? I can lower that for the next videos, absolutely.

@NobalGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@thestateofplay2023 Yeah, sorry for the confusion. I do mean the logo section. The logo sound can get really sharp. Especially as it's rising in towards the end.

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

Not a problem. Will reduce next time.

Also the tiles allow for pre-measuring. Once you know the dimensions of the square it becomes impossible to not count. This is why they are a hard no for me.

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree.

@robertcummings3205

8 ай бұрын

You could say that with just a table top and any scenery once you know the sizes you can pretty much workout the distances anyway

@garyjenson1326

8 ай бұрын

@@robertcummings3205 yes but counting squares is just too easy. So easy that I think people do it without even realizing. Plus even spacings that is on the inch isnt the same as a 2.25 inch piece. The grids I use are metal that are odd sized so a person would have to work out fractions. Still possible but my hope is it stops the casual cheater.

Just bought the tiles and now I'm wondering if I made a mistake. Sad.

@thestateofplay2023

7 ай бұрын

Nothing is ever a mistake. It’s an opportunity to learn! I mean, you might learn you hate them…🤣 but they will still work with every tip I have in my Necromunda terrain series, so they’ll never be a waste!

As You have already admit, You have a garrage, and if you have a garrage, there is nothing that stops You from printing out all those tiles in a way they fit You :)

@thestateofplay2023

Жыл бұрын

You haven’t seen my garage mate. I have to squeeze in sideways.🤣 a U.K. garage is the size of a shoe box and gets full, fast!

...wait. Does this entire channel exist because you got a slightly dodgy tile in the first box you bought? If none of them had wobbled, would you have gone down the route of folks like Tabletop WarJames instead?

@thestateofplay2023

9 ай бұрын

Thinking about it….probably yes. Weird how things start. At least I didn’t go the Discourse Minis route though. 🤣

@StephenLeaSheppard

8 ай бұрын

Update: Having finally ordered more floor tiles, I finally received two of the wobbly ones. Let's see if GW customer service can save me from becoming a KZreadr.