On basing models,
RedLeif said:
I use vinyl floor tile from any local hardware store.
Leif, I'm not sure where I saw this recently -- it might have been on
Ian H's 6mm wargaming site -- but I read where after a period of time, the floor tiles he was using for terrain squares (12" squares?) started curling to the point they were not usable -- they just wouldn't lie flat. Now, in a 1" square piece that might not be such a problem... but I thought maybe I should pass that along for consideration.
Another thought on vinyl floor tiles... If curling became a problem, what would happen if you'd place the tile on something flat, like a cookie sheet or baking pan, then set them in an oven set at a low temperature -- say 175°F or so -- for 20 or 30 seconds; and then take the tiles out, set them on a flat surface, put some small weights on them to flatten them out, then let them cool down to room temperature. I know one can straighten out a curve in a resin kit by doing the oven procedure; maybe that would work for vinyl as well.
Ah, the thoughts one has while waiting for that first cup of coffee to kick in!
Regards,
Tom Stockton
"Well, I've been to one World's Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones. You sure you got today's codes?"
-- Major T. J. "King" Kong in "Dr. Strangelove"
