what happened to gw battlemat????

[petercooman]

Hey all,

So i was finaly looking for ordering a gw battlemat, and now i cannot find it anywhere in their webstore!

Is it being discontinued??

[Fenton]

I think they withdrew it as it didn't have enough skulls on it

[Steve J]

I found it on their webstore but listed as no longer available, so why list it then!?

[petercooman]

It was the only thing left that was worthwhile 

[Luddite]

Why would they sell you an excellent quality 6x4' battlemat for £20 when they can sell you 6x4' worth of sculpted plastic tiles for £175.  

Think it through man...there's a cash cow of gullible toddlers out there to milk...

[petercooman]

Well....

To put under the sculpted tiles and keep them from sliding arbout 

[Techno]

Why would they sell you an excellent quality 6x4' battlemat for £20 when they can sell you 6x4' worth of sculpted plastic tiles for £175.  

No, no, ...don't tell me...It's on the tip of my tongue.....Begins with a P.
Cheers - Mr Cynic.

[fred.]

If the Battlemat has gone, that will be very annoying as I was thinking of getting a second one 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Try Hobbycraft, they often have them.

[Fenton]

Dont Railway Model shops have lots of this type of thing...not sure of the sizes but I bet it would be cheaper

[GordonY]

Try

http://www.scenics.co.uk/index.php?option=com_rokecwid&view=ecwid&Itemid=141#!/~/category/id=3184359&offset=0&sort=normal

6 x 4 £18

[fred.]

Dont Railway Model shops have lots of this type of thing...not sure of the sizes but I bet it would be cheaper

The railway ones are often paper backed which don't sit very flat. The GW one has a fairly heavy cloth backing and sits Ono the table nicely or over hills under the mat.

[Fenton]

I think I have seen on tmp that people are using this and say its good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soft-Green-Circle-Throw-127x152cm/dp/B004B6MMMI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364725066&sr=8-2

or something like it

[Shedman]

I am a big fan of the fern coloured faux fur throws made by gaveno cavailia

Nik put me on to these  - they come in 3 sizes single, double & kingsize. The one side has a long pile and the other side is a short pile.

I use the short side with pieces of upholstery foam from Dunelms placed underneath for hills and stuff

I've used Bases as small as 15mm by 20mm without a problem

There are only 2 down sides - you can't really roll dice on the surface as it produces a lot of "cocked" dice and beware of family members nicking it because they are very soft, snugly and warm

Here are some photos showing the throw in action http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/alanmillicheap/library/French%20Indians%20Wars/Overlord%202013

[Leman]

When I bought one a few years back I heard at the time that they were a one-off bulk purchase by GW and that they would not be restocking. Consequently a number of club members bought them so we now have four or five down the club. However I do like the look of the faux fur throws, and a reasonable price as well.