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[Teaticket]

Vistaprint has a 50% sale right now. I just ordered this image on a 4' x 6' vinyl banner for $32.49 ($42.71 with shipping & tax)

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It will see it's first convention use at Council of Five Nations in September. Can't wait!

[OldGuy59]

Ooohh! So nice.

[Jager]

You have to provide the picture to vistaprint, right?
I've been needing a matt or 2 with 2" hexes, but I'm not sure how to produce the image.
Karl

[OldGuy59]

Found the source?

www.spacetelescope.org - A lucky observation of an enigmatic cloud (https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1008a/)

This could be separated into PDF sections, if desired?

Perhaps using this online application a hex grid could be overlayed on the image, and get what you want?

https://incompetech.com/graphpaper/hexagonal/

[OldGuy59]

Reduced resolution copy of a 36x36" grid of 2" hexes with the nebula image under a white grid:
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Being that you didn't say what size of mat you needed, I guessed at the above. This isn't the printable version. That is 300dpi and 200Megs.

[Stumptonian]

We've come a long way since I got 1" hexes printed onto various coloured paper to make my 1/285 micro armour board in the 80s.
:sAprvd:

[milcoll73]

must be for a ww2 philadelphia experiment scenario.

[OldGuy59]

Or someone adapting Canvas Eagles rules with BSG minis?

[matt56]

Gorgeous space mat, Peter!:sAprvd: I have a smaller one I purhcased a while back for use with X-Wing that I am planning on using to begin with - it has a colorful nebula on it. But I really like this image you're using...:)

All the best,
Matt

[Teaticket]

Its very difficult to choose from all the amazing images available. I went with something on the less colorful side to start off with. I'm sure I'll get another one with more pizzazz.

Matt, what size is the one you have for X-Wing? Maybe next one should be a bit smaller for non-convention games.

[matt56]

It's three foot by three foot from a company called Gamematz, Peter - quite a pretty little mat, to be sure. But certainly not large enough for convention purposes...I think the 4 by 6 size is optimal for a game of 8 to 14 players.

All the best,
Matt

[Teaticket]

3' x 3' sounds like a reasonable size for home play. At the moment I can't put up any of my 4' x 6' mats at home. I'll look into Gamematz, thanks.

[OldGuy59]

4X6' mat with 2" grid

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At this size, there is a bunch of pixelation, and that is from the original image. The 5meg image on the NASA web site, the best I can grab, is the one I used for this. But at 4x6', it is going to loose quality. I did as much brightness and contrast as possible to get rid of some of it. However, it is still not crystal clear.

PS: There is a 2" Hex grid on the image, but the site upload process has compressed it.

PPS: Redid the brightness to get some more cloud?
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PPPS: The upload process is taking some of the definition away. Darn.

[Jager]

Thanks for the effort, Mike, but I wasn't looking for a space matt with hexes. It was just a general comment with vistaprint.
My need is for Check you 6 games.
Karl

[Marechallannes]

Nice map - shiny supernovas. ;)

[OldGuy59]

Thanks for the effort, Mike, but I wasn't looking for a space matt with hexes. It was just a general comment with vistaprint.
My need is for Check you 6 games.
Karl

What location?

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Midway Atoll, 2" Grid.

[Jager]

Let me get back to you Sunday; right now, I'm too fried from OT at work to think (just react ;))
But thanks in advance :salute:

Peter: what product did you order from Vistaprint? Just so I'm clear (see above)

Karl

[christian59]

Moon Base Alpha Under attack

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[Teaticket]

Let me get back to you Sunday; right now, I'm too fried from OT at work to think (just react ;))
But thanks in advance :salute:

Peter: what product did you order from Vistaprint? Just so I'm clear (see above)

Karl

Karl, from Vistaprint I order an indoor banner, no grommets or reinforcing. Pick you own dimensions.

I have three 4' x 6' mats for wings, one countryside, one with the cliffs of Dover at the bottom short side, one mostly ocean with a few islands. I also have a 4' x 4' Rabaul and a 4' x 8' Guadalcanal.
Now I have this nice space mat at 4' x 6'.

[Teaticket]

Moon Base Alpha Under attack

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Cool! :thumbsup:

[Flying Helmut]

It is, isn't it?!

Awesome!!!!!

[Jager]

Looks like new matts will wait for next year. Too much on the docket.
Thanks for the info, though, I'll see what I can do by then.
Karl

[Ajax]

Loving the mats posted above. Been playing around with some ideas for a DRADIS mat. Now I just need to find a printer. 272198