My new Hoth map is bigger than 3'x3' ?

[TBot 589]

Anyone else find that the new Hoth map is about 1/2 an inch bigger in width and length than the other maps? I'm building a table that is exactly 3x3 so now the mat will overhang slightly ;( 

Oh well. Still awesome.

[Stay On The Leader 5,429]

Haha, is that true?!?

So much for rule of 11!

[Shenannigan 644]

I'm curious. 

 

Can you you take pictures?

[DashBarrelRendarRoll 71]

I have an old (not ancient, but it was gathering dust) official Starfield playmat I picked up in a sale boxed for £20 that measured just a little more than 3x3. I think it's something like 93cm all round, so about 3 ft and a half inch. There's probably a little discrepancy in production and always has been. Bit of a nightmare getting a surface to fit.

[MenaceNsobriety 568]

I got the StarKiller base mat that came out at the same time as Hoth and it apparently didn't get stretched properly when it was glued. On one side there are bubbles from one end to the other. I have tried to flatten it out but the bubbles always come back.

[Sciencius 971]

1 hour ago, TBot said:

Anyone else find that the new Hoth map is about 1/2 an inch bigger in width and length than the other maps? I'm building a table that is exactly 3x3 so now the mat will overhang slightly ;( 

Oh well. Still awesome.

I also just got the Hoth map, and like you noticed it was a larger than my old ffg official star field map...

On the positive side, the surface seems much less slippery and just a bit harder in comparison, which is great as my ships now have an excellent firm grip...

 

[gamblertuba 5,288]

32 minutes ago, DashBarrelRendarRoll said:

I have an old (not ancient, but it was gathering dust) official Starfield playmat I picked up in a sale boxed for £20 that measured just a little more than 3x3. I think it's something like 93cm all round, so about 3 ft and a half inch. There's probably a little discrepancy in production and always has been. Bit of a nightmare getting a surface to fit.

If the mats are stored vertically after being rolled, they will develop bubbles and ripples on one edge.  Laying them flat for a time will help remove most of the waviness but they may never be perfect again.

[TBot 589]

1 hour ago, Shenannigan said:

I'm curious. 

 

Can you you take pictures?

Ill post a pic tonight

[Sciencius 971]

Working out tactics for rule 11.5, and bringing my own mat to worlds. Oh no, I prefer to play on my own mat....

[thatdave 287]

The last time we were playing on one of my brother's mats (Endor/DS2) I commented that it looked 'off' a bit, like it seemed elongated.  We measured it up and one side was a bit short while the other was a bit long, about 1/4-3/8 of an inch each way.  While not a big deal the disparity caused it to my eye to be rectangular as opposed to square.  Turned out I was right. 

 

Not all the mats are the same.  The local TO and I noticed that while cleaning up from store champs last year.  Nothing new.

[TBot 589]

[TBot 589]

[TBot 589]

Turns out my old map is 1/4 too short and my new map is 1/4 too big lol. No worries though they are gorgeous. Seems like it could cause issues at a hyper competitive level.

[TBot 589]

[TBot 589]

[Dave Grant 248]

I quite like the slightly different sizes... not a fan of "Star Wars trigonometry" that some people seem to want to play, eyeballing stuff is FTW :-).

[Dr Zoidberg 3,200]

12 hours ago, Shenannigan said:

I'm curious. 

 

Can you you take pictures?

Wrong forum...

[Marinealver 8,068]

So those AT-ATs are way bigger than we thought they were.

What about Starkiller Base mat, does it suffer from JJ Syndrome too?

Edited February 17, 2017 by Marinealver

[JayDestroyaC 197]

7 hours ago, TBot said:

Forget the maps, what is that awesome thing on the left where you put all your stuff in and where can I get it?

[DashBarrelRendarRoll 71]

5 hours ago, JayDestroyaC said:

Forget the maps, what is that awesome thing on the left where you put all your stuff in and where can I get it?

IKEA Detolf?

[TBot 589]

If you're talking about the display case, Ikea. If your talking about the template organizer I got it from this guy: https://www.facebook.com/Xwingtrays/?ref=page_internal 

Clay is a great guy and he makes these wooden masterpieces from hand.

[thatdave 287]

10 hours ago, Marinealver said:

So those AT-ATs are way bigger than we thought they were.

What about Starkiller Base mat, does it suffer from JJ Syndrome too?

 

The problem seems to me to be with the horizon.  The size of the AT-ATs would be fine if the horizon was broader and a much more gradual curve than what is on there.  Or make the AT-ATs smaller  .

[LagJanson 7,240]

The walkers are appropriate sized. The mistake is that they aren't AT-ATs. These are Imperial Death Walkers, each armed with weapons capable of destroying an entire planet.

By the by, TBot, your setup is impressive, organized and perfectly displayed. You should be ashamed of yourself as a gamer. That said, I had considered picking up a plank of wood like that myself.

[thatdave 287]

3 minutes ago, LagJanson said:

The walkers are appropriate sized. The mistake is that they aren't AT-ATs. These are Imperial Death Walkers, each armed with weapons capable of destroying an entire planet.

But isn't that an AT-ST in the herd as well?  If so, then what about that - supersized as well? 

[LagJanson 7,240]

1 minute ago, thatdave said:

But isn't that an AT-ST in the herd as well?  If so, then what about that - supersized as well? 

Hmm.. forced creativity.. It's um... Kylo Ren's sports car maybe?