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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kris" data-source="post: 4423910" data-attributes="member: 3745">This post isn't really about miniatures, but it is related to them, and so I thought I would include it here rather than starting a new thread…Anyway......so far I have purchased one of each of the dungeon tile sets that WotC has put out, and on the whole I quite like them (I'm not too impressed that they added the little triangles on top of the artwork to indicate difficult ground on the latest set - though that's a minor quibble).However, when using lots of these tiles (which range from 8x10 inches to 1x1 inch) I've found that just laying them out can be a bit fiddly at times - as one knock of the table, or accidentally bumping one tile, can result in having to realign a whole bunch of them all over again (this is especially true if you have made a fairly complex arrangement out of several of the smaller tiles).So I have been thinking of a ways to minimise/eliminate this - and I thought I would share my attempt at a solution:<img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l159/csp_kris/magdun1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /> <img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l159/csp_kris/magdun3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />As you can see I have purchased a small magnetic white-board, and I've made a whole bunch of magnetised wall sections that hold the tiles in place.The walls themselves are made from plaster of paris (cast from 'hirst arts' mould number 70), and (after giving them a basic paint job) I've attached a small strip of self-adhesive magnetic tape to the bottom of each: <img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l159/csp_kris/magdun2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />For me the project wasn't too costly as I already own a bunch of the hirst arts moulds, though the small white-board (just over 22" x 14" of usable space) cost around £11 (inc P&P) and the magnetic tape cost less than £4 for a length of 3m (nearly 10ft).I'm actually quite happy with the result, as it really holds the tiles in place very well (i.e. I can tilt the board nearly upright without them falling out) - but it does add considerably to the set-up time, and is probably only usable if a layout is assembled prior to a game for a specific location or two.Anyway, I thought I would share my 'solution' here in case it is of interest to others <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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