Sabol Designs Combat Mat

My Christmas present has arrived in the post today (aside from Modern Warfare 2, which has been eating up a lot of my time as it is), and I must say I am quite impressed with it! I got the "Sands" version, which through certain retailers can be much cheaper than the "Plains" version.

The mat is fairly thin, being about the thickness of felt with a backing not unlike that of an floor-rug. The design is amazingly 3-D realistic, and looks great from anything over a foot away. Up close, you can see the resolution of the photo used to create the illusion of texture, but that is to be expected. The mat folds or rolls back up very easily, but lays flat with minimal curling at the edges! It measures exactly 6' x 4', so it is perfectly-sized for normal 40k games. It's nice to have a change of scenery from the normal City-fight based boards I use.

It has a slightly reddish-yellowish tint to it, which suits the paint scheme for my bugs perfectly. I think I am going to make this their theme, and base them to match this awesome mat. 55 bucks got it to me shipped, from SciFiGenre.com. Go check them out, I heard supplies are limited. It sure beats a piece of carpet.