@SS:
Mine, I went to printer and they printed map on vinyl ( 4 x 8 $107.00 ) and had it laminated for a extra cost of $50.00. Â If the print shop can print banners they can print map. Bring in map file and they look at it on there computer and if it needs to be resized, they just reformat it.
You can roll map up if you need to.
You did say you made your battle board on vinyl and laminated that. Was that done by a print shop ?
When I did my battle board, both me and the printer were kinda confused as to what to ask for or what was expected… in the end, they printed it on what they called “Outdoor Banner Vinyl”… there was no laminating talked about by myself or them… in the end, for a small print, and after taking it to a frame shop for mounting, I only spent about $12 bucks give or take for the battle board, so even if I didn’t do it right, I can always fix it if need be. And yes, it was a print shop… I took it to Fed-X (Kinkos inside?). To my knowledge it was not laminated… I just had them print it on Outdoor Banner Vinyl and that was that… I took it to a frame shop and they hard mounted it (I think its foam board). Total noob when I made the battle board, I was making it up as I went along… I am happy with the result, but didn’t even think about lamination.
@Private:
Mine are all roll up. I take them all over the place for games, so roll up was best for ease of transportation.
The “curved up ends” are only a problem if I roll the map that way. Otherwise they are curved down and the curve disappears ever so quickly even under the slight weight of the map. That’s probably a function of the material and I am afraid I cannot give you its technical name.
If you are using dedo’s 1941 or 42.2 maps I recommend you get the sz borders darkened by your printer before printing.
So are you saying instead of print side inside, you roll it up with the print side facing out?
Yes, I plan on using Dedo’s maps for 41/42.2… are there any others besides his? Anyways, I found his easily enough and plan on using his… what exactly is an “sz border”? Please elaborate… remember I’m a dummy on this.