Willz, over on the A Military Gentleman forum and also on TWW, posted a link to the current offer at Lidl for 2mx1m artificial grass mats.
Although a little darker than I would like they are quite a good deal. I have a 6’x4′ Mat-o-War which is lighter but if I use this on the small 4’x4′ the extra length is hanging off the end, doesn’t lie flat and then adds a crease along the edge… So this mat seemed a possible alternative. As I only needed to cover the 4×4 one mat was enough and by trimming the extra there was enough to cover the lot.
The end result is OK. The joins aren’t too obvious and I think will bed in. The mats are just held in place by double sided tape.
And the remaining off cut will be used for fields and the like on the other mat as it will provide a nice contrast.
So all in all it will do the job for smaller games. I may use a bit of the offcut to try some light dry brushing just to lighten it a bit.
Now, I really must do some painting for Ayton!
That looks really cool. I look forward to seeing how you do the hills and fields.