Creeper Blockers

[Smiley Miley 66]

If you use Martins idea of big Raw Plugs as the posts ? Could work very well ?
Not over expensive?
Miles

[martin goddard]

I will do a few and picture them.

martin

[JonT]

This sort of stuff ?
Miles

Yes, but not the resin - just using the raw glass strand mat, with some paint to protect it...

Jon.

[martin goddard]

Sorry for any negativity, but I would keep well clear of fibre glass mat.
Horrible stuff.

martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

I ve asked Colin about looking at doing some MDF type of Blockers and see how much he could do them for ?
I like the idea of using insert mesh especially as you can get it in white or grey ? Would allow a bit of dry brushing or ink staining on them ?
Miles

[JonT]

Sorry for any negativity, but I would keep well clear of fibre glass mat.
Horrible stuff.

martin

Oh, I agree, Martin - having used it a lot in the past (not for gaming purposes!) I know just what it's like, hence all the caveats and warnings I put in my original post about it...

My reason for mentioning it in the first place is that we need something (safe) with the same sort of structure and appearance - a web of random fibres, semi-transparent and stiff enough to be self-supporting. The glass mat just came to mind as something that LOOKS similar in some ways.

The annoying thing is that this stuff EXISTS - Barry's examples prove that - it's just that the interweb has failed, and no-one can find it anywhere; maybe it's been completely discontinued, though I really can't think of any reason why it should be so...?

THIS STUFF HAS TO BE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE!     

Jon.

[JonT]

I ve asked Colin about looking at doing some MDF type of Blockers and see how much he could do them for ?
I like the idea of using insert mesh especially as you can get it in white or grey ? Would allow a bit of dry brushing or ink staining on them ?
Miles

To me, the problem with a regular mesh design is that it looks too "artificial" for the Creepers - it would be perfectly fine for the human forces, or even for the Bonkers, but I think the Creepers really need something that suggests a "natural" organic form as described in Martin's rules blurb...?

Jon.

[Colonel Kilgore]

I've done a reverse image search on JonT's original picture posting.

Google tells me that it's "Mulberry and Banana paper".

I've found some on Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4326932780/mulberry-banana-fiber-paperhandmade?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mulberry+and+banana+paper&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&frs=1&sts=1&loc=1&local_signal_search=1&content_source=9a9d45f2-0644-4b68-ae32-e692ef0efbcd%253ALT0ae502e962f82591e7468cb4a31d3c36535c8690&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=9a9d45f2-0644-4b68-ae32-e692ef0efbcd%3ALT0ae502e962f82591e7468cb4a31d3c36535c8690

Getting close?

Simon

[JonT]

I've done a reverse image search on JonT's original picture posting.

Google tells me that it's "Mulberry and Banana paper".

I've found some on Etsy:

<snip>

Getting close?

Simon

Well done that man! 

I don't actually think it is the same stuff, but it looks to be MUCH closer than anything else we've so far found... and I reckon it would do the job nicely, from the look of it in the pics! Somebody needs to order a sheet or two and see...

Jon.

[martin goddard]

Jon you are right. It needs to be irregular.
An amusing topic.

martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

One thing this discussion shows once we start talking about things they get sorted ?
Good one Simon to find it !
Miles

[JonT]

Looking a little closer at the stuff on Etsy... am I right in thinking that it's actually fibres stuck onto a regular paper substrate, so essentially it's only "single-sided"? 
It could still work, but to get the effect on both sides you'd have to double it up back-to-back, and it wouldn't be transluscent like the original stuff because you'd have a double thickness of normal paper in the middle.

I've just spoken to Barry again, he's been doing more research and has actually spoken to a staff member of the place he bought it (their Colchester branch is long-closed, but they still have open shops in other nearby towns) - they remembered the material, although it was around 15 years back, but said they'd never seen anything like it since. So, sadly I fear that Barry's set may be destined to end up being the only one in the known universe! 

Jon.

[Colonel Kilgore]

J̌onT,

I didn't interpret it to mean that the fibres are stuck on.

The description says:

Using mulberry bark, BANANA fibers are placed in the paper when wet, each sheet has its own unique texture and pattern.
Approx. 100gsm, but parts are thicker, and there are places where their are holes in the paper where fibers are placed over each other.
This is a coarse firm feeling paper, great for adding texture.
Edges maybe straight cut or deckled.

From which I took it that the fibres are embedded?

Simon

[Smoking gun]

I wonder if interfacing fabric combined with a suitable coloured thread / fibre would work. You'd need the "nonwoven" type not the woven or knitted varieties.

Best wishes,
Martin, from a small village near Grimsby

[JonT]

J̌onT,

I didn't interpret it to mean that the fibres are stuck on.

The description says:

Using mulberry bark, BANANA fibers are placed in the paper when wet, each sheet has its own unique texture and pattern.
Approx. 100gsm, but parts are thicker, and there are places where their are holes in the paper where fibers are placed over each other.
This is a coarse firm feeling paper, great for adding texture.
Edges maybe straight cut or deckled.

From which I took it that the fibres are embedded?

Simon

You may well be right, Simon - I guess only seeing a sheet in reality will tell for sure...

Jon.