The New Gaming Mat

I have to say from the start, I am highly disappointed in Deep Cut Studio's service - they had spoiled me so much with my first three mats all arriving within a week to a week and a half that I expect ALL custom mat orders made in Lithuania and should arrive in the United States in the same timeframe. For this most recent order the company, and how dare they, decided to take SEVENTEEN DAYS to make and ship my latest addition to the mat collection. Cheeky bastards! 😜

Of course the proceeding is written completely in jest, although they have spoiled me with my previous orders with their fast turnaround time! The mat was well worth the wait! Let's show some pictures, shall we?

The SPAD, at TAL 4 and Speed 5, gets a deflection shot against a Fokker D.VII which is at TAL 3 and Speed 4

What I received was a beautiful aerial fields mat (with the clouds option) with 1.75 inch hexes to use with both my existing Check Your 6! and Check Your 6! Jet Age collections, while also serving as the playing surface for my Check Your 6! Great War 1/200 scale projects (more about the hex size determination HERE and the planes HERE and HERE). I went with the cloth option as it looked to me like the best fit for World War One gaming in the skies over France and Belgium, plus the cloth mats are lighter, easier to store, and cheaper to ship than the PVC or mousepad versions.

A different attack angle. Planes by Table Top Flights, bases and pegs are 3D prints from a friend

As you can see, the color is rich and the hexes are noticeable without being too intrusive. One can have hexes added to the mat in a wide variety of sizes, colors and thicknesses. 

I probably could have went with a thinner and slightly lighter color of hex lines, but I am pleased with this look

All joking aside, I am highly pleased, once again, by the service and quality offered by Deep Cut Studio. If you are hesitating to order from them based on their Lithuanian location, don't - I have had a great experience every time I have ordered from Deep Cut, and I am fairly certain you will as well.