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Post Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:42 pm 
 

I have a coupla sets... I was thinking of mounting, either dry or wet-mounted, linen-backed, the non-glossy maps from my 1983 set.

And the wife has approved the hanging of them in the house... she actually quite likes them. ;)

What say you? Any ideas, potential problems?

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Post Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:48 pm 
 

The topic title was a completely different image conjuration. I don't know, but if you get them on the wall, that would be neat. I've heard other people do similar things. It is a pretty map.


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Post Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:04 pm 
 

serleran wrote:The topic title was a completely different image conjuration. I don't know, but if you get them on the wall, that would be neat. I've herd other people do similar things. It is a pretty map.


I almost wrote: Jonesin' to mount Darlene Maps...



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Anyway, has anybody mounted or frames theirs? wet-mounting should help to get rid of the fold creases... and it's not permanent like dry-mounting... but it's expensive... maybe close to $200.


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Post Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:49 pm 
 

I considered having mine framed, but opted for laminating them instead. I've hung them from pegs (one for each half) next to each other with binder clips, so as not to have to puncture them. This way I can still take them down and use them on the gaming table, and they're water/sodaproof to boot! YMMV.

EDIT: Oh, and I've found that the fold creases have lessened over time as gravity has acted on the maps. Not completely flat by any means, but getting close; it's been about 2 years.

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Post Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:35 pm 
 

I was wondering the same thing about my City of Greyhawk map from Living Greyhawk.

I mean, do find it attractive, but not that way.  
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Problem is, doing a decent job costs a lot.


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Post Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:49 am 
 

The Darlene maps are indeed great as is Maldin's City of Greyhawk map. (which is also availabel here: http://melkot.com/locations/cogh/cogh.html)

Do you guys know Anna's Greyhawk maps? http://ghmaps.net/maps.html
  

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Post Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:11 am 
 

frankfromgermany wrote:The Darlene maps are indeed great as is Maldin's City of Greyhawk map. (which is also availabel here: http://melkot.com/locations/cogh/cogh.html)


Ayuh, that's the one.  It was originally available inside the Living Greyhawk Journal #2.


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Post Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:07 am 
 

serleran wrote:The topic title was a completely different image conjuration.
  You weren't the only one..  :oops:

Sounds like a nice idea to do this though and should look very nice. Personally I'd go for dry over wet though if that helps. When they're done, would you post up some pics?


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Post Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:32 am 
 

One of my friends actually sent some D & D maps to a wallpaper company and they made them into wallpaper.  He then applied the wallpapter to his "man cave".  Looks great.  I do not remember which maps he used.

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Post Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:48 am 
 

ashmire13 wrote:   You weren't the only one..  :oops:

Sounds like a nice idea to do this though and should look very nice. Personally I'd go for dry over wet though if that helps. When they're done, would you post up some pics?


Why dry? do you prefer the look of them on a foam-coare board? It certainly would be cheaper.

I was told the wet-mount is reversible and is what's used on vintage posters...Iit should also relax the folds a little better. It would be mounted on sort of a "canvas" with extra boarder to make it easier to hang or frame.

I'm meeting with the guy next week to get estimates and some info.


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Post Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:40 am 
 

IIRC William McCarthy did this with either a set of his maps, or with the ones that he/his old girlfriend hand-colored reproducing the Darlene maps.


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Post Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:23 am 
 

TheMilford wrote:
Why dry?

just personal preference, in that if it were me I think (in my minds eye) it would look like an older style map. tbh, I haven't anything like it myself, but I think dry would just look more old school, although wet sounds more professional.


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Post Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:00 pm 
 

ashmire13 wrote:
just personal preference, in that if it were me I think (in my minds eye) it would look like an older style map. tbh, I haven't anything like it myself, but I think dry would just look more old school, although wet sounds more professional.


neither should have any effect on the look of the print itself... it's the method in which the back of the poster is adhered to the substrate.

I'm gonna use the dull finish maps from my '83 boxed set... I think those will look nice and vintage.


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Post Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:29 pm 
 

TheMilford wrote:
neither should have any effect on the look of the print itself... it's the method in which the back of the poster is adhered to the substrate.


Thats what I was thinking.. Isn't dry mounting just afixing the map into a frame, whereas wet 'sticks' (for want of a better word) the map to the backing?

If that is the case, that's why I'd go for dry, just to give them a more free-standing feel within the frame, rather than feeling stuck down.

(of course, my understanding of dry & wet may be wrong..!)  :?  :lol:


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