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In use the battlemap is flawless with the added benefit being that it can bend and flex over the edge of a table if the playing surface is not large enough. AJ Pickett also warns that red pigment permanent marker pens should be avoided as these may stain. This is fantastic! But silicone does have a weakness that does need to be raised for those hobbyist that would like to use one of these maps as a miniature painting protection layer on their desktop which is that silicone is susceptible to irreparable damage from cyanoacrylate which is found in superglue which is often used to put models together. The properties work very well and the battlemaps AJ Pickett has produced are flexible enough to be folded and placed in a backpack (no cardboard tube required) and they much easier to transport which is handy if you play somewhere else like a convention. For most of use our exposure to silicone products is in the kitchen with silicon being used to make over mitts and baking trays. Silicone has several favorable properties including flexibility, good chemical resistance, and stability at both high and low temperatures. With the first wave of products released to backers and a probably on their way to many gaming shops, its time to see if it is a great product, or if AJ Pickett cleaved into his idea factory and released a boob product (pun intended)?īut first, what is silicone? Silicone is an elastomer which means the molecules are made up of chains of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms. What makes these battlemaps and a few additional products funded is that they are made from silicone – yes the same material used breast implants – instead of with a plastic polymer. Like so many creators AJ Pickett has funded the initial production run of battlemaps through a 2021 Kickstarter raising approximately $29,000 USD from backers. Big Pockets Battlemaps are the creation of AJ Pickett a New Zealander who is behind a well regarded and detailed lore focused Dungeons and Dragons lore focused YouTube channel.