Cabinette Wars

 Quick-Tip: Pinning Down Hexon Hexes

Grids, square or hexagonal, are it seems are a 'Marmite' option amongst wargamers.  Personally, I like them as doing away with measuring and subsequent debates, they speed up games.  However, having bought some hexagonal terrain tiles (Hexon by Kallistra) I found fitting the clips that hold them together both fiddly and time consuming.  

Inspiration came to me in a ‘Pound-store’ of all places!  There before me was a rubber pin mat – the penny dropped!  I bought one, took it home, and cut out a 4x4 array of the rubber pins and it was a perfect fit for the tiles – see photo showing half the pin may connector projecting from a tile.  Now, an adjoining tile firmly placed down next to the one with the pin-mat connector is firmly held in place – what could be easier!  

To show more clearly how it works, see the photo below with the tiles turned upside down with a connector in place joining them together.

I quickly cut up the rest of the mat which provided me with enough connectors for the perimeter of any layout I might require.  I admit I may have been lucky getting the right size by chance but you could either take measurements or a hex-tile with you when you go shopping.