Photos of the map to date in its more operational environment, on the game table with some counters and dice for size relationships. The Hexes are 3km from side to side, about 4 cm, and the game pieces are 1/2in. Sorry for the mixed units.

I think the map looks better in the photos than it does on the monitor or even when I printed it out and looked at them sheet by sheet.

I tried to load the Bitmap FIlls from the WWII Area Maps to change the forest green to the deciduous and pine fills, but they came out much difference in appearance, so I I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong. They were just a blob with none of the texture. Nor have I enabled the contour levels with an outline. I am getting closer.

Sometimes, if you don't like the way something looks, you just have to start over. For example, my covering force game map. 3 times.

Painful, but sometimes necessary.

On the other hand, some paths through the desert would probably not hurt. Saudi Arabia had rocky deserts and there were Tels in places that we set up near that stood out in what was otherwise flat ground. But, as I remember, it was pretty flat until we got close to the Tigres/Euphraties.

Sue,

I'm just agog! I really like the night time one, but I understand the limitations. But what about cloudy/dreary effects. You know those days with slate gray, low-lying clouds, the sun unable to burn through the clouds. The wind falling not up to down, but north to south in 40 mile an hour winds, with 6 inch clumps of snow hitting you in the ear when you take off your helmet, making you lose your balance and falling off your tank into the deep carpet of snow, thus avoiding injury?

Some people see fun in the snow. All I see is misery (and Missouri [a state I dislike]) and foot slogging.

If I listen to anything, it is classical.

Digital copies can be downloaded and printed. If you have an PDF 8.5 x 11 inch map, you could print it out on larger paper and tell the printer to make it fit and low, it will be magnified, but not anymore detailed.

I see no reason not to sell a digital map if asked. It's sort of a compliment. I sell paper copies of the maps for some of the game scenarios I sell because it takes a lot of time to make them, but all the rest of the scenario information is digital and I just let them download it.

There are many print and play wargames where all the components are digital, so you can print them out as many times as you want. You just should not resell them and many are watermarked. Digital products I get from the https://www.wargamevault.com/product/98585/The-Warehouse are watermarked with my name and purchase date.

Well, you could call Kinkos and see how much they charge for the map.

I recently bought a custom map from mytopo.com of the Little Bighorn area that was about 4x5 feet with grid lines and elevation shadows for 29.95. Satellite photographs are more, around 100. A combination contour map was 79.95 and was nice to look at, but hard to read.

Incredibly to me, the. Company lets you download a full size PDF and save it so you can print it yourself. So does the national geologic service and their maps run 9-15 bucks.

For physical objects, there is an informal rule of thumb of three times the cost of materials

One has to think of the amount of time you put into it.

My daughter charges people by the square inch for paintings. 0.50 for her friends and 1.00 for others. Larger paintings can be more.

You can go to the wargame vault. They printout digital maps and you can see what they charge.

I find it difficult to price my games because volume is low and I am not well known.

Hope this helps.

When I looked at this, I thought it was something @JimP @Quenten or @Loopysue would do. It's really cool, no?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

@Lillhans Geeze. You are a genius. I have trouble enough just trying to duplicate topographical maps for wargames. It's a good thing contour lines are not straight or gentle curves, cause I can't draw straight lines without a ruler or graceful curves with a French curve, even assuming I don't slip. Exceptional and very artistic work.

I also wish I could punch Like, Awesome (a word which is overused today), and Insightful all in the same post.

That subcontinent reminds me somewhat of the aliens in the movie Independence Day.

While there may be some way to get topographical data from those maps, I don't know where one would start or have any idea about how to do it..

That said, you apparently go to OpenMap.com/DE and get a bootable map that allows access to data. I'm away from my computer right now and will have to check the link and update it if I'm wrong.