Has anyone had any luck laminating the 4-part maps as one poster properly aligned and overlapped. I have two copies, one laminated individually, the second still folded and safely put away. I was thinking of laminating the second maps as one large poster to hang on a wall and use the first for referencing at the table.
And a question for Paizo, will Paizo ever offer the Greyhawk Maps for sale as one large, single poster?
Has anyone had any luck laminating the 4-part maps as one poster properly aligned and overlapped. I have two copies, one laminated individually, the second still folded and safely put away. I was thinking of laminating the second maps as one large poster to hang on a wall and use the first for referencing at the table.
To laminate all four together, you'd need an oversized laminator, which would be very expensive. I believe Kinko's charges something like $9 per square foot. Better to just laminate each part separately on a regular laminator, then tack them up so they meet where they should.
Many copyshops may only be able to laminate something 23" wide, any length. Priced at $3 a linear foot or so, if I'm not mistaken.
A graphics business can probably go wider, say 40". They'll also probably charge by the linear foot. Possibly less than Kinko's.
Note that linear-foot pricing is not square-foot pricing.
Call around. This kind of thing shouldn't be hard to get a quote for. If you do it, let us know how it turned out!
Tony M
I had my four pieces laminated as one at Kinkos. It was around $50. I know! It does look awesome however. I also did the same thing with my Faerun map, another $20. A friend of mine told me that Office Max might be a little cheaper....Good luck!
-Bandit of LV
I had mine framed under glass. It was pretty pricy, but well worth it for the final product. It looks amazing!
How much did it cost? I was tempted to do this myself.
Bandit, did they do a good, trustworthy job of lining up the maps? How about yours, kikai? That's really my biggest concern.
My idea is to have a friend in the graphic arts splice the PDFs together (I just bought all four magazines in that format just for that purpose), and then have them printed on a big banner in high resolution, possibly blown up a bit. My friend says that will likely run about $120, but I think it is worth it.