Reddit reviews Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard Sheets, 8.5 X 11 Inches, Natural, 25-Pack
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Medium weight chipboard sheetsMeasures 8.5 X 11 inchesPackage contains twenty-five sheets of natural colored chipboardAcid free materialsPackage contains twenty-five 8.5 X 11 inches sheets
https://www.amazon.com/Grafix-Medium-Chipboard-Natural-25-Pack/dp/B00161W6L8
One sixteenth of an inch.
I find that printing on full sheet sticker pages and using chipboard work best when making custom/replacement tiles and tokens.
Not hard, really. I ordered this pack of chipboard, this hole punch, and printed the files out a few different sizes until the hexes fit in the squares. I had a cutting mat and rotary cutter (wife's sewing tools), and also had some super 77 spray adhesive. I sprayed both the chipboard and the paper, glued them on and cut them out.
I bought a 1/2" dowel and cut discs on my table saw for the station tokens but you can buy furniture plugs instead on the cheap. Hole punched the token symbols and glued them on. That's the majority of it. Lots of cutting and patience.
Here's the specific new things I needed to purchase for this project:
LD © Glossy Inkjet Photo Sticker Paper (8.5X11) 100 pack
Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard Sheets, 8.5 X 11 Inches, Natural, 25-Pack
Xgunion 5 Sizes Shallow Round Leather Guy Craft DIY Belt Strap End Punch Tools 10/20/30/40/50mm
Edit - the cardstock isn't used for these...
I'd look for 1/16th" thick Chipboard, I used this pack for tokens & tiles and I think they turned out well.
Here's some that I bought. Admittedly, I have built anything, yet, but it seems like it will work well.
I used a regular utility knife. This is the chipboard I used: https://www.amazon.com/Grafix-Medium-Chipboard-Natural-25-Pack/dp/B00161W6L8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=chipboard&qid=1572792118&sr=8-3
Chipboard. Such as this. See, I used to work retail and this stuff was always used as a "back" for sales tag paper. This meant I had a LOT of it in 8x10 and notepad-shaped sheets. The stuff is fairly good, right up until exposed to moisture. It curls, badly. Markers and crayon for coloring it is fine, but even a light brushing of paint . . . even some glue stick? Curls like a parenthesis. (Or a Magic foil card.)
However! It is a good color and cut into thin 1/4" strips it can approximate roads on hexes rather well without being too obtrusive.
Is it moving around too much on the table? Is the tabletop a felt-covered one or polished? If felt, or some sort of rougher texture, consider roughing up one side with sandpaper or a emery board. If polished there's very little hope short of using a little Elmer's white glue. (It will clean easier than you think.) I tried "glue dots" and "sticky-tack" which are normally used for posters and easily removed. This is a lie.
I've seen some images where, for water, there was some soft leather which was stained blue.
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As for DIY structures, consider all sorts of neat trash. Super glue tube caps, hollow plastic lollipop sticks, coffee stirrers . . . with some trimming and an adept enough paint job you could make paper egg cartons work. The hollow tubes in the middle of aluminium foil, while tougher to cut without a good tool, can be trimmed and capped with cardstock or chipboard to act as fuel tanks. Also fruit cups can be useful for domed buildings.