Farin
thanks but I found that my scanner handles the colour balance on the snow on the winter tiles much better than the regular Carcassonne green fields.
I also realized that if you scan the tiles while they are still in sheet format it works much better for getting them properly aligned. I bought a second copy of winter to get the appropriate tile backs.
Making your own custom tiles is good business for HiG as you either have to send away for blank tiles or buy duplicate sets.
Anyway you look at it, it is a ton of fun.
again thanks for your response.