Category: In the life
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3d printing small board game accessories
I’m really happy when I can combine two of my hobbies. This time it’s Boardgaming and 3d Printing. Often, many games have tokens or chits that are pooled for players to take at different times during play. Usually, these sit in piles around the main game area. On Thingiverse, swholmstead shared this neat design — which I…
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3d Printing Terrain for tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons
Pretty cool what a little time, 3d Printing technology, some creative design work, and a spool of PLA will get you. I’ve been testing various dungeon components to see how well they’ll work with our play style. And how good they’ll look once painted and finished. The crates above have yet to be finished. Usually, I…
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3d Printing some feet to display photos on my desktop
We had these ugly plate-stand style photo stands for some aluminum photo prints. Had that ‘wrought-iron’ look. Totally not suitable for a very white shot of our dogs. 3d Printing to the rescue. Then I found these simple ‘feet’ on Thingiverse — a perfect solution. I printed off one batch, but had a bit of a flashing…
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Friday: Lander
Standard Lunar Lander — because it’s Friday.
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Lazy Long Weekend Project
About five years ago, we got a cute little R‑Pod 173T. It’s a trailer with a pop-out tent to extend the internal living area by about 36 sq. ft. Very cute and just the right size to be towed by our Santa Fe. A couple of years ago, my very patient wife suggested we remove the sofa…
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More progress on painting Alien Frontiers Field Generators
Work in progress, painting Alien Frontiers game components.
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Alien Frontiers — Colony paint complete
Well, I finished painting the colony components. Looking at the photos, they kinda look messy. Note to self, don’t rush, even if you have 40 of the little buggers to paint. Ah well, on the game board at normal viewing distances they look ok. I didn’t want to paint the originals that came with the game so…
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Painting the components of Alien Frontiers
Recently I’ve become aware of a trend to paint the often garishly-coloured miniatures and game components you find in modern board games. My first attempt was with Mice and Mystics, and now I’m working on Alien Frontiers. This time, I decided to prototype my colour schemes digitally. To do this, photographed the components just after priming, so…
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Painting Mice and Mystics Miniatures — Part 2
Well, I’ve finally finished them. I’ve learned a lot, and quite a bit has changed since I last painted minis (about 20 yrs). I think they turned out fine, and I’m looking forward to my next set… not sure what that will be yet. Maybe something Star Wars. Here’s a gallery of the finished Mice and Mystics set.…
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Painting Mice and Mystics Miniatures — Part 1
It’s been about 20 years since I last painted anything remotely similar to these miniature game figures for Mice and Mystics. I have a lot of re-learning to do. Paint is now mostly acrylic, not enamel. New techniques like Dipping make the work easier. And the differing plastics used on different minis makes each attempt interesting.…
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Team Tracy Mod — A Thunderbirds House Rules Modification
We felt that these modifications allowed the entire Tracy family to participate in the game, as they usually do in the TV show. And by allowing the turn order to be flexible and responsive to the current situation, we felt it better reflected the TV show's theme of teamwork -- hence the name, the Team…
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I will vote Oct. 19. Will you?
Every so often we have the ability to influence the future. Oct. 19th, Canadians will have that opportunity, if they choose to. I will be voting for a change of government. This one has failed repeatedly and has not earned my trust for another term. So yes, I will be voting on October 19th. Will you?