tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post6070370470204371380..comments2024-02-20T20:28:00.097+13:00Comments on Scott's War-gaming: The beast is tamed!Scottswargaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-67789270062064536732013-12-06T15:23:28.067+13:002013-12-06T15:23:28.067+13:00Looking forward to see what you cook up ;-)Looking forward to see what you cook up ;-)Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-56286572458484740262013-12-06T15:21:23.018+13:002013-12-06T15:21:23.018+13:00Split peas looked too big, but grabbed some red le...Split peas looked too big, but grabbed some red lentils instead!Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-82546775768225111242013-12-06T14:57:11.555+13:002013-12-06T14:57:11.555+13:00Thanks Michael - I did see someone doing something...Thanks Michael - I did see someone doing something like this with lentils of something similar... I subsequently raided the wifes pantry of herbs and spices but didnt find anything I liked the look of... I'll have to check the supermarket and see what the split peas are like...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-75033411523144788342013-12-06T11:54:07.031+13:002013-12-06T11:54:07.031+13:00Depending on your level of commitment (of which yo...Depending on your level of commitment (of which you seem to have plenty!) you can do cobbles with split peas. They have the advantage of being cheap, readily available and you can cut them to fit edges, etc. Once you've got them glued down you coat them with a thin PVA / filler mix and wipe off leaving the hump exposed. This simulates the dirt and grime filling the gaps and also bonds the whole lot together.Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-41787777129850207172013-12-06T03:27:10.377+13:002013-12-06T03:27:10.377+13:00Ahh yes, try looking for the grey, blue or black c...Ahh yes, try looking for the grey, blue or black coloured type as the white often has that thin skin over the top you mentioned.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-40666654092924385812013-12-05T19:44:15.563+13:002013-12-05T19:44:15.563+13:00OK thanks for that. I'll give it a try :-)OK thanks for that. I'll give it a try :-)Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-64588634976870377632013-12-05T12:32:31.780+13:002013-12-05T12:32:31.780+13:00You can use regular ice with excellent results, i&...You can use regular ice with excellent results, i've chilled fog for years that way with great results. PapaSpankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570741083525775410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-42562750163006081372013-12-05T11:24:35.648+13:002013-12-05T11:24:35.648+13:00I think, once I get games table sorted - I'll ...I think, once I get games table sorted - I'll have to invite you guys up on a Saturday for a game, and get Paul and Brett round too... perhaps you could get a load on a Friday in a chilly bin and hope enough of it is left by the time you get here on the Saturday!Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-52301903181670689232013-12-05T11:21:02.758+13:002013-12-05T11:21:02.758+13:00I had hoped to find something when I did the pirat...I had hoped to find something when I did the pirate board some time ago, but was unsuccessful...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-21950343777428093052013-12-05T11:19:55.514+13:002013-12-05T11:19:55.514+13:00I still think the dry-ice is best option, just get...I still think the dry-ice is best option, just getting is the tricky bit...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-16350439059414871862013-12-05T11:19:25.370+13:002013-12-05T11:19:25.370+13:00Thanks for suggestion Chris - I have found sourcin...Thanks for suggestion Chris - I have found sourcing the right type of thin poly sheet here a difficulty - I thought I had cracked it when I discovered the depron foam sheet but even that seemed to have a 'skin' on the surface that snagged and tore slightly while trying to do this; its what I made the walls from for the graveyard I did sometime ago...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-24770973212518188452013-12-05T11:15:57.939+13:002013-12-05T11:15:57.939+13:00I guess its a possibility - but you'd still ha...I guess its a possibility - but you'd still have to buy the mold making latex, and casting material, then cast it all up and glue down to board.... money and time again...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-59505731116738529612013-12-05T07:57:30.064+13:002013-12-05T07:57:30.064+13:00Can you make some cobblestones with thin plasticar...Can you make some cobblestones with thin plasticard and a some sort of punch... I will have to have a play. It could then be cast...I have seen it done with wallpaper., but as you say it's a challenge finding something suitably embossed.DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-25098072729062798472013-12-05T02:34:35.644+13:002013-12-05T02:34:35.644+13:00Very interesting project, Scott.
I'm looking f...Very interesting project, Scott.<br />I'm looking forward to see you solution for "foggy London".<br /><br />Cheers<br />StefanStefan (aka. Monty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298066752782204072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-332012695166640972013-12-05T00:27:29.001+13:002013-12-05T00:27:29.001+13:00For brick work I like to use thin sheets of polyst...For brick work I like to use thin sheets of polystyrene that I simply draw on my patterns with a rounded pencil. Very cost effective and doesn't consume too much time. I recommend in your case gluing it down first with wood glue, then drawing your pattern and then put a very light layer of glue so you don't lose detail over the top to harden it some for the figures moving over it.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-53444515653968411022013-12-04T21:48:52.475+13:002013-12-04T21:48:52.475+13:00Yes, thanks for that I did note some of those on y...Yes, thanks for that I did note some of those on youtube when checking out the fog machine too. thats why I preferred the idea of dry-ice by itself, just sourcing this is the tricky but... even then the best chillers use dry-ice, so I am back to square one!Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-25561380664267255022013-12-04T21:46:50.959+13:002013-12-04T21:46:50.959+13:00I decided, that two entry points nearer centre of ...I decided, that two entry points nearer centre of board should suffice, as it can generate from there and spill outwardwscovering board... at least thats what I hope!Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-4343436336376276112013-12-04T21:45:23.042+13:002013-12-04T21:45:23.042+13:00Finding a roll that looks right is the tricky bit ...Finding a roll that looks right is the tricky bit - I have trolled round the decoratorting stores before and never come across one I liked... :-(Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-5197221699936079682013-12-04T21:37:43.900+13:002013-12-04T21:37:43.900+13:00Why just two pipes to let off the fog? What about...Why just two pipes to let off the fog? What about a few more holes cunningly disguised as gratings in the gutters, from which the fog could be seen issuing at intervals?<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-52850165240628367382013-12-04T21:35:45.524+13:002013-12-04T21:35:45.524+13:00Stippled wallpaper when painted can give the effec...Stippled wallpaper when painted can give the effect of cobblestones. I've never tried it myself, but have read about it on the internet somewhere ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-2766870534277162702013-12-04T19:01:21.757+13:002013-12-04T19:01:21.757+13:00If you use a smoke machine (or "fogger")...If you use a smoke machine (or "fogger") you will need to cool the fog so it lays on the table, otherwise it will disapate. Check out some Halloween forums for info on making a fog chiller. I'm an avid "home haunter" and use several of these every year. PapaSpankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570741083525775410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-55113808394926651052013-12-04T14:47:19.421+13:002013-12-04T14:47:19.421+13:00Hmmm OK Interesting... I used to do homebrewing to...Hmmm OK Interesting... I used to do homebrewing too, long time back... yeah had a screw in type valve on top of cylinder... wondering how you could release it manually into the pillow case...?<br /><br />The Dry Ice is from BOC on Seaview ~NZ$7 per 1 kg bag. You need to store it in a chilly bin, but even then it would degrade over time ... based on 20kg in a poly bin, it loses about 300g per hour at normal RTP... thanks for the offer anyway, will have a think...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-38537328934956382442013-12-04T14:40:52.641+13:002013-12-04T14:40:52.641+13:00I am presuming you are referring to some ind of vi...I am presuming you are referring to some ind of vinyl/lino? If so, most of the patterns I have found, the 'cobble' size is too big to look right to my mind... thanks for the suggestion though.Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-52084040565744764272013-12-04T13:47:32.491+13:002013-12-04T13:47:32.491+13:00Check the local hardware stores, they usually have...Check the local hardware stores, they usually have a brick pattern that could work for copplestone effect that I have seen people use on scenery.styxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149216774007558819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33886045.post-83425216362143514802013-12-04T06:55:43.146+13:002013-12-04T06:55:43.146+13:00Sad = sodaSad = sodaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411833912014641350noreply@blogger.com