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I haven’t played any games in a while, but I continue to collect and try to play Star Wars Armada. When we last played, one of the maneuver sticks used for the game was a bit damaged – one of the gear “clicks” became a bit soft, making it hard to lock it into place. We ended up just living with it, but it was an annoyance. Now with a 3d printer, I have options (beyond just buying a new one for $10). Overnight, I printed out a new set successfully. No, they are not technically “legal” in terms of…
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First test batch of my intended choice for 3d terrain, for use with our gaming, just using the free sample files for now. In this case, I have selected True-Tiles, I have liked the philosophy and design of the original foam-core pieces, and like that they have translated over to 3d printing easily. I have watched more than a few of Wylock’s Crafting Video’s on YouTube, if you are interested in terrain building, his material is a good source of inspiration. Once I get done with a few other shorter projects, I expect I can start printing these out with…
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This last Sunday, we finally managed to make a start into our GURPs game, without having to spend most of the session finishing, altering, or creating characters. My intent is not to record these game sessions, I fundamentally already have too much footage to get thru with Pathfinder and the old Hero System game, but I will try to summarize the major events in blog posts. Our adventures take place in the Old World, in the Empire region of Wissenland, in a small town called Fluorin, north of Geschburg. The town is a sleepy village, off the main roads and…
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The 3d printer has been running nearly non-stop since I received it, and thus far, I have been very happy with the results. The sample filament didn’t last very long, but my first major project is to create an “upgrade” to the machine itself, which adds adjustable feet to help with leveling and a strong brace to help keep the z-axis perpendicular. Over time, the z-axis will tend to lean, which this should avoid, and leveling is a pain in the stock machine. Most of the parts are pretty fast to print, though I have made them longer due to…
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3d Printer arrived, assembled, tested. A little bit of adjustments (the z-axis wasn’t aligned properly), and another print. And after several hours of watching the machine run, I have my first completed and solid model. Was a bit of a surprise that it turned out the be an elephant (the sample models were unlabeled), but cute either way. The next morning, the printer was installed in its long term home, and after a bit of additional fine tuning, I have started on the first real project – creating an addon that adds leveling feet to the metal case and a…
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It has been many months, but I have finally managed to publish another of our gaming sessions. Assuming YouTube scheduler works, the video should be live by the time this post is published, and the Podcast version should be online as well. It has been many months since I finished a session, and this one had its set of challenges. Not the least of which is that I am now using Adobe Premier Pro, which is a significant change from Davinci Recode, although the basic process is the same. As part of this transition, I also re-organized all my sources…
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I have decided it is about time that I dive into the 3d printing arena, and finally pick a printer up. Since Christmas, I have been hording my amazon gift certificates, originally with the plan of purchasing a widescreen high-end computer monitor, for about $600. However, that goal is rather far away, and the money is burning a huge hole in my pocket. Plus, my wife legitimately pointed out that I don’t really need a monitor that costs more than our TVs (or the computer itself). Would be very pretty, but as soon as I buy it, I am sure…
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Finally digging into my backlog of gaming videos and podcasts, in an effort to get back into the process. Managed to get thru about a third of the latest Runelords sessions, which sadly isn’t very much actual content (though a lot of raw footage). Trying a different approach this time, with zooming in on the section of the video with the actual action, rather than showing a lot of empty space. Given how the camera is much better in quality overall, this hopefully will still be reasonable in detail, and help to focus in on the relevant pieces. Still need…
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Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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