Managed to cut and clean up a bunch of the acrylic, and then start to assemble the various components. Overall, I am happy with the look and format. However, there is notable flaws in the laser engraving of the acrylic – I suspect my settings are too hot for both engraving and cutting. Quite a few pieces are rather scarred and unacceptable, though this doesn’t really affect the usability. I will go ahead and still put them up on the site, though at a discount for the quality issues.

The other suggestion was in the specific numbering. I was inclined to use Roman Numerals, if only to avoid basic numbers. I am now reconsidering that choice as incorrect. Roman numerals are fine, but definitely not as universal of standard numbers. And I run into an issue with the 9 and 11, which are reflections (IX and XI). This makes the tokens duplicates, which could lead to confusion during a game.

As a result, I am going to be working on a revision, and switch the design to basic numbers, almost certainly with an underscore (to avoid 6 and 9 confusion).

Other than the quality control issues, the combination looks nice, and is very much useable. I also have a usable model for the Offboard Artillery Barrage token, and have a Smoke token ready for cutting.

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