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My continuing efforts to 3d print and craft a set of dice boxes for our gaming group managed a bit more success yesterday, with a successful print in copper of the customized box top. I have been having quite a bit of challenge with the cutout on the lid, which is printed first – the filament tends to catch and pull off, which then causes the entire assembly to separate. With a slight bed adjustment, the print managed to catch and attach successfully, and eventually finish. Unfortunately, I still have some other mysteries – there continues to be a section…
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Success over the weekend, with the conclusion of Chapter 5 of the Rise of the Runelords. The group, rather focused this week, managed to wrap up the Halls of Wrath section of Runeforge, and escape back to Golarion. In the process, they rather easily defeated the guardians, and it was only when the Barbarian opted to engage in single combat with the main villain was there a pause. Initially that fight looked to be very fast, as he knocked her to 50% health on the first charge, but after summoning in an ally demon, and flying up out of the…
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You may have noticed, I have altered the timing for my daily posts. Originally, I was posting on weekdays, and scheduling for 5 PM EST each day. That worked, but in truth really encouraged me to create the posting at the last minute. Since I have been trying to pre-schedule content as much as possible, in order to avoid forgetting or being distracted at the last minute, the time really has become rather arbitrary. I have also noticed thru metrics that several of my posts don’t really get any attention (of what little attention they do receive) during the same…
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Several months ago, I posted about my project to craft and create a trophy for our annual Magic the Gathering tournament. I managed to revisit this project this week, while I was spending time for work in Toledo. Didn’t end up having as much time as I had hoped (we had a big outage to deal with), but I did manage to get a nice base coat of black on the model. Admittedly, it looks like a large sculpture made out of tar, but that will be toned down heavily once I can start drybrushing and details. Our second annual…
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Now that we had a chance to try the basic scenario of Star Wars: X-Wing, I have been eager to expand the collection. However, I am making a point of only acquiring 2nd edition kits, mainly so I don’t have to deal with the conversion sets. There are very few currently available, which helps the cost, but I did manage to pick up a set of Saw’s Renegades, one of the two last sets for 1st edition which are also compatible (out of the box) with 2nd edition. The full release isn’t until mid-September, when the squad builder app becomes…
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We did plan on having our Pathfinder session this last weekend, to resolve the mystery of the fate of the group following the cliffhanger of the prior session. Unfortunately, my son’s football game got rained out on Saturday, and rescheduled for Sunday, right in the middle of our usual schedule (and several of our players had similar challenges). As a result, we had to cancel the game, and postpone until this coming weekend. As a result, we will be gaming on this Sunday, and then the immediate following week, before going back to the bi-weekly schedule. If you are paying…
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Finally managed a successful casting in resin, though I am strongly debating whether it is a practical option or not. Between the cost of molding and the resin itself, and then the cleanup after, it isn’t a very practical solution for this type of item. In truth, that is no doubt why CNC wood cutting machines are more commonly used, it lends itself to a carving solution much better. My intermediate solution is still printing, but even that is fairly slow and troublesome. Will continue to experiment though, since I already have the materials and one half of the mold…
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As I continue to experiment and attempt resin molding, and fiddle and tune the 3d printer, I managed to finish a single full usable dice box, in my preferred copper PLA filament. Its not the ideal design (I have a version with a Runelord’s Sihedron Rune in the top), but the lid and base are functional. Note the small magnets that hold the case closed – they work, though may need a bit of padding to make them a bit stronger. Basically, the holes are just a little bit too deep, leaving the magnets a bit too separated. The copper…
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