@hopper1999 I’ve access to both resin and PLA printers, and while resin has a couple of extra steps compared to PLA, I wouldn’t consider it painful. I’ve come to appreciate resin’s ability to show detail even in very small scale. For me its worth the extra steps to clean and cure, for those results. What’s great is there are so many free units available, with some simple editing/converting you can quickly build cool armies.
As for casting, while I haven’t casted any A&A parts yet (still building my unit library), I have casted a lot of 3.75 action figure parts. I’ve gotten best results using a syringe and pressure pot. (I converted a old paint pressure tank). You inject your mold, and then put it under pressure, I’d do around 30psi, to help the resin into the thinner parts of the mold and prevent bubbles. It also helps, when making your mold to put it under pressure as well. I’ve found it helps prevents bubbles in the silicone and between the silicone and the part being cast.
I plan on using casting to duplicate units I already have, that I can’t find stl files for.
My Global War 1936 v3 10 x 5 from Historical Board Gaming
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Wow! This is amazing! My son and I were wanting to do something similar. Any chance you could share the specs and/or instructions? Happy to give you email address.
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Now that is a MAN CAVE!!!
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@kevin-carroll said in My Global War 1936 v3 10 x 5 from Historical Board Gaming:
Wow! This is amazing! My son and I were wanting to do something similar. Any chance you could share the specs and/or instructions? Happy to give you email address.
This is to show u another 5x12 table with a different design. No way I’m trying to take anything away from this thread.
Awesome work field commander by the way !
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That looks amazing too. I see lots of pics online, but not too many actual plans. :(
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@kevin-carroll Hi (sorry for my bad english i am french-canadian ) to build my War table i buy
2 old table 2 x 8 That i fix toogheter i screw 3 plywood on top 12 x 5,1 for thé side it’s mélanine but you can take any Wood you whant and when i have some Time i will do some drawyer under thé table for all thé units and pieces and since my last post i have a lot off new units and still have a lot off Painting to do but no time Now i work a lot 😉 -
@fieldcommander Merci!
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@kevin-carroll That is spot on. Love it
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You need to bump your ship scale to 1/2400 on that map. The A&A OOB ships are too small now!
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@fieldcommander said in My Global War 1936 v3 10 x 5 from Historical Board Gaming:
@kevin-carroll Hi (sorry for my bad english i am french-canadian ) to build my War table i buy
2 old table 2 x 8 That i fix toogheter i screw 3 plywood on top 12 x 5,1 for thé side it’s mélanine but you can take any Wood you whant and when i have some Time i will do some drawyer under thé table for all thé units and pieces and since my last post i have a lot off new units and still have a lot off Painting to do but no time Now i work a lot 😉So is the map available in 5x10 foot size for sale from HBG ?
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@gen-manstein i don’t no if it’s in stock you have to check on historycalboard gaming : they have 3 size 3 x 6 , 4 x 8 and 5 x 10
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@manincellv 😆
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@fieldcommander The only issue with the larger map 5x10 are the reach ranges. So if leave some space around the edges for pieces and such you might have a hard time reaching the middle of the board, like the all important Mediterranean, especially if you have short arms like me!
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