thanks fellas. i thought the movable dice tower thing was really cool, but truth be told, we never use it. both my opponet and i like to roll into a box by hand. for mojo you know…
the map sections are each supported around the edges, so if you push down in the middle, there is a little give to them. the best way i found to fix that is not push down on the middles. :-P i thought of putting a brace across the middle for support, but that would affect my storage areas.
i checked into some plexi to cover the whole board, but for the size piece i would need it would cost around $50. i cant quite justify that yet. i stress yet. i believe with a little effort and luck i can find one cheaper.
i made the rakes with just pieces i had laying around. not sure if they will ever get used, but sometime i am bored i may stain them or add some axis and allies symbols to them. whatever, whenever.

