A connection on Bluesky has taken to Snorkers! (Good Oh!) and being a clever chap, has designed 3d printed counters, which are easier to handle than the card chits.
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| USS Nicholas under Full Ahead |
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| Evasive Maneuvering markers |
You can get the stls here.
The Mad Padre has gotten himself an FDM printer and gave me a bagful when we were catching up at Hotlead.
I painted them up, which was pretty easy due to the high relief.
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| Clockwise from left: Evade, Bridge Hit, Squadron Activated, Director Hit |
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| Engineering Hit, Fire |
I did the Full Ahead in reverse though. I thought the arrows looked like the wake of a ship at speed. Although painting the depression was a bit of a palaver, requiring touching up the arrows again.
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| USS Helena has tried to evade torpedoes but has taken steering damage and has a fire |
I also received my 1/1800 scale prints from Don. So now I've got USN, IJN, RN, and RM to start working on!
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| Comparison in the two scales |
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| Measuring heavy cruisers and battleships to get an idea of bases needed. HMS Eagle in the foreground was free, so why not? |
I'm going to need bigger bases! I think I'll order some 2mm mdf from Warbases. I think 3mm is just going to be too chunky looking unless I go with clear acrylic, which is double the cost.
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