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| Author: | Drazel [ 03-01-2015, 03:48 AM ] |
| Post subject: | New TLX/TLX Design |
Now this is just something I just kind of came up with at 2am (so this TOTALLY affirms that this is destined to work since all evil plans that work were made by evil geniouses at 2am!) and I've only played with the idea using regular lined paper and my mind for a total of about 5 minutes so no flaming me or I'll flame your brain! Here is the general plan if everything works well after testing: Either propose to WWG if the staff comes back/hands over the keys to someone (hopefully someone worthy! Perhaps me?!) or if it completely tanks or doesn't show signs of returning after awhile change the name and use if for personal evil needs of world domination! (Of my friend's attention that is) Here is the basics (forgive the lack of details as I don't want anyone stealing the idea for themselves): -Complete and total interchangeability/compatibility with previous TLX sets -Ability to fold anti-warp walls completely flat -Ability to add foamcore centers to walls (and rails, roofs, and the like) and still keep TLX compatibility or add magnets and remove tabs for those who choose to do so. (Still fit into posts without interfering with new/old antiwarp walls) -Templates for the foamcore wall inserts with midline to help magnet users More options may be added later down the road and some (including these original ones) may be removed as we find out they are just not plausible. Ideas are welcome, constructive critizism welcome, flaming/negative comments are not. I will look for you, I will find you, and I will flame your brain! The reasons I came up with this are simple. -Foamcore has thickness and weight to it (at least more than just paper by itself) This added weight to the walls will significantly decrease the bump factor with your terrain. Attracting more consumers as one of their largest gripes about paper terrain has been all but eliminated!\ -It will also help hide larger magnets so those of use who prefer magnets to the tabs can use larger, more powerful magnets in the walls allowing for more stable builds. This will remove the limitation of size of the magnets and instead the only limitation is how powerful you can get the magnets without destroying the models outright taking them apart or putting them together! -For those of us who like to emboss our tiles (the process of using a special tool to stratch the paper slightly in one direction to distort it just enough to catch shadows and remove the "Flat look of papercraft) are now able to apply that same process to our walls! -These foamcore center walls will also be much stronger and more durable than their simple paper counterparts, lengthening their longevity significantly -And finally these foamcore centered walls will also have the same ability to help hold the upper levels of buildings as the anti-warp walls. -There's more but revealing those others will reveal much of the design that I'm working on. |
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| Author: | Zenguy [ 03-01-2015, 11:33 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New TLX/TLX Design |
Great what you're trying to do. Have you seen 's blog? He's been investigating potential formats for a while, with a focus on multi-vendor compatibility. |
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| Author: | mproteau [ 03-01-2015, 11:51 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New TLX/TLX Design |
Bump-resistance has never come up when I've talked to people about what they like or dislike about different build systems. Some folks don't like the TLX anchors because they feel that they are aesthetically unpleasant or because they get in the way of minis, or because they just aren't flat enough. Some folks don't like the time it takes to assemble TLX tiles, anchors and posts. Some folks lament the cost of materials. I've never heard bump-resistance come up, much less be among the largest gripes. There are several posts outlining experiments with magnets, both with and without foamcore in the walls. There's also lots of examples of people who build with foamcore throughout the models without magnets. The sticking point for me is the post-mounting system. I like TLX anchors, personally. I find them to be a great solution to the problem. I find all of the TLX pieces to be very straight-forward to build, even if they are a bit time consuming. I haven't found it to be more time consuming than other build systems that offer similar modularity. I've been focusing on how to get around the anchor issue without much luck. The idea I was recently pursuing turned out to make the tile-making slower, even if the results were flatter and cosmetically more acceptable. I encourage people to try things out. We might find something that works. |
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| Author: | Drazel [ 03-01-2015, 04:33 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New TLX/TLX Design |
I was half asleep when I wrote that so I think I may have said something differently then the way I should have for you to interpret it. The bump factor isn't compared to other paper terrain, it is compared to resin models. Most people (that I've talked to) who use resin have used this as their main gripe. The foamcore centers aren't only for magnet users as well, this is just one of their benefits of being able to fit bigger and stonger magnets inside their walls. I brought this up as I heard one magnet user say that its not as stable as tlx post and walls system. Nor are the foamcore centers for magnet users only, I mentioned the template with the center line to make it easier on those who use magnets to find the center line and everyone to cut out the wall entirely. The foamcore centered walls aren't meant to replace all the other walls in tlx either. It's meant to be an additional option for consumers to choose from. It makes it easier to hide wires for those who like to add led's or other electrical parts to their builds, hide magnets for magnet users, and increases the longevity of the piece for general users. Some may like it astheically for its thickness compared to the paper thin counter parts, others may enjoy its weight, and still others may enjoy the ability to use embossment to give it texture and remove the flat look, plus many other uses! This is nothing more than an addition to TLX to increase it's versatility. (Only if the staff comes back or hands the keys over to someone otherwise its MINE! ALL MINE! Bwuhahaha!) |
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