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Author: | Tyler Tinsley [ 07-14-2011, 06:37 PM ] |
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Author: | Talae [ 07-14-2011, 06:56 PM ] |
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Author: | Tyler Tinsley [ 07-14-2011, 10:19 PM ] |
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warping is not really a problem if you use spray glue, i should also note that the tabs themselves are kind of special. to make them stronger they are folded on both lengths and then they have a small overlap in the center making them very strong. you can see the tiles do bend a little bit when you hold them from the corner. in general laminated card stock has a great strength/weight ratio. about the best part is for this is you only need to modify the digital cutter files to make it work. but i don't know how to write their file format yet (i have been using the illustrator plug in to do my cutting) these test are rather ruff the major thing that need to change is the size of the mounts, they need to shrink a little bit to acount for the paper folding around them. to be honest it's been a long time sense i built anything with linx (i dont even play games that could use this stuff anymore ![]() |
Author: | Tyler Tinsley [ 07-14-2011, 11:07 PM ] |
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added a few anchors to the 6 inch tile and built a 6x3 building. the tile supports the wight of the building fairly well however it does droop when you try to pick it up from a connected tile. I have an idea about how to make the tiles stronger and will test it out if i do a revision, the strong support walls are a necessity to hold heavy miniatures on the second floor. i'm talking things like heavy metal warjacks, large plastics are fine with out support walls. The take away here is this is likely only possible with spray glue and a digital cutter. i wonder if the WWG audince has enough people with digital cutters that are interested in flying without foam core. |
Author: | mproteau [ 07-15-2011, 03:42 AM ] |
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Author: | Ninevah [ 07-15-2011, 01:34 PM ] |
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The beauty of foamcore is: 1. It's rigid, so it won't flop or bend easily. 2. It's got a very high compression strength. 3. It's amazingly light compared to its compression strength. It'll be really hard to find equivalencies to those points with the material you're using, but good luck! |
Author: | Tyler Tinsley [ 07-15-2011, 04:41 PM ] |
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foam core is awesome no doubt about it, but i have made some really really keen stuff when going as far as 5-6 layers of laminated card stock in the past. i just tried a partial 3-4 layered tile, works very well, i bet the hallways and 3inch squares are great with this process, the 6 inch will take a little more work. |
Author: | Count_Zero [ 07-17-2011, 12:59 PM ] |
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Author: | Talae [ 07-17-2011, 02:55 PM ] |
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I didn't realize that this might be a material other than cardstock when I posted (before the pics). If, for some reason, foamcore is horrendously expensive in your area then I could see doing something like this, but would almost prefer to go with something sturdier, like matboard or even some kind of cardboard/gator board. My very first build was done with cardboard from free USPS shipping packages and regular printer paper. This was because I wanted to test things out before investing money into the hobby. I find the investment to be well worth it. |
Author: | Matthew777 [ 07-18-2011, 04:12 PM ] |
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Author: | Tyler Tinsley [ 07-18-2011, 05:08 PM ] |
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Author: | MelEbbles [ 07-18-2011, 06:21 PM ] |
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Author: | Matthew777 [ 07-18-2011, 07:00 PM ] |
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Author: | Tyler Tinsley [ 07-18-2011, 07:37 PM ] |
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I figured you guys tried this already. Foam core feels like something reached after a whole lot of dead ends. Here is my current 6inch mount The extra flaps fold in, you simply spray glue the whole thing and fold the flaps in. there is also a rectangle of paper added to the center to make it 2 layers across. I'm working on modifying the wrap to increase strength and am tempted to rework the tab shape to make gaps less compromising to tile strength. It's important to know that anything i make will only be easier for those with a digital cutter and yeah it's not going to be compatible with stuff. |
Author: | Solospirit [ 07-19-2011, 10:40 AM ] |
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