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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2014 16:41:41 GMT
Hmm.. This looks interesting.
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Post by Erasmas on Oct 1, 2014 17:13:41 GMT
Huh... those are much better than the paper ones (in my opinion). I definitely still like a full-on 3D miniature more for my personal tastes, but this is an excellent alternative for those that either don't have the time or the money to get a large collection.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Oct 1, 2014 17:29:48 GMT
I hate when I see something and my immediate reaction is "Damn! Why didn't I think of that?"
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 1, 2014 20:20:00 GMT
Definitely a great addition to all players. i preffer 3D ones, but im on a tight budget. considering the price of figurines. this is a very good option. better then just printing everything. i love this. now it all depends on how much they cost.
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Post by Admin on Oct 2, 2014 10:51:36 GMT
I've now backed.
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Post by DMScotty on Oct 2, 2014 14:11:39 GMT
Very cool idea. I like the idea of the paper pawns but I always cringe at the white card border. This totally solves that problem. How much more expensive are they though?
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 3, 2014 4:03:54 GMT
if they cost over a dollar each then they are over priced.... figurines sells for 99 cents on my store. and i mean real 3D figurines. of course they also are pretty basic ones.
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Post by astralplaydoh on Oct 3, 2014 12:45:00 GMT
I think they are estimating about $.40 per miniature. What's nice is that they have a backside to them as well.
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Post by curufin on Oct 3, 2014 13:19:49 GMT
Looks cool. I great idea for minis on a budget. Am I the only one who immediately thought of Shrinky Dinks after seeing the picture?
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Post by Erasmas on Oct 3, 2014 15:19:02 GMT
LOL No, I definitely did as well, Curufin!
But yes... the fact that they have entirely different art on the back to depict facing is really cool.
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Post by gnomezrule on Oct 3, 2014 19:11:09 GMT
Hmmmmmmmmmm . . . . *Sound of gears turning*
At Office stores they sell clear mailing labels. The are clear stickers that you print on and it goes on envelopes to look like the envelope was printed with the label right on.
I wonder if you printed figures to scale on those labels (provided your picture has no white background= no fill) and the stuck those labels on the rigid mylar plastic packaging if it would work the same way. You could stick the clear backed stickers on the clear plastic and simply need to mount them on a base.
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Post by gnomezrule on Oct 3, 2014 19:16:40 GMT
Another more expensive option would be to trim closely pictures you like to scale eliminating the white space and then laminating them. I did this for a few projects in college and they were fairly durable. If you print on to a heavier paper trim and then laminate. Lamination costs lots though. It was really cheap at college but when I priced it at Office Depot it was ridiculous.
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Post by sgtslag on Oct 3, 2014 19:20:13 GMT
It takes a special printer to print "white" ink... Most leave White space as clear/no ink. They are using a printer which has white ink, for these units. If you did it yourself, on a standard home inkjet/laserjet printer, all white space would be "clear". Cheers!
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 4, 2014 6:38:51 GMT
i'd take some of these for the huge monsters and colosal. i really dont want to push out 300 dollars for a colosal red dragon !
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Post by beetlewing on Oct 4, 2014 7:36:31 GMT
It takes a special printer to print "white" ink... Most leave White space as clear/no ink. They are using a printer which has white ink, for these units. If you did it yourself, on a standard home inkjet/laserjet printer, all white space would be "clear". Cheers! ...unless you sandwiched a white paper silhouette in there
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Post by clanoneillguy on Oct 4, 2014 15:03:45 GMT
I recently spent entirely too much time converting army guys into Saunghin (sea devils). They turned out well but they are a monster I probably won't use again anytime soon, if ever. I found great paper versions after I was done. I wish I had found them sooner and saved the work. I prefer 3d minis but for monsters that I'm not likely to use often, paper works well enough for me. These transparent ones are much better than plastic. I love them. I would definitely buy a lot of these.
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