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Post by wilmanric on Nov 25, 2013 1:23:37 GMT
If you drink water from plastic bottles, or if you have a way of collecting lids from people who do, get a bunch of the little plastic lids. Buy a 1" circular crafting punch. Get a bunch of Magic (or similar) cards -- or you can print your own images onto cardstock. Use the punch to cut out the face of the creature for the token. Because of the threads on the cap, you can just press the paper disc right into the cap. It will stick on its own. If you ever need to remove it, you can pry it out easily with a thin knife or similar.
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Post by earlteagrey on Nov 25, 2013 3:18:41 GMT
LOVE THIS IDEA!! I'm sure I can find a bunch of MtG cards on the cheap too.
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Post by DMScotty on Nov 25, 2013 18:58:17 GMT
Neat idea
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Post by onethatwas on Nov 25, 2013 21:42:11 GMT
I likes this idea alot. I have a hard time getting good minis, and a 1 inch hole punch is much cheaper in the long run. My biggest qualm about doind this before was the casings for the images. They're always so expensive compared to the use you get out of them...
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Post by skunkape on Nov 26, 2013 4:43:17 GMT
Great tip, looks really good too!
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arrakis
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Post by arrakis on Nov 29, 2013 22:41:08 GMT
Looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by earlteagrey on Nov 29, 2013 23:57:10 GMT
Did you have success with multiple types of bottle caps?
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Post by wilmanric on Nov 30, 2013 0:27:39 GMT
Did you have success with multiple types of bottle caps? Hmm. I didn't try any others. I had such a surplus of the water ones, and they were white/clear, that I just used those. Is there a particular type you are hoping to use?
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Post by grym247 on Nov 30, 2013 1:22:27 GMT
great idea dude.
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Post by earlteagrey on Nov 30, 2013 2:09:30 GMT
Did you have success with multiple types of bottle caps? Hmm. I didn't try any others. I had such a surplus of the water ones, and they were white/clear, that I just used those. Is there a particular type you are hoping to use? I've noticed different water bottles have different sized caps, just slightly. Those look like Nestlé bottle caps. Not super tall, which would be great for doing tokens like that. I would bet that vitamin water bottle caps could work well for large monsters too.
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Post by wilmanric on Nov 30, 2013 17:01:14 GMT
Hmm. I didn't try any others. I had such a surplus of the water ones, and they were white/clear, that I just used those. Is there a particular type you are hoping to use? I've noticed different water bottles have different sized caps, just slightly. Those look like Nestlé bottle caps. Not super tall, which would be great for doing tokens like that. I would bet that vitamin water bottle caps could work well for large monsters too. I don't know about Nestle, but the lids I use came off the Costco brand 20 oz (tall) water bottles. You'd need a larger punch for the larger bottles. I'm pretty sure the scrapbooking stores have larger circle punches. I have a 1-1/4" one and a 1" one.
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