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Different skyscrapers

Different Skyscrapers #3dtabletop

Different Skyscrapers I’m still stuck in the realm of building up a western town for Shadows of Brimstone. I say stuck but I actually enjoy the process (even though it feels like the current building is taking forever). Mind you there have been some trials and tribulations along the way …

First House

First House #3Dprinting #3Dtabletop

First House There was a meme that I ran across recently that summed up so much of my frustrations lately. The gist of the meme was Rage Against the Machine must have been talking about 3D printers. Yeah, it made me laugh. Sure, there is a lot you can do …

Building Dungeons

Building Dungeons #makerthoughts

Building Dungeons I have been watching terrain creation videos and such for a long time now. Not as long as I have played games and what not but still its been a few years. Through them I have dabbled in scratch building pieces for various games (mostly for Gaslands). And …

For Need of a Tower

For Need of a Tower #3dprinting

For Need of a Tower As a crafter, I’m a bit wonky. Sure I can do some things and make some interesting bits but I tend to dial it in and hope for the best. I’m referring to things that take construction paper and glue and similar “projects”. In the …

Printed Solutions

Printed Solutions #makerproblems

Printed Solutions So here’s the thing… At times I think I have a problem. Yeah, I currently see the 3D printer as the solution maker. And many times it can be. I have gotten away from making stuff through foam and cardboard, at least most of the time. When it …

Building Armies

Building Armies #gamerproblems

Building Armies So what happens when you play table top games and war games and have a 3D printer at your disposal? Well, first you go through all sorts of problems to get it to work. And then it works for a bit and you run into all sorts of …

Saving a Printer

Saving a Printer #nerdproblems

Saving a Printer So in the quest to figure out how to print out war game models (referenced as minis as opposed to terrain pieces). I had developed some heater issues on the printer. Essentially, it came down to heat creep. The heater block was spreading heat up the feed …

Printer aggravation

Printer Aggravations #aneta8

Printer Aggravations So I did a thing. You may remember that I was beginning to work on printing minis with the 3D printer. Well, I’m starting to figure it out. It’s a process for sure and there is always something new to learn. But its getting there. In my quest …

Printing the small

Printing the Small #3dprinting

Printing the Small I’m not sure if I have taken the time to talk about this yet. I have been attempting to make some changes to the 3D printer recently (and by recently I mean in the past month or so). See, I have been using a .4 nozzle. This …

End of the Series

End of the Series #Gaslands

End of the Series So we did a thing. After all these months of the pandemic lockdown, we were finally able to get into the last race of this year’s Infinity Games Gaslands series. Sure we had a game last month, but that was only the race before the end. …