Not one for me, I fear -- I don't think they'd be able to sell a ship named "HMS _A**hole_".... ;)
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For some reason, I do like the sound of a heavy frigate flying the Republic of Texas flag sharing a name with the serpent I was dubbed after... LOL
Perhaps one of the contest I will run will be painting up your namesake ship!
Back to the subject at hand...
Will we get to see the smoke markers in the next few days? I have to now how much to up my pledge by Friday.
The laser shop has corrected the issue and a new set was mailed out priority mail to me this morning. Hopefully I 'll have them by Friday to photograph and upload for everyone.
Finally, some photos to show!
http://sailsofglory.org/images/SGN/A...keClouds-1.jpg
http://sailsofglory.org/images/SGN/A...keClouds-2.jpg
http://sailsofglory.org/images/SGN/A...SmokeCloud.jpg
These show the engraved details colored in with a black crayon (the preferred method). They will ship to everyone with out the coloring so that you can do with them as you like. For those of you have seen my painted flame and smoke markers for Wings, you know that those of you that are inclined to can easily paint these up to look even better.
:thumbsup: Those are very nice thank yous from Ares. It will be fun laying them out on my table. :salute:
Cool. I'll probably use cotton smoke myself but these markers will be excellent for travelling with the game as well as sharing.
I'm interested in seeing how others have created or will create different visuals such as smoke, fire, etc. I think I will use these as bases for cotton or some such substance because I would like something taller given the height of the ship base and the distance from the edge of the base to the guns.
One thing to keep in mind about adding height to your smoke... just because you have fired and have a smoke cloud out there, does not mean another ship will not be shooting at you. If your smoke is too tall, it could interfere with checking range with the Combat Ruler.
Good point.
When I look at the picture, however, it looks like the ship is flying among clouds as opposed to smoke from the ship's firing. This is why I like your suggestion of using these counters as bases. It will be nice once the game is in-hand to workout such details.
I was visualizing these as being something on a stand with a slight elevation, so my my initial reaction was "that's it?". But...it grew on me really fast, then I saw it next to the ship and it looks pretty cool. It really does need the black lines. By crayon, do you mean the wax type, or did you use something else?
I'm definitely getting an extra pair of these along with the (4) I get at Lt level. I might get more later, but this will be a good start.
Yep, the wax type for kids.
Cool, I'm allowed those kind :embarass:Quote:
By crayon, do you mean the wax type
I was definitely planning on trying my hand at some smoke markers... two types, the first would be smoke made to look like it is part of cannon fire (to use for eye candy and indicate that a ship has fired), and second would be the smoke that lingers about creating visual problems.