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Bobsalt:
I’ve got some questions for you guys.

How did you make the really sturdy counters (airbases, damage) for the first edition game? I’d like my counters for this game to be sturdy like those. I know you said you made the counters for this game by gluing the counter sheets to thin Styrofoam sheets, but I’d like something heavier than that. If I can’t duplicate the counters from the first edition I might try gluing the sheets to some matte boards.

What program did you use to create the counter pages? I have already come up with additional units and I’d like the counters for them to match yours. To do that I either need to come up with a way to create new counters or edit the existing counters.

Miniature painting is going slow, so we’re going to start out by just using the counters and add miniatures as I get them painted. Hopefully we’ll get to start playing in the next couple of weeks.

John D.:
Counters - I mount them on thin polystyrene sheets - can buy through most online hobby stores. I print the counters on high gloss adhesive sheets photo paper. After uou print, peel the whole sheet and adhere it to the polystyrene. I use cutting guide with a rotary blade (bought at staples) to score the counter edges - then you just snap them apart.

I use photoshop for counters

Bobsalt:
I was afraid you were going to say Photoshop. My understanding is that it has a rather high learning curve.

Can you print on this photo paper using a standard color printer? Will it print on the entire paper, or is it going to want to insert margins?

You may have guessed that I'm not the most technical of people...

Mark:
Bob -

You will want to use a thicker polystyrene sheet than the most thin plastic in order to use as a counter.  John may know the exact thickness to buy.  The plastic is much better than standard cardboard wargame counters.

Best to go to like a Staples and buy standard 8.5x11 printing paper with an adhesive back.  You can print out a counter sheet, peel off the adhesive backing and paste it right to the plastic styrene sheets.  You'll want to minimize the margins as much as you can (maybe .5 inch on all sides I think is the smallest you can go) and then when you print size the page to fit to one page.

Then best to score the plastic sheets with an exacto knife or a scoring wheel and snap the counters apart.

When I first made counters for the game I just used the Microsoft paint program.  The resolution is not very good, but good enough.  I never bought Photoshop, but there are free online downloadable programs that allow you to make high quality counters.  I downloaded and used PhotoFiltre 7 to make good quality counters.  It is not as simple as paint, but I don't think as complicated as photoshop - and it's free.

Wolf:
I actually use counters from here: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Facilities-Acrylic_c_184.html

In particular, the acrylic airfield and naval port markers are very easy to see, use, pickup.

Also, the acrylic damage markers fit under the ship units quite well.

Wolf

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