http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ A Place to Meet and Discuss PaperTerrain en-US Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:27:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/search.php http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/war-games-paper-terrain#post-142 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:11:57 +0000 scottwashburn 142@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Uh... where was that? :) </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/war-games-paper-terrain#post-141 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:27:41 +0000 JohnIrace 141@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Wow, just watched the youtube video with the war games PaperTerrain. So cool!<br /> Will think about it for my boys.</p> <p>John</p> <p>---------------------------<br /> <a href="http://www.glassesoff.com/?page_id=1243">‫‪‫eyesight improvement</a> </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/inner-dimensions-of-your-landing-craft#post-118 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:26:02 +0000 shoobydooby 118@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Don't really know what's a LCVP or LCVM but the title here is a blast and I wish I would have known more!<br /> On the other hand, I'm here mostly to post a links under a pathetic excuse of a message. Ahh, who'm I kidding? I'm here only for that. So.... Embrace yourself... Here it comes:<br /> <a href="http://www.glassesoff.com/?page_id=866/">eye exercise</a><br /> <a href="http://www.glassesoff.com/?page_id=1002/">better vision</a><br /> <a href="http://www.glassesoff.com/?page_id=996/">vision correction</a> </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/new-bridges-coming-along#post-117 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:40:52 +0000 sharonlevi80 117@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>i wish you nothing but good luck!! </p> <p>it's not easy to build something just by yourself...</p> <p>cheers mate, thanks for sharing </p> <p>sharon<br /> ---------------<br /> <a href="http://www.superenalotto.ca/">‫‪‫superenalotto</a> </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/post-rail-fences#post-103 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:57:52 +0000 scottwashburn 103@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Okay, the post and rail fences are now available! </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/post-rail-fences#post-95 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:00:19 +0000 SLFake 95@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Okay, will do. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/post-rail-fences#post-94 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:26:22 +0000 scottwashburn 94@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Okay, I will have these available shortly. I've done some tests and they look pretty good and they are easy enough that you can make miles and miles of 'em without too much trouble. Keep checking the website! </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/post-rail-fences#post-93 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:09:12 +0000 SLFake 93@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>15mm. </p> <p>Since last post I've tried to make some out of balsa and white glue... but I don't have the patience for that! Just wondering what can be done with paper. Considering you need so much fencing for an ACW battle field, I was looking for an economical solution to the problem. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/post-rail-fences#post-92 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:07:46 +0000 scottwashburn 92@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>What scale were you most interested in? </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/post-rail-fences#post-91 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:05:33 +0000 scottwashburn 91@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>I've done some experimenting with those and I'm not entirely happy with the results. I will have to give these another look and see what I can come up with.</p> <p>Scott </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/post-rail-fences#post-90 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:45:06 +0000 SLFake 90@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Any chance that ACW era Post Rail fences (i.e. those lining the Emmitsburg Road at Gettysburg) are a project on the horrizon?</p> <p>Split rail "snake" fences, while time consuming, are easy to construct with wood (balsa or tooth picks), but post Rail fences are another matter. I keep thinking that paper would be the way to go with these.</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/figure-mounting#post-89 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:13:36 +0000 Robert E Williams 89@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Just thought I would mention that the easiest way to mount any of the figures is to use either of these methods, which, incidentally, eliminates the messy business of glue.</p> <p>Many office supply stores carry a line of blank magnetic business cards with a peel-off for the sticky surface which is easily removed. And the peel-off can be easily marked so as to provide a guide for cutting the magnet into whatever number and shape of bases are desirerd.</p> <p>Best results fo placing the figures on the base are to use a bent nose needle nose plier since their size makes finger grip less than the best method, since the shape of the plier makes it convenient to use a rocking motion to position the figure rather than jamming it in place, which improves the accuracy of placement on the base.</p> <p>Should mention that the business card blanks can be bought in 100 packs, which brings down the price quite nicely.</p> <p>For those who for whatever reason do not care to mount figures on a magnetic base, Walmart for sure, and some art supply stores carry sheets of a sort of thin, about 1/16" foam plastic with one side sticky, in various colors. which works well as a non-skid base, and does a fine job of holding the figures.</p> <p>The foam does offer an additional feature if bought in the vari-colored pack, in that if one desires, the colors could be used to provide a visual clue as to regiment or brigade affiliation.</p> <p>Just a though! </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/landing-ship-infantry#post-86 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:12:59 +0000 scottwashburn 86@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>*Sigh* So much stuff to do, so little time :)</p> <p>Sorry. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/landing-ship-infantry#post-85 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:54:12 +0000 tanker11741 85@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>so its been a year any news </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/rules-for-destroying-buildings#post-80 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:05:33 +0000 scottwashburn 80@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>This is a set of rules we use with a popular WWII rules set.</p> <p>Rules for Destroying Buildings</p> <p>Before the game begins the construction type of each building should be specified. There are four types:</p> <p>Wood: 2 damage points, Saving throw of 5+, Fire Save Modifier of 0<br /> Brick: 3 damage points, Saving throw of 4+, Fire Save Modifier of +1<br /> Stone: 4 damage points, Saving throw of 3+, Fire Save Modifier of +2<br /> Concrete: 5 damage points, Saving throw of 2+, Fire Save Modifier of +3</p> <p>Note that the number of damage points is for average size houses. Larger structures could have more hits or, alternately, be divided into separate sections which would be treated as individual buildings.</p> <p>Firing at Buildings</p> <p>A player can attack a building in two different ways. One is to fire at the teams occupying the building. Any hits on the team may cause ‘collateral damage’ to the building. In this case, fire at the enemy teams as you normally would. Any hit on a team inside the building also causes a hit on the building, which is resolves as explained below. Any building under a barrage or bomb template may be hit like any other target even if they are unoccupied.</p> <p>A player can also fire exclusively at the buildings. In this case, the building is hit (or ranged in) on a base throw of 3+, which is only modified due to range (for direct fire). Hits scored on the building have no effect on the occupants unless the building collapses, in which case they are affected as explained below. Artillery or bombing attacks may be directed against buildings but will not affect any teams under the template, even if they are not in the buildings (not entirely realistic, but this is to prevent players from firing at buildings to ‘accidentally’ catch enemy troops they can’t see under the template).</p> <p>Destroying Buildings<br /> Buildings are destroyed when they suffer enough damage points to destroy them as noted on the table above. The procedure is described below:</p> <p>1. Weapons must have a firepower rating of 5+ or better to be able to harm a building, although heavy machine guns or vehicle-mounted machine guns have a chance to set a building on fire (see below).</p> <p>2. If a building is hit it must make a saving throw using the appropriate save value from the table above. If the save is made there is no damage. If the save is failed then the attacker must make his firepower role. If this is successful, the building takes one damage point. Damage can be indicated with a small puff of smoke or other marker.</p> <p>3. When a building suffers damage equal to its damage points the building collapses. Any teams inside the building suffer a hit and must make a normal saving throw to survive. If they survive, they now occupy the wreckage of the building. Players may wish to experiment with applying negative save modifiers for teams inside large, heavily constructed buildings.</p> <p>Air Attack</p> <p>Bombs are much more likely to damage a building than cannon fire (a 500lb bomb has more than ten times the high explosive charge of a 105mm shell). Any building which is under the attack template of an aircraft dropping bombs can be hit and if it is, it will suffer 1D6 hits instead of just one hit. Each hit must be saved for separately as detailed above.</p> <p>Fire<br /> Buildings may catch fire due to enemy fire. Use the procedure below:</p> <p>1. Whenever a building suffers a damage point an additional roll is made to see if the building catches fire.</p> <p>2. The firing player makes a firepower roll for the weapon which inflicted the damage. The firepower rating is modified by the construction type of the building as given on the table above. If the firepower roll is failed, there is no fire. If it is successful the building catches fire.</p> <p>3. Each turn that a building is on fire it must make a saving throw or suffer another damage point. This is done (appropriately enough) during the fire phase of each player. If the building takes enough damage to collapse due the fire, it does so per the rules above.</p> <p>4. Teams inside a burning building may attempt to put the fire out during their own movement phase. A successful skill role extinguishes the fire. The team may do nothing else that turn.</p> <p>5. Any platoon which has teams inside a burning building must pass a motivation test during each of its movement phases to remain in the building. If the test is failed, the player must move all of his teams out of the building.</p> <p>6. Teams attempting to assault into a burning building must take a motivation test to do so.</p> <p>7. Heavy and vehicle-mounted machine guns cannot damage a building, but may set it on fire using tracer ammunition. When machine guns hit a building, the building makes a saving throw for each hit. For every unsuccessful save, the machine gun takes a firepower role to set a fire. Note that with the modifier, machine guns can only set fire to wooden buildings.</p> <p>8. Flamethrowers will automatically set fire to any building hit.</p> <p>9. Players could modify the chance of fire up or down due to weather conditions if they wish by increasing or reducing the fire save modifier. If you don’t want to be bothered with keeping track of fires, just say it rained heavily before the battle.</p> <p>Optional Rules</p> <p>1. Fires Spread – A burning building may ignite other adjacent buildings. Roll for the wind direction Each turn buildings downwind of a burning building may catch fire. The building makes a normal saving throw with a +1 modifier for each inch away from the burning building.</p> <p>2. Fires Going Out – Fires might go out on their own. In any turn that a fire fails to inflict a damage point on a building, the building gets a saving throw. If it is successful, the fire goes out. If not, the fire continues to burn.</p> <p>3. Initial Barrage in Big Push Mission – Each building (even unoccupied ones) in the defender’s deployment zone receives 1D6 hits during the initial barrage. The building makes its saving throw as normal. Use a 2+ firepower rating for the attacker. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/snake-rail-fences#post-66 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:53:16 +0000 gregoryk 66@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>I sort of figured you folded them over and glued front to back. Instructions would have been good.</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Gregory </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/facebook#post-65 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:13:56 +0000 scottwashburn 65@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Nope, I've never done anything on Facebook either for PaperTerrain or myself. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/snake-rail-fences#post-64 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:12:51 +0000 scottwashburn 64@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Hi Greg,</p> <p>No instruction? How did that happen? All the sets come with instructions!. But in any case, each section of fence comes with a front and a back. It should be pretty obvious which sections go together from their position on the sheets. Glue them together, let dry and then bend in a zig-zag fashion. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/facebook#post-63 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:40:32 +0000 gregoryk 63@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Scott, is PaperTerrain on facebook? I seem to recall it is but cannot locate it. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/snake-rail-fences#post-62 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:59:45 +0000 gregoryk 62@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>I am, wondering how to put these together. Do you fold them in half. One side over the other. It is not entirely clear, and I got no instructions with my set. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/flak-towers#post-59 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:42:23 +0000 scottwashburn 59@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Yes, I've been inside the Vienna aquarium/tower. The things are enormous! Ten or twelve stories high and half a city block square. In 15mm they would be about 30" on a side. Awfully big for a game table! Of course they did have smaller ones like around airfields. I know the Americans had to contend with a lot these, mounting 88s or 128mm AA guns during their advance through Germany. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/flak-towers#post-58 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:56:51 +0000 Cephme 58@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>One of them in Vienna has actually been converted in to a Aquarium. I have been inside. Very cool, buildings. Not sure of the market. Suppose they could be used as FOW Flak nests, but those are really intended to be smaller than the city defense towers. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/flak-towers#post-57 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:15:53 +0000 scottwashburn 57@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Hi!</p> <p>Yes, I have seen and been in some of those towers (well, the ones in Vienna, actually, but they are similar). I'm not sure there would be much of a market for such things, but it is certainly a cool idea :)</p> <p>Scott </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/flak-towers#post-56 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:06:15 +0000 RWMDRON 56@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>A interesting paper model topic to look into would be the<br /> German flak towers that were positioned around Berlin. It<br /> would be a big project. Keeping in mind that the guns could<br /> be raised and lowered by elevator. And the towers were not<br /> small. They would look good in 1/72 or 1/144 or even 1/160<br /> N-scale. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/buildings-wish-list#post-55 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:31:42 +0000 scottwashburn 55@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>sharps54: Now THAT is an interesting idea! I actually did a deal with the Fort Laramie Historical Society to do a model of their historic fort. If I could get the Alamo people interested... Have to give that some thought... </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/buildings-wish-list#post-54 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:44:24 +0000 sharps54 54@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for the response! I would buy at least 2 (one for me and one for dad) but I don't have any way to gauge potential sales. I saw a few others (not paper) at Historicon for reasonable prices (under $100) in small scales so depending on development costs it may not be worth it. I guess it depends if you can get the Alamo to sell them on site or not! </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/buildings-wish-list#post-53 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:29 +0000 scottwashburn 53@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>crazycaptain56: The 6mm European Village Pack would probably do for what you want. It's not exactly the right style but in 6mm, few people are going to notice.</p> <p>Sharps54: The Alamo, huh? I've thought about it from time to time. Not sure there would be a big enough market for it to justify the time and effort. But I'll keep thinking :) </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/buildings-wish-list#post-52 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:48:01 +0000 sharps54 52@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>The Alamo! </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/buildings-wish-list#post-51 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:00:38 +0000 crazycaptain56 51@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>I would also love to see 6mm Modern American suburbs and such. For russian or chinese invasions of the U.S. I can't find any anywhere and its rather frustrating considering I want to game an invasion of the U.S. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/inner-dimensions-of-your-landing-craft#post-50 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:02:21 +0000 Gunny Highway 50@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Scott, </p> <p> Although I sent you a PM I thought your forum members may also be interested in the inner dimensions of you landing craft. I am doing the pacific and need to base my infantry while waiting for my order from you. I am doing 20mm specifically, and ordered the LCVP and the LCVM. Thanx for your help!</p> <p> Gunny </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/store-problem-12-27-09#post-49 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:18:44 +0000 scottwashburn 49@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Well, they fixed it fast! </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/store-problem-12-27-09#post-48 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:08:41 +0000 scottwashburn 48@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Well, this is new, but it's not good! The on-line store is having some problems with items that come in multiple scales. No matter which scale you choose, it adds the 10/12mm scale version to your shopping cart. I've put in a service request to the tech people, but this being Sunday (after a holiday, no less) it might take a while to get it fixed. Hopefully not too long! I don't think this will have an effect on any of the 6mm micro-scale products. Sorry for any inconvenience!</p> <p>Scott </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/buildings-wish-list#post-47 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:25:07 +0000 scottwashburn 47@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Some slightly more modern bridges are in the works and ought to be available in the next few weeks. The German buildings are a bit farther down the road, but will come along eventually :) </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/buildings-wish-list#post-46 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:55:35 +0000 WHM 46@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>Thought buildings that are German would be nice. There are those who play NATO vs WARPAC and the French looking buildings do not look quite right. Also bridges other then arched stone ones to go along with a more modern 20th century. </p> http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/topic/questions-about-chacking-out#post-45 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:51:27 +0000 WHM 45@http://www.paperterrain.com/forum/ <p>That worked, simple me ;&gt; </p>