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As posted elsewhere, Lentulus recently came to me with a suggestion for tracking hits using dice in his bases. After a bit of discussion, and some product-testing by Lentulus, the resulting dice frames are now available on the Minibits site: http://www.minibits.net/Misc-c21/Hit-Markers-sc59/ (http://www.minibits.net/Misc-c21/Hit-Markers-sc59/) priced at £1 for 10 pairs!
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(base not included!)
For anyone who's tired of having loads of little dice scattered all over the table, these little frames will be a godsend. They can be easily incorporated onto any base, and then a little 7mm dice handily sits inside! Here's some pics from Lentulus' blog:
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(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ktZCSHbBq9k/T-jrXYiS1BI/AAAAAAAAAUE/t6ljLBUTS-k/s1600/trackingbase.jpg)
And they don't tip out!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g9Byn-93Z28/T-jtE1rhAhI/AAAAAAAAAUU/spoN5xTa5bE/s1600/tilt.jpg)
Lentulus' blog entry: http://broadfront.blogspot.ca/2012/06/super-basing-product.html (http://broadfront.blogspot.ca/2012/06/super-basing-product.html)
These are really good! Perfect top combine with some casualty figures to track hits/disruption in Black Powder or Maurice. I feel an order coming on on pay day.
Brilliant - I'll pick some up at the B Bash :)
Could you please do the same thing for 10mm dice. And bring five packs of them to Claymore - just the frames, no dice.
7mm is a bit small for my ageing eyes.
:)
Really is a stonkingly good idea !
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: Derek H on 28 June 2012, 07:47:52 AM
Could you please do the same thing for 10mm dice. And bring five packs of them to Claymore - just the frames, no dice.
7mm is a bit small for my ageing eyes.
:)
I've just replied to the other thread as well, no bother at all, I'll bring them along.
Well these have proved rather more popular than I anticipated! The news story on TMP has gone down well as well: http://theminiaturespage.com/news/386097460/ (http://theminiaturespage.com/news/386097460/)
The red packs in particular have flown out, so I'm currently out of stock on red 7mm dice, but I'm hoping to have them back in pretty soon.
8)
Yes, they seem to be well spoken of on the TMP thread 8).
Good stuff - nice to see, Leon 8)
The TMP advert has has certainly been giving me lots of blog hits! :D
Quote from: lentulus on 03 July 2012, 12:27:00 AM
The TMP advert has has certainly been giving me lots of blog hits! :D
Excellent! :-bd
I know it's been a bit delayed, but I'll have the 5mm / 10mm / 12mm versions of these ready to hit the website this week!
And I've also just agreed a deal to bring an exciting new range of 28mm figures to the UK, so keep your eyes peeled for more announcements on that!
8)
Does this mean you are now called 'giantbits'?
5mm / 10mm / 12mm dice frames are now available! http://www.minibits.net/Hit-Marker-Dice-Frames-c22/ (http://www.minibits.net/Hit-Marker-Dice-Frames-c22/)
Quote from: Leon on 09 August 2012, 04:49:12 AM
5mm / 10mm / 12mm dice frames are now available! http://www.minibits.net/Hit-Marker-Dice-Frames-c22/ (http://www.minibits.net/Hit-Marker-Dice-Frames-c22/)
Oh, the embarassment of riches!
I'll stick with the 7mm I just ordered from you yesterday. 8)
Cheers,
Aart
Quote from: Aart Brouwer on 09 August 2012, 04:59:41 AM
Oh, the embarassment of riches!
I'll stick with the 7mm I just ordered from you yesterday. 8)
Cheers,
Aart
:D
Quote from: republic of tolworth on 29 July 2012, 08:22:33 AM
Does this mean you are now called 'giantbits'?
Megabits, surely? :D
You're doing everything in the wrong order!
Before I saw the dice frames, I was already considering how to use my 5mm dice (I have plenty) in this manner, using thick Basetex or equivalent with a hole pushed into it to place the die in...
having seen the original 7mm version of the frames, I ordered up enough bare frames to test. I bought a cheap lot of 7mm dice from eBay - and they sent me 10mm dice >:( I returned them, they refunded me.
But then I orderd up some more 7mm dice from another eBay vendor... 10 minutes before I came here and discovered the 5mm frames were available... :'(
Oh, well, 5mm may be a bit small & fiddly anyway... :-\
I seen that vendor on ebay as well but figured getting all the stuff from one place is cheaper in the end...
But why not have different sizes in dice and hit markers???
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 14 August 2012, 08:31:32 PM
But why not have different sizes in dice and hit markers???
I tested the 5mm dice in the 7mm frames, and it was too hard to get hold of the dice & change faces. I'd prefer to keep the frame size consistent across bases, so I don't need so many dice!
I may still go 7mm, having tested the 5mm dice - but I can test them out.
I rather mean have both scales 5mm frames + dice as well as 7mms on other bases...
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 14 August 2012, 08:54:27 PM
I rather mean have both scales 5mm frames + dice as well as 7mms on other bases...
Yeah, I considered it, small dice for crowded bases, but I prefer the consistency of one die type across whole armies. I'll test it, i have the 7mm frames and dice coming, and I've ordered the 5mm frames, and already have dice.
I specify again: One army, one type of dice/frames. Next army.....
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 14 August 2012, 09:03:35 PM
I specify again: One army, one type of dice/frames. Next army.....
Yeah, but my armies will face one another (I'll be providing both sides for my regular opponent), and, again, I like consistency.
If I used different scales, i would certainly use different dice, but I stick to 10mm.
How about a third and fourth army in a different era and area :-\
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 14 August 2012, 09:33:00 PM
How about a third and fourth army in a different era and area :-\
I bought Macedonians & Persians, then rediscovered forgotten Romans & Gauls. I've now expanded the Gauls to include Britons (lots of chariots), and added Carthaginians (before realising the Romans were the wrong period... I mistook different poses from the packs of Legionnaires for Hastati, Princepes & Triarii - so now I'm buying proper early Romans...)
I'm considering Spartans and expanding the Persians to their earlier armies...
All the same field. How about some WWI or II ? Or start Fantasy / SciFi armies..SciFi would look good with 5mms methinks.
I use 7mms for my Fantasy Dakr Elves and same size for 4 forces in 3mm :D
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 14 August 2012, 10:23:49 PM
All the same field. How about some WWI or II ? Or start Fantasy / SciFi armies..
I do have a load of WWII I never did anything with...
Well, I've tested both, and proven 2 things...
5mm dice are too small & fiddly when the bases are 'busy' with figures or terrain. maybe if I had longer nails, or used tweezers...
These frames are actually a bit fragile... I badly damaged one removing it from one plain base it was stuck to with PVA glue - it left a lump of one side behind!
The 5mm versions may still come in handy if I ever use my 2mm figures... but those are WWII as well, and there's no purpose to dice in Spearhead, my preferred WWII minis game...
But the 7mm version looks excellent with 10mm figures - with black dice, they neither disappear nor dominate a unit base.
Thanks for the feedback, I'll have a check on the 5mm's, as they stood up OK to some basic strength tests, but nothing more than that. We can look at thickening up the frame if necessary.
8)
I don't think there's any flaw with them, they're just not meant to be glued down then prised loose again. Considering I was intending to use 5mm dice before I discovered you were selling these at all, it's an improvement any way I look at it...
8)
:D
No problem here with my 7mm ones.
But need to change my bases from 4020s to 5050 to accomodate. Also means I can do larger units ;)
More money for Leon and Dave :-[
I feel a medium order coming soon....
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 17 August 2012, 10:12:58 PM
More money for Leon and Dave :-[
Well that's a nice consequence...! :D
Quote from: Leon on 18 August 2012, 12:01:44 AM
Well that's a nice consequence...! :D
Be prepared for 2 orders minibits (small small) and Pendraken (medium). :D
And now using a meme :P
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:D
Good news. Orders are already made. :-[
Bad news: Much smaller than I had wanted :(
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 23 August 2012, 09:01:11 PM
Good news. Orders are already made. :-[
Bad news: Much smaller than I had wanted :(
the 5mm? Really small, aren't they...
Quote from: Wulf on 23 August 2012, 10:14:40 PM
the 5mm? Really small, aren't they...
No, the order volume was much smaller than I wanted. Not the dice. Just ordered a few figs and bases...no new army or colours, texture etc..... :(
Oh, I see... yes, mine will have to be for a few months too...
(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DiceMarkers.jpg)
Shock Markers for Dux Britannarium. 7mm dice and frames on 1p pieces.
In the past I have made similar markers using balsa wood strip for the frame, but this is just so much easier and at the price there's no contest.
Those look damn good !
Cheers - Phil.
Excellent, thanks for posting the pic!
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I appear to have gone mad on markers.
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The frames make it much easier to do.
Excellent, I'm chuffed so many people are finding these useful. 8)
Quote from: Derek H on 15 September 2012, 07:54:02 AM
I appear to have gone mad on markers.
I suppose that maks you "Marking Mad" :)
Appologies to all - I could not resist it.