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Title: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: sotek486 on 22 June 2014, 07:32:09 AM: Super easy and cheap destroyed vehicle markers: http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/destroyed-vehicle-markers.html (http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/destroyed-vehicle-markers.html)

Preview pic:

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IJAOD8ArJOI/U6Zz9yybJII/AAAAAAAAEGg/ph4QnBnmw6A/s1600/20140621_194956.jpg)

Regards,

Jay
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: Elbows on 22 June 2014, 10:02:55 AM: I see a booth hawking these at every convention I go to. Maybe someday I'll actually pick some up....or make my own.
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: sotek486 on 22 June 2014, 04:05:02 PM: Oh yes, not a new thing ;-) Just make them ... I did 6 of them in about 10 minutes ....
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: Kane on 25 June 2014, 06:22:59 PM: Genius. Plain and simple genius. Thanks man!
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Post by: gary42 on 26 June 2014, 05:26:39 AM: Those are great! Well done. Will be making some
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Post by: Commander Vyper on 27 June 2014, 09:36:24 AM: Seen those in a few places now. Just need to find some battery tealights now

To the poundshop Robin!! ;)
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: Commander Vyper on 27 June 2014, 05:35:35 PM: Back in the batcave...... 8 tealights acquired from 'This is it!'

99p for two. :D

Now to convince the missus to get me some cottowool balls on her way back from the yard tonight.
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: Blodwin on 27 June 2014, 11:09:37 PM: Looks great for 28mm but too big for 15mm? - any suggestions?
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Post by: Wilkins on 28 June 2014, 05:10:56 PM: Whilst looking for cheap Toblerone in Poundland today, by total accident I first walked past the candles, then cotton balls and finally Toblerone. Everything I need for an evening of modelling! Hoping mine turn out as nicely as yours and thanks for posting a tutorial!

Edit: only one of six works... Maybe won't be a WHOLE evening of modelling
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: Commander Vyper on 28 June 2014, 06:52:24 PM: Quote from: Wilkins on 28 June 2014, 05:10:56 PM
Whilst looking for cheap Toblerone in Poundland today, by total accident I first walked past the candles, then cotton balls and finally Toblerone. Everything I need for an evening of modelling! Hoping mine turn out as nicely as yours and thanks for posting a tutorial!

Edit: only one of six works... Maybe won't be a WHOLE evening of modelling

If you don't support the base when u pull the clear battery separator out u can snap one of the soldered wires to the led. (I opened one up that wasn't working and et vola!). Took one pack back today exchanged no issue.
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: sotek486 on 28 June 2014, 10:02:16 PM: Out of the 24 I got only one is not working ... so I got lucky :-)

For 15mm ... they still might work ... they'll be a little big ... haven't checked to see if there are smaller sized tea lights.
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: Commander Vyper on 29 June 2014, 12:18:00 AM: Four done! Cheers for the push. Been meaning to do this for ages.

:D
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: sotek486 on 29 June 2014, 01:44:22 AM: They look great!!
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Post by: Elbows on 02 July 2014, 10:50:52 PM: Another use...

Use a room with a dimmer switch on the wall and drop the lighting down. See if your eyes are good enough to play a night battle in an urban setting with fires ablaze. That'd be downright fun and atmospheric (maybe keep a small lamp area for dice rolling).
Title: Re: Easy Destroyed Vehicle Markers ...
Post by: sotek486 on 06 July 2014, 07:30:43 PM: Interesting idea ... play by the light of lanterns ... I recall someone doing that in an old fort for a Muskets and Tomahawks game :-)