Ogre Playmat M1 Preorders at Warehouse 23 - Page 16

GranitePenguin · 07-04-2018, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Hackard

Thanks, Bowser. I think all of us here were fans well before we were "on the inside," and we try hard to treat you guys the way we want to be treated. Sometimes, we stumble, but overall I think we do a pretty good job.

You do, indeed. Even when things aren't perfect, I have seen amazing effort to make things right; and when things *are* perfect, I am always surprised by someone going an extra step to be extra perfect, whether it's Steve, or someone in the warehouse. It's obvious that everyone at every level cares.

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Originally Posted by philreed

Thanks. You've made today better.

You have earned it. :-)

Bowser · 07-04-2018, 09:53 PM

Something that I neglected to mention, but have meant to many times, is that the people in SJG's warehouse are the best, the very best at packaging and shipping their games.

I've shipped a lot of packages in my employment history and can recognize a good packaging job when I see it. Even so, the packages may still be damaged, but this is not the fault of those doing the boxing.

Please pass this on to the warehouse people. They are the very best at their jobs and they all have my thanks. Truly remarkable.

Bowser

Steve Jackson · 07-05-2018, 07:20 PM

Wow. Thank you.

Cutting neoprene mats: When I did my DIY terrain project, I bonded cloth to neoprene and then cut the sandwich with very sharp scissors. The trick was to really shorten up on the scissors and only try to go an inch or so at a time. Slow and steady gave me good cuts.

dwalend · 07-06-2018, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jackson

Cutting neoprene mats: When I did my DIY terrain project, I bonded cloth to neoprene and then cut the sandwich with very sharp scissors. The trick was to really shorten up on the scissors and only try to go an inch or so at a time. Slow and steady gave me good cuts.

Trimming two tan maps will be ~70 one-inch cuts. How well will this work for hex edges?

TheAmishStig · 07-06-2018, 09:06 AM

Way late to the party, but I have to agree with the love-in.

This is one of only two companies I've ever dealt with where I can be relaying a conversation to a friend, get a "who's that", and reply with "Steve", "Oh, he's the CEO", or "Oh, he's the line editor". The other is Reaper Miniatures.

The fact that y'all are so approachable is (at least in my experience) really uncommon, and really appreciated.

sparky00 · 07-06-2018, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dwalend

Trimming two tan maps will be ~70 one-inch cuts. How well will this work for hex edges?

Not sure exactly what you want to do, but a quality pair of shears can cut very accurately. it takes practice & patience though.

For repeated, short, high-accuracy cuts, an excellent option is the Craftsman Edge Utility Cutter 9-37309. I recently got one to cut chipboard with. I'm reskinning a MK V with the Hot Rod artwork from Ogrezine. The artwork is printed on thick photopaper, so I need to "tune" the width of the diecut slots to accommodate the photopaper thickness. The Edge cutter does this easily. It is powerful, accurate & uses standard utility knife blades.

ColBosch · 07-06-2018, 09:32 PM

I'm now pondering if it might be worth printing future playmats at 24"x24", but with artwork designed around (say) 23"x23", so the end user can trim them for geomorphing. Perhaps the "waste" space could be taken up with a nice border for those folks who don't care to cut up their maps.

Cat · 07-07-2018, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by sparky00

Not sure exactly what you want to do, but a quality pair of shears can cut very accurately. it takes practice & patience though.

I've got the heavy-duty Kretzer K22 12" upholstery shears, they handle very flexible neoprene.

philreed · 07-11-2018, 05:43 AM

The sample has arrived and looks fantastic!

I posted a video:

https://twitter.com/philipjreed/stat...11390928826368

Izzy_B · 07-11-2018, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philreed

The sample has arrived and looks fantastic!

I posted a video:

https://twitter.com/philipjreed/stat...11390928826368

That was a tease!

07-04-2018, 09:53 PM	#152
Bowser Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Genoa, NE	Re: Ogre Playmat M1 Preorders at Warehouse 23 Something that I neglected to mention, but have meant to many times, is that the people in SJG's warehouse are the best, the very best at packaging and shipping their games. I've shipped a lot of packages in my employment history and can recognize a good packaging job when I see it. Even so, the packages may still be damaged, but this is not the fault of those doing the boxing. Please pass this on to the warehouse people. They are the very best at their jobs and they all have my thanks. Truly remarkable. Bowser __________________ S+++ O1() O2+ G+++ S++ RP++ OM() B++ GO() O6e() PO+++ HR/NU- MK3() MK5-- CM-- W() KS+++ based on Michael Powers' message in 2001/gevfeb23.txt

07-05-2018, 07:20 PM	#153
Steve Jackson President and EIC Join Date: Jul 2004	Re: Ogre Playmat M1 Preorders at Warehouse 23 Wow. Thank you. Cutting neoprene mats: When I did my DIY terrain project, I bonded cloth to neoprene and then cut the sandwich with very sharp scissors. The trick was to really shorten up on the scissors and only try to go an inch or so at a time. Slow and steady gave me good cuts.

07-06-2018, 09:06 AM	#155
TheAmishStig Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Lancaster, PA	Re: Ogre Playmat M1 Preorders at Warehouse 23 Way late to the party, but I have to agree with the love-in. This is one of only two companies I've ever dealt with where I can be relaying a conversation to a friend, get a "who's that", and reply with "*Steve*", "Oh, he's the CEO", or "Oh, he's the line editor". The other is Reaper Miniatures. The fact that y'all are so approachable is (at least in my experience) really uncommon, and really appreciated. __________________ Andy Mull MIB Agent #0460 Ogre 134th Battalion Lancaster, PA Imgur: https://agent0460.imgur.com/

07-06-2018, 09:32 PM	#157
ColBosch Join Date: May 2007	Re: Ogre Playmat M1 Preorders at Warehouse 23 I'm now pondering if it might be worth printing future playmats at 24"x24", but with artwork designed around (say) 23"x23", so the end user can trim them for geomorphing. Perhaps the "waste" space could be taken up with a nice border for those folks who don't care to cut up their maps.

07-11-2018, 05:43 AM	#159
philreed I do stuff and things. Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Ogre Playmat M1 Preorders at Warehouse 23 The sample has arrived and looks fantastic! I posted a video: https://twitter.com/philipjreed/stat...11390928826368 __________________ Battlegrip.com, my blog about toys.