When I started 3D printing several years ago, I was worried that I would just fill my house with plastic toys. I quickly set about starting to learn FreeCAD so I could design printable parts when I needed. I've used my rudimentary skill to make replacement parts for around the …
read moreTacticon 2025, Denver, Colorado
Occurring at opposite ends of the year, Denver has two fairly major gaming events: GenghisCon in the late winter, and Tacticon in the late summer. Where GenghisCon is dominated by role-playing games, Tacticon predominantly features tabletop miniature war games. Someone among the Strange Artifacts crew suggested we get a table …
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For the first time since its inception, the Strange Artifacts crew all got together at the excellent Gamer's Haven in Colorado Springs. While many of us have played together or hung out in the past, this was our first chance to be all in one place and vibe. There was …
read moreLaying Down Cobbles
A couple of months ago, my wife gave me a Proxxon hot wire table as an anniversary gift. Right away I spent a couple of lunch breaks cutting scrap XPS foam into bricks - enough to fill a large yoghurt tub. These I distressed by tossing them with gravel from the …
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