Podcast: IFF XXII

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Intensify Forward Firepower XXII

Request: Bulk APC Package

I had a customer request for a 12 pack of APC's in order to help bring the cost down. So a laid out 12 APC's and connected them with a sprue. Only to find out it was still over $27. So I went back to hollowed out the under side of the APC's by 3mm's and it brought the price down to $26

I do get a certain question on pricing, if it is possible to reduce the price any more. Due to the costly nature of printing on Shapeways everything is going to be naturally more expensive. Just to show everyone out there how much I make on average on these items. I thought I would take a screen shot of it. It is not much but it is a $1 I didn't have to begin with. The Key Point I want to make clear I keep my margins on these items extremely low close to 10% on average. So I can pass the savings onto my followers and their tight gaming budgets.

Keep in mind Shapeways also gets a very small cut in your Mark up / Margin.

Shield Dial

Here is a set of 4 Shield Dials as Replacement Parts. All four of these are connected with two small sprues that is 1mm thick. The Colored Options will give you some splash of color but the details of the numbers are going to be slightly muted during the polishing. All the numbers are raised so they can be painted white to stand out.

These are priced just under $6 for the set.

Shield Dial

Turn Organizer: Deluxe

This is something that has been bothering me for awhile. I have seen games where a dice is just used to keep track of what turn it was. Some times the Squadron Activation Marker was used. Some times it was off in the corner of the board and forgotten about for a few turns. The Objective card was often just sort of placed where ever it seemed to fit at the time.

So this is an attempt to help Organize the game better. By placing all three in one focused area with easy visibility on the game table. This organizer has a built in Turn Counter, a slot for your Squadron Activation Maker and a slot for your Objective Card in the back. The display face has been tiled by 25 Degree's to help make it more visible on the table.

Keeping track of the turns is very straight forward. Once all Squadron's have activated, you can flip the Squadron Activation Marker to its other Color. Then Advance the Turn Dial by One and start planning you ship commands.

I would recommend that numbers be painted for better visibility. These numbers have been raised to help make doing this a bit easier.

I also have a Basic Turn Organizer available that is not tilted but lays flat available also.

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