Nope. Canada.
We have Michaels here, but I haven't been impressed with their selection or their prices.
I might check Staples again though.
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The Display Case - http://minidisp.blogspot.ca/
Travel to the west a "bit" to watch them live then. And even buy the material from the same source. 
If not worth saving, is it worth rewriting? What is more, was it worth writing?
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Just checked Google maps. The closest Hobby Lobby is in Bangor, ME, which is about 4.5 hours drive from where I live.
Interestingly, my in-laws live at about the half way mark, so just might find myself in that general area sometime.
I wonder if there are any decent game stores in the area as well... obviously, I'd have to go for more than a little card stock to make it worth it....
Interestingly, my in-laws live at about the half way mark, so just might find myself in that general area sometime.
I wonder if there are any decent game stores in the area as well... obviously, I'd have to go for more than a little card stock to make it worth it....
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MARC C wrote:What other type of building(s) would you like to see on a agricultural research center?
Well, you'd definitely need:
- a silo (for fertilizer, or grain storage),
- some greenhouses
- maybe animal pens (if the center deals with animal production too)
- warehouses / storage sheds
- vehicle maintenance workshop
- office / laboratory building
Unless the center is linked to an urban center, you should also keep in mind personnel quarters, power source (my bets are on wind-powered generator, besides, a windimill of sorts is a classic), and water reservoir (at least for firefighting applications).
They say there will be Heaven and the Fount of Kausar,
That there, there will be pure wine and honey and sugar
Fill up the wine cup and place it in my hand
(For) ready cash is better than a thousand credits.
- Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam, but it is a shoddy translation
That there, there will be pure wine and honey and sugar
Fill up the wine cup and place it in my hand
(For) ready cash is better than a thousand credits.
- Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam, but it is a shoddy translation
Fuel dump.
My grandfather's farm was a collection of buildings all arranged around a large circular dirt drive, and right in the middle was a set of fuel tanks where tractors and such could gas up and keep right on going after a minor stop in the center of the yard.
My grandfather's farm was a collection of buildings all arranged around a large circular dirt drive, and right in the middle was a set of fuel tanks where tractors and such could gas up and keep right on going after a minor stop in the center of the yard.
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Tx for the excellent ideas guys!!!
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How futuristic of an agricultural endeavor is this? Hydroponics? Manual/Automated pollination? Crops? Processing? Genetic modification of crops or livestock?
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Claudius Sol - Posts: 1927
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I really like the greenhouse idea. Way back, I thing it was on french-waagh.com , I have seen some terrain consisting of row after row of plants with water pipes and and everything you need for a monoculture. Maybe a glass roof?
Greenhouse is the next one on my list.
My experience with the ad-stand says you could make a cardboard frame, then use acetate sheets (ones meant for overhead projectors) as glass.
Naturally, PVA glue (or similar non-agressive adhesive) will be needed to be used, and you'd have lots of work with painter's tape to spraypaint it, but it seems doable.
Naturally, PVA glue (or similar non-agressive adhesive) will be needed to be used, and you'd have lots of work with painter's tape to spraypaint it, but it seems doable.
They say there will be Heaven and the Fount of Kausar,
That there, there will be pure wine and honey and sugar
Fill up the wine cup and place it in my hand
(For) ready cash is better than a thousand credits.
- Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam, but it is a shoddy translation
That there, there will be pure wine and honey and sugar
Fill up the wine cup and place it in my hand
(For) ready cash is better than a thousand credits.
- Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam, but it is a shoddy translation
Bridge with checkpoint
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Awesome stuff! Can't believe i've missed this! :O
I really like how every building has its own colour. It brings out the table, making it more than 50 shades of grey (huhuhuhuhuhu). And well.. you're work, as always, STUNNING!
I really like how every building has its own colour. It brings out the table, making it more than 50 shades of grey (huhuhuhuhuhu). And well.. you're work, as always, STUNNING!
Scorch wrote:...making it more than 50 shades of grey (huhuhuhuhuhu).
Lmfao !
Fushia !
What's your latest building? A fertilizer processor?
Alphast wrote:What's your latest building? A fertilizer processor?
A genetic manipulation research center. I will had computer desks inside.
Lovin the direction you are going with all of these!! So sick man!! So sick!
Way of the intercepting fist.
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Athanadros wrote:Lovin the direction you are going with all of these!! So sick man!! So sick!
Tx buddy!
So I decided since I had a river on the table best make use of it.
The Botanical Research Center. 16"x16" monster building that will be placed in the middle of the table
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That river seems to have come straight out of a Van Gogh painting! ^_^
Cool. I like your brigdes, Marc C, and that botanical research center is really sweet and will sure be a great building for the center of any table.
I love this latest concept. It's a very cool way to throw some green (and Aquatic terrain!) into a tech-heavy table!
The silk gloves have been stashed away in some old, forgotten box.
That's is awesome! That bridge design is great!
The building almost gives a round feeling to it, despite being an octagon. Very cool.
The building almost gives a round feeling to it, despite being an octagon. Very cool.
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Claudius Sol - Posts: 1927
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Perhaps you could advise me...?
What thickness of cardboard do you use (and find it adequately sturdy)?
Also, how you do manage to cut it right and true?
I use 4mm cardboard, and invariably, the cuts end sloped a bit Not something to bother me on the table at arm's lenght, but I'd prefer to have it done better...
What thickness of cardboard do you use (and find it adequately sturdy)?
Also, how you do manage to cut it right and true?
I use 4mm cardboard, and invariably, the cuts end sloped a bit
Not something to bother me on the table at arm's lenght, but I'd prefer to have it done better...They say there will be Heaven and the Fount of Kausar,
That there, there will be pure wine and honey and sugar
Fill up the wine cup and place it in my hand
(For) ready cash is better than a thousand credits.
- Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam, but it is a shoddy translation
That there, there will be pure wine and honey and sugar
Fill up the wine cup and place it in my hand
(For) ready cash is better than a thousand credits.
- Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam, but it is a shoddy translation
I use 1/8" (4mm) cardboard.
Cutting is tricky. You must use a steel ruler as guide and make sure your hand is straight.
I do 3 or 4 passes to cut through.
My cuts are always slightly slopped.
100% non-slopped cuts are possible only on a cutting table with a fixed blade that slides along a rod.
Cutting is tricky. You must use a steel ruler as guide and make sure your hand is straight.
I do 3 or 4 passes to cut through.
My cuts are always slightly slopped.
100% non-slopped cuts are possible only on a cutting table with a fixed blade that slides along a rod.
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Athanadros - Posts: 424
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My Bagh-Mari love that last pieceof terrain 
Moi, aussi.
Now I know what it is about that river, or, that starry, starry river. It should be darker in the middle (deeper) and lighter at the edges.
Moi, aussi.Now I know what it is about that river, or, that starry, starry river. It should be darker in the middle (deeper) and lighter at the edges.
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Rainy day....
Detailing of the inside wall, the plant holder and the bridge :
Detailing of the inside wall, the plant holder and the bridge :
With overhead walkway...
...this is officially the most ambitious building I have ever created! The walkway has 17 parts.
...this is officially the most ambitious building I have ever created! The walkway has 17 parts.
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That's some thick cardboard yo. Where do you get that?
Ambitious, but very successful. Playable and very visually appealing.
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