Blueprints

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

Ok, I am working on e-only, blueprints. Im going to start working in 11 x 17 instead of 8.5 x 11, but my question is, if you had a choice, look wise, what would be best? Franz Josef blue ink on white paper, or the more ST: TNG type with dark blue on a light blue background?

Be aware that ANY combination, including an on black "LCARS" look is possible, I am using the same program.

 

[aramis]

Ok, I am working on e-only, blueprints. Im going to start working in 11 x 17 instead of 8.5 x 11, but my question is, if you had a choice, look wise, what would be best? Franz Josef blue ink on white paper, or the more ST: TNG type with dark blue on a light blue background?

Be aware that ANY combination, including an on black "LCARS" look is possible, I am using the same program.

2-color - black plans with light blue grid (which prints light grey on B&W printers), on white.

Color backgrounds should be from using colored paper.

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

Ahh, I see. SO a grid overlay? I want to mess with that, too. Illustrator lets you bring it down to almost subliminal levels, and you an do awesome stuff with contrasts..

 

[Patron Zero]

Politely curious if there was a theme or style you are embracing with the blueprints mentioned.

Franz Josef did pretty much set the standard for anything Star Trek-related with that neat little portfolio-packet published back in the late 1970s.

One other bit, have you been to this graph-paper site that lets one set color, size and format ?

http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/plain/

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

I am thinking of doing a portfolio like that, maybe on mylar? Legal sized or B Sheet (11 x 17 Tabloid), minimal folds. Could go in any format, really, but practical would be a 1 up of the 1/4" deckplan, and then a puzzle like series of drawings, 1" square sized?

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

I already have a pretty good library of modules made on illustrator, for jump drives, staterooms, etc. its finding a definitive stock of the TYPES of starship components. Im going to go all the way down to ECM sized components. vehicles, shipboard robots.

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

Check out the Zhodani Base's hex paper maker! Its awesome!

 

[Patron Zero]

Check out the Zhodani Base's hex paper maker! Its awesome!

I use the hex paper section at www.incompetech.com to make over-size sheets, mind no sector-hex numbering capacity there but does meet the need for large format sheets of 24"x36" or 36" or 36"x60", either printable at a local office supply-copy center.

 

[savage]

Thank you for these links.

 

[Hyphen]

Pet peeve: most of the Old Trav deckplans used a half-inch grid, rather than an actual 15mm one.

The result: 15mm figurines look too big. Or the ships look cramped. Take yer pick.

 

[ffilz]

Pet peeve: most of the Old Trav deckplans used a half-inch grid, rather than an actual 15mm one.

The result: 15mm figurines look too big. Or the ships look cramped. Take yer pick.

Hmm, it depends on what scale 15mm figs actually are.

15mm = 2m = .075
12mm = 6 ft = .082
1/2 inch = 1.5m = .085

The last two are actually pretty close...

Frank

 

[Shonner]

I seem to remember liking the grid scale used for Fasa's Hotel maps. I don't remember what scale it was though.

 

[Patron Zero]

I believe such were 1/2"=1.5M as were the other large format FASA sets.