reformated tables

[kafka47]

Has anyone reformated the Traveller tables so that they may fit into a screen whose dimensions are laid out in landscape rather than A4...grr-rr-r, feel suckered...

So if not if anyone would like a savage worlds customizable screen in exchange for something that someone has made that would conform to A4 charts & tables...

 

[aramis]

Which version, which tables?

 

[kafka47]

No handysophonts out there...Did not have time to make a full proposal. If anyone wants to design a Customizable Ref screen, I would gladly send them my Landscape Savage Worlds screen (a $35.00 value). We would each pay our own postage...save you would get your screen first (so as to have something to model it after.

Yes, by extension, it does mean I am not terribly handy nor have space for a workshop at home nor really can do much with a 19mth year old who demands most of my free time.

Specs that I envision

I. 1 Centre piece with the dimensions being 16x11 inches (40.64cm x 27.94 cm)

II. 2 folding panels on the left and the right of the centre panel measuring 16x22 inches (40.64cm x 55.88 cm)these would be on hinges so that would fold inward toward the centre piece.

III. Use clear plexiglass with a space inbetween to all two cardstock sheets (75# thickness) to slide in.

I trust that those more technically inclined can look over the specs and correct them, as needed. As essentially what I am after is a screen that can accomodate 7 sheets of regular book size paper on side and another seven sheets on the other. And, so that it can fold in dimensions not larger than another gamebook nicely hinges would seem to the way to go. Plexiglass seems to be the lightest and best way to go and it is transparent.

Aramis wrote:

Well, I was thinking of either the CT/MT Combat & Encounter tables. Or essentially what T20 does but put in MT/CT terms. This would be a lazier solution that I could also live with.

 

[kafka47]

Bump, to the Handysophonts...

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Wish I had the time, Kafka....

 

[daltoncalford]

Hmmmm,

Ok, If we pick up some laser-printable overhead sheets, combined with my colour laser, we have a beginning.
I don't have the time to create the charts, but, if you create (do the data entry) for the charts, I can format them up to fit the needed layout.

If you combine plexiglass, resin, leather/pleather/reinforced tape, we can create a holder that will hold slide-in sheets, while using the material for flexible hinges.

With a geek tube (the florescent tubes geeks put inside their computers) you can have a backlight mapbox/screen with the ability to drop in maps and game related displays.

The backside would have reference charts. It is possible, but, it will cost you.

I am thinking that you will have to supply the plexiglass, overhead sheets and material. I have the geek light (yea, well, I am a geek after all) and can do the layout and printing. Assembly we can do together.

The cost for the labour will be labour in trade.

I have a bunch of ocr'd material that needs a human eye to repair errors.

best regards

Dalton

 

[mike wightman]

Originally posted by kafka47:
Has anyone reformated the Traveller tables so that they may fit into a screen whose dimensions are laid out in landscape rather than A4...grr-rr-r, feel suckered...

So if not if anyone would like a savage worlds customizable screen in exchange for something that someone has made that would conform to A4 charts & tables...

I've got all of the charts and tables formatted to landscape.
This was achieved by photocopying two pages of the revised LBBs laid flat on the photocopier.

I haven't got them in electronic format though.

 

[kafka47]

Intriguing Dalton, we will discuss more of your idea over lunch when we meet. As there is no rush for the screen to be done. As for reformatting, it will not be neccessary if we build the screen as most things come 8x11

 

[daltoncalford]

Yea, but, most things are done with no border margins (printing extending to edge of page). With printers, you have a non-printable region all around the page.

This leads to the issue of either shrinking the printout (you can loose detail and depending upon the origional material, it may be very hard to read).

I have found that most sheets need reformating, but, I am a perfectionist, and insane to boot.

best regards

Dalton

 

[kafka47]

That you are Herr Dalton...which I will on a public forum, I will only say: "You might think that but I couldn't possibly comment."

 

[kafka47]

What would be the metric dimension needed for a four panel screen and what thickness ought the plastic be. Clearly, for 8.5x11 sheets to fit it needs to be little larger by just a few mm but to translate that into metric.

Furthermore, I have decided that it ought to be four panels in the centre and another two folding off to the side.