Out of scale

[ffutures]

I just printed out a set of the larger Flatland character pictures on OHP foils and they look pretty good - the colour is dense enough that they will be easy to see on a white background, but they're transparent enough to make it apparent just how thin they are.

Of course when I use them I'll have to point out that they are grossly out of scale - they're about 50,000 times too thick! The thickness of the toner is a bit better, but even that's probably several hundred atoms thick. Oh well, if they were really one atom thick I'd never be able to handle them...

Comments

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Those atomic level papercuts sting like the devil, believe me.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I'd imagine so.

It really is rather nice to have 20-odd miniatures in a CD pouch and not have to worry about them getting squashed.

[lawbag.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of that CD-Wallet with the Flatland logo on it "Official Miniature Wallet"

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I don't like the sound of how much it would cost to get them made...

But one thing I may do is offer a ready-made set of Flatland miniatures pre-printed on acetate for a suitable fee... - making them would be comparatively expensive in time and materials (colour toner is pricy) but postage would be cheap (especially if I cut them rathr than sending them in sheets) and they'd really blow the mind of any customs man who happened to open the envelope!

Then there's armies for the wargamers... you could get 20 or 30 really narrow isosceles onto one sheet of acetate. I've got someone looking at the possibility of including basic miniatures rules as part of the game, it's certainly something to consider.