From the December 1932 issue of Modern Mechanix is an article on building a war game which involves shooting toy cannons at enemy targets. Instructions for building the mortars are included.
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Modeling
Making Molds From Sheet Foam
Here’s a clever method for making false building fronts using molds created from craft store sheet foam.
Making An Acrylic Caulking Battle Mat
Here’s a good video with instructions for making a battlemat with acrylic caulking.
Solidscape 3D Heroscape Map Viewer
Solidscape is a bit of software that converts Heroscape maps created with Landscape into fabulous looking 3 dimensional view.
Science Fiction Terrain From CD Spindles
We all knew that cds — especially those free ones you get in the mail — make great bases for terrain pieces. But who knew that you also could use the spindles. Here is a photo tutorial on using the spindles to make science fiction terrain pieces — such as fuel tanks, etc.
The site is in Spanish, but the photos speak for themselves.