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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 5519984" data-attributes="member: 18701">I actually finished the entire setup and we have used it twice so far. I haven't posted new pics yet because I want to paint the pvc pipes black first and I'm waiting until we get moved into our new house later this month.But the setup is really cool. I'm no engineer and I'm not an expert handyman or anything. But I think I did a pretty good job setting this up.I bought a sheet of plastic board and cut it to about the same size as the tv. I mounted my padded pvc pipe frame to it. I used velcro to attach one of the laptop fans to the plastic board. I took the fans out of my other laptop fan case and velcro'ed them to the plastic base so they would sit directly underneath the vents on the upper part of the tv. The fans are powered by the tv via USB. Having all of this attached to the plastic board allows me to easily move everything around all at once.I had a sheet of plexiglass cut to be a little bit bigger than the tv. I then stuck 4 clear rubber bumpers near the corners of the plexiglass. I also stuck several round felt pads around the plexiglass so the glass can lay directly on top of the tv frame without rubbing on the frame. The bumpers fit in each corner of the tv screen on the inside of the frame to keep the plexiglass from sliding around. The bumpers are just short enough where they don't touch the tv screen.I wanted to still use the tv normally so my wife could watch it whenever I play xbox on our other tv. One concern was that it would be a pain if I always had to screw the base back onto the tv so it will sit on the real tv stand. I thought about mounting it on the wall with those wall brackets, but the mount would not fit in the pvc stand and I think it would cause the tv to sit higher than the stand anyway. But then I recently stumbled across this wall mount when I was looking at tv stands: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004GJ9TG2/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1302034437&sr=8-4&condition=new" target="_blank">Ultra Slim Wall Mounts</a>I bought one and the hanger piece fit so perfectly on the tv that I didn't even need to adjust my pvc pipe at all! I haven't hung it on a wall yet because I'm waiting for my move before I start messing with the mounts.I also learned how to use Map Tool and I made my own maps for the Forge of Fury adventure. That program is amazing! Not only is the tv battlemap really nice, but Map Tool allows us to go a whole other direction with our gaming. Having fog of war, sight distances, and actual lighting for using torches and various light sources is a real trip. Even being able to use the initiative tracker makes things easier. I can even show world maps and handouts within Map Tool and it's cool to see it appear on the tv rather than me passing around sheets of paper.We still used my miniatures (seeing a creatures actual size in 3d makes it worth keeping the minis). What we did was use tokens within Map Tool so they reveal the fog of war and project lights and vision lines. Tokens underneath miniatures also helps me keep track of which mini was which when it comes to remembering who took damage. They also help keep track of creature placement for when we zoom in or out of the map. All we have to do is realign the tokens underneath the miniatures and we're good to go.The only let down is that my players have not been able to play much at all since November. One guy had to quit last summer due to work, but I heard he was finished with that project and wanted to get back into the game (he doesn't know about our new setup yet). Then yesterday, another player just told me he has to bail until he can get a new job. He has been working a 2nd temp job on the weekend since his full time job cut down his hours. But now he has been let go from the full time job and needs to spend the entire weekend working at his temp job to pay the bills. So who knows how long he'll be stuck in that rut. As of now, I'm down to 2 players and not sure when we'll have enough players to run a game and try out our new setup. That's how things go though when it comes to being an adult and trying to play D&D. Uhg.</blockquote>

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