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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DDK" data-source="post: 696128" data-attributes="member: 6469">I think it's up to US $0.60 now. I usually just halve and add a little as the dollar fluctuates between 50 and 60 a lot.I think all American's should bookmark the following site though so that the rest of the world doesn't have to keep on converting for you <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /><a href="http://www.xe.com/ucc/" target="_blank">http://www.xe.com/ucc/</a>Oh, and it'd be nice if you'd lobby your government to catch up with the rest of the world and convert to metric, too <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Yeah, the WW stuff, on closer examination, seems much better quality, artwise. And like I said, you seem to be getting more for your money as well.The foamboard idea is a great one! I have no idea where I'd pick something like that up, though... hardware store? That might make cost a factor though as well, although it would reduce the need for thick paper.That's another thing I forgot to mention. The thickness of paper is directly linked to whether or not you use miniatures and whether or not the areas need to support their weight. For Microtactix stuff, most buildings don't need to support mini's so you can get away with 120gsm. You still want thicker than regular paper though since printing full-colour pages tends to warp thinner paper and when you fold the buildings up, you want crisp edges and walls that won't bulge outwards.For WW stuff, especially the second story stuff, I'm guessing you'd want 200gsm since it'd have to support pewter mini's at a height.Even without colour, though, the Microtactix stuff can be pretty cool. I built a scale model of the Moathouse (ground floor only) from Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil and due to circumstances, ended up using it for three pretty large battles. Even though I didn't manage to finish it (budgetary constraints) fully, I thought it rocked to have it on the table with our mini's.If you're poor then a cheap printer is good enough for what you need and, on the whole, it's a worthwhile investment if you want 3D gaming scenarios.</blockquote>

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