Re: Alternative Combat Dice for HeroQuest

Posted by Dicecreator on Nov 24, 2010; 2:00pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Alternative-Combat-Dice-for-HeroQuest-tp5374435p5770432.html

Mmm...a photocopy might work too, as long as toner is involved.

Well...my job is to do dice...and between expensive and expensive methods...I was wondering how to bring to us (gamers and such, me included) a way to have custom dice, better than plain stickers. I do have two stickered dice around...but...you know...they don't always feel right. also I can't stand the sticker itself...

As said, my job involves a great deal of creativity, long hours in front of the computer, machinetool and sandpaper. You get used to think sideways...

I remembered that the toner transfer method is used succesfully by the electronics geeks (I'm one of them too)...and some part of my brain did the following equation:

tonner is plastic -> dice are plastic too -> maybe the tonner will fuse with the plastic.

And there you have it.

From my point of view...there is no way back to sticker dice...compared with alternate options:

                                      Sticker          Permanent marker                       Printed

Scratch resistant:            Nope                      Nope                                  Nope
Rub resistant:                  Nope                      Not much                            Yes
Water resistant:              Nope                       Yes                                     Yes
Looks:                           Usable                  depends on skill                     uh...almost professional
Difficulty:                        Easy                    easy/impossible                     not easy
Color:                            Yes                       RGB?                                    Black and grey shades


As for the iron-on-tshirt option...chemistry is not in my expertise area, so I cannot be of help. I know from other sources that some people is using inkjet printers in doing printed circuits, and that the ink, at enough temperature, melts into a form of plastic...but the temperature might (or might not) be too high for the die to withstand...
As for the water slide transfers...I would not trust them...once dry, they are pretty sensitive and will scratch quite easily. A varnish coat might help...I'll stick with the toner ones ^^

Ok I'll introduce myself, as I might get around some more  ^^