But "Steampunk" is so much more glamorous than "Industrial!"
Ann DupuisGrey Ghost Press, Inc.
Sorry, my bad.
Don't get me wrong, I do like Steampunk, at least part of it. It's just that this particular set doesn't make me feel like any other steampunk designs I have done. When I see those dice, I just think about structures like the Eiffel tower...rivets, metal, "engineering"...and not that loose gearwheel concept that many seem to think that steampunk is about. I'll do a steampunkish set, but this one, I just prefer not to let it fall on that category. (don't take me very seriously tough... )
@Paul: Yes, the rivets and plaques are etched brass. The die itself is a blank plastic die, sanded carefully, but untouched otherwise.
I think, I'm going to do some fudge dice brainstorming...
Mmm...I just thought I could "rivet" the fudge die I use as avatar too. it could look pretty cool.
Dicecreator wrote:
@Paul: Yes, the rivets and plaques are etched brass. The die itself is a blank plastic die, sanded carefully, but untouched otherwise.
Thanks for the info. One more question - do you have any sense if the weight of the brass (light as it is probably not) or the rivets/screws affect the randomness of the die rolls?
Very nice dice, Dicecreator.
I'm sure there's a market for them, if you felt inclined to put such bespoke items on the likes of eBay.....?
(Fingers crossed that Leisure Games in the UK get the new Olympic Fudge dice soon!)
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Robbie
paul wrote:
Thanks for the info. One more question - do you have any sense if the weight of the brass (light as it is probably not) or the rivets/screws affect the randomness of the die rolls?
The brass pieces themselves are symetric, so they weight the same. The rivets are cut with a jig, so they all measure the same, and also, I bought a milligram scale for some dice I made earlier, and they get weighted the same on each face. ^^
Anyhow, there is the possibility that the blank dices themselves are unbalanced. On my jourenys of dice making, I have drilled on more than one die, and sometimes I find bubbles inside. I do not have the money to buy a dentists X-ray machine (I said that because I wish I could! ^^). From many fudge dice sets I have made, only one has been ever needed to be replaced (ironically owned by Mr. Stefan O'Sullivan ).
The final argument is...they are handmade...so I cannot expect casino dice precision. Apart from that, they look better themed for rpg than plain casino dice, do they? (personal opinion, not to be agreed just because I say so ^^ )