Fun with Lasers

Now that I've got a TechShop membership, I'm no longer constrained by my lack of a garage and limited equipment.

Here's my first hour's work on the Epilog 45W laser cutter / engraver:

A lot of wargame add-ons are simple designs -- excellent for practice.

  • Vehicle status tokens in paper (test)
  • Vehicle status tokens in acrylic
  • Smoke markers in acrylic
  • Chaos painting and detail stencils in cardstock.
  • Checkerboard stencil in cardstock.

Good stuff. I just need to put some paint on the tokens so they're more visible. I used only a little part of a $1 acrylic scrap sheet.

I'd like to try more. Some projects I have in mind:

  • Dice tower
  • Turn counter (should be easy)
  • Hull for scratchbuilt IG Medusa
  • Various ruins
  • Drop pods!

Tomorrow I'll see how balsa wood cutting goes.

UPDATE: I cut more vehicle counters in smoke acrylic, and the text stands out more. Black would probably be best. I hand-painted the lettering on the white counters.