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Title: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: Bubbasco on August 04, 2009, 04:54:58 am Per some requests, here are a couple shots of the tiles I created with official Carcassonne tiles.
Here I have JPutt's Season's expansion tiles along with one of his Witches & Wizards tiles played along with official Carcassonne tiles. (http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae158/bubbasco/tiles1.jpg) In this shot, I show a Windmills and Bakery tile side by side with an official tile. (http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae158/bubbasco/tiles2.jpg) In this shot I tried to show the similar size and thickness between the two. I did stagger the two tiles just slightly to show similar edging. (http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae158/bubbasco/tiles3.jpg) Here is the Season's expansion, with a few condition tiles on the condition board (http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae158/bubbasco/seasons1.jpg) The full Lake expansion. (The only reason there are slight lines on the large lake tile are because my printer was on the incorrect setting) (http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae158/bubbasco/lake1.jpg) Finally, a picture showing the Chariot Racing expansion. I have a small bag that I use to draw the race tiles from. (http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae158/bubbasco/chariot1.jpg) I use full sheets of sticker paper that I print on and then adhere to the chipboard (in the US, chipboard is basically the same material that the official Carcassonne tiles are made from). I then cut the squares out by hand with scissors. I am normally quite picky but I find that this method holds up well. Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: CKorfmann on August 04, 2009, 09:25:19 am Well, these tiles look pretty good. I assume you don't use the tile backs, right? If you haven't seen it, you might be interested in THIS (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/forum/index.php?topic=843.0) thread about the press cutter.
Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: JPutt927 on August 04, 2009, 09:39:32 am I think they look fantastic. I honestly have a hard time noticing the difference. Merit point for you and your nice crafting abilities! ;D
Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: djdahmer on August 05, 2009, 04:29:43 am If I'm seeing correctly you've made the tiles from a type of cardboard? I was getting a little confused when you used the term 'chipboard', as here in New Zealand that's a type of building material made from glued & pressed wood chips (often used as cheap flooring). I presume it's one of those cultural/lingual differences, like thong. So what exactly is chipboard you used? I've been using a thick, stiff cardboard but if there's a better material (that doesn't cost the earth) I'd like to use it.
Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: Joff on August 05, 2009, 08:36:22 am If I'm seeing correctly you've made the tiles from a type of cardboard? I was getting a little confused when you used the term 'chipboard', as here in New Zealand that's a type of building material made from glued & pressed wood chips (often used as cheap flooring). I presume it's one of those cultural/lingual differences, like thong. So what exactly is chipboard you used? I've been using a thick, stiff cardboard but if there's a better material (that doesn't cost the earth) I'd like to use it. 'Chipboard' in the UK is also a type of building material made from glued & pressed wood chips. Carcassonne tiles are made from a cardboard known as 'chipboard' in the US. I don't know what they call it in the UK though. Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: CKorfmann on August 05, 2009, 07:30:21 pm I think the concepts for both kinds of chipboard are the same. We use chipboard for floors in the U.S. too. One particular type is called OSB and a lot of people refer to it by that name. I think the process is similar to the cardboard version. It's made of recycled cardboard chips and glued together.
I think... ;D Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: Vulch on August 06, 2009, 03:57:53 am Carcassonne tiles are made from a cardboard known as 'chipboard' in the US. I don't know what they call it in the UK though. er.............................cardboard? Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: Gantry on August 07, 2009, 10:15:42 pm really well done
Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: CKorfmann on August 07, 2009, 10:23:49 pm Can we see some pics of the rest of the Seasons tiles? I'm curious how the season condition tiles and some of the other stuff turned out.
Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: Bubbasco on August 10, 2009, 06:19:59 pm I updated my first post to include pictures of some of the latest expansions I have printed out and created, including the Seasons expansion.
Title: Re: Pics and Comparisons of my tiles Post by: CKorfmann on August 10, 2009, 07:58:33 pm They look great! Thank for showing us.
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