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United States
Excelsior
MN

Thanks.

You'll need to be patient for a while longer...I just uploaded the file earlier this evening. It hasn't been approved yet. I'm hoping in the next day or two.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:52 am
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Chien-Tsun Chen

(smoox)

Taiwan
Taipei

That is cooooool!!!!
Can it fit in the box?

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:54 am
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Alexander Belyakov

(belyakoff)

Russian Federation
Moscow

Stop tickling my avatar!

This is so damn sexy! Excellent job, man! I wouldn't mind a birthday gift like that, yes, indeed!

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:09 am
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0,07 Geek Gold

(james_bond)

Italy

· · · — — — · · ·

thumbs thumbs & more thumbs

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:11 am
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Ron D

(Dr Lucky)

United States
Davis
California

Mercury is my dog's name.

I wish I had a BattleTech related UberBadge. I already bought the badge, now I just need a design.

That is really great.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:23 am
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Michael Brien

(Anacron)

United Kingdom
Wakefield
West Yorkshire

I guess the power station at the top of the stand is the current auction?

And yes, I want one.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:10 am
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Ingo Griebsch

(d0gb0t)

Germany
Bochum
North Rhine-Westphalia

really great! I will try to make it as soon as possible...

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:22 am
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Matt Clementson

(baldrick)

Wales
Cardiff

Now all it needs it a drawer at the bottom to hold all the expansion maps/boards devil

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:26 am
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Adam Brant

(GamerAtom)

Canada
Kanata
Ontario

that is awesome. Good job man.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:44 pm
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Superhawk

(Superhawk2300)

United States
Milwaukee
Wisconsin

But the real question is, will it hold a cat long enough for a picture to be taken..........

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:25 pm
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Mark Robinson

(DIFFLOCK)

England

Lancashire

A superb PG accessory! cool

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Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:35 pm
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Randall Bart

United States
Granada Hills
California

Red October

Earth is one of my favorite planets

feydjm wrote:

I'd give this 10 thumbs if I could! Nice job!

Somehow you did. This pic has 215 thumbs in one day. Seriously awesome response for a picture with neither cat nor cleavage.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:41 pm
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Chun Ping

(cpf86)

Singapore
Singapore

this totally gives me the drive and inspiration to do one for my own set of PG!

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:42 pm
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Mark Robinson

(DIFFLOCK)

England

Lancashire

Anacron wrote:

I guess the power station at the top of the stand is the current auction?

Look at the lightbulb in the large resolution picture

(Yes, it is the current auction one cool

)

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Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:51 pm
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Will

United States
Fresno
California

Wow, so sweet!
Whats it made out of? Foam core board?

Looking at that I'm thinking if I made one I might make the base thinner and with slots in it so that the top can sit down on top of it, then the whole thing might fit into the game box.

And perhaps make an angeled slot in base as well so it can be slotted into that to stand (I can't see the back but I'm guessing this has a stand in back to stay upright?)

BTW, don't take this as critisism, I love your idea

baldrick wrote:

Now all it needs it a drawer at the bottom to hold all the expansion maps/boards devil

Just buy the latest brazil expansion with the extra box specifically made to hold the extra boards

Edited Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:47 pm
Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:33 pm
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Chris Linneman

(QBert80)

Canada
Vancouver
BC

This is awesome! But it begs the question....which n00b put the 06 up for auction?

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:36 pm
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Will

United States
Fresno
California

QBert80 wrote:

This is awesome! But it begs the question....which n00b put the 06 up for auction?

In some circumstances, that actually is an ok plant to get first round. For instance, that one new expansion map that starts with a bunch of garbage in the market.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:43 pm
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David Hoffman

(ohbalto)

United States
Briarcliff Manor
New York

My God . . . it's full of stars . . .

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:32 pm
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Randall Bart

United States
Granada Hills
California

Red October

Earth is one of my favorite planets

Yargo wrote:

QBert80 wrote:

This is awesome! But it begs the question....which n00b put the 06 up for auction?

In some circumstances, that actually is an ok plant to get first round. For instance, that one new expansion map that starts with a bunch of garbage in the market.

Yabbut in the background you'll see the map is on the France side, not the Italy side.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:04 pm
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Michael Campbell

United States
Excelsior
MN

Yargo wrote:

Wow, so sweet!
Whats it made out of? Foam core board?

Looking at that I'm thinking if I made one I might make the base thinner and with slots in it so that the top can sit down on top of it, then the whole thing might fit into the game box.

And perhaps make an angeled slot in base as well so it can be slotted into that to stand (I can't see the back but I'm guessing this has a stand in back to stay upright?)

BTW, don't take this as critisism, I love your idea

baldrick wrote:

Now all it needs it a drawer at the bottom to hold all the expansion maps/boards devil

Just buy the latest brazil expansion with the extra box specifically made to hold the extra boards

By all means, adapt it however you like.

I will upload a photo of the backside later (I'm at work right now). The original design I made for my friend was just the market stand all by itself (no base). Because it's made of foamcore, it was too light and required someone to hold the back supports to keep it steady.

With this new design, I added the base to accommodate a larger paperback book that can be slipped into the base. This adds enough weight to stabilize it. While I was at it, I went ahead and created the money till.

And for the record...this does not fit in the box. In theory it could. If you just mount the market stand artwork and add a hinged back support (like a picture frame) it would totally fit in the box...as long as your cat is not in the box already.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:15 pm
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Michael Campbell

United States
Excelsior
MN

This is a photo of the back side of the market stand. I made the base to accommodate a paperback to provide stability and weight. The plant deck fits conveniently between the supports.

Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:57 pm
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Ben Vögel

(shaveandahaircut)

United States
Golden Valley
Minnesota

I've been on this site for 8 years now, and I'm far from sick of games, but I think I am, to some degree, sick of learning too many new games. I'm also tired of playing 4+ hr multiplayer games, but I'll still happily play really long games 2 player.

Thanks again, Michael!

As the lucky recipient of the original prototype, I must say that I am thrilled with my gift - and am tempted to copy some of these improvements. But what if that ruins the value of my first edition?!

Major Sholto wrote:

This is a photo of the back side of the market stand. I made the base to accommodate a paperback to provide stability and weight. The plant deck fits conveniently between the supports.

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:22 am
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Michael Campbell

United States
Excelsior
MN

I would be happy to retrofit your prototype with the 2.0 features. But then again, as good a carpenter as you are...I imagine you can manage quite well with foamcore.

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:27 am
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Blaise Sciurba

(BlaiseandTara)

United States
Richland
Washington

This is really cool.

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:03 am
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Mike Nelson

(gopher37)

United States
Mountain View
California

wow, that is awesome, great job!

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:27 am
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André E

(andre1975)

Germany
Oldenburg
Niedersachsen

www.poeppelhelden.de

Green is my color

WOW, really cool! goo

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:14 pm
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Filipe Cunha

(endou_kenji)

Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
RJ

Pretty awesome

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:24 pm
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matt tolman

(mopeymatt)

Canada
Calgary
Alberta

Look for my first published game, Undermining! Coming soon from Z-man games.

This is awesome! All it needs is some 1" holes located in the board where the plants sit sticking out at the top of each plant so you can easily grab the plants by sticking your finger through. Like this (red is where the hole should be in relation to the plant):

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PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant
PlantPlantPlantPlantPlantPlant

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:39 pm
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Dither Dither

(FranklinTV)

Australia

This is such a good idea. I would suggest as a proactive measure, you immediately send the games manufacturer a "Cease and Detest" letter.

Posted Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:47 pm
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Dave Seidner

(remus)

United States
Willow Grove
Pennsylvania

In another time's forgotten space, your eyes looked through your mother's face. Wildflower seed on the sand and stone, may the four winds blow you safely home.

Fan-frickin-tastic! coal

Posted Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:25 am
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Eugene Loh

(Elyt007)

Singapore
Singapore

FranklinTV wrote:

This is such a good idea. I would suggest as a proactive measure, you immediately send the games manufacturer a "Cease and Detest" letter.

I think you mean 'Desist'.

Posted Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:37 am
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Sebastian Riechmann

(Cogliostro)

Germany

Totally awesome! Looking forward too find the uploaded files here soon

. Would be a nice christmas present for myself

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Posted Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:12 pm
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Gary Sanabria

(Garastrix)

Costa Rica
Miami
Florida

What a way to have an obsesive and compulsive order in an excellent game....2 thumbs up....I want too

Posted Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:16 pm
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Samuel Hinz

(abodi)

Australia
Brisbane
Queensland

Seriously that really is just TOO amazing.
Incredible work you should indeed be proud.

Posted Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:41 pm
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Gerald Robinson

(branwheat)

United States
Kenosha
Wisconsin

Jack of All Games

That is pretty stellar. I love seeing things like this.

Posted Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:31 am
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Matt R

(Noonespecial)

United States
DFW
Texas

Barticus88 wrote:

feydjm wrote:

I'd give this 10 thumbs if I could! Nice job!

Somehow you did. This pic has 215 thumbs in one day. Seriously awesome response for a picture with neither cat nor cleavage.

Or babies... whistle

Posted Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:34 am
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Randall Bart

United States
Granada Hills
California

Red October

Earth is one of my favorite planets

No cats, no cleavage, no baby, yet in less than four days it has garnered 615 thumbs. It is now the most thumbed Power Grid image, and one of the most thumbed BGG images of all time.

It's a Festivus Miracle!

Posted Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:42 am
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Jason Lott

(DancerInDC)

United States
Cheverly
Maryland

Really fantastic - if you found a way to manufacture these, you'd make a fortune off of rabid BGGers!

Posted Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:20 pm
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Martin Dubois

Canada

KR1S wrote:

Hmmmm. I like it. thumbsup

Thanks for sharing, I think I am going to download your PDF now.

(now, how shall I replace that cash till with a holder for poker chips)

Simply use a alu wallet for pocker chips and when its open you can use the back like a stand for the Plant Stand ....

Posted Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:49 pm
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Mark Robinson

(DIFFLOCK)

England

Lancashire

...still not showing up in the files section... snore

How long does approval take? Is that a similar question to "how long is a piece of string?" i.e. it varies..

Diff.

Posted Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:05 pm
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Ethan Larson

(almo2001)

Canada

I love the use of the lightbulb graphic.

Posted Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:31 am
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Victor Watrous

(DasViktor)

United States
Fort Wayne
Indiana

Don't make me do it, Jim. Tell me what Tony Clifton's avatar is or Case Blue gets it!

Would some moderator PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE for the love of all that is Geek approve Major Sholto's PDF so the rest of us can get started on this project!?!

Posted Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:00 pm
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Will

United States
Fresno
California

DasViktor wrote:

Would some moderator PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE for the love of all that is Geek approve Major Sholto's PDF so the rest of us can get started on this project!?!

And hopefully during our vacation so we have time to finish it

Edited Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:47 pm
Posted Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:35 pm
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Jarry Teo

(veljarek)

Poland
Warsaw

nice work

Posted Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:55 pm
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David Xavier

(The Captain)

Portugal

You've just reached Top5!
Congrats!

Posted Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:27 pm
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Alessandro Benvenuti

(gnoccarello)

Italy
Marino
Rome

We must call a petition for the Download PDF, as soon as possible!
whistle

Posted Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:25 am
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Martin Dubois

Canada

gnoccarello wrote:

We must call a petition for the Download PDF, as soon as possible!
whistle

where i need to sign ? ninja

Posted Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:14 pm
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Scott Minkoff

(Macabee)

United States
Potomac
Maryland

Don't you have better things to do?

Should you be reading this?

Ye Gods! Awesome work man. I do need me one of these!

Posted Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:44 pm
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Michael Campbell

United States
Excelsior
MN

Okay. For all you impatient kiddies out there (myself included)...I've posted the PDF on my website for download until the Admins in the GeekDojo decide to stop eating Christmas Cookies and finally approve my file.

Thanks to everyone for the great comments and tons-o-thumbs. I really didn't expect this kind of reaction. I knew there were rabid Power Grid fans...but WOW! laugh

Anyway, have fun putting your market stand together. Please post photos of your creations...I'd love to see how the Poker Chip fans adapt this design. wow

Happy New Year, Geeks!!!

Without further adieu...GO FOR IT:

http://www.mcampbell.com

surprise

Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:29 am
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Martin Dubois

Canada

I want to know something. I try to print the PDF to take a test and for the good size its bigger than legal sheet (8 1/2 x 14). Do you print that in two section ? Its longer than 11 aprox 12 So you dont print that on sticker sheet ? Only on paper and glue after on foam board ? Thx

Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:41 pm
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Michael Campbell

United States
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MN

Manitou wrote:

I want to know something. I try to print the PDF to take a test and for the good size its bigger than legal sheet (8 1/2 x 14). Do you print that in two section ? Its longer than 11 aprox 12 So you dont print that on sticker sheet ? Only on paper and glue after on foam board ? Thx

The image size is 10 x 12. In order to print it in one piece, you will need to print on Tabloid size paper (11 x 17). I know for most folks that means one of two things: Kinko's or the office color printer (shhhh!). I have an advantage in that I own a printer (EPSON) that prints up to Super A3 (13 x 19) on inkjet paper. A local color-copy place (like Kinko's) can probably give you a nice result for a $1 a copy (U.S.).

Once I printed the image out, I spray mounted the whole sheet onto a piece of foamcore—smoothing it out so there were no bubbles. I then used a very sharp X-acto blade to cut around the image with a ruler. The curve at the top was a freehand cut (no ruler).

The rest was just cutting foamcore and gluing with white glue.

Good Luck.

Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:36 pm
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Randall Bart

United States
Granada Hills
California

Red October

Earth is one of my favorite planets

The file is up: Major Sholto's Electrifyingly Cool Power Grid Market Stand™

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/50597

Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:26 pm
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Chris Miller

(millercv)

United States
Huntsville
Alabama

My Dog Has Fleas

I'm in the process of building one now - GG being sent to the file section and I'll post a picture here when it is completed. I'm making the back out of hardboard and the shelves out of some scrap wood - just need to figure out a stand of some sort...

Editing since I'm the last post at the moment - mine is done - I trimmed a little off the bottom and it fits inside the box with nothing other than ditching the insert.

Edited Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:12 am
Posted Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:50 am
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Martin Dubois

Canada

Which kind of spray glue you have used ? Thx

Edited Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:24 pm
Posted Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:23 pm
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Michael Campbell

United States
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Manitou wrote:

Which kind of spray glue you have used ? Thx

3M Spray Mount

Posted Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:45 pm
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Martin Dubois

Canada

3M Spa Ment or 3M Super 77 ?

Posted Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:57 pm
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Michael Campbell

United States
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http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=07003752&cm_m...

Posted Fri Jan 1, 2010 1:15 am
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Richard

(MrRedwood)

United States
San Francisco
California

mopeymatt wrote:

This is awesome! All it needs is some 1" holes located in the board where the plants sit sticking out at the top of each plant so you can easily grab the plants by sticking your finger through.

I was thinking something similar, but reaching around every time would be a chore. I'd suggest something on the back behind the cards to space them 1/8" or so away from the backing board; but running the entire horizontal length of the display so sliding cards to new positions isn't hindered.

Posted Sat Jan 2, 2010 8:07 am
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Michael Evans

(mevans444)

Canada
Nobleton
Ontario

Excellent Job. And here's your 900th thumb!

Posted Wed Jan 6, 2010 9:34 am
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Michael Campbell

United States
Excelsior
MN

mevans444 wrote:

Excellent Job. And here's your 900th thumb!

Thanks #900! thumbsup

I really appreciate the thumb-errifc response this little project has received.

Posted Wed Jan 6, 2010 6:25 pm
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Chris Miller

(millercv)

United States
Huntsville
Alabama

My Dog Has Fleas

Played with it tonight and made one tweak. The plants were a little tough to grab flat against the backing. I pulled out some self-adhesive foam sheets and was going to put a pad of each behind each card, but I was a little annoyed it would ruin the aesthetic. Then I realized I could cut some tiny dots of the foam out with a hole punch and put them over the dots in the card back images. It just gives them the little gap around the edge to grab them easier, or you can just push in on a side and the other side pops up a bit.

A picture is worth a thousand words:

Posted Fri Jan 8, 2010 3:57 am
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Michael Campbell

United States
Excelsior
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Chris (millercv):

I love what you did here. Perfect solution for when the cards cling to the surface.

Thanks for sharing your photos.

- Michael Campbell (Major Sholto)

Posted Fri Jan 8, 2010 10:17 pm
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Matt Smith

(mvettemagred)

United States
Orion
Michigan

First, thanks to Major Sholto for this amazing project idea. I've never made a foamcore item before, but I just had to have one of these PG card holders. Here is how mine turned out:

I didn't want to spend $10-15 on a can of spray glue, so I used a glue stick instead. It worked just fine.

I couldn't find any hinges for the stand, so I decided to make one that would disassemble. The next picture shows how it snaps together.

The stand is really sturdy, and the four pieces come apart to store flat. I made sure there was enough room under the lower cross brace to put the power plant deck, even when combining both decks.

If anyone is interested, I can make a template of the stand and upload it.

June 8, 2010: UPDATE: I finally got off my lazy butt and created a template for my stand. Check the files section - it should be available soon.

Edited Wed Jun 9, 2010 2:53 am
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Steve Duff

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Ottawa
Ontario

You know folks will want the template, why even ask? laugh

Fantastic job.

Edited Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:29 pm
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Michael Campbell

United States
Excelsior
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mvettemagred wrote:

First, thanks to Major Sholto for this amazing project idea. I've never made a foamcore item before, but I just had to have one of these PG card holders. Here is how mine turned out:

I didn't want to spend $10-15 on a can of spray glue, so I used a glue stick instead. It worked just fine.

I couldn't find any hinges for the stand, so I decided to make one that would disassemble. The next picture shows how it snaps together.

The stand is really sturdy, and the four pieces come apart to store flat. I made sure there was enough room under the lower cross brace to put the power plant deck, even when combining both decks.

If anyone is interested, I can make a template of the stand and upload it.

Matthew:

This is FANTASTIC! Keep those pictures coming folks. It's always fun to see what solutions people come up with after you've gotten the ball rolling (i.e. foam dots and disassembling stands). Very cool.

Posted Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:15 am
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Chris Miller

(millercv)

United States
Huntsville
Alabama

My Dog Has Fleas

Oooh I like the stand Matthew - I'll have to try one of those myself! Looks sturdier than my last attempt at cardboard stands.

Posted Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:43 am
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Martin Dubois

Canada

Here you can see the back of my version. Click on picture to see the description.

Posted Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:48 pm
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Martin Dubois

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And here the front !

Click on it to see the description.

Posted Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:51 pm
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Will

United States
Fresno
California

millercv wrote:

Played with it tonight and made one tweak. The plants were a little tough to grab flat against the backing. I pulled out some self-adhesive foam sheets and was going to put a pad of each behind each card, but I was a little annoyed it would ruin the aesthetic. Then I realized I could cut some tiny dots of the foam out with a hole punch and put them over the dots in the card back images. It just gives them the little gap around the edge to grab them easier, or you can just push in on a side and the other side pops up a bit.

A picture is worth a thousand words:

Brilliant! You used the foam dots as stand-offs for the cards!

Posted Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:13 pm
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Ryan Bruns

(kingofthegrill)

United States
Roy
Utah

Well, I've had enough of looking at this. I'm gonna attempt to build it this weekend. Pictures to come.

Posted Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:30 pm
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Rob Murray

(Zenvedev)

United States

New Jersey

I am having a hard time downloading the PDF - BGG says it is "damaged" and can't be repaired. Could someone send this to me...?

Posted Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:39 pm
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Randall Bart

United States
Granada Hills
California

Red October

Earth is one of my favorite planets

Congratulations for the kilothumb.

Posted Fri May 14, 2010 4:03 am
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(indigopotter)

United States
Ithaca
New York

Added to Organization and Storage Geeklist:

http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/38784/item/1307212#item130...

Posted Sat Jun 5, 2010 2:58 pm
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Bryan Maxwell

(Mr_Nuts)

United States
Burtchville
Michigan

mvettemagred wrote:

First, thanks to Major Sholto for this amazing project idea. I've never made a foamcore item before, but I just had to have one of these PG card holders. Here is how mine turned out:

I didn't want to spend $10-15 on a can of spray glue, so I used a glue stick instead. It worked just fine.

I couldn't find any hinges for the stand, so I decided to make one that would disassemble. The next picture shows how it snaps together.

The stand is really sturdy, and the four pieces come apart to store flat. I made sure there was enough room under the lower cross brace to put the power plant deck, even when combining both decks.

If anyone is interested, I can make a template of the stand and upload it.

Funny, I saw this and thought "Wow, that looks just like the one I saw at ROBA a couple of months ago at ROBA!" I look at the username, look at your location and it turns out it IS the one I saw a couple of months ago.

Hi Matt!

Posted Sat Jun 5, 2010 3:29 pm
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Matt Smith

(mvettemagred)

United States
Orion
Michigan

Hi Bryan! We've got to play Container and Space Alert soon.

Posted Wed Jun 9, 2010 2:55 am
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Jeff Staff

(Diabolik771)

United States

Great design!

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