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Tabletop Wargaming Printing Tips

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GLUE AND PAPER TIPS

o get the best


experiment withresults, youpapers
different really need to
and glues,
and take advantage of whatever printing
methods are available to you.

In general, you want to print on the


heaviest paper you can find. I prefer a 110#
(199 gsm) matte cardstock, but a good
matte photo stock is also a great choice.

Te best choice of paper and glue will


depend a lot on the printing method that PRINTING TIPS DIFFERENT SCALES
you choose. Desktop ink printers will be
o print at a smaller scale, use the
more likely to smear when you apply a Tese files are set up for the
table below and change your print
wet paint to it, so you should look for a standard 28mm-30mm tabletop
low-moisture, tacky glue. I’ve found that a wargaming scale, and for US size percentage.
carpenter’s indoor wood glue works well letter-sized (8.5” x 11”) sheets.
for my projects, but there are lots of others urn off any ‘fit to page’ options S󰁣󰁡󰁬󰁥 %
that will work. Ordinary white school glue in your printer driver. If you are 25mm 84%
might be just fine. printing on A4-sized sheets, you
may want to reduce the print size 20mm 65%
A little bit of glue is usually all that’s
that’s to 95% of the original. Do this 18mm (HO) 60%
required. A thin and even coat is much consistently when printing these
better than a heavy glob of glue. I keep a files.
15mm 50%
supply of small squares of excess cardstock, 12mm 40%
and use the edges of those squares to Print on heavy cardstock 10mm (N) 34%
spread glue evenly.
e venly. It’
It’s a good idea to keep whenever possible.
p ossible. You
You can
some slightly-damp tissue if you need to create super-sturdy models by 8mm 27%
wipe up extra glue, but be careful about printing on plain paper and then (Z) 23%
this is if you’re using ink-based prints. gluing this to a heavy bristol
board before cutting. 6mm 20%

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