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Post by MarioGS on May 21, 2016 20:13:49 GMT -5
If you're taking the pics with a phone, you should be able to go to "Edit" in Photos and rotate it.
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germanname1990
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Post by germanname1990 on May 22, 2016 17:30:41 GMT -5
I think I tried Paint, but it didn't work. I am indeed taking it with an Android smartphone, but I'm thinking it has to do with the way the phone is rotated when a photo is taken.
Anyway, I thought I'd let you guys know that earlier today, I just bought the last Toss Across game I needed. I will begin working on assembling it tonight. After that, I'll be working on the letters, numbers (for Fill in the Number puzzles of course), and punctuation.
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germanname1990
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Post by germanname1990 on May 22, 2016 20:01:50 GMT -5
I've finally got the hard part out of the way. Now it's just the long part of making the letters, numbers, and punctuation. For the letters, I'm making fifteen of each black and five of each red for red-letter puzzles. I need new markers as the ones I haven't used in ages have long since dried out. So, I'll be off to Walgreens later tonight to get new ones. In the meantime, here's the photo (no rotating problems here, thank goodness) showing all ten Toss Across boards that I needed to make this possible. I was not expecting to get all ten so quickly.  The small white cube of papers are what will be used for the letters, numbers, and punctuation. Now if you look closely at the square three squares above the blue letter C, you'll notice a small strip. You'll have the click on the picture to see full size just to see it. That, tlc38tlc38 , is magnetic tape. Yes, I took your advice, started playing around with a roll of magnetic tape, and learned how it works and how simple it really is. I even decided to attach a strip of magnetic tape to the center of the top of my puzzle board for categories. That's the lavender strip you see. |
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Post by tlc38tlc38 on May 22, 2016 20:33:40 GMT -5
Awesome! I love it!
Magnetic tape is wonderful! Much, much better than Velcro.
I need to work on making category strips. I'll probably place mine on my used letter board above the score totals.
I can't wait to see what a puzzle looks like on your board!
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Post by germanname1990 on May 22, 2016 22:32:10 GMT -5
I'm planning on making a YouTube video of how it all works once I'm finished, but right now, the letters are in progress. I'm also in need of more magnetic tape. So, I'm heading out to Walmart tomorrow and getting a couple rolls.
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Post by tlc38tlc38 on May 23, 2016 8:19:57 GMT -5
You're doing 15 of each letter?! That's a lot! Even the J, Q, V, X, and Z? I only did 9 of each and I haven't ran into a problem yet.
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germanname1990
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Post by germanname1990 on May 23, 2016 13:29:19 GMT -5
Yep, even the Haiches and Zeds, totaling 520 sheets for the letters alone. Even so, if something happens, I got spares; never hurts to have spares. Anyway, I just finished drawing all 520 letters (which I started working on last night) and have just started on the punctuation (no need for red punctuation), specifically the ten pound signs for the Fill in the Number puzzles.
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Post by tlc38tlc38 on May 23, 2016 14:17:47 GMT -5
If you're not already doing it, I would highly recommend that you laminate your letters. It will save them from wear and tear. A laminating machine can be bought at Walmart for about $20 as well as the laminating paper.
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Post by tlc38tlc38 on May 25, 2016 20:40:04 GMT -5
How are things coming alone, germanname ?
I can't wait to see your finished board!
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Post by germanname1990 on May 25, 2016 23:17:06 GMT -5
Save for many categories (I made several thoe), I'm finished. I even made a letter holder for all my letters. I'm off of work tomorrow, so I'll make a video of it then. I even know what puzzle I want to use for it.
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Post by germanname1990 on May 26, 2016 14:59:49 GMT -5
It's up, tlc38tlc38! By the way, I may need to write a script for next time. |
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Post by tlc38tlc38 on May 26, 2016 15:52:24 GMT -5
Nice! Nah, no need for a script, you babble perfectly.  I knew that was going to be SONIC THE HEDGEHOG & AMY ROSE even before you turned the first letter! |
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Post by germanname1990 on May 26, 2016 23:05:13 GMT -5
Now that you mention that you knew it, I'm not surprised. By the way, the sound's not ready yet, but what'd you think of my sound and scoring system?
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Post by tlc38tlc38 on May 27, 2016 0:12:07 GMT -5
The sound/scoring system looks great. I wanted to hear the express whistle!
What about the car horn for the 1/2 cars?
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Post by germanname1990 on May 27, 2016 22:59:02 GMT -5
I don't use Half Car tags on my version. I used to as Half Dollar coins, but that was well before deciding to include non-monetary prizes. Cars can still be offered via the Prize wedge or Surprise wedge. I also used to use Mystery wedges as well, but that was before Express came into the picture.
Now, some of the sound effects I use differ from the actual show.
The dings and buzzers are the same as what the show uses now (the buzzer may also be used for Lose A Turn), but the puzzle solve cue will be the same as the one used on the show from 1989 to 1994.
The Jackpot win sound effect will be the original 1996 whistling fireworks sound effect; combining that with the 1989 to 1994 puzzle solve cue is just plain sweet.
I'm still trying to figure out a good sound effect for the Big Money wedge, which, by the way, will work the same way as its Season 25 counterpart only it will offer a face value of $2000 even when playing for one of the three cash prizes. I'm leaning towards a kah-ching sound effect.
As for the Express, however, I won't use the show's version, even when a clean version becomes available. Instead, I will use another train whistle from a show that I liked watching as a kid.
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Post by fanfromflorida on May 28, 2016 9:25:09 GMT -5
I remember the "Shoppers Bazaar" pilot Had the used letter board on the bottom of the puzzle board. So that's pretty cool. Is that where you got the idea from?
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Post by germanname1990 on May 28, 2016 13:11:25 GMT -5
Nope. In fact, I never even thought about that until you told me.
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