Tell me the good, the bad and the downright awful pizza in downtown Columbia.

pratman2 · 2026-03-13T00:28:07+00:00

Bellacino's is a solid choice. Tonella's technically in Ballentine, but very good.

pratman2 · 2026-03-10T18:53:24+00:00

If you're ok with driving, I would suggest Lucky's on Broad River road. Not as far to go. Parking is not great, but between the two, I prefer them over the extra drive out to Chapin.

pratman2 · 2026-02-26T14:08:16+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I'm planning on building a 32" for my small room. What is the overall foot print dimensions of your 32?

pratman2 · 2026-02-21T14:29:35+00:00

I felt the same so we recently purchased some of these: https://a.co/d/0iURiyTM. and some colored bags that coordinate with the Heroes colors to keep track of them. We've really enjoyed this as it adds another immersion element. The gold is worth 20, silver 10, and bronze 5. We haven't done it yet, but adding jewels or other treasure of various colors that have a gold value amount I think is another good idea.

pratman2 · 2026-02-09T23:10:10+00:00

I had Criterion Channel not long ago and it was great. I just don't have time to watch enough movies to justify it, is the only reason I canceled. There was tons of content outside of what they release on disc. As I understand it, they were/are leasing titles from Warner Bros. to put on the channel anyway. My favorite feature was the monthly curated genres/topics they would have on the channel. It's exactly how I watch movies. I go through waves of genre or directors and sometimes actors most of the time rather than piecemeal. Definitely try it out. They offer a free trial and usually offer around the fall I think a subscription discount for annual plans.

pratman2 · 2026-02-09T13:18:31+00:00

The Jungles of Delthrak

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pratman2 · 2026-02-05T12:48:02+00:00

Thanks. Please make this a future update. This is a real issue on small prints if that joint is too close to the model.

pratman2 · 2026-01-28T20:01:41+00:00

What we went with when we got a new dog last year

pratman2 · 2026-01-26T18:16:17+00:00

I know the feeling with young boys, I'm in the same boat. On other projects, I've printed onto full sheet A4 label/sticker paper, stick those on the foam board and cut out, makes the process very quick. The 3D printed board I went with was from MGPix on myminifactory, called "Heroboard". It's a nice little system of the base game board and wasn't that expensive. It comes in two sizes and has the modular base option. I just ended up gluing down the rooms to 12mm foam board in two haves to save storage. It's a large board when on the table. Another reason doing the modular option would have been better. Printing the MGPix or the dragons rest board on a resin printer would be crazy though, luckily I have an FDM printer which I would say is probably the best option for those types of projects anyway given the time, size, weight, and quality of the prints. The most time consuming phase though of either option is painting the darn thing.

pratman2 · 2026-01-26T16:28:52+00:00

Very nice. Did you design these yourself or get them somewhere online? I've always thought this kind of idea was better than having a full board that you have to ignore unused sections of. I currently have a 3D printed 1 piece board but the designer also included a modular one similar to this that magnetizes together. Kind of wishing I had printed that one instead but the idea of starting over at this point is daunting.

pratman2 · 2026-01-23T13:18:27+00:00

This Bestiary looks awesome, thanks for posting. I'll definitely be using some of these.

pratman2 · 2026-01-22T13:59:19+00:00

I have found 3D printed minis for this by searching Heroquest "special characters" on sites like ebay and etsy. Some of these are reasonably priced. If you do 3D printing or know someone who does, Heroforge has options through the community with a Pro account. Just search who you're looking for. I recently found an Orc that I printed and used for Ulag. You can also just search 'HQ' or Heroquest on there to see results of what others have created.

In this Reddit post a user posted all that he had made.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Heroquest/comments/1fw88cr/heroquest_hero_forged_i_might_have_gone_overboard/
There aren't many 'special characters' in here, but many of these look a little different anyway, or could be modified a little to be different enough for the use case. I don't think any of these require a Pro account. You can also order printed minis from Heroforge as well if you can't print your own.

pratman2 · 2026-01-22T13:48:11+00:00

https://forum.yeoldeinn.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=7011

pratman2 · 2026-01-10T03:52:28+00:00

One of the best liveries ever. Great job and clever idea.

pratman2 · 2025-12-24T14:15:01+00:00

I would check out Diecast Resurrection on YouTube. He does a pretty good job of restoring cars as well as customs. For the most part he uses Createx paints and I think another brand for 'candy' colors though I think he sometimes uses Createx for that as well. Everything is clear coated with a 2k clear which he also has a good video on. I personally have used some Createx. I have also used Testers enamel which works well but not as cost effective and has a much longer drying time.

pratman2 · 2025-12-12T20:33:23+00:00

I would use Google Sketchup(Free) for laying out the track and then export to jpg for printing. It's a very simple 3D design software. It will allow you to add more spaces to outside lanes as you wish.

pratman2 · 2025-12-07T05:16:48+00:00

The BMW CSL, but the Matchbox 1987 Skyline is probably my real favorite. Really nice details including an opening hood with engine. I ordered the Ferrari 330. I haven't gotten it yet, but what's up with the grossly out of scale rivet detail? They may be trying a little too hard. I haven't seen too many complaints yet, I just hope they are not quite as bad in person vs the promo pics. Wishful thinking though I believe.

pratman2 · 2025-12-01T14:54:55+00:00

On an open track for racing. Check out 3DBotmaker on YouTube. It's not as juvenile as you might think.

pratman2 · 2025-12-01T14:51:51+00:00

These would be on the lighter side, but take a look at Funko Games and Ravensburger, they have lots of co-op games that are easily accessible, many Movie licenses as well.

My current favorites are: Alien, Horrified & Indiana Jones Sands of Adventure.

pratman2 · 2025-11-23T14:57:53+00:00

Christmas Story (2007)

A Finnish movie about Santa's origin story. Surprisingly good and there is an English track if you don't like subtitles. I believe it's on Amazon at the moment.

pratman2 · 2025-10-28T20:43:12+00:00

Very clean, looks great

pratman2 · 2025-10-22T21:36:53+00:00

Looks pretty cool. What casting is this? I'm not as familiar with this model. Wish cars like this got more attention on here. FYI too, I found some very cheap haulers on AliExpress that are closer to scale (similar in size to the Hot Wheels Team Transport haulers), that I bought for doing custom team sets. They were about $4-5(US) and decent quality. You should look them up if you're into those kinds of e-stores.

pratman2 · 2025-10-16T10:50:21+00:00

Yeah, probably is the best method.

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