The Ultimate Token Upgrade | Board Game DIY | PART 2
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- In this episode we continue to upgrade your board game tokens, this time with Epoxy Resin. You can use this upgrade on any tokens but it will be especially useful for those who want to upgrade Quacks of Quedlinburg, Arkham Horror the card game or other board games where you draw tokens out of a bag. These are the final steps of the Ultimate Token Upgrade, so make sure to watch Part 1 first. This Part 2 is an extensive guide where we go over everything you need to know to get started with Epoxy Resin, what to do to get perfect results every time, and also how to fix your tokens if the resin cured poorly. I discuss the importance of safety and also alternatives to resin. Epoxy Resin deluxified our tokens, making them stunning, that’s why we call it The Ultimate Token Upgrade ;)
Here are some useful links where I found inspiration. Perfect if you want to learn more and read the experiences from others in the community who have tried the same thing.
Inspiration:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2974...
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2624...
makeyourpiecegames.com/posts/...
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Please note, this craft is not intended for unsupervised children as it involves resin & sharp knives.
Timecodes
0:00 Intro
1:18 Preparation
3:03 Safety
5:40 How to measure
6:27 Technique 1
9:12 Technique 2
11:05 What resin to use
11:59 What to do if you pour too much
13:07 Alternatives to resin
14:43 Outro
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nice project guys. Respect for the amount of editing and preparation for the video
Thank you! Really appreciate it 🙏
Great video! Considering the size of your channel, the production values are top-notch! Thank you for making this series!
Thank you so much! We put a lot of hard work into this series so it feels great that you appreciate it :)
Woooooaaahhh, what a great second part!!! Love the humor and the advices. You both did a really good work on this video ^^
This made our day! Thank you so much! 🙌
Really amazing video. The humor is spot on and the video is also intersting and informative. The quality is also great. Certainly one of my all time favorite videos.
I hope you'll continue taking that route. Can't wait for your next videos 😊
Thank you so much!! This made our day 🩷 And this is certainly one of our all time favorite comments!
So happy for part 2, loved the Safety Game :D
Can't wait for part 3, what's in the boooooox!
Thanks! Only that part took 2 weeks to create 😅 so pleased to hear that you liked it!
Such a great video, nice mix of humor and info!
Can't help but think the Quacks GeekUp Bits are in the box. 😂
Thank you!
Haha, it's not a bad guess 🤷♂️😅
You two are so funny! Love your how to videos and your humor!
Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙌 We really appreciate it
I was longingly waiting for your second part.
You did an amazing job with this video. Great humor and advices. I totally love your content.
Please go on, even if it is time consuming to do the research and all the work you put in with preparation, cutting etc. . It's totally worth it.
Wish you both all the best and hope your channel will grow to the appropriate size you deserve. 👌🏻
Honestly, I might frame your comment and hang it on the wall. 😅 It made me so happy I had to send it to Ronia straight away. Thank you so much for your kind words! I have spent an unreasonable amount of time on these 2 videos, but the fact that you see all the work we put in means so much.
And I would like to reasure you that we don't have any thoughts on quitting, especially not after getting comments like this ❤️ Thank you!
@@WorldOfBoardCraft always welcome. I just put in some nice words. You had all the work 😉👍
Awesome video!!! Looking forward to the next ones...
Appreciate your comment! Glad you liked it 😊
finally!!! PART 2
Yeah 🙌 Took a while but we got there in the end! :D
Very informative video! It is fun that it was suggested to me by youtube algorithms. I am happy that my post on BGG regarding tokens deluxifying inspired such creative people to make an educational video content. I see here a lot of improvements in techniques and in tooling and more researching than I did for the original post. Guess making and editing this video took even more time that the tokens deluxifying process itself ) Can't wait to see the part 3.
Thanks for your comment and for making this video possible! Glad that you approved the video 😇 Welcome to our community!
I have use UV resin in my tokens, they have the plus of better control over the process and can obtain very flat tokens and tiles for my games with bags like Obssession, Castles of Burgundy, Calico, Cascadia… If you want an advice I recommend to 1st make the border of the token (not the lateral), give it a 5-9 seconds of exposure to UV and then fill the interior of the token with your desired quantity of resin, all to avoid the dome effect result of the surface tension of the resin if you put too much or good coverage if you use less and want a thinner coat. Your 2nd method will work better with UV resin, just have to rotate the token while it’s been exposed to the UV light.
Very useful information. Really appreciate the advice. Thanks for sharing! Might have to make a part 3... 🤔
Love the video ❤
Thank you for letting me know! Glad you liked it 😊
Great! I use UV resin for nails from my wife and it looks great. Now I want to try use liquid glass like in tutorial "Home Made Glass Liquid With Only Two Ingredients" maybe you can check and compare with other solutions?
Interesting! I might have to continue this series then. 🤔 Will definitely check out your suggestion.
Thanks for your comment!
@@WorldOfBoardCraft Love to see PART 3
A+ for the creativity. I admit the tokens look awesome, but looks like too much work. Maybe one day, if I run out of minis to paint, I will consider this 😅
Run out of minis to paint? Hah, funny joke
Thank you!
It's definitely not a craft that suits everyone. It is a commitment for sure but I would say the same about painting miniatures 😅
Thanks for your comment 😊
Hey mate! Any ideas for tile upgrades? Brilliant work, btw!
We've thought about it but haven't come up with any good ideas yet. An easy upgrade could be to use an anti-reflective glass on top of the tiles, but that won't work for every game. We've also considered making tiles 3D by adding walls etc, but that also won't work for every game 🤷♂️ Let us know if you find something interesting!
Definitely try the UV resin. I've used it in other mini and hobby applications, but could easily see it here.
Good to know! We'll definitely look into UV resin :) thanks!
I haven't used any resin yet myself, but i believe that resin will yellow over time. But you can counter it by saying a tiny amount of blue dye. Although, the yellowing might not be very noticeable on the tokens, sauce from the white ones
Time will tell! The brands that we used claimed to not yellow over time, but I guess we'll have to make an update video in the future when we know for sure :D what I've heard is that sun exposure can lead to yellowing but that's just what I've heard
have a look for diy liquid glass, I've seen videos of making it with acetone and Styrofoam and on tokens it looks/sounds amazing.
While Styrofoam does dissolve in acetone it doesn't really create that dippable substance that you've most likely seen on BGG or elsewhere. I tried dissolving some, even left it for multiple days, but in the end it just became this putty-like consistency and when I dipped some mixing sticks and token punch-out sheet remains the results were pretty bad. It wasn't hard at all, it had tons of bubbles and it wasn't clear at all. The person from Brazil who had good results with dissolved Styrofoam used PU thinner instead of acetone, which seemed to create a more uniform substance. Take all I wrote with a grain of salt though, because I don't yet have any experience of my own, I'm simply doing research so I don't mess my tokens up :D
You have my attention 🧐 interesting suggestion! We'll look into this 🫡
Thanks for adding insight into this technique! We're always up for ruining our tokens, so you don't have to 😘
Hi, and thanks for this truly great video! It made me want to go through my whole collection of games and deluxify them all! I wanted to ask for some quick advice, given the experience you've certainly accrued on the subject. I want to seal the sides and potentially the top of some game components from a game called Res Arcana. These components are large, thick cardboard cards. I don't think resin on the top would work for me, as I'm sure I wouldn't be able to restack the components in the box afterward. Can you suggest a treatment to make them more durable since they are handled a lot during play? Thanks!
Hi there! Thank you for your comment! I'll try to help you the best I can. I actually have Res Arcana in my collection as well so I took a look in the box to see the tiles and the space of the insert. I guess you want to upgrade the “Magic items” & maybe the “Places of Power”? If you don’t have the expansion and still have some room left in your box, then you could upgrade these tiles with resin like I show in part 1 & 2. You’ll have to store the tiles in slots which are not designated for that tile though because they’ll get bigger, but they’ll still fit in the original box. Before attempting this though make sure that your tiles are flat and not warped. Just a disclaimer, I haven’t tried this yet. If you don’t want to use resin then I would suggest just colouring the edges and varnish them like I did in part 1, the varnish will help improve the durability. But we’ve also discovered that when varnished tokens / tiles get warm they can start to stick to each other, so if you live in a warmer climate then that’s something to consider. Properly cured resin does not get sticky.
You’ve got me excited to upgrade this myself so I’m thinking about making a video about it :D
@@WorldOfBoardCraft wow thanks, I look forward to watching your video then! :) I do have all the expansions for Res Arcana and I know already that if I used resin the components would not fit back in the box.
Yes, as you suggest, I would like to seal and protect the Magic Items and Places of Power to make them more durable seeing they are constantly handled during play. In the last week I have done a few tests using glossy Mod Podge, I colored the sides with a black Posca pen and applied Mod Podge to seal. The results are very promising.
I have also tried to apply Mod Podge to the face of similarly large cardboard cards from a different game I do not care that much to see what would happen. If Mod Podge is applied with a soft bristle brush such as a makeup brush it is possible to practically eliminate the brushstroke effect I noticed with other types of brushes and it is possible also to apply a very thin layer to the face of the cards as well which should not interfere with their effective thickness and should add some durability.
However, your comment now is making me wonder if using Mod Podge might create issues down the line given that I do live in place where summers do get really warm. Do you have any experience with Mod Podge as such for this application?
Thanks again for your help!
Hi again! Sorry for the late reply.
You may already have continued with your upgrade, but just to let you know, we have started to record the video for Res Arcana. In it I'm also doing a test to see how Modge Podge and varnish reacts to heat. Don't know what the result will be yet but I'm hoping to release that video on Saturday (hopefully- videos always take more time than I expect.) Hopefully this video can help you in your upgrade! :)
@@WorldOfBoardCraft Thanks! That sounds amazing, I can't wait to watch it! Yes I have been continuing with my upgrade and I've dome a lot of experimenting with Mod Podge, PVA glue, Posca pens, Vallejo mini painting and primers. Here are some ideas that you might find helpful. The main problem I have encountered was the finishing on the edges of the tiles. Ideally I would like the edges to look deliciously smooth however being so thick even when I went over with a combination of mod Podge and pen or sealing with PVA then applying the color and then the Mod Podge, when examined up close they would show imperfections of the cardboard layers underneath. I did not notice this issue when I experimented with thinner tokens for example. And keep in mind I did sand the edges to start with with 600 grit. Another annoying issue is the way that Mod Podge dries leaving an uneven surface. I have experimented with countless dilution but when it dries it tends to leave an irregular surface which feels rough to the touch. Sanding is really not an option because it removes the sheen. At the moment I am trying to apply Vallejo grey primer, several layers of it and sanding in between until I can achieve a smooth finish and then apply color and Mod and see how it turns out. I wish I could use resin but applying it to the edges seems unwieldy. I also know that there is a product from mod podge brand which can be applied and hardens like resin. So maybe I should try with that. In any case best of luck to you with your experimentations and I look forward to the video!
@@WorldOfBoardCraft DImensional Magic is the name of the product I was thinking of
if i only do part 1, will that be good enough for long term token life (if we play once a month) ?
thank you.
Yes, so far I haven't experienced any problems with it!
Just be mindful of 2 things. Apply thin layers of varnish (to avoid tokens getting stuck to each other. And store your games in a cool and dry place.
Good luck!