Anyone have any experience with using an upside down periscope in order to get a troops eye view?
i.e You are higher than the tabletop but the periscope lower end is at table level.
martin :)
I remember reading about them but was too unskilled to ever make one!
Presumably you can buy them now....
I would have thought you would really need to model all the little folds in the ground for it to work well; it would reduce the helicopter view slightly......
Neil
Never bothered as it seems like another of those "lets try for ultra realism" trends, which is not really necessary as we are playing a game and not working out tactics for the Prussian military. Also the ultra realism approach inevitably slows the game down.
I can see that they might be interesting for online Covd-safe gaming with a twist, but I would personally push toy soldiers across a table.
Simon
My friend has one. The novelty of using it wore off pretty quick 😀
Did he get seasick, Paul? :)
Simon
Quote from: martin goddard on April 29, 2021, 07:55:59 AM
Anyone have any experience with using an upside down periscope in order to get a troops eye view?
i.e You are higher than the tabletop but the periscope lower end is at table level.
martin :)
What .... With my back! :-)
With the advent of digital gimmickry this could be done with a small camera lens or even just holding your phone camera at troop level. What fun!
Mike
Great idea, it works very well mine came from IKEA.
It looks like this, https://www.etsy.com/listing/934195350/vintage-periscope-for-kids-ikea-upptacka works very well.
Quote from: Colonel Kilgore on April 29, 2021, 02:36:19 PM
Did he get seasick, Paul? :)
Simon
No, it was just boring ☝️