Wheels and sliding pivots

Schnockel · Post by **Schnockel** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:05 pm

Do any of you folks have problems with the wheeling mechanism? FoG is certainly straightforward in how to do it, but is it more difficult to be accurate than it seems? - Thanks

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:40 pm

Our method has been to make up some card pieces that are 2, 3 and 4 bases wide with individual base widths marked. They are maybe about 2 cm wide. You just line up one end of it with the corner of the base that will be pivoting, measure from the front of the base on the outside of the wheel, then place it where the wheel ends and move up the bases so they are now in the proper place, then remove the wheel marker thingy.
Has made wheels a whole lot easier and also makes some of your wheel and move moves a whole lot slower as you can waste a lot of forward movement in the actual wheel. Has kept me from being charged more than once.

Vespasian28 · Post by **Vespasian28** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:55 pm

That's a good idea.

What drives me nuts is when I play people who do wheels and start by moving the outside base first. Invariably means the unit edges left or right of where it is supposed to be.

Apparently I am picky!!!!

timmy1 · Post by **timmy1** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:31 pm

No, you are not picky, you are playing the rules as written (and as the historical counterparts did). Keep at it.

I was given a good tip by Mick Hood. Certain Coffee shops provide wooden drink stirers, about 165mm long and about 5mm wide. Provided you get the type with a smooth edge, they are perfect for this - provided you get enough to have them in 40mm, 80mm, 120mm, and 160mm lengths you can measure most FoG:R wheels precisely and they are small enough that they don't get in the way. I am in the process of making some.

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:38 pm

What Dead. was talking about is a set of small measuring devices. They are made out of the same material as the figure bases. They are cut in lengths of 2,3, and 4 base widths and are very narrow, just 1cm wide. You place one end at the corner that is pivoting. Move the other end out to how far you want to move, measure to be precise, then put the far right base where it should be and line the rest up. Viola! Original pivot base corner in same spot. The first time we photograph a game for AAR I'll take a shot of one.

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:05 pm

Imagine that a Parliamentarian poodle hater who is good for something after all

Have to admit he does come up with some good ideas, other than how to destroy my Royalists

david53 · Post by **david53** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:28 pm

40mm wheeling sticks solves the problum.

SirGarnet · Post by **SirGarnet** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:34 pm

Yes, wheeling is dead easy with a stick graduated in base width intervals and another to measure the distance the outer front end of the BG wheels point to point. Plastic and wooden rulers can be very cheap and as they are already graduated need only be cut into segments of suitable lengths. You can also use the usually discarded firm backings of memo pads as raw material.