Saturday, March 29, 2025

Campaign Manager: Map Editor Coming Soon

Next feature update to Campaign Manager is taking some time, but it's a big one - a built-in map editor!

It supports typical image creation functions such as layers and basic drawing tools. However, it also supports painting/spray-painting a large library of textures (grass, dirt, stone, lava, etc) and easily adding a grid overlay.


The drawing tools will continue to expand along with the texture assets. Stay tuned for its releases!

You can download Campaign Manager from:

https://kamoly.itch.io/campaign-manager

Friday, February 21, 2025

Kit Airplane: Flaps

Most recent construction for the Zenith CH-650 has been the flaps.

The ribs nearest to the fuselage have a reinforcement piece for the actuator. Measure out its position and size for holes / shape...


Drilling the holes...


Clamping the ribs into position in the flap skin...


Drilling through the skin and into ribs...


Got a helper with me expanding out the holes...


Both skins drilled...


Positioning the piano hinge for drilling...


The hinge is offset slightly above the edge of the flap...


Drilling the piano hinge...


Looks like I got is pretty straight!


Removed the piano hinges to cut them to size and drill holes for safety wire at the ends...


Disassembling and deburring it all...


Coating all surfaces that touch with Cortec primer...


Including the skins... (I had to do this in the house as it's too cold and humid to do it in the shop.)


Reassembly to rivet!


Progress riveting...


More progress...


And both flaps are (mostly) complete!

The piano hinge still needs to be drilled for the wing, and it was recommended to not rivet the actuator support until the wings are mounted on the fuselage. The ailerons are next though!

Friday, January 31, 2025

Campaign Manager: Autosave & Better Character Editing

 Three significant improvements for this release:

- Autosave! Every minute Campaign Manager will automatically save an in-progress unsaved campaign to a separate autosave file. Windows crashes or computer loses power? The next time Campaign Manager starts it will recognize it wasn't closed cleanly, and it will ask the user if unsaved changes should be loaded.

- Added ability to modify SRD 5.1 style Character Sheets directly on the form including combat evaluation values. It is now significantly easier to create a new asset from one of the existing, tweak it, and update abilities for evaluation.

- Added snap to offset positions when dragging encounters and regions around so it's easier to have a clean and organized layout.


You can download Campaign Manager from:

https://kamoly.itch.io/campaign-manager


Saturday, December 28, 2024

Campaign Manager: Asset Book

New update for Campaign Manager includes an "Asset Book" feature that can be printed. Abilities, items, or characters may be added to the list to be printed. The book may be a "Spell Book" for players or a "Reference Book" for game masters.



You can download Campaign Manager from:

https://kamoly.itch.io/campaign-manager

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Kit Airplane: Elevator

The horizontal stabilizer was constructed, but now it needs the elevator attached.

The parts as delivered by the kit...

The parts' edges were softened then placed within the skin...


More progress... (supports for the trim tab attached)


Went back to the horizontal stabilizer to add the tips...


Looking good...


Looking real good with that elevator...


Close up of the elevator horn...


And drilling the holes for the doubler between the upper and lower elevator horns..


Getting clean, aligned holes through the elevator horns and doublers was a giant pain...


And adding in a reinforcement tab to the doubler within the skin...


Additional reinforcement strips near the elevator horn to help stiffen the area...


Drilling the trim tab piano hinge...


And to the trim tab itself...


Adding a reinforcement piece (that will be under the skin at the trim motor)...


The trim motor...


Trim motor from above with reinforcement strip...


Trim motor in place...


Looks almost done, doesn't it?


Which means it's time to disassemble the entire thing to add corrosion protection...


It had been raining for a solid week with another week of rain in the forecast, but the Cortec primer needs a spread between temperature and dewpoint. Bringing the pieces in the house where it's not 100% humidity to prime... (The smell was lovely.)


Also before riveting, drilling holes for safety wires to keep the rods within the piano hinges...


The inner portion of the elevator riveted before the skin is wrapped over it...


Cleco it all back together...


And begin riveting..


Trim motor riveted...


The elevator horn connection...


Looks great!


Next up are the wings! The flap parts have been pulled out and prep work has begun on them.