A rmed with a second cup of fresh, strong coffee, I messed around a bit this morning with artlist.io using its image to image function in an attempt to convert my hand-drawn map from September 2006 to something that more resembles an old map from the mid-18th century. And just like my experiments with Ninja AI in June, the results are mixed. The above map is pretty good, but Artlist keeps fouling up the place names and has trouble putting a faint overlay of hexes across the entire area. Hexes, admittedly, are not likely to be found on any genuine maps from the era in question, but there we are. Frankly, I prefer the appearance of the Ninja map, but there were problems getting it to correct its errors. Grrrr. As is the case with so much having to do with the various AI's out there now, the output generated is a direct result of the prompts entered. For text alone, and when you develop a lengthy, highly detailed prompt, it is...
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Also, I have it on good authority that superglue is not what it used to be - the makers have weakened the recipe to reduce risk of injury and damage to the environment. So, like weedkillers, exterior paint, cleaning materials and so on, it doesn't work very well any more.
I find that cognac still works, but not to stick soldiers.
Tony
Cheers
Paul
Each tube isn't very big . . . but then one never needs a lot at any one time and there is a lot less waste.
You might want to check such places in your area, Stokes.
-- Jeff
my pesky superglue gunges up and doesn't come out sometimes - I keep a spare new one for just those frustrating occasions.
-- Allan
Best Regards,
Stokes
More recently I've been using super glue in plastic bottles from model stores. These last much longer in my experience, and are easy to unclog by sticking a paper clip or similar bit of stiff wire down the spout.
Two I have used are Great Planes Pro CA and Kwik Bond CA. Both also come in different "thicknesses" (thin, gap-filling, etc.) and "speeds" (quick-drying, longer drying), and you can also get stuff to speed up the drying time (although I've not used or needed that so far).