Punching out Hollow Legions counters : be aware of paper tear.

[Robin Reeve]

About Hollow Legions: be careful when punching out counters. Paper tears from them and thus can damage them.
I never had that problem with MMP stuff before.
Usually, as counters are attached by their corners, I simply could punch them out without using scissors or a cutter, then clipped them.
With HL, I have to use scissors and even cut out a smallish overlap of the paper on some edges, before I clip them.
This is annoying.

I only damaged the broken side of two 447, so I am just signaling the fact.
This module is otherwise awesome.

 

[volgaG68]

I haven't clipped HL3 yet, but I had the same 'paper tear' problem with some of my CdG2 counters; the exact way you have described. Not bad enough to grouse for refund/exchange, but pretty unprecedented for an MMP product.

 

[Old Noob]

I use a 14" legal pad clipboard to clamp the countersheet down (with old legal pad cardboard underneath the countersheet)
and use a fresh razor in the old box cutter to CAREFULLY cut out the particular set of counters I want out. Calls for a {very}
steady hand in order not to inflict collateral damage to adjacent counters.

 

[Robin Reeve]

I don't use a cutter, because I am too clumsy.
But good scissors work fine.

 

[David Reinking]

I had only one instance of paper tearing while punching out HL3 counters. Fortunately for me, the tearing occurred on the spruce. The counters came out okay.

 

[von Marwitz]

About Hollow Legions: be careful when punching out counters. Paper tears from them and thus can damage them.
I never had that problem with MMP stuff before.
Usually, as counters are attached by their corners, I simply could punch them out without using scissors or a cutter, then clipped them.
With HL, I have to use scissors and even cut out a smallish overlap of the paper on some edges, before I clip them.
This is annoying.

I only damaged the broken side of two 447, so I am just signaling the fact.
This module is otherwise awesome.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Usually, I cut the counters before clipping them. Nevertheless good to know that extra caution might be warranted.

von Marwitz

 

[Yuri0352]

About Hollow Legions: be careful when punching out counters. Paper tears from them and thus can damage them.
I never had that problem with MMP stuff before.
Usually, as counters are attached by their corners, I simply could punch them out without using scissors or a cutter, then clipped them.
With HL, I have to use scissors and even cut out a smallish overlap of the paper on some edges, before I clip them.
This is annoying.

I only damaged the broken side of two 447, so I am just signaling the fact.
This module is otherwise awesome.

My HL hasn't arrived yet, however I definitely appreciate the 'heads up'.

 

[Kijug]

I run a Xacto knife along the lines--never had an issue. I put a 1/4" board underneath, my "portable workbench". Then I can more easily punch out the counters.

 

[Robin Reeve]

I run a Xacto knife along the lines--never had an issue. I put a 1/4" board underneath, my "portable workbench". Then I can more easily punch out the counters.

See my preceding comments.
Just having to punch out the counters and clip the fluff in the corners was a gain of time.
And I prefer good scissors rather over a knife which can quite easily slip and maul the counters - I am clumsy.

 

[haggis]

Ha! I will more than likely slice my fingers, my counters are probably pretty safe