A few months ago, I wrote an article demonstrating how the bullseye can be used with any module by means of a spider card. I couldn’t find one I liked, so I made my own.
Although it can be used in-game directly thanks to OpenKneeboard, my recent setup update and the fact that I am playing as WSO in the F-4E created a room problem. I simply don’t know where I can squeeze the graphic tablet I used to write in-game.
So, back to pen and paper it is!
I pulled out of storage the old kneeboard I bought in 2020. The format is A6, so 105 × 148 mm. It is small, but it works brilliantly.
The issue with my original spider card is the size. Meant to be used on a monitor, it was big enough to accommodate two sets of scales, reaching circa 90 and 200 nm. The size reduction made it too cluttered. So, easy solution: split the pages. I now have two spider cards with different sizes, and I can simply pick the one that fits the situation better.
As we know, bullseye pictures change over time. Therefore, I needed a way to update information. 15 pounds and a day later, I laminated the spider cards, and I am quite pleased with the result.
However, I soon located a potential issue: the page moves all over the place. To solve this, I added a small flap that sits under the paper-holding mechanism. It is small enough not to be annoying if not needed, but it works surprisingly well.
The PDF version is freely available to all of you, and it includes the two spider cards with different scales, and the guides for folding and punching holes, in case you want to use a kneeboard similar to mine. Speaking of which, the holes are not perfectly spaced, but it’s the vertical axis that matters. If you do not want the just-mentioned flap, simply cut it off. All you need to do is print the page, and you are good to go. Although, I recommend laminating it.
It surely won’t win any award for the best design of the century, but I am happy with what I made. When I find some time, I will put together a simple intercept example using mostly Bullseye references.
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