To me, that’s the same concept of using the chassis of a Lamborghini with the body of a Yugo.  A Lamborghini isn’t just about the engine that drives it, people love it because it’s how it LOOKS.

The same thing can be said of Axis and Allies.  Maybe the body of a Yugo is more practical to some, but I wouldn’t bother playing Axis and Allies at all, if I felt I was sitting in a Yugo.

If you don’t know what a Yugo is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MknuRE2Bcg

Built in Soviet-bloc Yugoslavia, the Yugo had the distinct feeling of something assembled at gunpoint. Interestingly, in a car where “carpet” was listed as a standard feature, the Yugo had a rear-window defroster, reportedly to keep your hands warm while you pushed it…

Thanks everyone for your replies, I finished last night. Really happy with how these turned out.

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@Der:

From the War Room in Illinois…

Fantastic… love the hats, love the look of all your customizations, and love that you got a lady in your group.

I’ll tweet those pics today.

That is very impressive.

I love it!  I especially love the plexiglass over the board!

Cyanight, thanks and yes it should prevent a lot of the house bugs from making webs and things over the pieces!

IdaRed, The shelf was a project we felt was something we needed. It does do it’s purpose well.

BH

@CWO:

if the Imperial War Museum still operates its “Blitz Experience” feature (if I recall the name correctly), I recommend it.

Didn’t see it when I went there last summer, but I might just have missed it.

Try placing them in the northern Canadian territories, Alaska, and the northern Soviet Union. These are large territories that see little action in the game, so it’s justifiable to create blowup boxes in them, probably 8 or more.

They look absolutely great SP.

I was admiring these when I spotted that the US set up misses the Szechwan and NW China Infantry and mistakenly has the G naval placements instead of the US. Not checked the rest so you may want to do so.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! :-(

Wow that woodburning is top notch! I have other skillsets pertaining to my hobbies, but that is certainly not one of them. I am very impressed with this.

“painted playing pieces” are just that, decals are way out of scale, not the emblem the plastic of the decal itself is too nasty on minis this size. These paint jobs are amazing!

@WoodyWanKenobi:

@cyanight:

Here are some of each.

cyanight, you are a living legend.
Speedy reply and I never would of found that in the millions of posts in this forum

Thanks mate
Woody

Thank you :) I printed my map at Fastsigns for around $550 but it has a metal back for the magnetic pieces.

@CWO:

I’m likewise sorry for anything in my post which sounded stronger than it was intended to be.  I had tried to make it clear that I didn’t personally think that Private Panic had done anything wrong; my concern was about how it might be perceived by someone misreading his intentions.

Your post was awesome CWO Marc, I know what you mean about the corruption in Montreal, especially with the politicians, but it might play second fiddle to what’s been going on in Vancouver for decades which is more street level with the cops.

@Maddog77:

@pfc_pander:

Love the M-1 Carbine, nice touch!

It’s fully functional too. My Dad carried one in Korea (He was an artillery man during the war) I have all the attachments for it (30 round mags, bayonette, heat shield, oil tube, etc.) It’s a very fun small caliber weapon to shoot. I like how it adds to the whole war room atmosphere so it just has to be displayed on the wall. I keep a trigger lock on it because I have young children running about and the rest of my hunting rifles are locked up in the safe. If anyone comes across a nice WWII propaganda poster or gadget for sale (from any country) please let me know. I’m really ramping up my collection.

My grandfather was in the 40th Infantry Division in Korea and he told me a story about how carbines were a prized weapon of choice in the infantry. Guys from other units had them and it got around that you could get your hands on one if you went to the showers and waited for a guy who had one to step into the shower. Then they would just take his gun.

He ended up doing just that.

Lets see it!

@CWO:

@Drfrozenfire:

I’m going to probably print a large transparency map based on the board I’ve been designing based on satellite imagery that is in some serious high definition.

If you’ll be using satellite imagery as the basis for your map, will you be keeping the real-world proportions of the land masses and oceans?  The Global 1940 game map, for practical game play purposes, distorts both the size and the shape of various geographic areas.

No, I’ve taken the satellite images and enlarged certain areas so that there is room in places like Europe for the large scale of battle that often takes place there. When I’m done with the map file, I’ll post it here if you’re interested

Those are very impressive, sir.  Not just the details and kitbashing but the paint job and wash as well.

Okay.  Must have been an unusual example of someone’s bent piece or something.  Cool.  Thanks!

I’m looking for digital mapmakers and digital publishing enthusiasts to help me develop a new map and professional-looking set of rules for an Axis & Allies homebrew set of rules. Any takers?