Just thought I would post this in case anyone might be interested in the future.  After adding the required pieces to change my first edition 1940 games to second edition (including replacing ANZAC/Italy completely) it worked out to be only $25 cheaper than the best price I found on purchasing the 2nd editions new.

Of course if you just got the AA guns and left the rest the same, it would be much cheaper.

@elrojo33:

That would be my answer. Anyway, I’ll keep an eye out. If I come across some I will let you know.
Happy hunting.

Thanks much.

Great catch IL, they are Odemars German Commanders, I must had Rocco in my mind when I was typing,lol

I like the whole idea of pulleys and storing it high on the ceiling. Nice job.

These are amazing, keep up the great work.

@BJCard:

@Swedo:

Thank you, im not happy with the US star, i hate doing stars, they always look crooked. Tobad my russian carriers will probably never see action :(

You could just houserule a Russian carrier starting in the Baltic- hey, it is your house, your rules!

Awesome!

@CWO:

@Fishmoto37:

Flags to designate armies to place on army cards off the board.

Very nice.  Is there any particular reason why the Russian tank is flying the ensign of the Soviet Navy?

That matches up with an army (navy) off board card that I was using in the Barbarossa game. No navy in that so just used for army. No other reason.

For sure it would be awesome to make our own at home!

In the meantime, if you really want to and can come up with an appropriate 3d art file, Shapeways would be a good alterntative for some special items (they spent the money on the uber-expensive equipment already).  It just sucks to have to wait for it, pay their overhead and then pay for shipping.

I’d LOVE to have a 3d printer though!

The file service named Mediafire, already has this. There is not need to run up costs on this site to allow downloads. Why not use that free service?

Plus we already got IL’s map thread with most of these map files. If that is not true, post all the files there that are missing.

@Gargantua:

Has anyone thought making the board from Acrylic??

Or is it too prone to breakage?

I had considered etching the country and seazone borders into the bottom of the acrylic topper on our topograhical board.  Would have been very cool, but too difficult at the time (skill level required was beyond me at the time).

I don’t think it would have been particularly prone to breakage.  Acrylic sheets are pretty resiliant.  SCRATCHING on the other hand would be a major issue to deal with.

Great looking table. I like the idea of having enough room to move around the countries based on the game you are playing. Two thumbs up!

@aaronimpulse:

Should have tried to sneak the maple leaf in there somewhere!

Like most artists, the obvious often evades me. Next version I will definitely do that.

Yrs.,
R.

This is a sweeeeeet table. I used a lot of the same ideas in mine.

happy gaming!

Dedo… sounds awesome, you’re a legend.  :-D

@dedo:

Oh, sorry, I didn’t know about that thread, eventually I lost my labour and waisted your time…

No problem.  There’s so much information scattered in so many threads on this board that it’s impossible to keep track of it all, so repeating a particular point of information can be very useful, especially to people who may have missed its first appearance elsewhere.  I just happened to remember the reference to the Beaufort because that information had been posted in response to a question I’d asked…and even then, I had to use the Search function to track down where I’d seen it because it was several months ago.

@jluna1273:

I have been working on my pieces and did this for for flight stands: The base is a simple wooden knob from Hobby Lobby (they fit perfectly on the chips), I bought a box of 250 pin needles for $3, I crazy glued the needle to the base, finally I heated the other end on an open flame and pushed it right into the bomber. I melted right in and its very secure.

Good idea.  It’s interesting how sometimes how the best results comes from clever yet simple solutions that aren’t obvious to think of.

Awhile back I looked over some really nice NA cards for 50th that someone was making - did those ever see completion?  I wouldn’t mind getting a hold of those for a printout…

Can’t seem to find the thread - anyone?

Bumping to see if anyone knows what I’m referring to yet…?

Russia (in maroon) and especially France need help.

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Wow! Very cool, thanks.