Here are my latest British ships from EBard Models & HBG.

The Nelson class battleship by EBard Models is a highly detailed 3D printed sculpt shown here painted & decaled with authentic hull camouflage.

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HMS Furious is a very nice 3D printed sculpt from HBG:

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The HMS Vanguard by HBG is also 3D printed and makes a great addition to your fleet.

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Visit my site at A&A Boardgaming and see the entire lineup of United Kingdom ships and more.

Here are my latest ship customizations, the CV-4 Ranger and CV-7 Wasp. These two ships have been missing from my aircraft carrier lineup. Now I have all the US aircraft carriers available from the Lexington class to the Midway class.

The Ranger & Wasp have highly detailed flight decks and authentic hull camouflage. As you can see, the realism is taken to the next level. There simply isn’t anything else like them offered on the market. These look good in pictures but they don’t quite capture the magic of holding one in your hand.

Both are fully magnetized to hold two aircraft.

The Ranger is a 3D print sculpt from EBard Models.

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The Wasp is also a 3D print sculpt from EBard Models.

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Visit my site at A&A Boardgaming and see the entire lineup of US aircraft carriers and more.

@barnee thanks, I was inspired after watching Midway to do them like that, and to differentiate them from fighters for my less observant friends. I liked it so much I did my Stukas and Japanese tacs the same way as well.

@hopper1999 I’ve access to both resin and PLA printers, and while resin has a couple of extra steps compared to PLA, I wouldn’t consider it painful. I’ve come to appreciate resin’s ability to show detail even in very small scale. For me its worth the extra steps to clean and cure, for those results. What’s great is there are so many free units available, with some simple editing/converting you can quickly build cool armies.
As for casting, while I haven’t casted any A&A parts yet (still building my unit library), I have casted a lot of 3.75 action figure parts. I’ve gotten best results using a syringe and pressure pot. (I converted a old paint pressure tank). You inject your mold, and then put it under pressure, I’d do around 30psi, to help the resin into the thinner parts of the mold and prevent bubbles. It also helps, when making your mold to put it under pressure as well. I’ve found it helps prevents bubbles in the silicone and between the silicone and the part being cast.
I plan on using casting to duplicate units I already have, that I can’t find stl files for.

@cwo-marc
And when you consider how all the other units, tanks, fighters, bombers, and infantry are all their own scales, having consistency in class seems to make the most sense. At least to me. Even if units are the same size in real life, as you said, its easier for non-historians/enthusiasts to pick up the game if unit type x is scale size x.
Maybe if this was just a naval game or a land war game, then all units could be the same scale. As 3D printing becomes more common, I was interested in hearing how others approached this.
Thanks

@der-kuenstler

Great looking cards DK.

@azpathfinder heh heh and when Germany attacks lol I guess it could be russia too : )

So far right on the icons then back one will be upload image

@trenacker
I’ve been painting some pieces the last two weeks. I’m having trouble with Rustoleum Lemongrass for the UK. The paint doesn’t apply very well. I use Eden for USA, French blue for France, rustic orange for Japan, flat gray for Germany. Lemongrass is just a pain for whatever reason.

@monroe Actually I hear that a whole turn equates to 6 months for A&A…

@rubenoid

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Just had your G40 deck from ArtsCow delivered to Wales. They look great and will be very useful for our group as we’ve only played G40 once before and AA50 a handful of times. Thanks for making them available 😊

I did have one question, what are the numbered naval cards for? I’m assuming it’s either something to do with damage to capital ships or for easier tracking of big fleets but I could be wrong on both counts!

Cheers

I’ve tried priming these twice and the primer just won’t stick. Are these a different plastic somehow?

3D PRINTED FRENCH ARMY, ITALIANS AND KAMIKAZE TOKEMS

Hello, at last i fund a nice little bussines in Costa Rica, how can print me, some pieces. They dot had resin machines, only LP Plastic, but they completed the task. Look at the work:

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gnurpxozbk

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French battleship Dunkerque (by daragen)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4270433

Amiot 143M (by onintothevalleyofdeathroadthe600)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4579998

Renault-AMX R-40 (by aubustou)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2572250

Renault CHAR D2 (by aubustou)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2904718

Renault UE (by deweycat)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2962800

Surcouf (by HatsuneR)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3071979

French 1897/ 75mm Mle (by DokEsperanto)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2639764

kamikaze Tokem Ki-84 Hayate (By RF100User)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4715110

Fiat CR-42 (By MojoBob)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3366311

Ansaldo Carro Veloce 33/35 (by Redxvb)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2962822

P26/40 (by WindhamGraves)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4511723

@gen-manstein Yeah I know I missed that boat trying to find an alternative

@siredblood

Hello,

I wanted to print some of the really cool Axis and Allies money but cannot find the files that people are referring to. I tried the link but there was no file. Can anyone help ?

Thank You.

@hbg-gw-enthusiast said in What Spray Paint Colors Best Match OOB Colors?:

@captainnapalm I’m in rural Minnesota. The store is called “Fleet Farm.” Their selection is insane. So many colors. And if you need tack for your horse, or automotive supplies, or you want to buy a riding lawn mower, or lumber, or basically anything, they probably have it!

Ha ha ha Ya I always stop at Fleet Farm in Antigo when I go up North for fishing stuff. Huge selection. :blush:

¿Where is the Ecuador line on G40 board? We marked it, as best we can. If you want summer/winter dynamic house rule, this is the geography division, in this board.

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Some painting I did on my original pieces.
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@gen-manstein very Awesome!!

Does anyone have a pdf download map of axis and allies global 1940 2nd edition? young grasshoppers is all white( no map), and imperious leaders is 1 piece. I need to print this in 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper. Size no more than 35"x 5’,6""

pdf map global 40