AARHE "Official" piece colors

[Imperious Leader]

I have 3 copies of that 50 tank set. The US ands Soviet tank barrels will bend so be careful. Skytrex has the best because the barrels don’t bend unless your really harsh with them.

Is

15mm really 1/2 size of AAR oob pieces?  That’s pretty small but the detail of skyteck/old glory look pretty good.  I saw a couple forums that totally slammed skyteck’s quality and visual appearance.

Look at my posting under variants for AA: classic edition. Everything you see is skytrex stuff bar none. Its great. The only people who say that crap are the types of people who scrutinize every aspect of models and have nothing to do but paint junk. The models are exceptional quality and best price for the money. I wasted thousands of dollars before i found these guys. GHQ is the most unplayable ripoff… nearly worse than flames of war crap. If you want to actually be able to game AA skytrex is the best. no doubt.

For basic play, are there specific armor, planes or ships you get or just a few different ones.  I’m about to order our first set so I want to make our investment a good dollar value without investing a large amount of $$$.

tell me what you want to spend and ill make an order that you cant go wrong with. Ill post it here.

Also, should we wait for AAA to come out?  These pieces are really to play AARHE large map so it seems AAA should have no bearing on our decision.

This can be done but you need some extra pieces. I can make a list if you like.

Things like V rockets
Naval fighters
heavy tanks
Mech infantry
Airborne infantry

it would be a small list.

[oldsalty]

Thanks for your input.  I decided to go all custom rather than mix and match.  Can you tell me what specific pieces you buy for the following:

V rockets
Naval fighters
heavy tanks
Mech infantry
propelled artillary
Cruisers (heavy battle or light)

[oldsalty]

If you want to put together a list, that would be great!  I’ve got a starting budget of $300 USD.  I’m buying the infantry packs from Old Glory today!  (They are the same as Skytrex, correct)?  They have a sale and the shipping is a lot cheaper (Skytrex’s 40% of sales to ship USA is outragious!).  Plus the US distributor is having a 40% off infantry packs sale.

What Skytrex unit do you use for (this is AARHE dependant.  Skytrek doesn’t show unit pics so hard to determine unit selection):

fighter/bomber
mechanized (I was going to use half-tracks)
self-propelled artillary (so players don’t confuse with armor.  I was going to use half-tracks mounted with cannon)
heavy tanks
AA (Skytrek does’t show a lot of picture so hard to tell best unit.)

Seems biggest expense will be airforce as they don’t appear to come in multiple packs.

[Bierwagen]

IL, that would be great!  I need to buy all the other pieces as well (e.g., non INF/ARM).  I can put a few hundred dollars into it as well and need all the (optional) pieces that go along with AARHE.

Thanks in advance, you’ll save us some severe asspain trying to find all this.

[oldsalty]

Bierwagan

welcome back!

Warweb is offering 40% off their Old Glory miniatures infantry packs (50 pieces) which are the same as Skytrex (Old Glory is the USA distributed name for Skytrex).  Their sale price is $8.40 per pack.  Can’t beat that price.  Unfortunately, they don’t carry all of Skytrex products.

Based in IL’s advice, I ordered UK infantry (split USA,UK); German Infantry (split Germany/Italy); Russia Infantry ( split Russia, Neutrals) and Japan Infantry (Split Japan, China).  I’ll wing France but they won’t need much.

Go here to see pics of Skytrex Infantry packs:  http://www.skytrex.com/

Go here to order:  http://www.warweb.com/15mm-miniatures-world-war-c-70_138_1417_413.html

[Bierwagen]

Nice find!  Thanks for the tip-off!

[Bierwagen]

@Imperious:

This can be done but you need some extra pieces. I can make a list if you like.

Things like V rockets
Naval fighters
heavy tanks
Mech infantry
Airborne infantry

it would be a small list.

Hey IL, I could have sworn you’ve spelled this out before – but I can’t seem to find the list of recommended sets you put together.

Any chance you can “sticky” the thread once you create it so it’s an easy one to find.  Anyone who picks up AARHE is going to eventually want the extra pieces.

[Imperious Leader]

ok working on it right this second.

[Imperious Leader]

Germany:
V1 Buzz Bomb (x2)  P499 £1.50 (german rockets)
U-Boat Pen  H20 £2.50 ( for possible NA for Germany)
Coastal Battery  H60 £1.00  ( use for interdiction batteries)
Flak Tower (x 2)  H61  £1.00  (AA guns Jagd Panther (x 5)  M320 £1.75 ( Self propelled artillery)
Tiger 11 Porshe (x 4)  M323 £1.75  ( heavy tank )
Elephant (x 4)  M327 £1.75 ( Self propelled artillery)
Sdkfz 251/1 (x 5)  M340 £1.75  ( mech infantry
88mm Flak 18 A.A./A.T. Gun (x 4)  M384b £1.75 ( replacement artillery for germany)
ISA 180 Me.262 (6) $4.69 (jet fighter)
ISA 181 Me.163 (6) $4.69 ( jet fighter)
ISA 182 He.162a Salamander (6) $4.69 ( jet fighter)
ISA 183 Ar.234 Blitz (4) $4.69 ( jet bomber)

United States:
M36 Jackson Tank destroyer (x 5)  M211 £1.75 ( self propelled artillery)
M26 Pershing (x 4)  M208 £1.75 (heavy tanks)
M3A1 Half track (x 5)  M240 £1.75 (mech infantry)

Soviet Union:
SU 122 (x5)  M453 £1.75 (self-pro)
Katyuska Rkt on GAZ (x 5)  M465 £1.75 (a few of these are also self propelled artillery)
JS111 Stalin Heavy Tank (x 4)  M416 £1.75 ( heavy tank)
M3A1 Half track (x 5)  M240 £1.75 (mech infantry)

British:
Comet 1 (x 5)  M117 £1.75 (heavy tank)
M3A1 Half track (x 5)  M240 £1.75 (mech infantry)
Sexton S.P.G. (X 5)  M152 £1.75 (SPA)
ISA 80 Gloster Meteor (4) $4.69 ( jets)

Note: all ISA numbers from
http://www.brookhursthobbies.com/
Tumbling dice/vapor trails.

I suggest you either go this route or buy Milton Bradley axis and allies game and do following:
Tanks are mech infantry
Battleships are cruisers
Fighters are naval fighters
Subs are super subs
Bombers are heavy bombers

[oldsalty]

This is good stuff IL:  Thanks!!!

I have the printer you get your game boards printed at.  How do your 6 sections lock together so they are squared up and don’t move or do you just butt them together?

Any reason why I would not want to get two sections instead of six, if transporting is not a problem?

[Imperious Leader]

get me the measurement of the map i think i made it 72x36 which is 6x3

in that case cuts are 6 pieces at 24x18 each provided the sheets are at least 1/8 thick. If your table is flat you wont have problems.

If you print on a roll up map and make no cuts at all your ok as well

But i dont like the shinny lamination because it takes away from the map i little bit.

[oldsalty]

Mine will be the same at 6’ x 3’.  I was thinking of getting hard material but cut in (2) 3’ x 3’ sections.  Just so I don’t have to deal with multiples.

I also plan on getting - if possible - a 6 in border across the top and bottom.  I did that to the one I made by printing 11 x 14" sheets and taping on posterboard.  Makes a nice spot to keep play units and materials, cards, etc.

[Imperious Leader]

ok then 3x3 would be great but consider where its gonna be stowed away so it wont get damaged.

I can make the file with a border…even with custom set up sheets printed at intervals so people will know where to sit. If you want this i need the completed 1939 set ups, and ill supply the backround as promised.

[Bierwagen]

IL, could you recommend some 1:2400 pieces to use for Navy.

My 1:2400 GHQ Micronauts just arrived of the:

CA Prinz Eugen
  CB Scharnhorst

…and they are HUGE.  Much too big to play with on my 5’ x 3’ map.

[Imperious Leader]

OMG why did you buy that stuff?

GHQ is a freeking joke.

which pieces you need?

Cruisers only?

list please and all make your order. I have everything they make and i can tell you its perfect in every detail.

[Bierwagen]

I want to replace all the pieces plus optional ones.  I bought these two units because they were on sale and I wanted to see how they looked compared to the plastic ones.  I figured 1/2400 was well… 1/2400

Problem is, 1/2400 seems to be about twice the size of out of the box pieces.

I’m looking for:

Transports
Submarines
Destroyers
Cruisers
Battle Ships
Aircraft Carriers

For all the countries required to play AARHE 1939 and small enough to fit the required units on a ~ 6’ x 3’ board.

[Imperious Leader]

Transports: AP
Submarines:SS
Destroyers:DD
Cruisers;CA
Battle Ships:BB
Aircraft Carriers: CV

Germany:
BB: Scharnhorst 2 1940  D3152 £1.40
CA: Graf Spee 2 1939  D3153a £1.00
CV: Graf Zepplin (2) 1940  D3201
DD:Narvik (Z24) (x 2) 12 1943  D3502a
SS:Type VIIc (x 3) 614 1941  D3602 ( in prefer the plastic ones for these, due to the metals ones being small)
AP:Kormoran 1 1940  D3720

UK:
BB: Rodney 2 1939  D1105,King George V 4 1944  D1103a
CA:Sussex 4 1941  D1304
CV:Illustrious 4 1941  D1203
DD:Tribal Class (x 2) 16 1937  D1511
SS:‘T’ Class (x 3) 53+(6) 1940  D1601
AP:Liberty Ship 2700 1942  D9001

Italy:
BB:Littorio 4 1937  D4101,Andrea Doria 2 1940  D4104a
CV:Aquila (1) 1943  D4201
CA:Zara 2 1930  D4303
DD:Spica (x 2) 32 1940  D4701
SS:Marcello (x 3) 9 1937  D4601
AP:Victory Ship 272 1943  D9009

Japan:
BB:Nagato 2 1941  D5105a,Fuso 2 1941  D5107b,Kongo 4 1941  D5153a
CV:Hiryu 1 1939  D5205,Akagi 1+(1) 1939  D5209,Shokaku 2 1939  D5204
CA:Mogami 1 1943  D5302b,Tone 2 1941  D5301
DD:Fubuki (x 2) 24 1939  D5508,Yugumo (x2) 20+(8) 1941  D5503
SS:1-400 Class (x 3) 4+(14) 1944  D5601
AP:Victory Ship 272 1943  D9009

USA:
BB:Iowa 4+(2) 1942  D6102,Tenessee 2 1943  D6107a
CV:Lexington 2 1941  D6209,Yorktown 3 1941  D6207
CA:Baltimore 17+(7) 1942  D6302,Indianapolis 2 1941  D6305
DD:Fletcher (x 2) 175+(4) 1942  D6504
SS:Gato ( x 3) 294 1941  D6601
AP:Liberty Ship 2700 1942  D9001

France:
BB:Richelieu 1+(2) 1939  D2102
CA:Algerie 1 1932  D2301
DD:Mogador 2+(4) 1939  D2503
SS:Surcouf 1 1929  D2601
AP:Liberty Ship 2700 1942  D9001

[Imperious Leader]

I think you need the following quantities:

Japan, USA, UK:

3 BB
3 CV
6 CA
9 DD
9 SS
9 AP

Germany, Italy:

2 BB
2 CV
4 CA
6 DD
9 SS
6 AP

USSR/ France

1BB
1 CV
1 CA ( 2 CA for france)
2 DD
2 SS
2 AP

[Bierwagen]

@oldsalty:

Warweb is offering 40% off their Old Glory miniatures infantry packs (50 pieces) which are the same as Skytrex (Old Glory is the USA distributed name for Skytrex).  Their sale price is $8.40 per pack.  Can’t beat that price.  Unfortunately, they don’t carry all of Skytrex products.

Hey OldSalty – did your infantry every arrive?  I jumped on this bandwagon around the 13 Aug, but haven’t seen anything yet vs. GHQ that got it here within a week.

[oldsalty]

Nada.  They said it could take several weeks.  Apparently they don’t have them in stock and their coming from across the pond.  My C-in-C tanks got here less than a week.