Games with modern-day parts

[jim010]

We need an Axis & Allies type game that is WWIII with cool pieces.  A 70s/80s Nato vs Warsaw Pact or more modern.

[KOOLHOVEN]

You could keep an eye on Ebay and watch for the old Helen of Toy games known as
Fighting  Ships and Task Force.I have these and they have nice modern ships.They go very well with my 1/3000 metal ships from Navwar/Denian.Although these games were designed
in the late 50s/early 60s the ships are very modern.The CGN is very stealthy,roughly the size of the CVs that came out in the later AA games.The DDG is about the size of the later
AA BBs,maybe bigger.The FF,not very modern but would work well in AA.The sub is smaller
than the new AA subs,about the size of the classic sub,reminds me of the Barbel class or
maybe the latest Dutch sub.The CV is HUGE,about 5 inch.Reminds me of a WW2 Lexington
class with an angled flight deck.The CV/PT boat are out of scale with rest,the PT about half the size of the sub.The merchantmen/jets are AA like,pretty plain.
These were sold in the old war comics of the 60s/70s,although I bought mine in the mid 80s.The rules were very simple,but I love the game pieces.I agree,a WW3/modern game
would be great!

[Flashman]

You might find pieces from Power useful:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/117658/power

Dimensions (length):

Armoured car - 2cm
Tank - 3cm
F16 - 3cm
B52 - 4cm
Destroyer - 5cm
Battleship - 6cm
Rocket - 7cm

[Imperious Leader]

except that that game is impossible to find. So it cannot help anybody as a source for “modern parts”

[Flashman]

Well I’ve got two copies (the modern version), so you’re not looking hard enough…

Maybe you mean the original version is hard to find, but the pieces from that are not as good judging by BGG pics.

[Flashman]

Nice Geeklist:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/42985/games-with-a-bajillion-little-plastic-pieces-king

Mighty Empires is great for customising War of the Ring.

Spanky chopper in Blood Feud.

[Imperious Leader]

Maybe you mean the original version is hard to find, but the pieces from that are not as good judging by BGG pics.

I bought the original pieces back in 1981 after talking with the designer. I used them for my own AA game way back then. Yes i was housing AA even in 1981! I have 5 sets of these and they are terrible and not even in AA scale. But back then i never compared it too AA… these were just pieces for anything.

The new game is not in print and very impossible to find.

[Guest]

Here is a picture of the old pieces. This is the version that I have

[Guest]

Definitely not as good as this version

I didn’t even know there were 2 versions or I would have bought the new one

(Rank = 62)

[Imperious Leader]

I have the first run of the game. MY board is definatly not as nice as yours.

I got pieces in yellow, white, red, and grey.

the smaller tank is almost in AA scale.

the game plays like the Helen of toy games taskforce

[Flashman]

My copies are of the 2nd version, otherwise I wouldn’t have recommended it.

The pieces are in the primary colours: red, blue, green & yellow.

Also the board is simpler, as you get a “console” for each player to store units, reserves etc:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/82252/power?size=original

Also browsing around my collection I noticed these planes from Airways:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/525846/airways?size=medium

Just wondered if people would prefer aircraft mounted on stands like this; you could have them on a peg that slotted into the stand or into a corresponding slot on a carrier.
More expensive to produce, but gives a more imposing impression of air power.