Thank you both so much, I feel a lot better about painting now. :-D
"Tall Paul's" A&A INFRASTRUCTURE units detailed and painted by "WARMACHINE Team"
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Guys,
––Here’s an “in-process” pic of an Anti-Aircraft Gun (Standard) that will eventually number eighty (80). They have a rather somber paint scheme of overall Gunmetal with Silver & Black highlights.
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----I am tremendously happy with everything A&A being produced and will undoubtably buy multiples of each and every one.
––That being said, for my own gaming purposes I’m testing an experiment of “Standardising” a FEW unit types,…so that I have ONE common sculpt rather than SEVEN unique sculpts, one for each nation.
----Thus Anti-Aircraft Guns (Standard) and Artillery, Towed (Standard) units will utilize the SAME sculpts for ALL nations. The 105 Standard Artillery units are heavily modified/detailed by Wil Tan and IMHO are awesome!
––Since there are literally DOZENS of unit types, …all having unique sculpts for each nation for most if not all of them it seemed only logical that if I “standardised” a FEW unit types on a single sculpt, that there would obviously be fewer units to be identitified. Thus speeding up the game somewhat. I started out with this idea to assist my 89-year old WW2 veteran Dad in our gaming sessions,…but it just made sense to use these “standardised” units. Of course I’m only suggesting “standardising” basic units that have a commonality between all nations for use in my own games and not to promote their use by anyone else.What do Ya’ll Think?
Tall Paul
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Looks nice. Black and silver are a combination I’ve always liked – it looks classy.
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CWO Marc,
@CWO:
Looks nice. Black and silver are a combination I’ve always liked – it looks classy.
––Thanks for the comment.
Tall Paul
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Guys,
––Here’s are some “In-Process” pics of the Air Bases (3-Dimensional). In time these units will have White decal stripes down the center of the runway, a White apron at the end, and possibly runway numbers. The control towers will have windows also. Notice the Gray concrete runways, Silver hangers, and Brown air control tower.
––These units are from Shapeways.
Enjoy!(Naval Bases are also “In-Process”)
Tall Paul
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wow this looks so cool. What’s the scale size? any chance you can take a picture with a fighter on the base too see the size comparison? would these bases be too big on a A&A Europe or pacific game board?
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jwo1984 and others,
wow this looks so cool.
––I like them, too. I’ve been wanting them to be made for more than 5 years
What’s the scale size?
––All I can say is that they are “THE RIGHT SIZE”
any chance you can take a picture with a fighter on the base too see the size comparison?
––Here’s a “file” pic from off the SHAPEWAYS site––NOTE that these painted aircraft are NOT our work,…just a “FILE” pic showing size comparison.
Tall Paul
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jwo1984 and others,
would these bases be too big on a A&A Europe or pacific game board?
––In order to answer that I would say YES,…and no.
Yes, because the long runways will work fine in larger countries AS THEY ARE,…
and No because I am trimming the runway length on about half of them so that they will look acceptable for use in small countries or islands.––Here are some “file” pics of the Air Bases as they come originally.
Tall Paul
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Those airbases are pretty cool. Got to admit! :-D
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John,
Those airbases are pretty cool. Got to admit! :-D
––We will be playing on them before too much longer. I’ve wanted these 3-Dimensional Air Bases for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time! I can’t stand the cardboard cr*p that comes in the box nowadays.
––Let me say this here and now.
I am still very much looking forward to HBG Air and Naval Bases that (I think) will be coming out with their FACILITIES set and I will buy several!Tall Paul
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@Tall:
CWO Marc,
@CWO:Looks nice. Black and silver are a combination I’ve always liked – it looks classy.
––Thanks for the comment. I always enjoy seeing YOUR newest painted units. You do such nice work.
Tall PaulUh, I appreciate the sentiment but I think you’re confusing me with someone else since I’ve never painted any of my A&A or HBG units. I don’t have the dexterity or the patience for that kind of work. I did produce a set of sculpt identification charts, which I posted in a separate thread in this section of the board, but fortunately that project involved photography rather than painting. :-)
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CWO Marc,
@CWO:
Looks nice. Black and silver are a combination I’ve always liked – it looks classy.
––I appreciate your comments because your opinion matters to me.
Tall Paul
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Guys,
––Here are some “In-Process” pics of the Naval Bases (3-Dimensional). These units are from SHAPEWAYS. Enjoy!
Tall Paul
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Wow, those naval bases are killer! :-D
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very cool and unique sculpt with the naval bases! are you painting them “generic” across the board? or will each naval base have a country insignia or color scheme change?
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John,
Wow, those naval bases are killer! :-D
––I’m glad you like them. We’ll both probably get to utilize them in our next game.
Tall Paul
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jwo1984 and others,
very cool and unique sculpt with the naval bases!
––Glad you like them. I have always hated the cardboard cr*p that comes with the games,…and I really have a preference for
3-Dimensional pieces whenever that’s possible. I’ve been waiting for these to be produced for five years or more
are you painting them “generic” across the board?
––YES
or will each naval base have a country insignia or color scheme change?
––I considered it,…but it seemed to make the paint job too “cluttered”. And after considering the “big picture” I decided that it would be much better to have “generic” units for these Air and Naval Bases. These Naval Bases ORIGINALLY came with a tiny flagpole w/flag that would have been impossible to use so we cut them off. I originally had also thought about placing decals saying “air force” or “navy” on top of the barracks but even this seemed to be too “cluttered”. The space on top of the fuel tank is designed to hold an Anti-Aircraft Gun (Standard).––Here is a “File” pic from the Shapeways site showing the tiny flagpoles we cut off.
Tall Paul
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Guys,
––Here are a couple of FINISHED pics of the 3-Dimensional Naval Bases that were just now completed. I’ve been waiting almost five years to have some well detailed 3-dimensional Air and Naval Bases. I just hate the cardboard cr*p that comes in the game. Enjoy!
Tall Paul
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wow these look fantastic!!! those bases take the gaming experience to a whole-other-level! could you post a shot with some painted warships next too the bases by chance??
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jwo1984 & others,
wow these look fantastic!!!
––Thanks and I’m glad you liked them. IMHO, feedback, whether POSITIVE or NEGATIVE helps me to realize if my methods/ideas are worthwhile or not.
those bases take the gaming experience to a whole-other-level!
––Yes, from the sub-par cardboard cr*p that comes with the game, to some
3-D painted units that hopefully look better. Just wait until you see the finished Air Bases. They will knock your socks off!
could you post a shot with some painted warships next too the bases by chance??
––Eventually, sure. But at this moment I don’t have any painted ships YET.
I have so many Infantry and aircraft in the que that the ships will be a little while yet. So you can get an idea of size/scale I’ll post a pic of some unpainted ships for you soon.Tall Paul
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Guys,
––Here’s a small update on the 3-Dimensional Naval Bases. Although this pic has slightly ‘fuzzy’ focus you can see the windows and framing that have been painted onto the aircraft control tower. They still need to have the apron and runway stripes added. I’ll try to post some better pics with a close-up of control tower later, maybe with some aircraft, too.
––BTW,…PLEASE, Does anyone know a source for some decal stripes (dashes) like are used on streets and/or highways? We need these to apply to the RUNWAYS on these Air Bases and we haven’t uncovered a source yet.
Tall Paul
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