Something occurred to me last night and I’ve very curious to know. But I hope these new sets as awesome as they look like they are going to be doesn’t mean they stop doing the individual nation sets. And I would like for them to do sets in WW2 sets in WW1 nations colors and vice verse.�
Man, I would hope not, because I still need the Russian sets because I missed out on those. I would hope Doug and the gang would still do them. I guess we can always let Doug know, we still want new models for each country in a variety of different colors. I don’t know if he will mix the world war 1 and 2 colors, but we can always ask him. I’ve talked to him several times on the phone, and he is really cool about answering your questions. He is always about customer satisfaction. I guess we shall see about the continuation of country sets.
OMG they are awesome at answering questions, normally. Since the holidays they’ve been a bit of AWOL but who doesn’t go AWOL every once in a while? I’ve asked him about mixing colors and he didn’t answer but it was on the forums. I still need a bunch of the sets. I’m going to be placing a big order when the Russian set gets restocked. He did say it would be mid-February.
Ok, February, great because that is the one group, I’m needing. The United Kingdom Set should be soon, along with the Japanese basic set. I don’t know if you know this, but Doug is doing an early WW2 French Set as well. Look under the design stage on his website.
Yeah I know I’m very curious to know what’s after the French set. I know there’s a 3rd Japanese set they are working on and based on the names of the sets there’s another Russian set they are going to do but after that I have no idea.
Yeah I know I’m very curious to know what’s after the French set. I know there’s a 3rd Japanese set they are working on and based on the names of the sets there’s another Russian set they are going to do but after that I have no idea.
There is another Russian and Japanese set, that they are going to do?
I didn’t know that.
When was that announced?
I missed that, somehow.
Yeah I know I’m very curious to know what’s after the French set. I know there’s a 3rd Japanese set they are working on and based on the names of the sets there’s another Russian set they are going to do but after that I have no idea.
There is another Russian and Japanese set, that they are going to do?
I didn’t know that.
When was that announced?
I missed that, somehow.
Russian set I’m assuming based on that the Russian set is call “early war” so that stands to reason there will be a “late war”
The 3rd Japanese set was announced when they announced they were doing the first Japanese set they said they were doing 3 sets of Japan in a row. It’s on there site somewhere I’ll see if I can find it for you.
Yeah I know I’m very curious to know what’s after the French set. I know there’s a 3rd Japanese set they are working on and based on the names of the sets there’s another Russian set they are going to do but after that I have no idea.
There is another Russian and Japanese set, that they are going to do?
I didn’t know that.
When was that announced?
I missed that, somehow.
Russian set I’m assuming based on that the Russian set is call “early war” so that stands to reason there will be a “late war”
The 3rd Japanese set was announced when they announced they were doing the first Japanese set they said they were doing 3 sets of Japan in a row. It’s on there site somewhere I’ll see if I can find it for you.
I guess your right. If you have an early war set, you will have a middle and later set. I didn’t think about that. Is there going to be another German set, because there has only been one? If you can find the link, it would be great and if not, no sweat.
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/HBG-Battle-Pieces–WW2-Japan-Basic-Set_p_813.html
There’s really no info there but it’s there. I have no idea about a 2nd German set. I’m not sure what units could even be in the set. Interesting thing of note: the WW2 French set also says “Early War”
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/HBG-Battle-Pieces–WW2-Japan-Basic-Set_p_813.html
There’s really no info there but it’s there. I have no idea about a 2nd German set. I’m not sure what units could even be in the set. Interesting thing of note: the WW2 French set also says “Early War”
Well, thanks for trying, and yes, I saw that the French set was early war as well. I believe they will keep doing regular sets, just not as often, since they are coming out with expansion sets. That is just my thought. I guess we will see.
I would like if they would do a universal set before they start slowing down to focus on the expansions. By universal I mean Major and Minor ICs, plastic airbases, plastic naval bases stuff like that. It could and should be done in 1 color neutral grey.
I would like if they would do a universal set before they start slowing down to focus on the expansions. By universal I mean Major and Minor ICs, plastic airbases, plastic naval bases stuff like that. It could and should be done in 1 color neutral grey.
Now that would be cool. I would buy something like that.
Hey Guys,
There are four sets currently in the “Design Stage”:
UK Supplement Set – This one is closest to being finalized
World War 1 French/Neutral set
World War 2 France Early War set – If you think about it, that’s all France really needs. France as a nation was only in the early part of the war. After that they were Occupied France.
World War 2 Japan Basic set – This set will include every piece that is used in the Global 1940 game so you can actually replace your OOB pieces with HBG pieces (or simply have more options if you like).
After those, the rest has been just talk so far. However, I have seen sculpts for a USS Enterprise carrier, a Midway class carrier and an F-86 jet fighter that could be included in a possible US Expansion set.
Also, there has been definite talk of a second Axis Minors set that will have even more German equipment in it. Here are some of the ideas:
Panzer IV tank
Stuka dive bomber
A new Mechanized Infantry piece, possibly SdKfz 250 or SdKfz 7-1
Deutschland class Pocket Battleship
German infantryman in a long coat (winter dress?)
Those are all I can remember at the moment. Also, I’m sure at some point they will be making another Russian set to cover later war equipment. Maybe even a set with some Russian Navy vessels. Even with these new expansion sets for the Global game, I’m sure they will keep making nation sets as well. Just from a business standpoint, they sell too dang good for them not to make them.
a SdKfz 7-1 would be awesome I was going to ask them if they thought about making mobile AA guns for all nations and a SdKfz 7-1 would be a good start. It’s good to hear that HBG stuff is selling well and they have no plans of stopping anytime soon.
Oh god I forgot about Xeno games pieces they made the classic pieces look good.
Another early expansion set for the original Milton Bradley A&A game was Enemy on the Horizon, made by a now-defunct company in (I believe) Nova Scotia. I have a couple of copies of this set, which provided three types of units: infantry (paratroops, as I recall), destroyers (large enough to be cruisers) and artillery (like the destroyers, rather large in size). The units were in the original five MB colours. The troop pieces were fairly decent, but the other two units didn’t have much in the way of detail.
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Oh god I forgot about Xeno games pieces they made the classic pieces look good.
Another early expansion set for the original Milton Bradley A&A game was Enemy on the Horizon, made by a now-defunct company in (I believe) Nova Scotia. I have a couple of copies of this set, which provided three types of units: infantry (paratroops, as I recall), destroyers (large enough to be cruisers) and artillery (like the destroyers, rather large in size). The units were in the original five MB colours. The troop pieces were fairly decent, but the other two units didn’t have much in the way of detail.
I remember that one. the Infantry piece was Commandos. And the destroyers looked more like the transports from A&A14 to me.
Hey Guys,
There are four sets currently in the “Design Stage”:
UK Supplement Set – This one is closest to being finalized
World War 1 French/Neutral set
World War 2 France Early War set – If you think about it, that’s all France really needs. France as a nation was only in the early part of the war. After that they were Occupied France.
World War 2 Japan Basic set – This set will include every piece that is used in the Global 1940 game so you can actually replace your OOB pieces with HBG pieces (or simply have more options if you like).After those, the rest has been just talk so far. However, I have seen sculpts for a USS Enterprise carrier, a Midway class carrier and an F-86 jet fighter that could be included in a possible US Expansion set.
Also, there has been definite talk of a second Axis Minors set that will have even more German equipment in it. Here are some of the ideas:
Panzer IV tank
Stuka dive bomber
A new Mechanized Infantry piece, possibly SdKfz 250 or SdKfz 7-1
Deutschland class Pocket Battleship
German infantryman in a long coat (winter dress?)Those are all I can remember at the moment. Also, I’m sure at some point they will be making another Russian set to cover later war equipment. Maybe even a set with some Russian Navy vessels. Even with these new expansion sets for the Global game, I’m sure they will keep making nation sets as well. Just from a business standpoint, they sell too dang good for them not to make them.
Thanks for sharing your info. I would think nation sets would always sale. I didn’t think about it, but your right, Early War France is all that you would really need.
Hey Guys,
There are four sets currently in the “Design Stage”:
UK Supplement Set – This one is closest to being finalized
World War 1 French/Neutral set
World War 2 France Early War set – If you think about it, that’s all France really needs. France as a nation was only in the early part of the war. After that they were Occupied France.
World War 2 Japan Basic set – This set will include every piece that is used in the Global 1940 game so you can actually replace your OOB pieces with HBG pieces (or simply have more options if you like).After those, the rest has been just talk so far. However, I have seen sculpts for a USS Enterprise carrier, a Midway class carrier and an F-86 jet fighter that could be included in a possible US Expansion set.
Also, there has been definite talk of a second Axis Minors set that will have even more German equipment in it. Here are some of the ideas:
Panzer IV tank
Stuka dive bomber
A new Mechanized Infantry piece, possibly SdKfz 250 or SdKfz 7-1
Deutschland class Pocket Battleship
German infantryman in a long coat (winter dress?)Those are all I can remember at the moment. Also, I’m sure at some point they will be making another Russian set to cover later war equipment. Maybe even a set with some Russian Navy vessels. Even with these new expansion sets for the Global game, I’m sure they will keep making nation sets as well. Just from a business standpoint, they sell too dang good for them not to make them.
Thanks for sharing your info. I would think nation sets would always sale. I didn’t think about it, but your right, Early War France is all that you would really need.
Late war would kind of makes sense seeing as they used alot of american lend lease equipment in the late war but that can be handled by a wisely made American set also made in French blue. But whatever it takes to get my sad blue Russians off the game board.
Hey Guys,
There are four sets currently in the “Design Stage”:
UK Supplement Set – This one is closest to being finalized
World War 1 French/Neutral set
World War 2 France Early War set – If you think about it, that’s all France really needs. France as a nation was only in the early part of the war. After that they were Occupied France.
World War 2 Japan Basic set – This set will include every piece that is used in the Global 1940 game so you can actually replace your OOB pieces with HBG pieces (or simply have more options if you like).After those, the rest has been just talk so far. However, I have seen sculpts for a USS Enterprise carrier, a Midway class carrier and an F-86 jet fighter that could be included in a possible US Expansion set.
Also, there has been definite talk of a second Axis Minors set that will have even more German equipment in it. Here are some of the ideas:
Panzer IV tank
Stuka dive bomber
A new Mechanized Infantry piece, possibly SdKfz 250 or SdKfz 7-1
Deutschland class Pocket Battleship
German infantryman in a long coat (winter dress?)Those are all I can remember at the moment. Also, I’m sure at some point they will be making another Russian set to cover later war equipment. Maybe even a set with some Russian Navy vessels. Even with these new expansion sets for the Global game, I’m sure they will keep making nation sets as well. Just from a business standpoint, they sell too dang good for them not to make them.
Thanks for sharing your info. I would think nation sets would always sale. I didn’t think about it, but your right, Early War France is all that you would really need.
Late war would kind of makes sense seeing as they used alot of american lend lease equipment in the late war but that can be handled by a wisely made American set also made in French blue. But whatever it takes to get my sad blue Russians off the game board.
Ha ha, tis sad for the men in blue, but whatever they produce, I’m sure it will workout. :-D
Every single time I set up France which is done last, I pull the pieces out and go to put the first tank on the board and go :-( oh yeah they’re Russians. So yeah being able to step back and look at the whole board and smile at how just awesomely cool it looks would be really kick ass. I hate blue Russians so much I’ve toyed with the idea of using the French units from A&A14.
Man. I’m so keen on these newly listed expansions for global…. Ideally I’d love it if stuff like winter war and battle for Africa came with small a3 ish maps so you could play just those fronts as aaa express.
I feel like as Spain,South America, Scandinavia, secret weapons, downfall and unthinkable bring us less historically accurate events we need action cards to bring that narrative flow…
A deck of say 100 cards and each side gets say 10 random ones split between the nations.
Cards could add something that just spawning troops and rushing them to the front doesn’t provide…
Subterfuge - move half the enemy forces In any one zone into an adjacent zone during your combat move.
Forced march - in your non combat all infantry can move an additional space for one turn
Pro neutral - when attacking a neutral nation using a force of equal or greater strength to its defenders they will declare as pro(axis or allies) and join your cause.
Code breakers - you may re adjust your forces In a defending zone with forces from adjacent zones…
So many more possibilities but you’d have a random bunch and they’d be one use only obviously… Would add a little to getting temporarily unexpected outcomes… Depending how and when they were used of course
Every single time I set up France which is done last, I pull the pieces out and go to put the first tank on the board and go :-( oh yeah they’re Russians. So yeah being able to step back and look at the whole board and smile at how just awesomely cool it looks would be really kick ass. I hate blue Russians so much I’ve toyed with the idea of using the French units from A&A14.
Well, I guess nothing says you can’t. You can pretty much do what you want in your games. That is the fun of it. I’m personally mixing all my axis and allies games, so that I can use variation in pieces. I might use a hellcat and p51 mustang on the same carrier for the US. I also might use both the first and second edition Anzac pieces. I’m not going to limit myself.
