Im not talking about a digital Map, but a real one. I consider myself very artistically minded so I think I could do it without it looking too bad. What materials would I need, how much time would it take? I wanna do a global map from about 1920.
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Don’t be sorry about the ranting John its welcomed :)
And like always, Marc hits the nail on the head. I love HBG but its the release date that kills me too. They are borderline worse than Blizzard with releasing dates.
Oh, BTW… John I saw your post in Paul’s thread on building a metal map as well. Good for you! I found something out this past weekend that was really cool.
Having magnets on the pieces has another very cool unexpected feature. When you have a unit and just 1 chip sometimes its a struggle to grab that unit and the chip depending on how clustered the territory on the map is. Well I found out the magnets are stronger towards each other than the metal on the map. So you can just pickup the UNIT and the chip or chips will pick-up with them. Only works on small stacks but those were the ones that were difficult to pickup sometimes.
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Well Cyanight, I’m glad I’m not the only one frustrated. As for the magnets, I may look into it, but the problem is my pieces will be painted when I get them.
Shouldn’t you put magnets before the pieces are painted or can you do it after, without messing them up?
I love how you are experimenting with the magnets, because it benefits all of us in the community.
Thanks for sharing! :-)
John
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You are exactly correct John. Its BEST if the piece has no paint on it yet. I have damaged many pieces that I had to repaint. All of my posts for China, and Italy so far are with pieces I painted and then added the magnet. I use a metal vice and put wax paper in the sides to cushion the piece and prevent the pant from wearing off. Your pieces have way more detail then mine. When I initially painted my set I was under pressure to complete before a gaming date we had planned. So I chose to paint them with less detail except for the planes. I do plan to revisit them someday but I still have over 1000 magnets to install. I finished ANZAC this weekend and will be doing Russia next.
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You are exactly correct John. Its BEST if the piece has no paint on it yet. I have damaged many pieces that I had to repaint. All of my posts for China, and Italy so far are with pieces I painted and then added the magnet. I use a metal vice and put wax paper in the sides to cushion the piece and prevent the pant from wearing off. Your pieces have way more detail then mine. When I initially painted my set I was under pressure to complete before a gaming date we had planned. So I chose to paint them with less detail except for the planes. I do plan to revisit them someday but I still have over 1000 magnets to install. I finished ANZAC this weekend and will be doing Russia next.Â
That is what I thought. Thanks for the info.
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Hey John,
I got a message from HBG that they sent my pieces. The only problem is the order number that was sent was in reference to my US expansion pre-order set, lol. At first I was going to applaud them for speed but we obviously know this was a mistake. I wonder what is coming in the mail now, lol
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Well, I hope it is the British set you are getting. I live only 3 1/2 hours away, but usually am at the end of the line before I get mine. I probably get mine the first of October, LOL.
As long as I get them, that is all I care, but it would be nice to get them to my painter sooner than later. :-)
PS We are tied on post count, LOL.
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ANZAC is finished and ready for war. Now onto the Soviets :)
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Wow Cyanight, those are very cool.
Is that kangaroo roundel an official for Anzac as well?
Is that on all your pieces, because I couldn’t tell?
I love the camo of your tanks and planes. :-D
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Its the roundel for Australia
The New Zealand looks like this
I put the Kangaroo on all pieces except… Battleships have flags and Destroyers, Transports, Submarines, AAA guns are without roundels. In the picture I don’t have the roundels on the base of the Artillery like I do with the Infantry. I fixed it last night but did not take another picture.
Thanks again John :)
Now on to the Red Army…
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Its the roundel for Australia
The New Zealand looks like this
I put the Kangaroo on all pieces except… Battleships have flags and Destroyers, Transports, Submarines, AAA guns are without roundels. In the picture I don’t have the roundels on the base of the Artillery like I do with the Infantry. I fixed it last night but did not take another picture.Â
Thanks again John :)
Now on to the Red Army…
That is cool. Thanks for the info. :-)
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The Russians are magnetized and ready for war.
These units are used for tech development.
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Advance Mech
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Advanced Artillery (katyusha)
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Jets (Mig-15)
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Super Subs
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Wow Cyanight, that is an awesome set. I love your airforce and navy, especially. I love your choice in color on your ships. There is no mistake, the Red Army is coming, LOL. :-D
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Yea, there is no problem with contrast, lol.
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Japan is finished and ready for war.
Advanced Mech, Jets and Super Subs I-400
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That is top knotch army their, Cyanight, I especially love your ground and navy forces. Well done, my friend. :-D
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Thanks John… I only have 3 countries left to go. Working on UK now with the new pieces.
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Thanks John… I only have 3 countries left to go. Working on UK now with the new pieces.
Yes, I can’t wait to see them. :-D
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Cyanight, where did you get that national production ipc chart that is over 100?
The biggest I have is 72 from the Anniversary Game and is it metal, I’m assuming?
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I got it off this site.
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I got it off this site.Â
I appreciate the link, Cyanight. :-)
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Oh my friend, this is some impressive stuff. Well done!!
-jluna1273
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