Cyanight's Customizations

[John Brown]

@cyanight:

Thanks again John :)Â

I got the swastika decals on ebay and the sleeves are actually small flag decals from HBG.

Cool! That is sweet! Well great job on the decals for sure! I thought you painted them, LOL. :-)

[dangermouse650]

Lots of cool looking minis in here, great job cyanight

[cyanight]

Here are some pics of our game last week.

[John Brown]

Wow Cyanight, those are awesome pics of your map and painted units.

Those are the better roundels, I’m assuming?

I can’t wait for the day when all my painted units will be on my metal map. This gives me something to look forward to.

Now that you almost have all your units painted, except for the new things being released, that has to feel pretty good doesn’t it? :-D

[cyanight]

Thanks John :)

Yea, its nice to be done but I also feel like its a never-ending project by constantly updating with new pieces. I enjoy adding new pieces and still waiting on HBG’s Amerika and US Expansion set. Hopefully by next year at this time I will have those pieces. I’m looking forward to their French, Italy and German expansions as well but those could be years away.

I did have a problem with the Artillery pieces that I glued to Infantry bases that I cut from old infantry pieces. It seemed the glue did not hold well and the Artillery bases broke off. Any ideas on how to fix that would be great.

[dangermouse650]

Super glue not working on it?

[Lecker]

Hi, it seems like that on “R” and “Q” maps there are some kind of pixel bugs on SZ 92, 94, Turkmenistan, Sikang, Hunan, Kiangsi etc. Those appears to be there when I open maps in Mediafire or paint.  “L” and “O” maps are OK.

Nice job anyway! I have to ask an offer for printing one of these babies out.

[John Brown]

@cyanight:

Thanks John :)

Yea, its nice to be done but I also feel like its a never-ending project by constantly updating with new pieces. I enjoy adding new pieces and still waiting on HBG’s Amerika and US Expansion set. Hopefully by next year at this time I will have those pieces. I’m looking forward to their French, Italy and German expansions as well but those could be years away.

I did have a problem with the Artillery pieces that I glued to Infantry bases that I cut from old infantry pieces. It seemed the glue did not hold well and the Artillery bases broke off. Any ideas on how to fix that would be great.

Super or gorilla glue, I would think would hold it, like DM was talking about. Other than that I wouldn’t know. :-)

[cyanight]

@dangermouse650:

Super glue not working on it?

Nope, it seems the Artillery break off from the base

[cyanight]

@Lecker:

Hi, it seems like that on “R” and “Q” maps there are some kind of pixel bugs on SZ 92, 94, Turkmenistan, Sikang, Hunan, Kiangsi etc. Those appears to be there when I open maps in Mediafire or paint.  “L” and “O” maps are OK.

Nice job anyway! I have to ask an offer for printing one of these babies out.

Thanks for the info, I will check them out

[cyanight]

Here is a new map file with the corrections.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/9z56u24ffnzoa2b/A&A_1940_Global_Game_Board_1_S.jpg

[cyanight]

Below each image is the map file for the associated roundel change. These maps have all the other changes from the previous file. Please review the file before printing since there may be an error that I missed before I posted. Also if you find anything wrong please notify me and I will fix it asap :)

• Italian Fascist Roundel

• Neutral Roundels

• Enlarged English Channel

• Enlarged Bessarabia

UK Roundel

http://www.mediafire.com/view/9z56u24ffnzoa2b/A&A_1940_Global_Game_Board_1_S.jpg

Union Jack

http://www.mediafire.com/view/sri7aqtt6897p13/A%26A%201940%20Global%20Game%20Board_1_U.jpg

India #1

http://www.mediafire.com/view/rcmdrmv0506exs2/A&A_1940_Global_Game_Board_1_V.jpg

India #2

http://www.mediafire.com/view/xa6xr9dpu99x640/A%26A%201940%20Global%20Game%20Board_1_W.jpg

[CWO Marc]

@cyanight:

Also if you find anything wrong please notify me and I will fix it asap

I had a quick look and here are a few comments:

• Very nice map!  I especially like the upgraded roundels and the “Adjacent to…” notes on the map edges.

• Regarding the swastika in Finland: Finland was an Axis co-belligerent but to my knowledge it wasn’t a Nazi or fascist state.  Are you using this design to distinguish the Finnish roundel from the one you’re using for Greece?

• The Spanish roundels in Spain and Rio de Oro appear to be slightly different.  Also note that Spain, by June 1940, was ruled by Franco’s Nationalists; I think the roundel shown on the map is the Republican one, though I’m not sure.

• Why do the Portuguese colonies have distinct roundels rather than common Portuguese ones?  The territories of the other colonial powers (Britain, France, the Netherlands, and arguably the US if its territories are viewed as “colonial”) use common roundel designs.

• Mexico’s two parts should technically have roundels identifying it as a sovereign state (though the problem is that the OOB rules treat them as US territories).  Ditto for Central America and the West Indies, which were groups of sovereign states and of colonial holdings.  Not sure what the best way to solve this problem would be without bending the rules.

[cyanight]

Very good points Marc.

I used the Blue Swastika for Finland since its Pro-Axis in the game.

I was going to use the Nationalist roundel for Spain but decided to use the Republican one.  I can switch that one to the nationalist.

I tried to match the Portuguese colonies with the names on the board. I had no idea they were all supposed to be Portuguese, hehe.

[CWO Marc]

Glad the comments were useful.  In case it might serve for inspiration purposes, this thread…

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=32700.0

…contains nine photos (click on them to expand them) of my customized Global 1940 table, whose customizations chiefly involved roundel modifications.  The accompanying text explains the rationale for the various changes.

[cyanight]

That’s a great reference - So Angola and Mozambique were Portuguese territories?

[CWO Marc]

@cyanight:

So Angola and Mozambique were Portuguese territories?

Yup.  And few other places too that don’t show on the Global map.  The Azores were one such place, and in 1943 Portugal allowed the Allies to lease bases there for aircraft and ships, which helped greatly the Allied convoy-protection efforts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portuguese_Empire_20th_century.png

[cyanight]

I finally finished my Italian pieces. I wanted to post them when I completed the whole set.

BR-20 Bombers

Breda BA 65 Tactical Bomber

Aquila Class Carrier

Roma Battleship

Carro Armato 41 Tanks

Semovente 105/25 Tank

Infantry, Alpine Infantry

Super Subs

Autoblinda 41 Armoured Cars(Adv Mech), M15/42 Tanks(Heavy Tanks), Hummel (Adv Artillery)

P.108 Heavy Bombers

[Young Grasshopper]

AWESOME!

[barney]

Awesome is right ! Units like that and Italy would have won the war! Really like the subs! Simply Outstanding !