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My new hand painted A&A revised map

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GiddyXray '17
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Hi,
I want to share my self painted map for A&A revised. It is painted on a wooden board of 122cm by 70cm. I hand painted the map using an airbrush. The roundels are made of stickers that I found on the internet. Also the letters are stickers and stamps.
I hope you like it!
I made a video of it on my little channel that I have going on Axis and Allies.

My youtube channel: https://youtu.be/23tuz1c9QN8

Thank you very much!

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Very Very nice job !

Welcome GiddyXray.
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Dafyd
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Welcome GiddyXray. I really like the board. Very nive job. I have had painted a map for the Global 40 game on a 4’x8’ sheet of masonite. I t works well but it is rather dark. I like your lighter colors, especially for the sea zones. I am working on a table to go with it so I may repaint the map and lable it again as well. Your work is very nice.
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GiddyXray '17
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Thanks!
I selected the colors especially to make the board light an fresh looking. I noticed that a lot of the A&A boards are dark, which make some units hard to see.
I’m very happy with the result! I hope to make some strategy videos using this map.
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Don’t know that I have seen a fully hand-painted board before. Looks great.
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Rand '17 '15
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Nice work - Dare I ask how many hours you put into it? For interest’s sake.
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