The Complete G40 Set!?! Aw man, that’s going to be a while. I know they are making the mould for Germany and assuming they get this one right the first time (no defects in the mould like what happened with Italy), I think it takes roughly a month or so just to get the mould made at the foundery then shipped back to the factory. Then the factory has to get with Jeremy to choose the right plastic and color. Once that is done, they can go into full production.
With Italy, they went into full production about June 6 and were finished by the end of July or beginning of August. Then they had to package them all up onto skids for the freight company and arrange for the freight company to go get them which I guess took another couple of months or so (early Aug to Oct 9/10). Then the ocean voyage, customs and transit to FMG hopefully by Halloween.
So, if Germany goes by roughly the same schedule and they have the mould ready by late November/early December, I would figure full production starting early-mid December, possibly finished by early-mid February (minimum 1000 sets ordered). Packaging and pickup by freight company roughly mid-March and , with any luck, at FMG by April. Now, this is just a wild guess by me just going by what happened with Italy. Actually, I’m hoping that I am wrong and everything goes smoothly and the German units get here even sooner. After all, they sort of “cut their teeth” with Italy so maybe it will go a little faster, not just with Germany but with all the future nations.
As for USA, it’s still in the sculpting stage so I have no clue as to how soon they will go into production.
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I am starting to agree that FRANCE should get a Bump. I need UK to go first however.
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Yay!!
For UK, please do a King George the V for a BB.
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Ausgezeitnet!!!
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Well, count me in for a UK set then. And definitely count me in for a French set.
Richelieu for a BB!
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Well, count me in for a UK set then. And definitely count me in for a French set.
Richelieu for a BB!
Oh yeah, the French BB definitely has to be the Richelieu. A while back, I was heavy into building models, my favorites were 1/350 scale battleships. So far, I have the USS Missouri, the Bismarck, the Yamato and the HMS Prince of Wales. I saw a 1/350 scale Richelieu somewhere, but they wanted over $200 for it. That was just too much for me.
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This should be the background music for FMG’s upcoming youtube introduction to their newest German set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w17MamPY7A
Wagner’s Prelude 1 to Act I of Parsifal!!! Skip to 05:23 and you will hear the thunderous entrance of the Panzers as they are ushered in to the accompaniment of French horns and other brass: Priceless!
Nice! But I vote for the Koeniggraetzer March! One of the most popular German war marches ever and one of Hitler’s favorites, although it existed prior to the Nazis. It’s the one that was playing on Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade during the Nazi book burning rally! Awesome march…
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I voted for the UK - but I’d love to see Japan up there too.
Given that Germany is released next - Japan will finish off the Axis side so I like the thought of all FMG pieces for half the game being complete.
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My vote went to Japan, let’s have the axis powers completed first, then move on to the Allies.
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@thoes426:
My vote went to Japan, let’s have the axis powers completed first, then move on to the Allies.
Thoes426 :evil:Vetoed! :-D
France after UK.
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Well, count me in for a UK set then. And definitely count me in for a French set.
Richelieu for a BB!
Oh yeah, the French BB definitely has to be the Richelieu. A while back, I was heavy into building models, my favorites were 1/350 scale battleships. So far, I have the USS Missouri, the Bismarck, the Yamato and the HMS Prince of Wales. I saw a 1/350 scale Richelieu somewhere, but they wanted over $200 for it. That was just too much for me.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trumpeter-1-350-05311-FRENCH-BATTLE-SHIP-RICHELIEU-1943-/110634481741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c254384d
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FMG, KGV Battleships, Excellent choice. A minor modification and you can have Pre-WWII RN Lion Class Battleships that never where built. What are looking at producing for UK Armor and Artillery? I would like to see a Crusader III and Comet or Churchill V for the UK. Artillery 5.5 Howitzer or British 25lber Field Gun.
WARRIOR888
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WARRIOR888,
I totally agree with you on the Crusader for one of the British Armor sculpts. That was a really cool tank. As for the second, I would probably vote for the Churchill. I like the 25 pounder field gun too.militaryman077,
Thanks for the link to that eBay listing. With shipping it would be nearly $100, but that’s still way better than I priced this model before. I don’t usually like to get stuff from China, but I may make an exception in this case. Anyway, thanks again. -
Go for japan!!!
But if FMG choose UK. Let go for one of kind piece.
Liner ships!!!Yes.yes, Liner ships…Most of liner were used to transport infantry and materials.
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WARRIOR888,
I totally agree with you on the Crusader for one of the British Armor sculpts. That was a really cool tank. As for the second, I would probably vote for the Churchill. I like the 25 pounder field gun too.militaryman077,
Thanks for the link to that eBay listing. With shipping it would be nearly $100, but that’s still way better than I priced this model before. I don’t usually like to get stuff from China, but I may make an exception in this case. Anyway, thanks again.You’re very welcome, KNP. Always happy to help.
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I voted for Russia after UK. I just want to see that armor for Russia. Artillery piece with the tracks on it. Russians in winter garb and the Zhukov piece. Count me in.
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I voted for Russia after UK. I just want to see that armor for Russia. Artillery piece with the tracks on it. Russians in winter garb and the Zhukov piece. Count me in.
Their second armor piece should be Katyusha rockets! Those would be SWEET!
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UK should be removed from the poll, as FMG is doing them next anyway. This poll should read ‘after UK’
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UK should be removed from the poll, as FMG is doing them next anyway. This poll should read ‘after UK’
[/quoteOk, Jim. It’s done. All votes have been reset to zero and let’s do it again.
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Didn’t know you reset the poll. I voted again and still chose France. Even though I am very curious to see what units FMG will come up with for Japan and Russia, I still really want to see France get their own equipment. Also curious to see how close FMG’s French blue comes to the OOB color.
Hey DFWSupertrooper,
I would like to see the Katyusha rockets too, but I don’t think they would fit as an armor piece. Plus, Russia has so many tanks to choose from. Katyusha Rockets are more of an artillery piece, but not sure if FMG would want to make it their artillery piece. Perhaps this one should be left to HBG as a mobile artillery piece in his Russian supplement set.
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