My solution for magnetic carriers and fighters

My son keeps buying Japanese Aircraft Carriers (why am I giving him such a huge handicap, again?) so I need more flight decks. But 7 (yes, 7!) Shinanos is more than anyone can bear. Thus, the addiction continues with a new Akagi, now with quasi historical markings that differentiate it somewhat from the Shinano deck:

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Updated pdf with everything: Carrier_Decals_lilly_vodot_v6.pdf

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Setup complete. Plating against chatgpt now and it made some horrific mistakes. My Italian navy destroyed the British Mediterranean fleet in turn 1 😂

@the-captain they are water slide decals.

Looks like Tumbling Dice 1/600 scale aircraft are a decent option to fill any aircraft holes. But they run a little small, more Classic fighter size than the current A&A fighters. And for fighters, cost competitive with HBG. Twin engined heavy fighters like the PE-2, and the Ki-45 are a good match to the OOB P-38, but smaller than the OOB Mosquito.

Per @Midnight_Reaper’s request, I’m working on a USS Atlanta and an IJN Agano for Light Cruisers. The Atlanta has existing open-source examples; the Agano I’ll have to rebuild from bits and photos (all current models are pay-only).

Damn……they are excellent.

I made these 5 carriers from Pearl Harbor Akagi,  Kaga,  Soryu,  Hiryu and Zuikaku.  I didn’t include the Shokaku because like the Shinano its a bland looking carrier.  Strange that we used the Shinano sculpt but chose not to name or represent it, lol.

I posted the process I used and other pics in a different thread.

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=34206.0