im currently back in school and have a full schedule alongside work. i’ll set up the game on a dfay off and post more pics. thanks to everyone’s feedback as well
Thank you sgtwiltan, I will keep that in mind.
Looking forward to more pics, and basically a run down of how long it took etc. Any info is appreciated!
questions i can answer. the whole thing took about a year and a half, i started last year January and finished around this year May or June. quite an endeavor i must say
Indeed it must have been. Was it worth it? Haha
How often did you work on it, and how many hours a week did you average do you figure?
totally worth it, the game looks epic once set up. i tried to work everyday on it for at least 2-3 hours. on weekends i would work on it for at least 10 hours. in a week i say id average about 30 hours. Japan took the longest, just opening their box and seeing all those ships made me feel lazy haha
Finally have some time here are some more pics
Here’s the Balkans and Southern Europe
Hit the post too early Haha here’s the pics
Very nice pics my friend. I really like what you did with the neutrals, and even giving them their own roundel. Makes the board seem much more “alive”.
Wow, you put in quite a lot of hours! I figured it would take a while, maybe a year, but that is a lot of hours! But you did go the extra mile with the bases of infantry etc.
Did you consider using decals on some of the units? I have seen decal paper in hobby stores that allows you to print your own. Ever heard of these? Have an opinion on them?
If you put up more pics, I would like to see more Germans and Japanese. It looks like you have several camo patterns for your Germans. Can we see some pics of battle? D-Day, Sea Lion, Stalingrad, something like that? :)
Some questions:
Do you use enamels or acrylics? I’ve heard enamel is better for playing pieces.
Do you use a glossy finish? Spray on or paint on?
What were the hardest units to paint? Which were the easiest? Which were most fun?
Thanks!
Sorry for the late reply, been busy again and havent had time to meet up w friends and play. I used acrylics to paint the pieces, easy stuff.to use and cheap.too, Michael’s is a good place.to buy some. I used a spray on glossy finish om the pieces themselves. The hardest units to paint was the infantry, so many details on them, straps, satchels bags, canteens boots and rifles, that takes lots of.time. the easiest units was the ships, just paint all grey, let them.dry then fill in the details like the deck and a roundel.
