More painted pieces for consideration

No problem - I have it bookmarked for obvious reasons :)

Also, those Boomerangs look sweet! Where did you get your sources Jwo?

And what’s your storage solution for all of these, especially the planes? I’m always on the lookout for innovative ideas to copy!

@jwo1984:

@John:

I don’t think there is a Me262 being made on the Axis Minor 2 set. I just looked it up, and it isn’t on there.

Jwo, where did you see this?

John brown you are right, I was mixing up the sets. axis minors have no me262, I was thinking about the kickstarter game HBG is putting out called Amerika. � Don’t know if any of you looked into this game but the custom pieces they have coming look nothing short of deadly awesome. � Below is the German set for Amerika with the me262

I am definitely looking forward to this set for Heavy tanks, jets, SPA, new inf, etc…Japan will finally have an SPA that doesn’t look like a tank. Also they have the T28 tank as well as the meteor jet, Gotha, Horton and more of the Kikka from the Japan expansion set. I was originally interested in this set because it was the only place I could find a Meteor jet. Doug at HBG said they would release in about 7 weeks. The UK set is 4 weeks away so it looks like Sept and Oct will be booked for painting, :)

I am definitely looking forward to this set for Heavy tanks, jets, SPA, new inf, etc…Japan will finally have an SPA that doesn’t look like a tank. Also they have the T28 tank as well as the meteor jet, Gotha, Horton and more of the Kikka from the Japan expansion set. I was originally interested in this set because it was the only place I could find a Meteor jet. Doug at HBG said they would release in about 7 weeks. The UK set is 4 weeks away so it looks like Sept and Oct will be booked for painting, Smiley

Yes, it will be exciting, the more pieces we get, the better it will be. Did you see my Japanese Navy, Spitfire36 did for me on his first page of my set, he is doing for me?

If you haven’t check it out. :-)

Yes John I have been following Spitfire’s painting of your pics.  Very good job.  I love to see the variation between painters.

JWO - I just pre-ordered the US set yesterday when it opened up.  Looking forward to the French and Axis set as well.  I wish HBG was faster at making these available.  Cant wait to see how you will paint the sets as well as others.  I already know how I’m painting my Gotha though (hint- look at my avatar) :)

JWO, I’m slowly repainting most of my set and will post pics of my other pieces as well.  Installing the magnets sometimes damages the pieces.  In the future I will be installing magnets FIRST.  Right now I’m working on the French.

Hey I noticed HBG now is selling packs of 5 of the pieces from the Japanese set.  One of the items they are selling are the J9Y Kikka Jet Fighters which were only included with preorder sets.

http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/5X-J9Y-Kikka-Jet-Fighters–Pumpkin-Orange_p_1796.html

@jwo1984:

@Spitfire38:

No problem - I have it bookmarked for obvious reasons :)

Also, those Boomerangs look sweet! Where did you get your sources Jwo?

And what’s your storage solution for all of these, especially the planes? I’m always on the lookout for innovative ideas to copy!

hey spitefire, thanks the boomerangs were fun too paint.  I got my sources from a sweet database site that has every squadron of every type of fighter bomber or transport used in ww2 ww1, called Wings Palette http://wp.scn.ru/

bellow are some of the schemes I had painted.  Storage solution is still in the contemplating stages.  I have seen guys on here use big fishing tackle boxes for there units which I think I might use as well, dividing up the different types of pieces.  Do you use anything special, or John Brown??

Wow, that site is perfect. Thanks for sharing.

Well, if you look in my tutorial thread in the stickied posts at the top, you can see my storage solution I created out of a plastic box and some balsa wood and felt. It works great, but it’s getting too full, so I need to either make another or switch to a new storage solution.

@jwo1984:

@Spitfire38:

No problem - I have it bookmarked for obvious reasons :)

Also, those Boomerangs look sweet! Where did you get your sources Jwo?

And what’s your storage solution for all of these, especially the planes? I’m always on the lookout for innovative ideas to copy!

hey spitefire, thanks the boomerangs were fun too paint.  I got my sources from a sweet database site that has every squadron of every type of fighter bomber or transport used in ww2 ww1, called Wings Palette http://wp.scn.ru/

bellow are some of the schemes I had painted.  Storage solution is still in the contemplating stages.  I have seen guys on here use big fishing tackle boxes for there units which I think I might use as well, dividing up the different types of pieces.  Do you use anything special, or John Brown??

I use those Plano fishing tackle boxes from bass pro shop to protect my pieces. I really don’t know of anything better and less you build something and unfortunately, I’m not a builder, LOL. :-D

Same here, I use small clear tackle boxes. I customized them with large 4" stickers representing the countries roundel.

One of the pieces I’m waiting for out of the Axis expansion set is the Graf Zeppelin.  The OOB sculpt is smaller than it should be compared to the other CV’s.  They are remaking it in this set.

@cyanight:

Same here, I use small clear tackle boxes. I customized them with large 4" stickers representing the countries roundel.

One of the pieces I’m waiting for out of the Axis expansion set is the Graf Zeppelin.  The OOB sculpt is smaller than it should be compared to the other CV’s.  They are remaking it in this set.  Â

Yes, it is a pain for sure trying to keep Stukas on such a little piece of plastic, LOL! :-D