And on a related point: if you look at an online map of the world and place a rectangular sheet of paper on it so that one of its long edges lies on the equator (alternately covering, for purposes of comparison, the bottom half and the top half), you’ll notice that most of the world’s land masses are in the northern hemisphere. All of North America, all of Europe, virtually all of Asia, and much of Africa are located there. The main land masses in the southern hemisphere are South America, the lower part of Africa, Australia, and Antarctica; the rest of the southern hemisphere is mainly water, which means that for A&A map purposes it’s mostly wasted space. Oceania, a.k.a. the Pacific Islands, including Australia and New Zealand, did see significant action in WWII, so its inclusion on an A&A map is quite relavant…but by the same token Antarctica is a land mass that’s traditionally (and with good reason) omitted from A&A maps.
John Brown's 96x48 Global 1940 Waterproof Metal Map
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US FORCES RUSHING TO ENGAGE JAPANESE AT MIDWAY ISLAND
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AUSTRALIA ON HIGH ALERT AFTER HEARING THE BRITISH COULD BE IN TROUBLE, AND RUSHING TO THEIR AID
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BOTH US AND JAPANESE PREPARING FOR BATTLES ON MIDWAY ISLAND, AS WELL AS THE CAROLINE ISLANDS.
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JAPANESE TRYING TO GAIN A FOOT HOLD IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
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BRITAIN PREPARING FOR THE ONSLAUGHT THAT IS TO COME
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JAPAN CLOSES IN FOR THE OCCUPATION OF CHINA
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JAPANS HOMELAND SENDING REINFORCEMENTS TO ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC
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JAPAN LOCKING DOWN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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US FORCES HEADING TO ALL PARTS OF THE PACIFIC TO DEFEND AND PROTECT
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LAST PICTURE OF OZTEA’S 1941 SETUP, MINUS RUSSIAN FORCES
I hope you enjoyed the pics. :-)
John
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Ok guys, all the focus has been on the Pacific side of the map, but now, it is time to focus on the European side of the world.
I never took pictures of the UK EUROPEAN FORCES, so look for those pictures, soon.
At the end of the year, I will have the US EUROPEAN FORCES, by Spitfire, hopefully, and I will post them, then.
So, look for them, as well. :-)
John
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Very sweet Mr. Brown ! :wink:
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@SS:
Very sweet Mr. Brown ! :wink:
Thanks SS!
You, and many others have inspired me to get my set painted, get a map made, and in the process, with help from others, I have learned to paint pieces, as well.
Spitfire did an amazing job on this set.
Thanks for the reply. :-)
John
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Well, I finally got around to taking pictures of myUK EUROPEAN FORCES on my Europe part of my metal map.
Hope you all enjoy these pics. :-)
John
CANADIAN FORCES ARE READY FOR DEPLOYMENT
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UK READY TO DEFEND AGAINST SEALION IF NEED BE
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I’ll be back in an hour, with more pictures. I got called to do some honey do’s, for the wife, lol. :-D
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KEEPING THE GIBRALTER STRAIGHT SAFE
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KEEPING THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ON LOCKDOWN
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DESTROYER PATROLLING WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA
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SOUTH AFRICA PREPARING FOR WAR
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