Fantastic work Siredblood!… great to see a 100% original map and one that looks so good. I could totally envision something like that hanging in Churchill’s war room, the design seems so authentic.
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Fantastic work Siredblood!… great to see a 100% original map and one that looks so good. I could totally envision something like that hanging in Churchill’s war room, the design seems so authentic.
Thanks YG! My flash pics did the map no justice, so I thought id better post a pic of the actual map :)
Here she is
Oh, there were a few IPC changes, it never set well with us that the Axis can build an additional 7 Major factories through the board, while Allies can build 0.
So, just for the “option” of doing so, Soviet far east was changed to 0 and Ukraine was changed to 3…… Victoria was changed to 0, and Sydney changed to 3, Egypt changed to 3 and Tanganvika changed to 0
Very nice, interested in seeing the printed version.
A couple of things to consider before printing though. :-D
2)Venezuela’s number could be moved to the top right corner so it is also on land.
Just cosmetic points: Scotland “2” could be nudged left a slight bit to be totally on land, lower Novgorod/roundel/number to be inline with Achangel and nudge left a bit
(Leningrad might need to be lowered too), Denmark lowered slightly so the “2” shows clearer.
Mongolia doesn’t have the “beige” circles in the territories like other neutrals do.
This is just me. The capitals have stars but it might be nice t have "Germany, France,UK,… in a larger font size or even a different font.
Like I said, just me.
This is an amazing map which will really pop once the pieces are placed on. Great choices in colours and creating that period feel.
The extra room will definitely help when playing.
Thanks for your feedback! I did mess with capital fonts… colors, I never found the magic one… I’ll take another stab at it.
As for your alignment suggestions, I’m looking at it differently, my goal was to if possible have the value, territory, and roundel all line up, only a few spots where it was not possible. As for Mongolia, they will never shift to pro axis or allied, thus will never be chipped… either it’s Russia or nothing… we use markers on strict neutrals so we don’t forget about them once they go pro axis or allied… and Mongolia will never side, so there is noting to remember.
I’ll look into the capital font for sure
I did get the sense you liked the vertical alignment when naming territories. It does make things easier to read and nicer to look at.
There were just a few instances where “bending the rules” might help with seeing IPCs clearer. :-D
Fonts are tricky, too many options. What about reversing the fill/stroke so they are the same font just outlined with no fill?
Map looks awesome Sired! This is on my short list for a map print.
It looks amazing!!!
I noticed a typo in the spelling of the NORWEGIAN Sea. I know you are a perfectionist so I’m sure you want to correct it.
This looks awesome!
Seeing how you were adding cities to make it look more like a real ‘map’, I would personally add a couple more cities, like Darwin (In northern Territory), Johannesburg or Cape Town in South Africa, Olso in Norway, Novosibirsk in Novosibirsk (lol) and maybe Vladivostok in Amur (although geographically it might be in Korea). But this is just me.
Map looks amazing, again :-D
Thanks U571!
Added Cape Town, and made the Capitals Red, with an extra strobe px.
Ill be getting my 3rd print today, im very picky, so I keep doing minor color tweeks… Its no big deal, these maps are not wasted, I need 6 maps for my event anyway… goal is though, today print the remaining 4.
Can you send me one? I will send money!!!
PM me if this is possible.
Can you send me one? I will send money!!!
PM me if this is possible.
No problem, but I’d prefer you to wait to pay me till after I post pics and vid of final product…. but ya, I’d be more then happy to send you a copy.
I might have you customize a couple things for me (ie use the swaztica roundel for germans and the russian star). I would gladly pay you for your time. We are already lucky as a community that you are making your file available to us
Really impressive map Siredblood! You’re definitely a great artist. Would love to see it in person, but that will be a challenge for now :-)
I read or watched a YG vid where he mentioned about printed maps scratching, I just clear coated one of mine before I show a setup, will be dry for sure by the time I get home after work, so pics tonight :) …. when I ordered my 6 maps, they made an additional one for free for me to test on, which I sprayed last night, which you cant even tell… can’t show that map as I cut it into 4 pieces so I would be able to run 4 tests… turns out test 1 was good
I read or watched a YG vid where he mentioned about printed maps scratching, I just clear coated one of mine before I show a setup, will be dry for sure by the time I get home after work, so pics tonight :) …. when I ordered my 6 maps, they made an additional one for free for me to test on, which I sprayed last night, which you cant even tell… can�t show that map as I cut it into 4 pieces so I would be able to run 4 tests… turns out test 1 was good
You sprayed with rustoleum dull matte finish right ? Did the edges roll up an inch ? Thats the spray I use.
I used a water based satin… I’ll clarify what when I get home, but no it didn’t roll… it is printed on a pretty thick vinyl though, about double the thickness as a map from hbg g36
I used a water based satin… I�ll clarify what when I get home, but no it didn�t roll… it is printed on a pretty thick vinyl though, about double the thickness as a map from hbg g36
Ok Thank You
I used minwax polycrylic … water based, not much of a smell, dries clear and fast… think it was 10 bucks… about used the whole can lol
I read or watched a YG vid where he mentioned about printed maps scratching, I just clear coated one of mine before I show a setup, will be dry for sure by the time I get home after work, so pics tonight :) …. when I ordered my 6 maps, they made an additional one for free for me to test on, which I sprayed last night, which you cant even tell… can�t show that map as I cut it into 4 pieces so I would be able to run 4 tests… turns out test 1 was good
Does that extra coat make a huge impact on scratch resistance? I’m looking to get my nearly finished Global map printed, but cannot find a local print shop that does laminating at all. So sealing the print myself might be the best solution.
I have to go with yes, I didn’t dare to try and scratch my actual board, but I did try to grind my nails into my test one, and nothing happened, while I can for sure tell you it damaged before without…. I can’t speak for any success with other variables… but from what I printed on and the spray I used was a win.
When I got my maps, I was told it don’t scratch… so to varify we tried to scratch one of their demos… he was surprised how easily it scratched, thus why I got a free print to test to make it more resistant… but ya, you gotta clear coat it.
