Posts made by FieldMarshalGames

Hello all!

I had that second picture made last week but was saving it…  with all the attention and hype with AAP40 pictures etc I did not want to divert any attention.  I was saving it to share in a “slow news time” with the community.  But as it is out…  ENJOY!

To answer your question; we are going to make the NAVAL units a few mm larger than the standard AA units in the WOTC games.  This allows us to show more detail in each unit.

The detail on the NAVAL units will be very good, but due to the fact that they are a smaller scale than the Land units, we can’t get the exact same effect as shown on the ITALIAN tank unit.

Remember that with AAA pcs, they are all in different scales.  Planes / Infantry / Tanks / Ships all have their own scaling.  Although you can see the detail is MUCH greater than the WOTC units…  the detail level will very from scale to scale.

Thanks for sharing! More to come soon.

I think INDIA will be a major factor in keeping the Allies alive in the East.  INDIA  (like in AAP) looks like a harder nut to crack than in AA50 and will be a constant threat to Japanese controlled south-west Asia.

Also, the job of keeping the Burma Road open and aiding CHINA is a major factor in the game.

Lets not also forget the Fleet component the British will control in the Pacific to aid their ANZAC brothers and the Americans where possible.

@Black:

By the way FMG, once you have the pieces in hand and have finished crunching the numbers on production cost.  Please let us know how many sets you’ll need to sell in order to move on to the next country.  I’m sure many of us on this forum are willing to work for free to help you promote the sale of these units.  Because I think almost all of us want complete A&A piece set and would be tormented if only a couple of countries are done.

I think one idea to help achieve this is if we create a separate thread where people can post the hobby stores in their area along with the stores contact info.  FMG can then use this list to contact them to promote their products.  We could further to help FMG along by calling these stores asking if they have these items in stock.  I think stores will be more likely to order them if they know there will be a demand.

However, don’t start calling stores just yet.  I’m just throwing out an idea for now.  Let FMG take the lead on this.  I’m sure they are going to need time to build inventory.  Plus, they may also have a different market strategy they want to try first.  Once they are ready, they can give us instructions as to what they would like us to do to help.  But if anyone else has an idea I’m sure FMG would mind hearing them.

FMG, please let us know if you would like such suggestion posted on the forum or sent to you in private.

Thanks

Thank you for your support!  With the community behind us like this…  we will strive to see this through to the end.  The sooner the better though!

Once our factory is experienced and this first project is paid for and complete… who knows how far this could go!

I would like to keep making pieces as a major part of FMG product design.

@C_Strabala:

I must say, I was too busy looking at the beautiful miniature in front of me to even notice the roundel…

I do have one question, Is the example miniature a clay mock-up, or is it actually the molded plastic?

The sculpt is a gray plastic.  It is the first test before it goes into the final mould.

@DrLarsen:

Once again, you’ve missed my point Imperious…

My point is that the roundel he used caught my attention specifically, because it DIFFERENT from the one used in AAA and on his Italian dice (if you look carefully, you’ll note that the colors are reversed).  I thus wanted to know if this was an accident or a deliberate, conscious choice, and, if the latter, what had inspired this change.  (Although, I was kind of figuring that it in fact was a conscious choice, since he seems to be such an astute and careful sort of guy…)

For the umpteenth time, it’s not so much an issue of ACCURACY for me, so much as it is things having some sort of logic and consistency whenever possible…

We will be using the same ones from AAA…  I just noticed that the one in the image above is reversed.  It was an accident.  I have an image database for AAA and this one was pulled from a AAA Miniatures box.

FMG PROJECT UPDATE

The first test Sculpts are coming out!  Once I have the FULL Italian set ready I will post a picture on the AA50 board and some comparison shots with the original pieces.

This is the FIRST one complete and ready for production.  This is a blown up image to show detail.  The unit is in the standard AAA Tank unit size.  The production units will of course be made in COLOR… as this test sculpt is just made in Grey plastic.

ENJOY!

@Brain:

Italian units would make a nice Christmas gift, Don’t you think?

I wish!  I don’t think everyone understands how EPIC a project like this is…  how expensive and how much time it takes.

We are moving as fast as we can.  They will be out 2010 100%

@C_Strabala:

I have a question, Is FMG, in addition to providing the units, also writing rules/stats for these new units? Or is it where we get the units & houserule them in ourselves?

I think the best place to find house rules for extra units is here!  Members of this community can do that and already do in a separate section of this Forum.

@C_Strabala:

So do you have any sort of date on which you will begin to take pre-orders?

I am waiting on the factory to finish the samples of ITALY.  Once I have something physical to show I will put up the pre-order page.  This first set is taking longer than expected.

I am told to await news for something big very soon.

I will share the moment I have it!

@DrLarsen:

So… have the decisions about what specific ships/ planes/ tanks will be used for all of the other countries yet?  What about what order they will be released in? If not, I have my own thoughts about these issues, but I’m not sure if it’s a fait accompli (or, for that matter, if this is the right thread for throwing in my 2 cents…)

All the sculpts have been chosen at this time.  As you can see this thread is now 40 pages long!  I will reveal each as it is going into the mould…

That is correct.  We will offer the PRE-ORDER once the Italians are ready.  If you place a pre-order you will get the Italians right away and the rest of the units as they are made.  Once the ball is rolling it will be fairly fast.  The first mould and the First units are the hardes to do…  once our factory knows what to do they will roll out one after the other.

The only limiting factor is money (Like all things).  The speed of the other units release will depend on pre-orders and our ability to pay for the project.

We can not determine final cost of the set until we know the EXACT cost of the Italian units.  I think they will sell well considering that Italy is also in AAE40 and not just AA50 anymore.

@DrLarsen:

Any word on progress, FMG?  I’m definitely interested as well.

As an aside, I just picked up the Italy/ China dice lately and wanted to say “Great Job again!”  If the piece sets you’re working on are as good, I just can’t wait!

Glad you enjoyed the COMBAT DICE.  I am told by my R&D guy that he will have something to show me this week!  The hard part is already done (making sculpts) and now they are miniaturizing them to make samples for my approval.  I will post pictures of these samples!

I don’t know about you…  But I am very excited after all this work and long wait.

I would suggest that the LOW COUNTRIES should start as Neutral if this game starts in May 1940.    Also NORWAY should be a Neutral as at the time of the invasion of France.  The issue was not yet decided and the British/French were still engaging the Germans in Norway.

Your map is awesome but these few political tweaks are needed.

Thanks for your great work and post!

I have verified Dec 15th as release date in both Canada and the USA

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@Brain:

How about gray for regulars and black for elites?

At this time we can only do one colour per nation.  We would have to run the whole mould through in the second colour which would mean you would have a BLACK tank / plane / sub in addition to the Grey version.  We cant do just ONE unit in a specific colour.

But you could always use existing units from AAE or Bulge to give yourself a custom set.

@Monroe:

FMG:

Any time table on when pre-order will begin?

Also, will these sets be a “limited run”, or do you plan to have ample stock/replenish stock?

Like many, I’m excited about the project and want to make sure I don’t miss the purchase opportunity.

We are just waiting on the factory to complete the first ITALY samples.  Once I have something CONCRETE to show everyone I will create a pre-order page.  I hope these will be available long term.

@Bob_A_Mickelson:

Does this mean the the US will be greener? And the Germans are gray again?

Yes, the units will match the COMBAT DICE colours.  Please see picture on our main page.

@Rorschach:

@johnnymarr:

russian/italian colors terrible for the color blind in AA50

Fortunately the FMG dice are not quite the same as the AA50 pieces … the Russian dice are red-er, and the Italian dice are brown-er than the actual pieces themselves.  So, I would imagine this will follow through to the FMG pieces as well.  :)

This man is correct.  He has an inside KNOW.

Thanks Rorschach!