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Wheeeew!  Near heart attack.

I always liked the idea of having money…  sometimes you can save a buck here and there for need in the future.  Also, if you have to leave a game in our group we just put our IPCs in our pcs containers and come back later.  We have never used the IPC marker boards included because any regular player can calculate IPC value at a glance…

Its just my opinion…  but I like having the money.

Today is a sad day for me, now I don’t have this game to look forward to.  :cry:

@Imperious:

Larry has just confirmed 2 new games both revamped AA Europe 1940 and Pacific 1940

He claims new pieces in these games…So they will add some new pieces

Let me know what you can find out so that these can be included if I get the information in time.

Thanks

@allboxcars:

@FieldMarshalGames:

We have decided to release the ENTIRE NAVAL line up first in one kit….

Great news!
Now do you have a price tag in mind and expected release date?  :wink:

We are trying to keep the cost as low as possible.  The aim is $60 for the complete set.  I will have more to share in the weeks to come as it is now moving forward at a much faster pace.

UPDATE

This is still moving ahead.  I will have some designs to share with you in the next week or so.

Thank you for your interest and support.

Jeremy

UPDATE

As you all know this is a HUGE undertaking for a SMALL company but we are still moving ahead.  I am sorry it has taken so long but we were starting from scratch and had NO IDEA what we were getting into.  I can promise that once this is completed, FMG COMBAT UNITS will be the GOLD STANDARD for any serious AAA or WW2 wargamer.

So far…

Originally we were collecting Sculpts to copy but we have now upped the ante!  We have a graphic designer from Romania who is creating digital 3D sculpts to be made into our molds for BETTER quality and GREATER DETAIL!  We are no longer held up by waiting or searching for sculpts and can create ANY unit we want, so EACH NATION will have unique units!!!

And…

The set will contain SO MANY UNITS that it can not fit into one sprite/mold so we are going to release them in parts and eventually release as a complete set.  At the beginning of this project we were going to do ITALY in its entirety first and use the sales to fund the next nations as we go…  this however limits the market to AA50 players only.  We have decided to release the ENTIRE NAVAL line up first in one kit, and release the land units in a second release.

This will give all of us something to use sooner and for every nation.

Sound good?

@mrninjaz:

Well OK.  I can hold off turning big and green for a couple more months I guess.  I’m not sure if you covered this question, but are you including China also? I guess it doesn’t matter. I’ve been using the puke green UK sculpts for them and nobody has said anything yet…

CHINA will also be included as a separate release and as part of the COMPLETE set.

ITALY will be released first, followed by the other nations.  Once ITALY is complete the others will follow rapidly.

@mrninjaz:

Anyone else fighting the urge to break down the doors at FMG and start screaming HURRY UP DAMMIT!    I NEED IT!!!

Actually the reason I am looking forward to this is because I picked up my AA50 board on ebay for $30, but it came with no game pieces. Been using old gray German sculpts for Italy and destroyers with damage markers under then for cruisers :(

No one more than Field Marshal!!  I have been working on this FOREVER it seems…  it’s all coming together now!

@Upside-down_Turtle:

Hey!  I think I just found a few Italian Bomber sculpts.  I’m not sure it’s what you wanted, and I don’t think the detail is in great quality.  It’s the Sm 79, and the Z1007.

http://www.museumminiatures.co.uk/pages/Leading Edge/Italian.htm

hope this helps a little.

THANK YOU!

I would ask you all to applaud Upside-down-Turtle…  He found the MISSING LINK!!

(The Field Marshal has pinned a big Medal on your chest)

Ok, you all have been very patient with this project so I will give you a small taste of what is to come…

ITALIAN NAVAL UNITS

BB LITTORIO

CV AQUILA

DD SOLDATI Class

CA ZARA Class

SS MARCELLO Class

ITALIAN ARMOR UNITS

Carro Armato 41

Semovente 75/18 (Really an SPG)

ITALIAN FIGHTER

Macchi 202 Folgore

ITALY will also have Infantry in two poses (no longer looking like they will fall over their own feet), An officer/commander unit, A half-track, A truck, and more….

Sorry to double post  :|

But I just found this news on a CONFIRMED RE-RELEASE of AA50

http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1204736

Is there any truth to the rumor I have heard that WOTC is going to do another run of AA50?

@Upside-down_Turtle:

You also would not want doubles in sculpts, not that it matters with Italy.  I see no reason to delay the  Italy Pieces due to AA42

WHAT IF???  There is a NEW unit we don’t know about?  Just like when the Destroyer was added it became common in all games…  I would hate to have a great set missing this piece.  There could be a secret.  It is already July and we have very little detail and no pictures of the new game!?!?!?!

If someone can tell me 100% certain…  that there are NO SURPRISES in  AA42…  I will send the sculpts for ITALY tomorrow to start the process.

I LIKE it!  Lets make it happen!  3 chip types, three colors, FMG Logo and 1,5,10 on one side…  Damage counter on the other.  This makes the chips not only better quality and nicer looking than the stock chips but multi-functional!!

Maybe each color chip type can have a DIFFERENT alternate function?  The “1” chip a;so being a damage counter.  The “5” chip also being… (Fill in the blank)  and the “10” chip…

What do you think?

Rorschach:  I am going to pin a Medal on you!  Thanks for the great foot work.

Project is going fine.  All the sculpts are ready (except the Italian bomber) and I will be sending them to the factory THE SAME day AA42 lands on my desk!  IL had suggested that we hold out until the new sculpts are released with this new game just so we can make sure there are no NEW surprises that would be a shame to miss in this very expensive new set.

In Aug I will have an update and release the list of Sculpts for each nation.

@WILD:

Not to change the subject but I was # 70 yesterday when I took FMG pole to prepay, so its still growing. I also plan on getting a set of battle dice for AA50 maybe two. So keep spreading the word.

This is still up and running.  I am just not taking money until I have some samples to show.  Thank you for the interest!

“Will it live up to the hype?”

No, it will not…  I am a hard core fan and no doubt it will be in my collection, BUT how can it hope to follow-up on the heals off AA50!?

To those unlucky folks who didn’t get AA50 in time and now CANT it will be something new and exciting…  To those of us who have been exposed to AA50, it will be a watered down version.

This is just my personal opinion (Veiws expressed here are not those of FMG or its affiliates blah blah blah  :-D)

I hope and wish that I am wrong on this one. Some advice for WOTC…  JUST PRINT MORE AA50.

@Emperor_Taiki:

@FieldMarshalGames:

To difficult to do specific HISTORICAL people in regards to sculpts.

BUT THAT WOULD BE SO COOL!
but seriously I understand, you people are awsome enough with the combat dice and new molds:-D

I also like how they wil be generic officers and not generals, as an army is not lead by one man but a whole corp of officers.

Exactly!  The board would look strange with 2-3 Rommels right?  But a generic officer unit would fit in perfectly. IMO

@Emperor_Taiki:

FMG you have about five different options for combat dice, but there product discriptions are exactly the same, but they have different prices, so what is up

We have the COMBAT DICE sets set up with several different options, once you choose a set you will see that the descriptions and prices are not the same:

NEW  COMBAT DICE DELUXE set, includes ITALY, CHINA, USA, JAPAN, UK, USSR, GERMANY.  7 nation set LIMITED EDITION $29.99
http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/field-marshal-games-accesories/field-marshal-combat-dice/combat-dice-deluxe-set-limited-edition.html

COMBAT DICE complete set (Original), Includes USA, JAPAN, UK, USSR, GERMANY, 5 nation set $24.99 OR purchase INDIVIDUAL nations for $5.99 each (for other WW2 games)
http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/board-games/axis-allies/field-marshal-combat-dice/field-marshal-combat-dice.html

We also created Axis & Allies custom sets for each game, Eg: EUROPE SET, includes only UK, GERMANY, USSR, USA….   or D-DAY SET, includes only GERMANY, USA, UK.
This is if you would like to order specifically for use with one game
http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/board-games/axis-allies/field-marshal-combat-dice/field-marshal-combat-dice-axis-allies-custom-sets.html

The prices all work out the same in the cart, we just game more options for Axis & Allies players.

I hope this explains it more clearly.

@Imperious:

Yea i second that post. What are they looking like?

They will be generic officers for each nation in the correct uniform.  To difficult to do specific HISTORICAL people in regards to sculpts.