@wittmann ah okay thanks, shame indeed!

Did anyone else have problems with the game board itself? When I opened the box the map/game board was fine, however the next morning the plates were warped, so much that I could slide my pinky under the middle portion of each panel… I’m guessing it had something to do with the box being sealed in more humidity than at my home. Can’t seem to get the panels straight/unwarped no matter what I try.

Yes! This is great news, finally I will be able to get this edition!

Yes! This is great news indeed!

Thanks everyone for your replies, I finished last night. Really happy with how these turned out.

@Private:

which I use from time to time to ask whether they’ll ever have factories available again.

I managed to snatch 5 pieces from HBG the other day and then 12 pieces from ebay for 5$.

It’s always bothered me how liberating France sets the allies back. US/UK losing the IC’s in Normandy & S.France as well as any liberated French territories. Seems to me the liberation of France should be something the allies really want to achieve!

@Young:

I spray painted mine because I’m a Neanderthal like that, and I definitely regret not coating them with something because the black paint is rubbing onto my minor gray ICs now.

That’s exactly what I was afraid might happen. Thanks, good to know buying the varnish was worth it.

Those look amazing cyanight! Do you varnish all the pieces after painting or is it perhaps not necessary?  :-)

I’m going to be painting 12 of my Industrial Complexes from older editions of A&A completely black and then applying gloss varnish to keep the paint from chipping/peeling off. The other 17 IC’s I have are going to remain grey to be used as minor IC’s.

Have any of you done something like this? Any tips?

I’ll post pics when I’m done.