Great news, I had been going through eBard’s work and been planning on messaging him about additional models to finish out his series of victory cities. I like ossel’s work but not everything is offered in 'frosted, ultra detail" which is the only type of finish I have ordered from shapeways.
Thanks
How about some British Colonial Infantry? Sikhs and Gurkas? Would love some for the Far East Command for Global 1940.
I think half my posts on this forum are just me thanking you for your customization work….
Look forward to the files.
Thank you,
Rand.
Nice work as always! When are you looking to put up the PDF files? Have to do a little change-up before I can go to the printers….
Rand.
Hello Young Grasshopper,
Wanted to say thanks for putting these cards up on Artscow, beautiful work and I really enjoy the artwork on the Research and Development Cards.
Looking to order a set, but I was wondering if it is possible to have the Italian cards with the three fasces symbol on the front and back of the cards instead of the Italian Roundel?
I know it is a bit to ask but I would be extremely grateful.
Cheers, Rand.
I have dealt with FMG three times and their communication is horrible to non-existent. A simple e-mail confirmation of your order is not much to ask?
When I purchase A&A items, I buy in lots from different sites all at once, Shapeways + HBG + FMG. All of the competitors from FMG communicate effectively, I have had to track down someone from FMG, tried Facebook, email from their website and through PM on this site. And on at least one occasion, no response at all. Very disappointing to say the least. Items that were ordered showed up in the mail about a week after the other sites had delivered product, the latter with tracking numbers so I could follow the progress.
Have the dice I want, two Italian Combat Sets and the plane stands I need. I WILL NOT deal with FMG again.
I had painted some Italian models recently but I was very unhappy with how they turned out, I resprayed them with a plastic paint and primer but it bubbled and ruined the models, not to mention it the second coat covered up most of the minor details.
Extremely disappointed, I purchased some ‘Simple Green’ cleaning product and after diluting it with water (about a shot glass of cleaner to a cup of water) and let the game pieces soak for a week. I then took each piece and used a small stiff bristled brush to give a rough initial clean, then a final detailed clean with a toothpick.
Each piece cleaned up very well, and just though I’d share in case another forum member had game pieces they wanted to clean up and repaint.
Cheers, Rand.
I’d be interested. Based in Brantford, so about an hour out from T.O. I am new to Global - have my own board etc., but have played Classic A&A numerous times.
Nice work - Dare I ask how many hours you put into it? For interest’s sake.
I went to the local dollar store and bought some plastic storage trays that fit all my pieces. The blue tack planes and stands all fit in one of the trays, so i don’t waste time breaking them down. The odd one i have to reattach, but the freeing of space on the board is worth any hassle. I think in time i will invest in the magnets for the stands and planes, would be nice to have every plane with magnets so the stands will be more universal.
Thanks Young Grasshopper, watched the entire series with great interest. Thanks for your hard work!
Big thanks to Cyanight for the map, really happy with it.
Rand
I just use blue tack. It’s easy, no mess can easily remove stands or plane models to return to a tray.
Cheers for the effort! Looks smashing - just downloaded…
Thanks you for the reply! E-mail sent to Chessex - looking forward to getting these.
Hello,
From reading some of the posts on this site, one gets the impression that there is a direct line to individuals or the owners of Field Marshal Games and Historical Board Gaming. Don’t want to name names or point one out, but I was wondering the following…
Has either FMG or HBG ever considered doing a run of Combat Dice for Italy in the Fascist style of the three fasces (three bundles of sticks and an axe)? I have changed all my set-up boards to match the latter mentioned symbol but naturally my Combat Dice are left lacking.
Can’t post an image due to my newish account, but would be interested in the level of interest this idea generates. As FMG or HBG would have to do a mass run of the three fasces dice, would anyone else be interested in a production run?
Rand.
WOW! They look so great. Really impressed that you are taking the extra step of ordering them in different types of material to find out which one will work the best for each model. Look forward to buying a set, must have for a Global 40 board.
Glad to see that this project is active again, as like everyone else I am very interested on gaining a set of these. I have purchased stuff from Shapeways in the past and paid to get the frosted ultra details pieces. As they were clear pieces, I used grey spray paint on them, and they turned out fantastic. Look forward to any progress on this project
Well worth the wait for the pictures… Like the Vichy French symbol for the North African and Syrian Territories. Noticed the enlarged 110 Sea Zone and the addition of the Azores Islands. Nice touches.
Vichy and Azores are IL credit :) Enlarged SZ 110 is my contribution! :) Actually the whole of Europe is changed but hard to see if you dont have the new and old map next to eachother! If its ok with IL i can upload map-images for more detail!
Hopefully you can, would like to see it, just for ideas and such. Trying to come up with an idea of what I want to do for mine.