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Hi all, here’s a map fix for the Sardinia misspelling*. Printing this at 400DPI should give a perfect match to the board. Cutout the parts you want to keep/remove.

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Hi all, here’s some artwork to add two versions of the Tiger Tank (one with header, one without) and two versions of ANZAC Infantry (OOB + variant) to the Reference Charts. The four ANZAC Infantry divisions kicked ass in North Africa, so I thought a little stat boost would be a small but fun way to reflect that.

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For the ANZAC Infantry, as I mentioned there are two versions.

The original Optional RAW is:

ANZAC Reinforcements
The United Kingdom player may deploy one UK infantry
each turn from the Reinforcements Zone directly to the
Indian Ocean convoy sea zone.

Version one just puts a visual on the reference chart to remind the Allied player of this optional rule.

If you use the “variant” version of the ANZAC Infantry (A3/D4, not supported by artillery) then there is FINALLY a reason for those larger ANZAC Infantry sculpts in AAP40.2… turns out they’re just better! Verbose rules for the variant version below.

I printed these out at 5.3" wide on some vinyl sticker paper and voila.

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ANZAC Reinforcements (variant version)
The United Kingdom player may purchase and deploy one
ANZAC infantry each turn from the Reinforcements
Zone directly to the Indian Ocean convoy sea zone. If you
own a copy of Axis and Allies: 1940 Pacific use the ANZAC
Infantry pieces from that game; otherwise you may denote
these units in whatever way you choose.

ANZAC Infantry always attack at 3 (they are not further
boosted by Artillery) and defend at 4. A maximum of 4* of them
may be present on the board at any given time, and they may
not be represented or multiplied by chips. They are otherwise
identical to regular UK infantry in every way.

*One for each of the four prominent ANZAC divisions in North Africa: the Australian 9th, 6th, and 7th, and the 2nd New Zealand.

As a note, for anyone else looking to modify the Reference Charts or Map, it appears that the new font for Territories, Cities, and Unit Type is Barcelona (either ICS or EF), headers are Impact, and most other text appears to be Times New Roman.

Enjoy!

v10: G40 Lite including France, aligned Neutrals, Canada, ANZAC, Communist China, and all the recent additions up to 11/18/2025

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mBgt6KSM7oIE3uNmuESPSU2F1AhicYMG/view?usp=sharing

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@Titus Awesome, I’m always looking for new tools and shortcuts.

@TitusJames haha yeah, funny how that happens :)

Hi all, thanks for all of the incredible ongoing support- I’m honored to be a part of the community of makers supporting these awesome games!

Here’s a Jan/Feb '22 update the some new arrivals to my etsy shop:

New Models!

Flight Stands in 3 sizes USN Balao-class Submarine - Allied super subs! Panzer III (Pz.Kpfw. Ausf J) - Axis light tanks! Kriegsmarine Type 39 Torpedo Boats - Axis escort ships! Damage/Flame Tokens Naval Mines Czech Hedgehog anti-vehicle obstacles Resource Tokens - Oil Barrels, Metal Ingots, and Grain

New Colors!

In good news for all of you non-painters, I am thrilled to announce that after an obnoxious amount of trial and error I have arrived at the full A&A color-matched palette of materials!

Come see all these and more at my esty shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NathanDetr0itDesigns, and don’t forget to use coupon code AADOTORG22 for 10% off!

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Hi all, thanks for all of the incredible ongoing support- I’m honored to be a part of the community of makers supporting this awesome hobby.

Here’s a major Jan/Feb '22 update for my etsy shop:

New Models!

Flight Stands in 3 sizes USN Balao-class Submarine - Allied super subs! Panzer III (Pz.Kpfw. Ausf J) - Axis light tanks! Kriegsmarine Type 39 Torpedo Boats - Axis escort ships! Damage/Flame Tokens Naval Mines Czech Hedgehog anti-vehicle obstacles Resource Tokens - Oil Barrels, Metal Ingots, and Grain

New Colors!

In good news for all of you non-painters, I am thrilled to announce that after an obnoxious amount of trial and error I have arrived at the full A&A color-matched palette of materials!

Come see all these and more at my esty shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NathanDetr0itDesigns, and don’t forget to use coupon code AADOTORG22 for 10% off!

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@dishero Thanks very much! Please do give it a playtest as you have time; I’m without a group to play with at the moment and the more eyes the better, of course.

November Update: Pictured below are some of the new designs and things in the shop, including four new colors and four new units:

Colors:

China Lime Green UK Light Tan/Beige Dutch Bright Orange French Blue

Units:

LCVP “Higgins” boats M3 Stuart Light Tanks GMC “Jimmy” CCKW 2 1/2 Ton trucks Kriegsmarine Type IX U-boats

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These and most of my other prints are $0.60 per model or less! Come check them out, and let me know if you have more ideas below.

As always, A&A forum members can use coupon code AADOTORG21 for 10% off your order for the rest of 2021: www.etsy.com/shop/NathanDetr0itDesigns?coupon=AADOTORG21

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Hi all, here are the latest additions to the ever-growing “Affordable Armory” :)

In addition to beginning to print in Gray and Black as well as the original White, I’ve also newly designed an Anti-Aircraft Gun (similar to OOB), a Kriegsmarine Escort Ship (Type 39 Torpedo Boat), and I’m printing the Royal Navy Hunt-Class light Destroyers (original model by AntarcticFox on thingiverse) for the Allied side as well.

While I work on a few bigger things (Light Tanks, Escort Carriers, Rail Depots, Coastal Artillery…) there are also some new miscellaneous bits as well: Oil Drums, Naval/Landmines, “Czech Hedgehog” anti-tank obstacles, and Metal Bars/Ingots. Come take a look at www.Etsy.com/shop/NathanDetr0itDesigns!

10/19/2021 Update: New stuff: Kamikaze tokens and Pillboxes!

Pictured below is everything I’ve got in stock:

Infantry Stands (5 styles! 3 sizes!) Major, Regular, and Minor Industrial Complexes Airfield and Shipyard Miniatures Pillboxes, circular and hexagonal Convoy and Kamikaze Zone markers Air Base, Naval Base, Research, and Recruitment tokens

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I’ve also updated my QTY discounts and bundles - come take a look! Use coupon code AADOTORG21 for 10% off your order for the rest of 2021: www.etsy.com/shop/NathanDetr0itDesigns?coupon=AADOTORG21

Per @Midnight_Reaper’s request, I’m working on a USS Atlanta and an IJN Agano for Light Cruisers. The Atlanta has existing open-source examples; the Agano I’ll have to rebuild from bits and photos (all current models are pay-only).

@vodot hello utah is classic 3rd edition with RR (Russia restricted from first attack) 2 hit Battleships and optional tech starting round 5

Anzio is the same rules and map except no tech and Germany has jets and Japan has super subs

Im at triple a almost everday hope to see u there

Hi @cloud7707 you could try adding an AA Gun to china instead. I know Oztea did it for his Global mods and i thought it worked well fwiw :)

That’s a wrap- 15% ebay coupon today (PLAYTIME15, all) lands me Europe. Thanks all, @djensen you can lock this thread.

All, I’ve finally gotten a 3D printer of my own, so I have been able to launch my own little Etsy shop with the mission of getting these models out there as affordably as possible! Huzzah!

While my shapeways store will stay open, doing self-fulfilled prints on Etsy is going to be a win-win; much more of the proceeds going directly to creators, which brings the price down for everyone. The only con is that I will have to maintain the 3D printer and do all of my own post-processing…

Anyway, I wanted to welcome everyone here to the shop with a 10% off coupon for the rest of 2021! Just use coupon code AADOTORG21 at checkout. Come be one of my first customers! Visit my etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NathanDetr0itDesigns

I’ll be adding new things and ideas constantly - including bundling items up for complete kits ala G40 etc., so please DM me or respond below and let me know what else you would like to see!

@vodot said in [AA50 & AA42.2] Fixed Cost Techs + Tech Expansion:

This is a work in progress, but I’m putting it out here for ideas and feedback if anyone is interested in geeking out on something like this.

This is an expanded list of techs with fixed costs (no more die rolls) that would simply come into effect immediately (unless otherwise specified) for the cost shown. Some of these have a cost of 5 IPCs, with the intention of simply enabling what are essentially house rules/new units (Mechanized Infantry, Cheaper Naval units, rudimentary dogfight rules, etc.) while allowing players with no interest/need for them to ‘opt out’ and save the 5 IPCs. I’ll be using this list for my next solo game and will be making adjustments.

Note: The ‘Turkish Pact’ tech is designed for games where the Turkish Straits begin the game closed (via house rule), but also works for games where the straits start open as per OOB rules (in which case, upon the development of ‘Turkish Pact’ they would cease to be a special case of “Always Open” straits and revert to the normal OOB straits rules (closed to units unfriendly to the controller of Turkey).

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SIR, THIS IS PURE GOLD! :)

_Here’s a rule with two aims:

1. Safeguard Russian production (with some historical precedent) from relatively easy/early/immediate German poaching
2. More setup variety and more interesting potential play at the periphery of the map._
3. Enable/strengthen KJF and bilateral games.

The Rule:
During setup, do not automatically place any ICs in non-capital territories.  Instead, those ICs (and up to one AA unit/gun that accompanies it) may be placed in any territory controlled by their owner. The choice of where to place any starting ICs can be discussed openly, but should be made in secret and revealed simultaneously by all players.
Optional: If the UK does not start with at least one non-capital IC, allow it to place an IC+AA unit as well.

I think this works best with some of kind of mild incentive to encourage creative placements, so here are two versions of a bonus (pick one):

Bonus version A: Wherever a starting, non-capital IC is placed, permanently increase the IPC value of that territory by one (but not above 3).

Bonus version B: Whenever ANY non-capital IC is built or placed (for the duration of the game), permanently increase the IPC value of that territory by one (but not above 3).

:lol: