"Tall Paul"s German units detailed and painted by the "WARMACHINE Team"

[Tall Paul]

Gar,

@Gargantua:

These units are painted so well, that I can see the pilots in the cockpits…

––Were they Smiling??? (big grin).
I’ll make sure to pass this compliment on to Lucas who painted/decalled these aircraft when he returns from his “Honeymoon”.

––By the way,…What is YOUR opinion of the “Alpha Designator” decals that I had him apply to the fuselages of the aircraft in order to differentiate the different TYPES quickly? Do you think they help? Just imagine several aircraft all in the same paint scheme located very closely together. I’ll post a close-up pic below.
––Also,…the Air Transports are the only a/c with White coloring, and also the only a/c with colored wingtips. I did this to make them VERY obvious to all players that an a/c with Paratroop/Troop Transport capabilities was on the scene. The White coloring also subliminally reflects the White parachutes that the “troopers” carry.

E…Early Fighter
F…Fighter
L…Long-range Fighter (two-engine)
J…Jet Fighter
D…Bomber, Dive
M…Bomber, Medium
H…Bomber, Heavy
R…Recon
T…Transport

----What do you think? I really value your opinion,…although I still believe you to be somewhat “touched”, haha.  :-D

“Tall Paul”

[[b]“D” for Dive Bomber(JU-87),….“T” for Transport(JU-52)]

[Tall Paul]

Gar,

––As I really value your opinion I wanted to know what you thought of the “Alpha” decals on the sides of aircraft to denote their “Type” of unit. Please remember 3 things:

1.) We play on an enlarged global map, 48" x 108"
2.) I want my game to be “user friendly” to rookie players.
3.) My Dad, an 89 year old WW2 vet, plays with us a lot.

––I try to make everything as logical and unconfusing as possible. Imagine having several aircraft in the same territory all painted in the same scheme, German Green camo in this case. Some of them very simular in appearance from more than 3 feet away such as the HE-111, DO-17, and ME-210. My idea was to add “Alpha” decals to the fuselages of the aircraft not only as a “detail”,….but to serve as a “Type” identifier as outlined at the bottom of this post.

@Tall:

@Gargantua:

These units are painted so well, that I can see the pilots in the cockpits…

––Were they Smiling??? (big grin).
––By the way,…What is YOUR opinion of the “Alpha Designator” decals that I had him apply to the fuselages of the aircraft in order to differentiate the different TYPES quickly? Do you think they help? Just imagine several aircraft all in the same paint scheme located very closely together. I’ll post a close-up pic below.
––Also,…the Air Transports are the only a/c with White coloring, and also the only a/c with colored wingtips. I did this to make them VERY obvious to all players that an a/c with Paratroop/Troop Transport capabilities was on the scene. The White coloring also subliminally reflects the White parachutes that the “troopers” carry.

E…Early Fighter
F…Fighter
L…Long-range Fighter (two-engine)
J…Jet Fighter
D…Bomber, Dive
M…Bomber, Medium
H…Bomber, Heavy
R…Recon
T…Transport

----What do you think? I really value your opinion,…although I still believe you to be somewhat “touched”, haha.  :-D

“Tall Paul”

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––I e-mailed “LHoffman” and the German Luftwaffe is finished and will be ‘winging’ it’s way home to me. That’s what I call a Christmas present(from me-to me)!
––We still need to do the JU-88s, ME-109s, and the Afrika Korps, Winter War, and Naval paint schemes. And whatever units come out in “HBG’s Global War Expansion Sets”.
––I don’t know if any of us will live long enough to see the completion of this ever-enlarging massive project,…but as long as HBG makes them, “WilTan” will modify anything necessary, and “LHoffman” and others will paint them. We will have FUN,….which should be the goal of ALL of us A&A gamers!

“Tall Paul”  :-D

[John Brown]

@Tall:

Guys,

––I e-mailed “LHoffman” and the German Luftwaffe is finished and will be ‘winging’ it’s way home to me. That’s what I call a Christmas present(from me-to me)!
––We still need to do the JU-88s, ME-109s, and the Afrika Korps, Winter War, and Naval paint schemes. And whatever units come out in “HBG’s Global War Expansion Sets”.
––I don’t know if any of us will live long enough to see the completion of this ever-enlarging massive project,…but as long as HBG makes them, “WilTan” will modify anything necessary, and “LHoffman” and others will paint them. We will have FUN,….which should be the goal of ALL of us A&A gamers!

"Tall Paul"�  :-D

I’m excited for you. I can’t wait to see them, in person. I know it has been long wait for you, but I’m sure it was worth it. :-D

John

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––The German Luftwaffe just landed at home base. All I can say is Wow!

––The paintjobs on these aircraft are AWESOME! And the “Alpha” lettering that denote the aircraft types is so small it’s amazing it’s there! “LHoffman” must have the most powerful eyes and/or magnifying glasses around. In sumation,….an EXCELLENT JOB!
----I’ll try and put some new pics up soon.

“Tall Paul”

[John Brown]

Cool, Paul, I can’t wait to see them in person. :-D

[Tall Paul]

@Tall:

Guys,
––The German Luftwaffe just landed at home base. All I can say is Wow!
––The paintjobs on these aircraft are AWESOME! And the “Alpha” lettering that denote the aircraft types is so small it’s amazing it’s there! “LHoffman” must have the most powerful eyes and/or magnifying glasses around. In sumation,….an EXCELLENT JOB!
----I’ll try and put some new pics up soon.

“Tall Paul”

––I just realized that I didn’t post the individual close-up pics of the German Luftwaffe aircraft. Admitedly, these pics were taken before the decals were oversprayed with a dull-coat making them ‘vanish’.
––Anyway,…here they are, starting with the FW-190 Fighter. Notice the “F” decals denoting a Fighter.

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––Here are the close-ups of the German Fighter, Jet (ME-262). Notice the “J” denoting a Jet Fighter. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[jwo1984]

These look great Tall Paul….thanks for the close up…  Painted by Hoffman?  These pieces are very tiny I know the pictures are zoomed in so its hard too tell. Just handling them I was discouraged from painting.  The decals must have been a nightmare to do! but well worth it with these results.

[Tall Paul]

jwo1984 & others,

@jwo1984:

These look great Tall Paul….
––Thanks, I’m glad you liked them.
thanks for the close up….  
Painted by Hoffman?  
––Yes,…He does GREAT work with the smallest of details!
These pieces are very tiny I know the pictures are zoomed in so its hard too tell. Just handling them I was discouraged from painting.  The decals must have been a nightmare to do! but well worth it with these results.

Tall Paul

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––Here is a close-up pic of the Luftwaffe ME-110 Long-Range Fighter.
Notice the “L” decals denoting Long-Range Fighter. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[jwo1984]

I’m running out of words here…but again simply awesome and the lettering and numbers on the fuselage is just captivating.  Those fw 190’s look as deadly as they flew.  Being a new fan of the “customization” thread this warmachine project is exciting to follow, and inspiring for game pieces.  Cant wait too see the afrika corps air units tall paul, and Russian winter schemes!!  thanks for sharing

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––Here are some pics of the German Luftwaffe Medium Bombers,….like the HE-111.
Notice the “M” that denotes a Medium Bomber. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––Here’s a pic of the DO-17 Medium Bomber in the German Green camo scheme. Notice the “M” decal which denotes a Medium Bomber. These were almost letterred with an “R” to make them Recon aircraft since they actually served in this capacity and there are so far there are already three (3) German Medium Bombers available; HE-111, JU-88, and the DO-17. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––Hers a couple of close-up pics of the German JU-488 Heavy Bomber. Notice the “H” that denotes a Heavy Bomber. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––And here are a couple of close-up pics of the German JU-87 Dive Bomber. Notice the “D” that denotes a Dive Bomber. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––Here are some pics of my favorite German Luftwaffe aircraft done SO FAR,….the JU-52 Air Transport Notice the “T” that denotes an Air Transport. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[Tall Paul]

Guys,

––And a ‘group shot’ of the German JU-52 Air Transports. Enjoy!

Tall Paul

[CWO Marc]

@Tall:

Guys,
––And here are a couple of close-up pics of the German JU-87 Dive Bomber. Notice the “D” that denotes a Dive Bomber. Enjoy!
Tall Paul

They look great!  Do the different nose colours have any particular significance in terms of using the pieces?

[Tall Paul]

CWO Marc & others,

@CWO:

**They look great!  
––Thanks, I’m glad you like them. It also helps me to know I’m doing something right when I get ‘good’ feedback like this.
Do the different nose colors have any particular significance in terms of using the pieces?
––YES,…in two different ways;
1.) My Air Transports are the ONLY aircraft that I allow to use WHITE ‘squadron colors’. IMHO the White color boldly emblazoned on the noses and wingtips set these aircraft apart and should notify/warn ALL players that these are aircraft with ‘SPECIAL’ capabilities (Paratroop Drops). I also believe that the White coloring sub-consiously makes a connection to their white parachutes.
2.) Segregating all of my aircraft into squadrons of two to four aircraft that are all painted alike helps in many ways other than just cosmetically. It helps to designate where particular aircraft originated from or are assigned to in the game. For example, the Yellow-nosed Germans would be the “Abbeyville Boys” based in western France and the red-nosed Germans could be based in Norway, etc, etc.
----Some players might disagree with me 100% but that’s just fine. This system was designed to aid me and my fellow players and I totally respect any/all players personal opinions/preferences. All I can say is that this system works well for me, and I’m very happy with it. Thanks for the incisive question.

––Check out the ‘squadron’ colors of this Japanese KI-61.

Tall Paul

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