Japanese Cruiser Type (Problem solved:it is the misprint-class from Guadalcanal)

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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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

Japanese A&A Pacific 2nd Edition Color Match
Hey All.
If you are looking to match the default color for the Japanese, try Vallejo Liquid Acrylic 804 Transparent Orange and Model color 140 Flat Brown mixed 30 to 1 sprayed on an undercoat of 131 Orange Brown. It’s a dead match.
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Also note that, as a weight-saving measure, battlecruisers sometimes carried fewer main gun turrets than battleships.  British practice in the first two decades of the 20th century was to build battlecruiser counterparts to each battleship class, typically with fewer main guns, lighter armour, greater length and so forth.

Rust-o-leum Rustic Orange

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@Tall:

Richard,

––Again, nice paintjobs!

----If you don’t mind me  asking, were these units made using (FUD) frosted ultra detail plastic?

Tall Paul

I believe I did.  I should of spent a little more to get a smooth finish.  These will do, but going forward I will spend the money and get what is a nicer finish.
**––Yep,…it sounds like we both agree that spending the extra bucks to have units produced in FROSTED ULTRA DETAIL (FUD) plastic is EXTREMELY WORTH the additional cost,…not to mention the end result looks SOO much better than the rough surfaces of lesser materials.
----And BTW, your paint jobs are great!.

Tall Paul**

Thanks for the compliments

Really pretty. Like them.

I’ve updated the approximates sizes/scales for some basic and alternate units.  Keep in mind that many classes of ship and aircraft, though in the same class, varied in size so my sizes will be off on some units.  If your like me I want to be able to visually distinguish between units quickly so keeping classes similar in size I find works the best. Below is my guide/attempt to standardize my pieces where they are relatively the same size for their respective class.  I’ve added some alternative classes that I use in my games and ties in some of the alternate pieces that HBG is putting out.  If you need something scaled and not sure how to do it let me know and I’ll do my best to help.

Carrier 6.5 cm 1/3700
Light/Escort Carrier 5cm 1/3100
Battleship 6 cm 1/4000
Cruiser 5.5 cm 1/3700
Light Cruiser 5 cm 1/3400
Destroyer 4.8 cm 1/2400

(cm is for the wingspan)
Heavy Bomber 4.7 cm 1/700
Medium Bomber 3.5 cm 1/600
Light Bomber 1.7 cm 1/600
Heavy Fighter (Twin engine) 2.8 cm 1/600
Fighter 2.2 cm 1/500
Light Fighter 1.7 cm 1/600
Dive/Torpedo Bomber 3 cm 1/500