New Shapeways Units

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

**Great work! Those are awesome. ** Is there something wrong with the pictures on the first couple of pages of this thread?  I only see a placeholder, generic image icon where the pictures should be.  :?

Added Russian Fighter and more Japanese Carriers on the website. Also on Ebay. www.combatminiatures.org

Hi, yeah, i’ve seen that…i just wanted to make them myself it goes very well with my terrain board…

I should note that I have units from Classic, Revised Edition, 1941, & 1940 with some significant color variations. So in some cases I may be matching a different edition. So for example, I think the early UK units are darker than my 1940 versions explaining why I choose a darker color. Plus with the cheap paint, I worry that the color consistency is less consistent bottle to bottle. When I indicate A + B paint colors, I mix then 1 to 1.

Thanks you for the reply! E-mail sent to Chessex - looking forward to getting these.

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).

@siredblood: @IWillNeverGrowUp: That angled divider in the UK box is going to be a pain to use I think. I always find corners in deeper boxes like this to be difficult (at least they are in mine), especially as they get tighter like those angles. Its been game tested! I added so many units to each country (well not China) you will never need to empty anything. I was UK last weekend, never saw the bottom of the box If one was in the corner, you can always use a sub to get it out haha. I wasn’t fond of the angle idea, but it best fit the units with those bombers. Well, if you never get to the bottom that would be alright. I just pictured trying to pick them out of there and it hurt my fingers thinking about it. lol