Did a test print of some unit pieces for Battle of France 1940. Still have to work on them a bit (especially the aircraft that did not turn out well enough to show yet … wings are far too thin right now) but they’re getting there! Also missing is the french tank (did not print because of an unlevel printer bed).
@cavestone said in Thinning Paint and Fine Details?:
Thanks to both of you. Another question, is it worth buying the proprietary thinners/retarders/flow aids or does distilled work the same, better, worse?
Distilled or tap water will reduce the pigmentation of your paint, which in such small scale (and if you use only a little to just thin it a bit … not too much, and always on a palette, not in the bottle) is not a big deal.
If using water, definitely go easy on it. Never more than 50/50, but I wouldn’t even go that thin personally. I’d go more with something like 80/20 (Paint/Water).
I REALLY like using Acrylic Matte Medium. It’s a thinner but it maintains the pigmentation of your paint, and it adds a matte finish to it at the same time. YOu can also get Gloss medium if you like the gloss look, but in either case I personally use a Matte varnish on top of all my minis anyway, so matte medium works for me. (Techincal: Acrylic Medium is an Acrylic Polymer Emulsion that is used as the binding agent for acrylic paints, just without any color pigmentation added).
Another decent tip is to make sure each successive coat is just a little THICKER than the previous coat (so you’re starting with very thin and working your way up to that 80/20 mix) and you’ll likely at this scale only want to do a max of 3 coats for your base colors and 1-2 for details and line work.
@SS-GEN said in Hoping for a new A&A game:
Only thing I heard is from an e mail Larrys working on a new game. Don’t quote me on this but I thought it was a napoleon game. I’ll have to recheck.
Correct, “Imperial Boarders”.
There’s even video out of it being play tested. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Tp3ndePZk)
However, it’s not Axis and Allies related and not being published through WotC.
A co-worker of mine just told me today that he passed up buying a complete copy (less a bit of box damage) of this version for CA$70 last week because he didn’t think it was legitimate … I screamed at him.
@TheVenocWarlord said in Battle of France 1940 (Revised) - Available to order, Print on Demand & Digital Files (PDF):
@IWillNeverGrowUp said in Battle of France 1940 (Revised) - Available to order, Print on Demand & Digital Files (PDF):
Box Retail version also reduced to us$54.99 (from $59.99).
Still working on getting printed sculpts, but our 3d printers have been 100% tasked to making PPE for frontline workers for the past 3 months.
If we ordered before the price drop, does anything change there?
Send me your email address AND city+state/province+country in a private message and I’ll refund you $5 via PayPal (we don’t have any control over payments made through The Game Crafter as it’s a 3rd party service).
Thinning your paints will allow you to make multiple very thin coats (with sufficient drying time between coats) instead of 1 or 2 quick thick coats. What this does is provides a smoother, more detailed paint job instead of the typical globs of paint that thick paints will provide on small surfaces.
Definitely thin them. Regular water works fine for acrylics. Distilled water is preferred (no contaminants).
Regarding enamel, people have used them to good effect, but I personally hate them. I find enamels too difficult to work with, take too long to dry compared to acrylics and they smell bad.
We have a holiday blowout sale happening on all Field Marshal Games A&A Accessories!
10-50% off all FMG Accessories from now until Jan 31, 2019, while supplies last!
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Note: FMG WW1 and WW2 Combat Dice are being re-stocked by Dec 1
PSA: Current rotating strikes with Canada Post combined with IWNGU moving to a new location on December 1 may cause slight delays in your orders delivery. No deliveries will be packed and/or shipped during the weekend of Nov 30-Dec 3 due to the relocation.
@TheVenocWarlord said in Battle of France 1940 (Revised) - Available to order, Print on Demand & Digital Files (PDF):
For Blitzkreig, are all the powers supposed to have access to it? It reads as such in the rules.
Yes, all powers have access to it (merely called Blitzkreig because people know what that is, based on my understanding of the original rules).
@cavestone Looking great! Painting this scale is challenging but certainly can be fun!
If you wanted to put every single aircraft on stands, G40 has 50 bombers, 66 tactical bombers and 88 fighters.
That’s a lot of stands and you probably don’t need to do every single one (I personally feel if you add a magnet to each aircraft piece and have enough stands for most situations, you’re set).
I haven’t figured out an exact count yet, so someone else might be able to chime in with a better idea but I would think 20-30 bombers (35mm) and 50-60 fighter/tac stands (25mm) would be a great setup (though probably excessive in most cases).
If anyone has any specific vehicle requests, please let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
I Will Never Grow Up Games now offers print-on-demand variable scale WW2 vehicles!
All minis are true-scaled to the original dimensions of the real-world vehicle.
Choose from a variety of common wargame scales, starting with;
1:144 (12mm) - from ca$4.95 per vehicle
1:100 (15mm) - from ca$9.95 per vehicle <- Typical A&A Miniature Wargame size
1:56 (28mm) - from ca$24.95 per vehicle <- Typical Bolt Action size
https://iwillnevergrowup.com/product-category/minis/3dpod/
Additional models being added as we continue.
All Print on Demand orders will be entered into a production queue and will ship when completed. At this time we cannot provide an ETA on delivery as there are too many factors involved, including, but not limited to quantity of orders, number of items ordered and production capacity.
Pricing varies by model
Some assembly may be required
Multi Part (**) high quality 3D Printed vehicles.
** Most vehicles include separate turret + combined body/tracks, others come with separate turret, body and tracks. A small selection of vehicles are 1 piece (Sdkfz 251d, Sturmtiger, etc).
** For assembly of tracks to hull, we recommend the use of Gel Cyanoacrylate (superglue).
** Turrets press fit and freely rotate when assembled without the use of adhesives.
The original 2001 Axis and Allies Pacific game contained pieces they named “task force markers”, consisting of six numbered plastic roundel holders and six corresponding numbered printed cards. Their purpose was to allow a whole group of ships to be represented on the game map by a single marker (with a roundel holder to denote the controlling player power), convenient for situations where a lot of ships need to be crammed in to a tight space.
I Will Never Grow Up Games has released our own version of the Task Force Marker PLUS a Battalion Marker!
ca$5.95 per set.
Each Task Force Marker or Battalion Marker set includes;
Loads of US and UK Naval added to the lineup with German and French Naval on their way!
I Will Never Grow Up Games will soon be now offers print-on-demand variable scale WW2 vehicles!
All minis are true-scaled to the original dimensions of the real-world vehicle.
Choose from a variety of common wargame scales, starting with;
https://iwillnevergrowup.com/product-category/minis/3dpod/
Additional models being added as we continue.
All Print on Demand orders will be entered into a production queue and will ship when completed. At this time we cannot provide an ETA on delivery as there are too many factors involved, including, but not limited to quantity of orders, number of items ordered and production capacity.
Pricing varies by model
Some assembly may be required
Multi Part (**) high quality 3D Printed vehicles.
** Most vehicles include separate turret + combined body/tracks, others come with separate turret, body and tracks. A small selection of vehicles are 1 piece (Sdkfz 251d, Sturmtiger, etc).
** For assembly of tracks to hull, we recommend the use of Gel Cyanoacrylate (superglue).
** Turrets press fit and freely rotate when assembled without the use of adhesives.
Sample Sherman Firefly VC1 @ 15mm scale;
Hi,
You are correct. Any for sale please.
Let me work out a price and I’ll PM you.
How many are you interested in?
Is this the right size?
https://iwillnevergrowup.com/product/russian-t34-85-medium-tank/
EDIT: NVM, just looked up your other post. 12mm scale is approximately 1:144 yes? If so, I can certainly do these in that scale.
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Just a quick update, the accompanying cards have been printed and are on their way to me.
I’ve also decided I’ll include half size markers (with no slot for the roundels) to accompany the sets for those even smaller territories.
@Grintch said in 3D Printed Axis and Allies Board Game Pieces Available:
Could we get a slightly scaled up version of the carrier? Like 10-15%.
Need a sculpt for Super/Heavy (3 plane) Carrier.How about a sculpt to use for RADAR AAA?
Upscaled versions of any of our existing models I can certainly do.
Radar AAA, I can attempt, but don’t hold your breath (any new model takes a significant bit of time to create and test before we can print it).