This too is a late 2018 film, but I expect or hope it will have DVD/Bluray release in 2019…

They Shall Not Grow Old
https://www.theyshallnotgrowold.film/
Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of the war.

In England it was released on Nov 11, not sure of the details beyond that. USA had a limited release at select theaters on two days in December. Buuuuut, I just found this, stating that there will be another US theater date this month: (https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-jackson-the-shall-not-grow-old-screenings-1203099003/

After the documentary was a 30 minute interview with Jackson where he described the different challenges faced and techniques used in restoring the film, which was as fascinating as the documentary itself.

Watch the Youtube trailer and you will get a sense of what the film is about. It literally brought tears to my eyes. It was absolutely incredible. It made a war which often feels like an antiquated story, long in the past, something very immediate and touching. There was a surprising amount of comedy too. There were no historian commentaries, just the voices of the men who were there. What Jackson and his people did with the film footage is nothing short of miraculous. It turned WWI footage into something that could have been filmed yesterday. I only wish they were able to do the same treatment for all the other Powers at war.

I HIGHLY recommend everyone go see the film. Given the subject matter, I imagine it will interest people here, but it is really something that every man, woman and child ought to be exposed to. Especially since the war is now effectively out of living memory. WWI is not unrelatable or nonapplicable to our present. This film shows it for what it is: humanity in another time.

Awesome cards. Nice aesthetic and callback to NAs in Revised.

Minor quip: “Powerful Battleships” may be more appropriately named “Super Battleships”, at least that is often what the Yamatos were described as. “Powerful” implies offensive strength, whereas the advantage is related to defensive resilience.

Not a comment for a new sculpt really… but I never really liked that all US fighters are P-38s. I know it is different for some versions, but overall this seems to be the case.

I always felt that the primary unit sculpt for each power should be representative of the most popular or populated class-type. Even though it is cool, and pretty recognizably American, there were more single fuselage fighters built than twin fuselage. In terms of popularity and production I think P-51s, P-47s, P-40s or even F6Fs rank higher than the P-38. Much as I love it, I don’t see it as the representative US fighter of the war.

Same goes for US carriers… Wasp! Seriously? Essex should be the sculpt hands down. If not that, then certainly Yorktown.
Wasp was underpowered, undersized and underarmored compared to all other US fleet carrier classes, plus there was only one ship in the class.

@Viracocha:

and cool follow-up on the hull of that sub!

Yeah, I really liked that.

@Swedo:

@Imperious:

These pics are great, but do you got French, Anzac, or Italians painted?

No i only own 1942 i would like to have Tigers and P-40s and ofc. french infantry and italian pieces

You can order some from Historical Board Gaming:

http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Germany_c_197.html

Not sure how shipping would work if you are in Europe, but at least you can just purchase some pieces and not the entire game. That is what I did.

Love the pictures; looks awesome.

@Swedo:

Yes i have thought about buying some pieces from HBG but it gets a bit pricey very fast. But a Littorio battleship would be nice, and some of those cool french guys.

Yes, it does. But if you buy in a large enough quantity and only need to ship once, I think you can get your money’s worth.

@Swedo:

Do you think i should paint the factories and AAs? I havent decided… and i havent found any good picture of british transports. Ideas?

Sure. I am not sure if I will or not as they aren’t as fun to paint. But why not.

@Swedo:

How are your pieces going LHoffman?

Pretty well. You can check out the thread I have here, although you probably already have. I am very close to finishing 3 more pieces and will upload pictures soon.

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=28579.0

No decals yet. Not sure when or if that will happen.

@Swedo:

LHoffman: ive seen your thread, and you are in a different league! Thats why i want to see more!! (so stop hanging here in front of your computer and paint instead)

Haha… just a different style. But yes, getting off these boards and back in front of my paints would help me make progress. I may be able to put up a couple more pictures tonight. Nice work Swedo.

@mentok27:

Since its been many years since I started and by just winging the method I’ve actually forgotten the exact colours to use on most of my older jobs….

That is my problem too. I need to keep better track of what colors I use where.

Flipping unreal detail on those ships. Can’t believe I missed this.

@DMcLaren:

Thanks, LHoffman.  My pal and gaming partner FJO is the ship master.  He puts insane amounts of time into each ship in an effort to make it look like a named ship in the IJN.  Not above taking a saw to a piece and adding some putty, as seen in previous pictures.  He even bought some of those 1/2400 aircraft from GHQ to put on HBG’s IJN Nagara light cruisers, the Kongo battleships, and Takao and Mogami cruisers (yes, he’s modded 4 Takao sculpts into Mogami cruisers, even putting 4 of those 2400 scale aircraft on the Tone, complete with launch catapults).  I’m overdue to get some pictures of the finished ships.

That is just nuts. I did a slight bit of modification on one of mine to make the OOB Shinano look like Zuikaku, but that was about it. I will say that this is inspiring me to a whole new level of tiny detail though. The sides of the hull are especially magnificent. Excellent work from you and your friend. It will be a pleasure to see more.

@CWO-Marc

I probably won’t be able to, since I believe the movie is going to be a summer release and my jacket is on the heavier side, but if the weather is cold enough I will. It currently has the patches for Enterprise and Yorktown shown above. Only reason I haven’t put on the Hornet one is that it is rather large and I have limited real estate to work with. I may just try to find a smaller one. As you can imagine, there are few online retailers selling replica ship patches from World War II.

Often I think of all these unique ships from the Second World War as being only memories and pictures; something departed from this earth forever, whose lines will never be seen and touched again.

But this is a reminder that they are still among us in the flesh… just out of sight and consciousness 10,000 ft below the ocean. Incredible.

Looks like I may need to add the Hornet patch to my jacket now, in company with those for Yorktown and Enterprise. I have always thought the three sisters, who weathered the storm early in the war and delivered retribution at Midway, ought to be always spoken of together.

This too is a late 2018 film, but I expect or hope it will have DVD/Bluray release in 2019…

They Shall Not Grow Old
https://www.theyshallnotgrowold.film/
Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of the war.

In England it was released on Nov 11, not sure of the details beyond that. USA had a limited release at select theaters on two days in December. Buuuuut, I just found this, stating that there will be another US theater date this month: (https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-jackson-the-shall-not-grow-old-screenings-1203099003/

After the documentary was a 30 minute interview with Jackson where he described the different challenges faced and techniques used in restoring the film, which was as fascinating as the documentary itself.

Watch the Youtube trailer and you will get a sense of what the film is about. It literally brought tears to my eyes. It was absolutely incredible. It made a war which often feels like an antiquated story, long in the past, something very immediate and touching. There was a surprising amount of comedy too. There were no historian commentaries, just the voices of the men who were there. What Jackson and his people did with the film footage is nothing short of miraculous. It turned WWI footage into something that could have been filmed yesterday. I only wish they were able to do the same treatment for all the other Powers at war.

I HIGHLY recommend everyone go see the film. Given the subject matter, I imagine it will interest people here, but it is really something that every man, woman and child ought to be exposed to. Especially since the war is now effectively out of living memory. WWI is not unrelatable or nonapplicable to our present. This film shows it for what it is: humanity in another time.

@CWO-Marc @vodot

Gotcha. I get the pieces thing for sure. I got my Customizer badge for painting pieces and have always loved game figurines, whether for A&A, Risk or other games.

I guess with Historical Boardgaming existing now, in addition to other aftermarket outlets, I no longer see the need for people to buy entire game copies just to get pieces. Depending on the price point and how many are desired, buying the whole game could be more cost effective.

I am EXTREMELY interested in unique unit sculpts; ones we haven’t seen before, even if they are redundant for the unit-types involved. Pieces that are more historically accurate and detailed receive a premium of interest from me. Hence the reason I gravitate towards HBG’s original battle pieces. I guess I just assumed that other people would feel similarly. There are a few OOB pieces which are superior to HBG ones, or worthwhile in their own right, but not many.

I will never again use an OOB Wasp if I have access to an HBG Essex. Or a OOB Sherman vs a HBG Sherman. At least when it comes to painting.

So what is everyone’s rationale for owning multiple copies, or many multiple copies, of the same game. If it is just for collecting purposes, then I suppose that rationale isn’t necessary. But otherwise is it to get pieces, for game value if/when they go out of print, spares, lending them out to others, hosting game parties or tournaments where multiple copies are needed…?

I jointly own one of pretty much every version since the original Europe and Pacific, except for the newer 2nd Ed. Global 40, 1941 and 1942. But only one of each.

I guess I didn’t really answer CWOMarc’s question, but rather addressed my own curiosities. Yes, late-war/post 1945 tech.

HBG hasn’t made such a mixed-bag set before, which is why I thought it was interesting.

@djensen You are a gentleman and a scholar. I very much appreciate the indulgence.

Hi David. New forums look nice. Thank you for your time spent and attention to detail.

Did some searching but I cannot find any topics regarding migration of past year patron badges into the new format. Currently mine aren’t showing. My Customizer badge is there, but not the Patrons for some reason. If you or one of the other mods can figure that out for me I will go all in on 2018!

Thanks!

@CWO-Marc

Doug didn’t offer much in the way of reasoning behind his unit selection. However, some of his comments on the post make me think that he is trying to hit classes of pieces that haven’t been made yet, which will apply to all nations.

For example, Malta would stand in for the Heavy Carrier sculpt (of all nations?.. I am not sure). Similarly Montana would cover the Heavy Battleship. There is no seaplane piece currently, so throw in the PBY, etc… I believe he actually had Midway in for the heavy carrier until he edited it.

And yet, there are some categories here which HBG has already made sculpts for: Jet (Me 262, Kikka, P-80), Heavy Bomber (Ju-488, plus others they have labeled as heavy bombers), Torpedo Bomber (TBM, Swordfish, Barracuda, Kate).

So I am not really sure what they are trying to do, but I am also not complaining.

@LHoffman said in HBG - Axis & Allies Parts/Accessories and Custom Piece Sets Store!:

HBG asking for feedback on new GW1936 pieces. Looks like a general set which will have units that apply to the Axis, Allies and neutrals.
HBG Facebook Post

From the link:

***Which pieces would you like to see in a Generic Mold for Global War 1936? It would be similar to last mold, unique piece done in all major colors.

1-Battlecruiser (Scharnhorst) GERMANY
1-Heavy Battleship (Montana) USA
1-Heavy Carrier (Malta) UK
2-Jet (F-86) USA
2-Attack Transport (Haskell Class) USA
2-Torpedo Bomber (Devastator) USA
1-Heavy Bomber (B-29) USA
1-Hybrid BB/CV (Ise) JAPAN
1-Coastal Defense Ship (Norge) Norway
1-Airship (ZRS-4) USA
1-Recon/Seaplane Aircraft (PBY) USA
2-Colonial Infantry (French)
2-Heavy Artillery (M1931 203mm) Russia
1-Advanced Submarine (Nautilus) USA

Please list your ideas and needs for GW1936.***