Hello Axis and Allies community, I’ve started an etsy page to begin selling painted pieces as I work through the various countries for myself. I figured after pouring this much time into figuring out techniques of how to paint these things that others might enjoy the same style of work. I’ll use this forum to post pictures and guides for anyone interested. There’s always more to learn and I enjoy looking through the customization’s to see everyone else’s approach and tricked out game. It’s what got me motivated into miniature painting in the first place.

Hello Axis and Allies community, I’ve started an etsy page to begin selling painted pieces as I work through the various countries for myself. I figured after pouring this much time into figuring out techniques of how to paint these things that others might enjoy the same style of work. I’ll use this forum to post pictures and guides for anyone interested. There’s always more to learn and I enjoy looking through the customization’s to see everyone else’s approach and tricked out game. It’s what got me motivated into miniature painting in the first place.

Thanks rank carcass for the advice. I’m hoping the chessex speckled ones I ordered won’t be too bad but there does seem to be a pretty good contrast such as red dice with yellow numbering.

Chris Henry: it was mostly due to already having a bunch ww2 themed D6 and the players I’m dragging into this game for the first time find it really daunting. Should be fine though and I’m sure after a couple of rounds the game comes naturally. It’ll actually be the first time as a play-through for me as well.

Chessex is a half go. For anyone interested the company can do a small run of 10 for 120 dollars. Unfortunately they must all be the same but as an example a customer could do something like a target symbol for the 1 (similar to HBG’s Amerika), a tiger tank for the the 12, and choose German stylized numbers for the rest. The plus side is that the company has speckled 12 sided dice that I feel match the ww2 theme very well.

Well the Q-workshop is out. Their price point is a minimum run of 50, all the same, for 4.80 dollars per dice. Not bad though if someone wanted to have dice to sell. Chessex can do small runs of 10-12 for a dollar per side. Waiting to find out if each dice in the run can be different.

Yea your right after some thought it really does not convert. I’ve been looking into places to have custom D12 made. Does anyone know if there’s a company that makes WW2 inspired D12 dice? So far I’ve found Chessex that can do custom dice and maybe the Q-workshop which already has WW2 D6. I’ll post price point estimates if anyone’s interested once I hear back from them.

Was wondering if anyone already has a conversion for 6 sided dice to play this game with? Reason: artistic ww2 custom dice….and personally don’t care for D12 systems.

essentially I see this going towards just using G40 with some tweaks. Militia is an easy one; just 1 attack (if it can attack) and 1 defense. Cavalry for its price point probably a 1/1, move 2 unit mostly used to attack partisans. Light tank could be the traditional 3/2 for 5 IPC. For airborne, as they seem useless in the game, could be to throw in the AA DDay rule where they have first strike at least for round 1. Advanced mechanized infantry maybe become a 2/2 unit from a 1/2.

Artillery pairing becomes difficult. I like the idea that all infantry including mech could pair with artillery but from my understanding mot infantry and mech are excluded from this game to pair. Vet infantry also pose an issue. If they were a 2/2 unit would artillery bump them to a 3 like in AA Pacific with the marine infantry or would they be caped off at a 2?

Starts to get tricky with terrain too. Taking from Struggle for Europe and Asia for inspiration there could be a basic rule that difficult terrain (rivers and mountains) negates artillery pairing and armor class units fight at a -1 but can’t go below an attack value of 1.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Here is a rough for the victory points on my map. It may not work with OOB rules but I’m working on two sets of rules to be used with OOB and another with extra pieces. Link for the map is here: http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=38048.0

Number axis have for allied win – historical number – number for axis to win
        Europe pacific global
Turn4 Jun 42 23-31-39 12-18-24 35-49-63
Turn5 Dec 42 24-32-40 12-18-24 36-50-64
Turn6 Jun 43 21-29-37 11-17-23 32-46-60
Turn7 Dec 43 15-23-31 9-15-21 24-38-52
Turn8 Jun 44 12-20-28 7-13-19 19-33-47
Turn9 Dec 44 3-11-19 3-9-15 6-20-34
Turn10 Aug 45 0-(3)-11 1-(7)-13 0-(7)-21
Over Time         Lose-win
Turn11 Dec 45 0-8 0-6 0-14
Turn12 Jun 46 0-8 0-6 0-14
Turn13 Dec 46 0-8 0-6 0-14
Turn14 Jun 47 0-8 0-6 0-14
Turn15 Dec 47 0-8 0-6 0-14
Optional: Japan surrenders if they have 40 or less income after turn 9 and the factory in japan is bombed to its maximum hit points.

Thanks YG 

http://www.mediafire.com/download/kg4t4861cj7j46y/1940_Redux.rar

21600x9901 JPEG 1940 Redux map by lthaut. This file is for nonprofit and intended for original owners of the 1940 global board game only. Developed from Ambilzi & Grasshopper�s G40 map files and the medal system developed from Struggle for Europe and Pacific board game. I’ll still have to refine a medal point system and possible house rules that make the game more realistic to use with the points. There are 100 points total on the map with medals being worth 1-3 points. I have included a JPEG of the medals ranked in order 1-3. Hope you enjoy.

-edited quality level to maximum-

Rules: http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=38159.0

Thanks for the comment YG. I was contemplating that particular side of the issue and I think your right about the unnecessary attention. I feel better about it I’ll just release the map on here next week and hope people enjoy it :-). Would you have any suggestions for those blow up boxes?