WOW! :-o
A lot of great research here! You’ve certainly saved me a lot of work.
First of all, I’d like to say that I agree with you on not doing the generic molded roundel versions (although that may be an alternative, possibly lower cost option that I can offer later). I feel like if you’re going to spend the money on the markers, they might as well be unique.
A couple of comments:
Stalingrad - I’d like to stick to buildings if possible, for two reasons.
- Comparative scales: the other markers are buildings, so I think the smaller statues might seem out of place.
- Organic shapes (i.e. people) are much harder to model in my program than structural shapes.
What about a distinctive building like the “Univermag Department Store” building that the Germans used as an HQ during the battle (see attached)? I seem to remember something like this in “Enemy at the Gates”.
I suppose I can give the statues a stab, we’ll see.
Honolulu - I had a cool idea for this one, maybe modeling the whole southern coast of Oahu, complete with Diamond Head on one side, a little Waikiki Beach with downtown Honolulu, and the outline of Pearl Harbor on the other side. I’ll have to see if I can fit it all, but I think it would be cool.
Tokyo - I might end up doing something like D.C., with Edo Castle on one side and the Meiji Shrine on the other. Again, I’ll have to see how it looks. I like the capital markers to be a bit more stately and impressive.
Other than that, I loved all you guys’ suggestions. I’ll keep working on these next week.
Coming up…
MOSCOW!