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Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread
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Aha!!!
It is correct - the AB 41 had two drivers, so it does not have a FRONT or a REAR - it is a true multi-way armored vehicle.
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“It had six forward gears and four reverse gears, with a driving position at the front and one in the rear, so two crew members were drivers.”
Ah, good to know. I kind of wondered why half the pictures you see have the turret one way, and half have it the other … yet in both pictures it seems/feels like it’s driving forward. :)
Most armored cars in WWII had front and rear drivers (in fact I can’t think of any that didn’t, but I’m sure there is). However as reloader mentioned, the rear driver only has 4 gears, not 6 as the vehicle is meant to drive the other way primarily (that driver has a much better view without the hood blocking it). Yes, the turret is backwards. :-(
Edit: The reason most armored cars had rear drivers is that they were light recon vehicels. The look for the enemy and get out fast when they find him. The rear driver comes in handy here as it lets the vehicle withdraw while keeping it’s front (with the thicker armor) pointed toward the enemy. The vehicle is not a “true multi-way” vehicle as reloader implied, it does have a distinct front and back by design. The turret on the model is pointed toward the weak side as if the vehicle is trying to disengage. And even when disengaging it would probably keep it’s turret pointed towards the enemy unless it found itself surrounded. Unfortunate.
In the case of the well known photo in the link below (which I assume is the one some of you referred to), you will see the two on the left are turret forward and the one on the right is turret backward. This does not mean either way is fine. It means the one on the right is the last vehicle in the group of 3 and is watching the rear when they are driving. It is still driving forward with turret pointed backward so no nothing sneaks up behind it. Sadly, this the only reason I can think of for this vehicle to be in this position, so place it behind your tanks on the board with the turret watching the rear of the column and the vehicle facing forward or get a really good exacto knife. :-D
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It is staying the way it is now. As it can go either way and it looks cool the way it is….Im not concerned.
If this was brought up a month ago, I could have changed it.
I guess the Italians will be driving in four gears towards the enemy (with caution) and six gears in retreat (with haste) :-D
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Wow! Look at the fantastic detail of it! I can’t wait to get mine.
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@C_Strabala:
Wow! Look at the fantastic detail of it! I can’t wait to get mine.
That is an actual PLASTIC production sample. (No colour in the plastic)
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I guess the Italians will be driving in four gears towards the enemy (with caution) and six gears in retreat (with haste) :-D
Well that only makes sense anyway. ;)
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Those will look so sweet on the board… especially with a little paint slapped on 'em. Any word about the subs/pre-orders?
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It is staying the way it is now. As it can go either way and it looks cool the way it is….Im not concerned.
If this was brought up a month ago, I could have changed it.
I guess the Italians will be driving in four gears towards the enemy (with caution) and six gears in retreat (with haste) :-D
It’s not the end of the world. You can fix it in the next run or sell these ones as novelty items.
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It is staying the way it is now. As it can go either way and it looks cool the way it is….Im not concerned.
If this was brought up a month ago, I could have changed it.
I guess the Italians will be driving in four gears towards the enemy (with caution) and six gears in retreat (with haste) :-D
It’s not the end of the world. You can fix it in the next run or sell these ones as novelty items for the Italians in retreat.
Nice. We can make also British units “screaming like girls” swimming from Dunkirk. :-)
It’s strange … only Italians run away or retreat in ww2? Bah…
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Oddly I had thought FMG knew about the turret issue as in the preview pics on Bob’s signature all the vehicles, including the AB-41(which is facing right with the turret facing left), are facing right. For some reason, I never gave it much thought as I figured it just needed to be swivelled forward. Clearly I did not think about that. Not to many models that scale with moving parts, lol. At any rate, I joined less than 1 month ago, so it was still too late even if it had clicked.
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It is staying the way it is now. As it can go either way and it looks cool the way it is….Im not concerned.
If this was brought up a month ago, I could have changed it.
I guess the Italians will be driving in four gears towards the enemy (with caution) and six gears in retreat (with haste) :-D
It’s not the end of the world. You can fix it in the next run or sell these ones as novelty items for the Italians in retreat.
Nice. We can make also British units “screaming like girls” swimming from Dunkirk. :-)
It’s strange … only Italians run away or retreat in ww2? Bah…
No offense was intended. All powers had retreats and victories. Remember we are doing the Italians FIRST. So they are getting alot of attention and respect.
It was a joke based on the turret issue and the forward and rear gears as noted by another member above. (You could have made the same joke with Any Power)
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Hey Stephano1189,
“British units “screaming like girls” swimming from Dunkirk”?Hee, hee, hee, hee. That’s funny. It puts a picture in my mind of grown British men in little flowery dresses and braids in their hair running around, flailing their arms and shrieking “EEK! The Panzers are coming! EEEEK!”
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Let this be a lesson to all the people constantly screaming about WotC “Errors”
Even when a community intensely interested in a subject collaborates on something, mistakes still happen. We are humans, after all.
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PLEASE make Corsairs i would love to have them part of my US airforce/navy plus I love coaches Idea about the infantry
Personally that is my favorite US war plane.
Does this mean your going to make the U.S. fighter piece a corsair?
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That’d be cool, a Corsair!
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Yeah, that reminds me FMG, we’ve been talking alot about the Italians lately… but how is the rest of the model line coming? I got this cool fancy ammo box just waiting to get all filled up with your cool pieces!
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thats why i was asking if thier tac bombers would be the same size as the fighter planes, that way the Americans can get 2 fighters. for me i would love to see the Mustang and the Corsairs as fighters, so i can have them on each front
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Ok here we come!!!
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Show more pictures! We just can see the navy… and some fighters… Those miniatures look GREAT!!! :-)
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YES!!!
Been signed up since day one, cant wait to order my first set(s)!
Thoes426 :evil:
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