@reloader-1:
FMG/Coachofmany,
Will coachofmany’s pieces (HBG) be scaled and colormatched to the FMG pieces? I hate painting pieces so this is very important to me…
Let’s be clear about this!
I started this project with two distinct goals when making the plastic gaming pieces. The Axis & Allies scale is ideal for any variant game for 1/2400 ships are too big and 1/285 armor varies too much.
I have taken the abstract scaling of Axis & Allies pieces (nothing is in scale to one another) and feel that my pieces should seamlessly fit into the scale already set by Axis & Allies pieces as well as my colors should match so you do not have to throw away your current collection to use mine.
I stated that I would also make my sets in the same color of FMG pieces so that they can compliment what he is doing also.
I am at the point where my first two molds are being produced and the factory will need color codes to produce my choice of colors for the Marines and Axis minors. (Marines will be OOB US & OOB Dark green) I have asked many times for FMG to supply me the Pantone codes so I can perfectly match his pieces (Italy & grey German), he has stated to me that the factory has not given them to him and he cannot attain them. I have also asked for his piece sizes so that I can insure that mine do match as close as we can. Again, I am having a hard to getting the information; I did get some, so I am going to have to make some hard choices.
Since it is already clear that his armored cars and Heavy tanks are much bigger than my pieces, I can tell that we are not on the same page when it comes to scaling. I am scaling my medium tanks to the Axis and Allies pieces and then dropping down a few millimeters for light tanks and up a few millimeters for heavy. My fighters, Tacs, and Bombers will be scaled to AAA also. My ships will be scaled but the early war battleships will be smaller than the out of box pieces.
I have spent countless hours looking at scaling, placing them on the maps and contrasting the pieces so that the eye does not get confused with the many pieces. I chose the scaling of the new pieces so that when you scan the board, you can easily recognize light, medium and heavy pieces.
I WILL be making OOB colors and scaling of my pieces and hopes that I can get the color codes from FMG, if not, I may have to wait on his colors until I get the codes so I can complement his sets or may to all together dismiss filling the gaps in his sets.
I cannot afford to come close on the colors of his and nobody will want them because they do not match, so I am becoming very reluctant to do FMG colors.
I have asked for no money and no pre-orders, but I have already paid many thousands of dollars to this project, I have done many polls, and listened to many of your emails on what you are wanting in new pieces. I hope that I can deliver a great product and also hope that FMG and HBG can come close in our two projects.
Thanks for your continual support,
Doug Friend
