Tricked out my AA50th - pics in a bucket

[sgtwiltan]

Yeah love the way they look. Makes the board pop out.
How are they holding up to play?
Paint chipping etc.?

[Slackaveli]

you just made my game look shnitty! those are amazing! you could sell that as AA50platinum for 3 grand or more! very very nice.

[Viracocha]

Thanks fellas!  8-)

They’re holding up really well sgt, but I took a lot of time to do a thin layer of clear coat, let it dry… repeat process.  A little “shedding” (loss of terrain) happened for awhile, but that stopped eventually.

[LHoffman]

I assume you use acrylic paints Viracocha…

Do you have any wisdom with enamels… specifically on A&A pieces?

[Viracocha]

@LHoffman:

I assume you use acrylic paints Viracocha…

Do you have any wisdom with enamels… specifically on A&A pieces?

Yeah, I use mainly water based paint, though I have used enamel for some parts - if I want them shiny.  From my experience, enamel doesn’t seem to adhere as well.

[LHoffman]

Good to know. Thanks for the reply.

[Yavid]

I have no words. I just look wide-eyed and blinking. Amazing seems to be an understatement. Breathe taking seems to fall short of a good discripition also. I do have two questions. Where did you get the mushroom cloud and Where did you get the Nuc. missle?

[Viracocha]

@Yavid:

I have no words. I just look wide-eyed and blinking. Amazing seems to be an understatement. Breathe taking seems to fall short of a good discripition also. I do have two questions. Where did you get the mushroom cloud and Where did you get the Nuc. missle?

Cheers Yavid!  I recently brought it to a gaming session where I didn’t know the players - eh eh eh… they were really, really surprised.

I believe the cloud is from an old copy of Diplomacy.  The missile is from a Table Tactics set, I think discontinued as well but perhaps still being sold from FMG or HBG (note: HBG have a missile that looks more appropriate for a nuke…).

:mrgreen:

[LHoffman]

V- Do you know what general scale of decals you used?

[Variable]

@Viracocha:

@Yavid:

I have no words. I just look wide-eyed and blinking. Amazing seems to be an understatement. Breathe taking seems to fall short of a good discripition also. I do have two questions. Where did you get the mushroom cloud and Where did you get the Nuc. missle?

Cheers Yavid!  I recently brought it to a gaming session where I didn’t know the players - eh eh eh… they were really, really surprised.

I believe the cloud is from an old copy of Diplomacy.  The missile is from a Table Tactics set, I think discontinued as well but perhaps still being sold from FMG or HBG (note: HBG have a missile that looks more appropriate for a nuke…).

:mrgreen:

Nuke is from Supremacy, not Diplomacy. You can sometimes find them on eBay etc. The HBG rockets work well and you can get them in many colors.

[Viracocha]

Oops - yeah, thanks Variable… haven’t played either Diplomacy or Supremacy in many years.

LHoff - hmm… well, 15mm being the largest.  Though having said that, it depends what you’re working on.

[LHoffman]

@Viracocha:

LHoff - hmm… well, 15mm being the largest.  Though having said that, it depends what you’re working on.Â

True, it does depend… but if 15mm was the biggest, that is a good starting point. Thanks.

I didn’t expect you to have a list, I figured I might have to do some trial and error.

[Viracocha]

Look’in forward to seeing your troops LHoffman!

[LHoffman]

@Viracocha:

Look’in forward to seeing your troops LHoffman!

Just don’t hold your breath.

[Viracocha]

Yeah, it does take quite awhile…  I did mine over a year I think, casually painting here and there when the mood took me (sometimes the mood was more like a need eh eh eh :)

[toblerone77]

Does anyone know of where to get some peelable stikers or decals? I’m going to start on a 1941 edition. I looked up a Youtube video on painting techniques and the guy said he got stickers from zazzle.com, I couldn’t find them any smaller than 1/2 inch.

[LHoffman]

@toblerone77:

Does anyone know of where to get some peelable stikers or decals? I’m going to start on a 1941 edition. I looked up a Youtube video on painting techniques and the guy said he got stickers from zazzle.com, I couldn’t find them any smaller than 1/2 inch.Â

Viracocha got his decals from I-94 http://www.i-94enterprises.com/decals.htm.

Apparently they work very well. I have not bought any yet. They do come much smaller than 1/2 in. though.

[toblerone77]

Thanks LH. I went there. This guy on Youtube got actual stickers appearantly. His method for doing his pieces seal the peel-and-press stickers on the piece.

His method is a bit un-convential but I like it. The finished product actually increases the durability of the piece, he was practically bouncing it off the table lol.

My project will be 1941 because it’s a small game and I want to finish it in a reasonable time, I plan to do a light stylized set of pieces. the problem comes in when you have pieces that are all the same hence the need for national markings. I’m artistic but I DON’T have the skill to try and do national emblems on the pieces. Hence I liked the idea of those self adhesive decals.

[LHoffman]

@toblerone77:

the problem comes in when you have pieces that are all the same hence the need for national markings. I’m artistic but I DON’T have the skill to try and do national emblems on the pieces. Hence I liked the idea of those self adhesive decals.

Yeah, it is very demanding if you want them to look right. Decals/stickers are probably the best way to go.

[LHoffman]

Actually, I have had a question for Viracocha:

Did you modify your German battleships? It looked from your pictures like you clipped the bows and cut the superstructure down a bit too.