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Nice work. Any info on the scenario set up or homebrew rules?
HBG U.S. Naval Sculpts Preorder
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“Coach”,
I just wanted to say thanks for your adjusting the “wording” of the units to be voted on. Although it wouldn’t allow me to change my vote,…others will now have a better understanding of what they’re voting on. (“Coach”-If you can,…SUBTRACT my 5 votes from the Old BBs, the Light Cruiser, and the LSM and ADD them to the Minesweeper, LCVP Higgins boat, LST, Seaplane Tender, PT Boat, and Atlanta class anti-aircraft Cruiser).
I hope everyone will really think what would be USEFUL in a more naval developed A&A game instead of what would simply be COOL.
Examples of units that could deeply enrich our gameplay and why would be:
Oilers…by adding requirments for refueling. These would need
to be escorted.
Landing Craft(LST,LCVP,LCM)…to transport the landing force(s).
Minesweepers/Minelayers…by adding mine warfare.
Seaplane Tenders/PBY Seaplane.by adding recon, acting as a mobile base.
PT Boats…by defending bases would force the convoys to be
escorted. Also would have an offensive role.
Destroyer Escorts…a cheaper escort than a Destroyer.
Anti-Aircraft Light Cruisers…improved a/a defense for the task forces.
Heavy Cruisers…heavy firepower for the surface forces.
Light Cruisers…a less expensive firepower option.
All of the “Older Battleships”…good for bombardment and escort of convoys. Great
to show the progression of BBs and allows early war
scenarios, even WW1.
the Montana Battleships…it looks like all agree they want this monster, haha.
All of the WW2 Carriers…these are just absolutely necessary!-------------------------------
Let’s see. If I adjust to include my “re-vote”,…in order of popularity the voting so far is:
14 votes…Montana class Battleship, Baltimore class Heavy Cruiser
13 votes…Midway class Carrier, Oiler, LST landing ship-tank
12 votes…PBY seaplane
11 votes…Independance class Carrier, Destroyer Escort
10 votes…Light Cruiser, South Dakota class Battleship
9 votes…Essex class Carrier
8 votes…Tennessee class Battleship, B-29 Superfortress, Alaska class BattleCruiser
7 votes…LCM landing craft-mechanised
6 votes…Minesweeper, North Carolina class Battleship
5 votes…LCVP Higgins boat, PT boat
4 votes…Colorado class Battleship, F-9 Cougar Jet, Atlanta class anti-aircraft Cruiser
3 votes…Seaplane TenderVoting seems to be going about like I would’ve though so far. I’m glad to see that the Oiler, LST, Destroyer Escort, and PBY seaplane are so popular because these aren’t necessarily the COOL units, but some of the ones that can DEEPLY ADD to our gameplay! WOW!!!
I can see that not only should this set be VERY POPULAR,…but there will need to be a SECOND US Navy set to include the units that don’t make it into this first set,…but would add so much to our gameplay IF we had them. Thanks again “Coach”
“Tall Paul”
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Paul, about buying individual units…
Economically, for coachofmany, he would probably set the price such that buying individual pieces is more expensive than the full set. Think about it - he doesn’t want to get stuck with 5,400 Colorado class battleships :-D
Remember the mold spits out “x” number of pieces, whether it be 12 or 20.
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Reloader,
Yes, that only makes sense and I agree with that as long as the individual prices aren’t prohibitably expensive. Maybe twice the average price in a set(?). I think something could be worked out so that everyone can be a winner here. I would never want or expect the “Coach” to do something that would hurt his business. I’m a “fan” of his just like everyone else that has ever dealt with him. And I want his business to do well so he can make some money and then make some more units for us all.
I would like to have 8 of almost every unit mentioned above except the Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts which I’d want 12 each. The “Old Battleships” I would want however many of each class were produced in real life,…but not several times that amount. Who knows,…I could sell the extra’s on Ebay but it’s a shame someone would have to pay shipping that costs more than the units are valued at. I’m not worried, it will all work out someway. Just think, we might one day soon have these fantastic new units to enjoy and expand our gameplay with. I can’t wait. Thanks again “Coach” for even the possibility of this happenning.
“Tall Paul”
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I voted for my 12, but it seems like there may be enough demand to do 2 sets.
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Dadler,
Yes, I couldn’t agree more. Especially if you took the B-29 out of the equation.
This is supposed to be a NAVAL set anyway. I would LOVE to buy several B-29s also,…but maybe put it with some other units, like Air Bases and such. We need them, too.But most importantly,…Please VOTE WITH YOUR PRE-ORDER(s) of this set(s). It will help us ALL, the “Coach” has laid it out for us…IF enough interest is shown in these units by people PLACING PRE-ORDERS, they will be produced.
“Tall Paul”
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Gents, I led the charge with an order for 10 sets. Now I know some can’t afford that but I personally want to see the forces developed and produced and I am believing that Coach will get the sales needed to proceed. So I suggest everyone order a least one set or more and know that Coach will produce these units for use if he gets half of the funds for production upfront. The sooner he gets to 500 sets sold the sooner No PUN intended for Coach seeing he is from the Sooner state as I am he can get the preproduction units completed. These units are going to awesome to have in our AA force pools. If you think they are going to be too expensive go price a resin or metal 1/2400 scale warship models and expect to pay for 28 units somewhere between $250.00 to $500.00 for some quality ships. So his price is more than reasonable to pay for these ships. :-D :-D :-D :-D
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I’m in as soon as the Axis Minor’s come in. I will order everything at the same time. In the mean time, I will continue to think about building the game to use these in…
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“Coach”,
It seems the voting is coming along nicely. I’m not surprised that the “Montana” class Battleship was the first to garner 20 votes. In the book I read that showed the designers illustrated views it proved it would be a beautiful, and yet graceful “Monster” of a ship.
I thought of another ship that would be useful to our Naval gameplay,…the
“APD Fast Attack Transports”. Rebuilt out of old WW1 4-stack destroyers with half of the fire/engine rooms removed to make room for the Marine Raiders. They had very distinctive profiles and would add another dimension to our gameplay. They would be a great fit with the US Marine set you just produced as so many of the Marine Raiders toted the Thompson around.I haven’t said anything about this ship type because I’ve probabaly given you enough ship types to consider already(and you’ve been very considerate, here). But I’d hope it might make it into the Second US Navy set, with the other important but not necessarily COOL ships that we really need. I’m already assuming that the first set will be produced. The support seems to be there, don’t you think?
Variable, Tigerman, and I with others helping are looking into making a “Solomons Campaign” game whose map would be the size of a 1940-global map. We plan to make it a worthy arena to spotlight your units and all of the new or expanded capabilities they represent. Think of all the FUN!!!
Anyway, thanks for your continuing contributions to all of our A&A experience.
“Tall Paul”
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Yes, it seems like people want a variety of ships. This may take a two step process and do two molds. I am excited, I live naval games.
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Well “Coach”,
You might check-in occasionally to our discussions. We seem to be making really good progress. We’d love to have you get involved with us in any capacity you’d like. I think that what we will end up with will really be something that can make good use of not only all the new ships,…but like I said before,…all the new CAPABILITIES that they will enable.
That is why I’m so looking forward to having the AUXILIARY ships such as the Oiler, Minesweeper, PT Boat, Fast Attack Transport, Seaplane Tender, and PBY Seaplane. Because of the new TYPES of OPERATIONS made possible through these new ships there is NO DOUBT in my mind that our collective gaming experience will be REVOLUTION-IZED through the efforts of YOU, our humble leader.
The invite of course goes for any and all who might be interested in our new game(s) designed to use all of these new units(and more?).
“Tall Paul”
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@Tall:
Well “Coach”,
You might check-in occasionally to our discussions. We seem to be making really good progress. We’d love to have you get involved with us in any capacity you’d like. I think that what we will end up with will really be something that can make good use of not only all the new ships,…but like I said before,…all the new CAPABILITIES that they will enable.
That is why I’m so looking forward to having the AUXILIARY ships such as the Oiler, Minesweeper, PT Boat, Fast Attack Transport, Seaplane Tender, and PBY Seaplane. Because of the new TYPES of OPERATIONS made possible through these new ships there is NO DOUBT in my mind that our collective gaming experience will be REVOLUTION-IZED through the efforts of YOU, our humble leader.
The invite of course goes for any and all who might be interested in our new game(s) designed to use all of these new units(and more?).
“Tall Paul”
p.s.-By the way, Doug,…what kind of ship did your Dad serve on?I check from time to time.
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“Coach”,
So your Dad served on a “boomer”,…Great. I guess it was nick-named the “Big Ben”, huh? Well, I guess we know where you got your level-headedness from now. I’ll bet your Dad has a lot of stories. If you ever have time I’d love to hear some of them, maybe some pics, too. You could put them in the “history” section for all to enjoy.
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You know,…After seeing your Company logo so many times that I just realized you could take your company’s initials, HBG, standing for “Historical Board Gaming”, and rearrange them into:
BGH, standing for the “Big Green H”, like your logo.
It’s somewhat reminiscent of “The Big Red One” of the famous 1st US Army Division.
Does this mean as the leader of the “Big Green H” we’ll have to start calling you “General” now?(Grin)
“Tall Paul”
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I had a chance to ride on the sub when I was 12 years old from New London Connecticut to Charleston South Carolina. There was only a handful of us kids and I believe we were the only ones ever to do it with special permission from the pentagon.
I had a Presendential Nomination to the Naval Academy my Senior year but declined it. My father missed far too much of my up bringing and I wanted to be a different kind if Dad.
He did what he had to do, he lives close too.
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We may need to find more interest in the special Naval pieces, still under 10%.
I do have a gentleman interested in 20 sets, but has not committed any mobey yet.
I am working on him.We need to talk it up, I know Naval is a minority when it comes to gaming, but we got to find more interest!
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Just placed an order for two sets, if it helps a bit.
@ coachofmany - have you tried promoting this product on other sites (i.e. Axis & Allies Forumini, BoardGameGeek, etc.)?
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“Coach”,…or “General of The Big Green H” division,
I just ordered 8 more sets of your US Naval Pre-Order set to make a total of 10 for me now. I hope this might help you in my own little way.
I think this set of yours will be nothing short of REVOLUTIONARYfor our Axis & Allies gameplay. Not just by EXPANDING the number so many COOL units,…but by introducing or EXPANDING the CAPABILITIES we will have in using them:
@Tall:
Examples of units that could deeply enrich our gameplay and why would be:
Oilers……by adding requirments for refueling. These would need
to be escorted.
Landing Craft(LST,LCVP,LCM)…to transport the landing force(s).
Minesweepers/Minelayers…by adding mine warfare.
Seaplane Tenders/PBY Seaplane.by adding recon, acting as a mobile base.
PT Boats…by defending bases would force the convoys to be
escorted. Also would have an offensive role.
Destroyer Escorts…a cheaper escort than a Destroyer.
Anti-Aircraft Light Cruisers…improved a/a defense for the task forces.
Heavy Cruisers…heavy firepower for the surface forces.
Light Cruisers…a less expensive firepower option.
All of the “Older Battleships”…good for bombardment and escort of convoys. Great
to show the progression of BBs and allows early war
scenarios, even WW1.
the Montana Battleships…it looks like all agree they want this monster, haha.
All of the WW2 Carriers…these are just absolutely necessary!The above list didn’t include the APD “Fast Attack Transports” that were rebuilt especially to haul the MARINE RAIDERS around for their raids. Since you’ve just produced the Marines themselves I think this ship unit would be a great match-up for them and deserves inclusion. It would be a very simple matter to make Marine Raiders out of your Marines by adding a special paint job to them. Wow, I can’t wait!
As far as “talking up” your recently proposed naval units I honestly have been trying to restrain my genuine excitement for their upcoming release. So “talking them up” will be no problem for me,…as I truly believe they will EXPAND our A&A gaming experience GREATLY!
Tigerman has made some GREAT maps as you know. He likes my idea of combining the EXPANDED pool of proposed units(Naval, Air, and Ground), by FMG and yourself at HBG, along with their EXPANDED capabilities, with a campaign-oriented map of The Solomons Campaign greatly EXPANDED to the size of a 1940-global map.
We’ve gotten great suggestions so far from the Imperious Leader, you the “Coach”, and several others also.
We haven’t chosen an official name yet but what do you think of :
Expanded A&A-The Naval Series with the 1st map being:
Coral Sea & The Solomons CampaignIf it works out it would be 2 completely separate games that could be played on the one map,…possibly even with a “Battle of the Bismark Sea” scenario also thrown in.
I think a series of games, with this same expanded format, would be an excellent arena to spotlight all of the expanding characteristics of Axis & Allies. Don’t YOU???
As I say,…What Do YA’LL Think???
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Tall Paul, you just upped your order to 10 sets. Congratulations you are in the 10 sets or more club for AA USN Naval ships.
Anyone else want to join this exclusive membership just pre-order 10 sets or more of the USN AA Naval sets from Coach. You will not be sorry if you do and he gets these produced for us. -
I just put my order in for 10 sets….I won’t need that many but hopefiully it helps the cause!
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Tigerman77, Paul Tall and myself welcome you to the over 10 sets club for AA Naval ships. This keeps up Coach will have what he needs to proceed with the production. Anymore takers?
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I am updating the first post every few days to let you know how the money is coming along.
We are at 12.6 % of funds needed to start sculpting!