My Axis & Allies 1942 Room…

[CWO Marc]

This is very impressive work.  I’ve added a link to this post in the “Global Gaming Table Threads and Pictures” thread.

[Gargantua]

Where is the “Gaming table” thread?

Great work BTW, If I’m ever in IL I want to come by!

[CWO Marc]

@Gargantua:

Where is the “Gaming table” thread?

It’s one of the stickied topics in the “Other Axis & Allies Variants” section.  Most of the threads it indexes are for Global 1940 tables and war rooms, but there are a few non-Global ones included too.

[Rorschach]

Gotta love themed game rooms!  /twothumbsup

[Sime]

:-o That’s the most impressive game room I’ve ever seen. Nice work!

[Paulzy]

Awsome!

[Der Kuenstler]

Thanks guys - I enjoy scale models too (no pro at it though) - next I think I’m going to build a 1/48 scale B-29 and hang it between the lights - maybe with “Fatman” falling out of it - it will look huge. lol

[General 6 Stars]

Aw man, that’s frickin sweet!!!

[KaLeu]

Absolutely beautiful - it must be a special experience for anyone to play in a room like that. It’s very impressive how you re-created an atmosphere that belongs to that era. Even the woodwork, though I’m far from an expert in that field, gives an impression of being from the 1930’s or 1940’s.

I have one little nagging question, though: how many stars are there on your US flag? There’s only a corner of it in the picture, but the rows seem to alternate like they do on modern flags.

[Hobbes]

Very nice work indeed, congratulations :)

I was looking at the pieces that you use… seems mainly Classic repainted but I can’t figure out the cruisers, destroyers and artillieries.

[Gargantua]

how many stars are there on your US flag

I only have 13 on mine ;).

[Hobbes]

@Gargantua:

how many stars are there on your US flag

I only have 13 on mine ;).

Is that for a Johnny Reb and Yanks 1862 War Room or for the Continentals and Royals 1776 War Room? ;)

[Der Kuenstler]

@Hobbes:

I was looking at the pieces that you use… seems mainly Classic repainted but I can’t figure out the cruisers, destroyers and artillieries.

The pieces are kind of a mix from different game sets - they are more for easy recognition of class than historical. I actually don’t have the 1942 game - only the map.  For now I refuse to pay over a dollar per ship for “official” cruisers, like I’ve seen advertised. Mine cost a nickel each. lol

@Herr:

I have one little nagging question, though: how many stars are there on your US flag? There’s only a corner of it in the picture, but the rows seem to alternate like they do on modern flags.

You know what? You’re right - that US flag is probably modern - I didn’t even think about the stars. Now I’ll have to go looking for a 40’s one!

[newpaintbrush]

@Hobbes:

@Gargantua:

how many stars are there on your US flag

I only have 13 on mine ;).

Is that for a Johnny Reb and Yanks 1862 War Room or for the Continentals and Royals 1776 War Room? ;)

Whichever you find more offensive, naturally.  :wink:

[KaLeu]

@Der:

@Herr:

I have one little nagging question, though: how many stars are there on your US flag? There’s only a corner of it in the picture, but the rows seem to alternate like they do on modern flags.

You know what? You’re right - that US flag is probably modern - I didn’t even think about the stars. Now I’ll have to go looking for a 40’s one!

You’re not alone there. Quite a few movie directors used the modern flag when it should have been the 48 star flag. Just one of my pet peeves.

[empireman]

wow, just wow!  :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o

But a question:

How do you have Artillery, cruisers, and Destroyers? Its the Classic pieces, so how do you have them?

[Tall Paul]

Really nice job on the “Combat Room”.

If you’re going to get another flag you’ll want a 48-Star flag, like here on my I.C.'s to be correct. Again,…great job!

“Tall Paul”

[empireman]

@Tall:

Really nice job on the “Combat Room”.

If you’re going to get another flag you’ll want a 48-Star flag, like here on my I.C.'s to be correct. Again,…great job!

“Tall Paul”

Are those Italian pieces I see back there?! :-o (in your pic)

[A Former User]

Very nice room. I just showed the pics to my wife and said when we have the room I would love to do something like this. Job well done.

[Der Kuenstler]

OK I ordered the 48 star flag on ebay - salute!

I’m kind of embarrassed to answer questions about my game pieces - I admit they are sort of a Frankenstein assortment right now. I ordered the artillery, destroyers, and cruisers from historicalboardgaming.com - very good source and fast service. But my cruisers are actually short battleships from the “Attack” game. They were like 5 cents each. Then when I got them they were molded really low to the table - I couldn’t pick them up with my fingers. So I melted a small finish nail into each of them for a “mast” and spray painted them. The destroyers looked too much like battleships to me- the same length and all, so I clipped them shorter. I didn’t like the way the German 88 artillery looked on the board - it just seemed like they should be AT guns - so I ordered all the same kind of standard looking artillery pieces and painted them five different colors. Works for us but I’ll probably upgrade someday.