Are the Canadian units in the out of box rules also converted into American units?
Need Help to Finalize HBG Japan Set!
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If it is or is close to that axis minor mustard color, that might be too close to the oob Nationalist Chinese color and the yellow-green HBG “neutrals” color. We need a color that won’t be confused with potential enemies. Something more like the neutral yellow. Combine this with the original oob Pacific red, this would give us 3 distinct Japanese-aligned colors, all clearly distinct from their potential enemies.
I agree that we need to avoid confusion with enemy unit colours. The problem with the yellow colour from the old Classic game is that it resembles too much (especially in some lighting conditions) the shades of tan / beige used for the British (one of Japan’s direct opponents).
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It will be done in the yellow gold that HBG paints its Veteran pieces.
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Forgive my ignorance, is “yellow gold” a different than the “yellow”? I would love it if sometime you made a color chart comparison sheet that list which lists all sets available in certain colors. I have a hard time keeping track of all the color types. Some are quite subtle.
As for me I am far more likely to buy multiple sets if I know a color is available in multiple sets.
Thanks for listening.
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Forgive my ignorance, is “yellow gold” a different than the “yellow”? I would love it if sometime you made a color chart comparison sheet that list which lists all sets available in certain colors. I have a hard time keeping track of all the color types. Some are quite subtle.
As for me I am far more likely to buy multiple sets if I know a color is available in multiple sets.
Thanks for listening.
I agree. Duplicating colors used already in the Axis Minor and Neutral sets would be ideal.
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I plan to use RED for the Communist RED CHINESE (using the new Soviet/Russian set in Red).
Would it be possible to make a ROSE color set, to match the painted Rose THAI/SIAM pieces?
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I like IL’s idea of the mustard yellow. Almost a yellow brown for Japan.
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I like IL’s idea of the mustard yellow. Almost a yellow brown for Japan.
I agree. I prefer mustard over neutral yellow. Though my primary concern is multi set color crossovers in order to maximize unit varieties for house rules.
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Made a bunch of updates to the list and bolding. We are locking things in slowly. Still need some help with the carriers and opinions on all the new tank choices. Tried to take everyone’s thoughts into consideration.
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I’m glad to be part of this community. I was taking a look at some of the new pieces you will be making. I like IL’s idea of remaking the Yamato super battleships and I’m glad to see Japan is getting the navy that they deserve. I think Japan should receive both a light cruiser and a heavy cruiser. Also I like to see the KI-100 included in this set as a true late war fighter. Also a mid to late war A6M Zero should be added to counter the American F4U corsair. Also is it possible to add a heavy tank.
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I’m glad to be part of this community. I was taking a look at some of the new pieces you will be making. I like IL’s idea of remaking the Yamato super battleships and I’m glad to see Japan is getting the navy that they deserve. I think Japan should receive both a light cruiser and a heavy cruiser. Also I like to see the KI-100 included in this set as a true late war fighter. Also a mid to late war A6M Zero should be added to counter the American F4U corsair. Also is it possible to add a heavy tank.
welcome kurrupt, i pretty much agree with all of your suggestions, expect i dont think japan really needs a heavy tank. Japan really didnt have any plus i doubt the Japanese player will be buying any heavy tanks . plus they are already getting a supped up navy
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For those that think the Zero should be included, what would you give up on the current list?
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no more tony but depends if you add the Ki-100 instead of the tony do you still need to take one other one out?
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Variable,
Is the Japanese set going to be limited to 28 peices per set? If it is then I suggest you scrap the truck and the light tank. Go with a decent med tank and add another fighter and a major fleet carrier to replace them.
WARRIOR888
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Drlarsen:
Making SBB’s into CB’s with an exacto sounds fairly straightforward (though I’d still love to see a pic whenever it’s convenient for you.) But the A-150 mod sounds complicated. It sounds like you’re doing some painting then? Are you detailing or just doing a flat country-specific color? I’d reather avoid painting things this small in the first place; detailing them sounds like a bridge too far for my lack of ability…
In response to your question about painting minatures, I have painted well over 10,000 AA, World at War, Xeno, Navwar, Sytrex, GHQ, Heroics and Ross, FMG and HBG minatures. I use mainly Model Masters paints when I can find them or Testors acrylic miltary flats. My IJN Fleet is painted a very dark gray for hulls and superstructures and deck tan for all decks and flight decks all funnels are flat black. All IJN Carriers have meatballs on them and some I decaled with arrestor gear. Japanese aircraft are several colors from white and green early and pre-war to mottled green and gray mid to late war, all have meatballs on the wings. I painted my IJN ships and planes to match my 1-700 scale waterline IJN Fleet. All Jap armour and artillery is painted yellow with green camo streaks all over. Artillery is glued to Jap roundels. Imperial Jap Army and SNLF troops I am still exerperimenting with color patterns. Most of them are HO or 172nd scale minatures.
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SNLF Marine
Type 94 6-wheel Truck
Type 92 Armored Car
Type 1 Ho-Ha Mech Inf
Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha Medium Tank
Type 3 Ho-Ni III Tank Destroyer
Type 4 Ho-Ro SP Artillery
Ki-57 Transport Plane
Ki-43 Oscar Early War Fighter
B5N Kate torpedo Bomber
G8N Heavy bomber
Chuyo Escort/Light Carrier
Kaga Fleet Carrier
Fuso Class Early war Battleshipthis are my votes
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Variable,
Is the Japanese set going to be limited to 28 peices per set? If it is then I suggest you scrap the truck and the light tank. Go with a decent med tank and add another fighter and a major fleet carrier to replace them.
WARRIOR888
Not necessarily. We are considering making this set slightly bigger depending on the final layout. I do know that it will most likely be split into two sets that will be done about the same time. If it does end up being 28 pieces per set, your suggestion has been noted.
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welcome kurrupt, i pretty much agree with all of your suggestions, expect i dont think japan really needs a heavy tank. Japan really didnt have any plus i doubt the Japanese player will be buying any heavy tanks . plus they are already getting a supped up navy
I disagree. While it’s true that Japan didn’t really have any heavy tanks, don’t get too caught up in what happened historically. We should have one for the game in case the Japanese player wants to buy heavy tanks. Just because it didn’t really happen doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen in our games.
Also, I DO NOT want to give up the Truck. Every set for every country should have some sort of truck. There are too many of us who will have uses for a truck piece in our games. If it comes down to one or the other, I would rather do without a heavy tank than the truck for Japan.
As a side note, I like that yellow/gold color of the painted Japanese Veteran pieces on your site. I think that would be a good third color for your Japanese sets.
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Truck stays.
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For those that think the Zero should be included, what would you give up on the current list?
I would say that since there are no paratroopers in this set, scratch the transport plane and release it with the next set. It is not vital to the game IMO. In terms of getting rid of the Tony, I disagree completely (I know everyone has their own opinion :-P) Here’s why:
1. It’s an army fighter, so it is different from all the others that were used in the navy. It could have a different purpose, perhaps in China, India, and some islands.
2. It is a very distinct shape/mold, which I always enjoy, as it brings variety to the board. It looks great.
In my opinion, get rid of the transport plane or one of the BBs for the Zero. I know they are great to have as the Japanese, but 4 BBs (3 + 1 OOB) is a lot, and they are not purchased much after the initial setup, whereas planes are much more universally used and distributed.
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@coachofmany:
Truck stays.
Thank you
And Japan is getting a heavy tank, everyone is. It’s going to be either the IS-2 or Tiger from '41. I know japan didn’t have tigers and UK & USA didn’t have IS-2, but they still work.
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