@coachofmany:
Coach,
Just shooting out an idea, but is there any possibility of HBG selling cardboard glider tokens? Personally I like the concept of having them in the game but I also understand that what ever HBG produces has to be profitable and match demand. The airborne markers are cool, but a silhouette of a glider on a token would be a nice representation and would be much less time and money than a run of sculpts.
Depends on the demand, you are the first to ask about the idea.
Thanks coach. I might also suggest, knowing that you are a very busy guy, that it might be cool to special order the 3D shapeways prints spray painted not unlike the Global War supplement set. I know I for one would pay a premium for a special order like that even if it was not speedily produced.
Anyways I love your product and the work you and the HBG team produces.
Crus, what do you have as Gliders ?
Ah,ah, I bought year ago a set from Pitroad. (German airplan 1/700) I realized that the German Arado seems like a UK glider without the turbo motor.
So I used it as UK,US and German Glider.
I know it’s realy prototype but it’s better than nothing…
Depends on the demand, you are the first to ask about the idea.
Now you have someone else…
But not as a token…a real glider. Not sure about the 3D shapeways…
AL
I also request a real glider too.
I also request a real glider too.
Oh yeah….
me 321
me 323.
USSR G11.
USA Waco series
UK Horca…
HUm it will be great in my colletion…
HBG has a shapeways sight and a Me-321, Horsa, etc
Coach, you comin out with a US naval fighter at all ?
@SS:
Coach, you comin out with a US naval fighter at all ?
F6Fs will be in pre-order for upcoming US sets. Already have a F4U in the first US set.
Looking to buy just the fighters.
HBG has a shapeways sight and a Me-321, Horsa, etc
I know coach…
But you should consider to make it on your own.
But I understand you make business with shapeways.
AL
@SS:
Looking to buy just the fighters.
Well, since they are including the F6Fs with the US Expansion set, I would imagine HBG will do with them like with the Japanese Expansion Set. First they have to get the sets made and fill all the pre-orders. Then once the sets are available as a regular item on the site for a little while, they will offer individual units in groups of 5 each. I think this is great. While you can’t buy just 1 or 2 like with previous sets, when you get them in 5 piece sets, the buying discount is already included.
Normally, with single pieces, HBG has to charge around 60 - 65 cents a piece, which he will lower if you get 5-9 pieces and lower even further if you get 10+. However, the 5 piece sets are priced at $2.50 (50 cents a piece) so you are basically getting the 10+ discount already.
I believe the F4U Corsairs from the US Marines sets are already available individually.
Nice MkIII Knp. You keeping that avatar?
Thanks Wittmann. You betcha I’m keeping it. When I first got on the Forum here, it was more of a “just checking it out” sort of thing so I set up my account as simple as possible. After that, I guess I was just too lazy to bother with the avatar. Didn’t think it was important. Now that I have one, I really like it.
You can think toblerone77. He kind of spurred my interest. Then I looked through my pictures and found this one and was like “Ahhh, that’s perfect.”
By the way, I was just going over the different piece options available to us between OOB and HBG. Did any of you guys realize the US will have 8 options for fighter pieces once the US Expansion sets get here (9 if you include jets)?
1 > P-38 Lightning = OOB all games
2 > F6F Hellcat = Pacific (2001) and Guadalcanal
3 > P-40 Warhawk = A&A 1941
4 > F4U Corsair = HBG US Marines set
5 > P-40 Warhawk = HBG US Supplement set
6 > P-51 Mustang = HBG US Supplement set
7 > F6F Hellcat = HBG US Expansion set
8 > P-47 Thunderbolt = HBG US Expansion set
9 > P-80 Shooting Star = HBG US Expansion set
Now, I know that technically, 2 of the fighter types above are repeated between OOB and HBG, but they are still options for us. Some gamers are so house-rule crazy, they could probably come up with different uses for all 9 types, even the OOB and HBG repeats.
Thank you for pointing that out, Knp.
I am not sure how many of those I have. Will check. I only own one HBG set. I forget which. (I don’t play live games any more.)
Did any of you guys realize the US will have 8 options for fighter
Oh yeah…and not only with fighter, light bomber, artillery, truck, tank…
I think HBG might be able to make 4 differents additional set…if it’s not more.
For those who likes naval stuff…I would like to see a US Navy Blimp.
And why not… US anti airplane balloon…!!!
Thanks Wittmann. You betcha I’m keeping it. When I first got on the Forum here, it was more of a “just checking it out” sort of thing so I set up my account as simple as possible. After that, I guess I was just too lazy to bother with the avatar. Didn’t think it was important. Now that I have one, I really like it.
You can think toblerone77. He kind of spurred my interest. Then I looked through my pictures and found this one and was like “Ahhh, that’s perfect.”By the way, I was just going over the different piece options available to us between OOB and HBG. Did any of you guys realize the US will have 8 options for fighter pieces once the US Expansion sets get here (9 if you include jets)?
1 > P-38 Lightning = OOB all games
2 > F6F Hellcat = Pacific (2001) and Guadalcanal
3 > P-40 Warhawk = A&A 1941
4 > F4U Corsair = HBG US Marines set
5 > P-40 Warhawk = HBG US Supplement set
6 > P-51 Mustang = HBG US Supplement set
7 > F6F Hellcat = HBG US Expansion set
8 > P-47 Thunderbolt = HBG US Expansion set
9 > P-80 Shooting Star = HBG US Expansion setNow, I know that technically, 2 of the fighter types above are repeated between OOB and HBG, but they are still options for us. Some gamers are so house-rule crazy, they could probably come up with different uses for all 9 types, even the OOB�  and HBG repeats.
If remember, not to long ago, someone posted about a house rule for land base fighters and naval fighters for Japan and the US.
It might have been you, Tolerone77, Hoffman or CWO Marc. I can’t remember, but I think one of you came up with it, and it was cool.
You can now implement this in games, and you might have already, but it is cool, that we have all these options, now. :-D
It wasn’t me, but I always thought that Carrier based planes should not be interchangeable with Land based ones. It is a question of skill and experience.
The Carrier ones should cost more. Maybe just 1 IPC, but something.
@wittmann:
It wasn’t me, but I always thought that Carrier based planes should not be interchangeable with Land based ones. It is a question of skill and experience.
The Carrier ones should cost more. Maybe just 1 IPC, but something.
That was the house rule, I was talking about. I agree, they shouldn’t be interchangeable. We are getting enough planes from these two countries, as well as the British that it could work.
We need a list for the other countries and more pieces, LOL, but those will come in time. :-)
but I always thought that Carrier based planes should not be interchangeable with Land  based ones. It is a question of skill and experience.
The Carrier ones should cost more. Maybe just 1 IPC, but something.
I agree, we have both in our house rules….Air force air plane and naval air plane are not interchangeable but same price.
AL
I’ve heard and thought of lots of ideas on carrier based planes. One idea was to have planes “built-in” to carriers.
The idea I think I like the best is to have carrier planes cost more but operate just like the OOB fighters except the can land on carriers. My reasoning is that many times during the war, carrier planes would land on land.
So for example Corsairs operated on land and carriers but Mustangs did not. To reflect this I wouuld up the price of a Corsair. That’s just an example of an idea I think that has been tossed around by myself and others.
Not saying it’s the best way but it’s the one I would use if I were to have this in my HRs.
I’ve heard and thought of lots of ideas on carrier based planes. One idea was to have planes “built-in” to carriers.
The idea I think I like the best is to have carrier planes cost more but operate just like the OOB fighters except the can land on carriers. My reasoning is that many times during the war, carrier planes would land on land.
So for example Corsairs operated on land and carriers but Mustangs did not. To reflect this I wouuld up the price of a Corsair. That’s just an example of an idea I think that has been tossed around by myself and others.
Not saying it’s the best way but it’s the one I would use if I were to have this in my HRs.
It sounds logical enough. :-)
