Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread

Do you guys mean this beast?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/280_mm_mortar_M1939_(Br-5)

Was it the 203mm ?

another pic

Coach once again your’e all over it. That is exactly what I am talking about.

WOW!  Cool pics guys.  I didn’t realize it was so big.  Like I said, I only got a brief look of it blasting something on a Berlin side street, but that may be the very piece that I saw.

Is this monster motorized or does it have to be towed?  If towed, then why the tank tracks?

Wouldn’t this be a cool Soviet artillery piece for FMG’s Russian set?  OR, if FMG doesn’t want to make it the regular Soviet artillery, perhaps Coach could make it as a Soviet Heavy Artillery piece in his Russian supplement set.

It was not motorized.  It was mounted on a common agricultural tractor frame.  This was done because:

A: They were already mass producing the chassis, so its use was fast and economical rather then designing and making a multi-axle chassis from scratch.
B: The tracks helped when towing its bulk thru snow and mud.

It was dismantled in several pieces for long transport.

Is this monster motorized or does it have to be towed?  If towed, then why the tank tracks?

CUZ THE WORLD AINT MADE OF ROADS SUN!!

Gents, I have 4 of the Russian 203mm Artillery from Davco.  They are metal and add a aspect to a battlefield that can be fairly impressive.  You can’t move them on their own it takes Kosmolots tractors to move them around.
http://www.o5m6.de/b-4.html
Russian 203mm Howitzer M1931 B-4
Developed in the early 30’s, the B-4 Heavy Howitzer was widely used throughout the Great Patriotic War.
It saw service during the Moscow counterattack, the Stalingrad offensive, the Crimean liberation and in almost every severe street fighting.
With a combat weight of 17,700 kilogram the B-4 Howitzer could launch a 100 kilogram HE projectile over a distance of 11 miles.
A crane attached to the side alleviated the loading process.
During longer movements, usually accomplished by tractors, the barrel was dismounted and transported on a special wagon.

FMG:

Once available will the Italian units be automatically shipped if they we pre-ordered?  (I preordered 2 sets a while back)?

Just want to check if I need to do something to trigger the shipment once you have stock.

Thanks!

@Monroe:

FMG:

Once available will the Italian units be automatically shipped if they we pre-ordered?  (I preordered 2 sets a while back)?

Just want to check if I need to do something to trigger the shipment once you have stock.

Thanks!

That is correct.  As soon as the First batch arrives, Pre-orders will ship.  All the “CALL TO ARMS” Pre-orders will ship first, followed by current Pre-orders.  If there is anything left, they will be available FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE.

First Production Run is only 1000 sets, and 250+ have already been sold as pre-orders.  I am sure once we send out our Newsletter and the word gets out, they will move fast.

So please ORDER NOW to make sure you get a set!

Sounds like we’re close.

Hey Jeremy,

I was just thinking the other day… do you still intend to make all future COMBAT UNITS tank sculpts with moving turrets? Or was this a novelty idea that has possibly proved to be too complicated to implement at the factory production stage? I personally like the idea of tanks/other armoured vehicles having revolving turrets, but to be honest I would be just as happy without. What are your thoughts on this? Would designing standard pieces be more cost effective to you (and therefore to us) as well as being easier to produce? Just wondering… What do the rest of you people think about this?

Thank you for listening.

Lozmoid,
Pretty sure they will all have moveable turrets.  A while back, Jeremy showed a pre-production pic (the white plastic pieces) of two of the King Tiger pieces and their turrets were moveable, so that at least includes Germany as well as the Italian pieces.
Now, if FMG decides this factory is too unreliable with all the missed dates and goes to another factory, which was suggested after Germany gets produced, then that may change.

As for my own opinion, I think having moveable turrets is a really cool and novel idea.  However, it is not a necessary thing for these gaming pieces and if it would help defray some cost or speed up production a little, then I would be fine with fixed pieces.

Tomorrow is the 20th where do we stand on these pieces.

@Lozmoid:

Hey Jeremy,

I was just thinking the other day… do you still intend to make all future COMBAT UNITS tank sculpts with moving turrets? Or was this a novelty idea that has possibly proved to be too complicated to implement at the factory production stage? I personally like the idea of tanks/other armoured vehicles having revolving turrets, but to be honest I would be just as happy without. What are your thoughts on this? Would designing standard pieces be more cost effective to you (and therefore to us) as well as being easier to produce? Just wondering… What do the rest of you people think about this?

Thank you for listening.

YES…  The Turrets move.  See this picture from our site:

@GoSanchez6:

Tomorrow is the 20th where do we stand on these pieces.

Very Good news….  FOR REAL this time…  :-D

@FieldMarshalGames:

@GoSanchez6:

Tomorrow is the 20th where do we stand on these pieces.

Very Good news….  FOR REAL this time…  :-D

YES YES YES. OUTSTANDING NEWS. I can’t wait FMG. Thanks again.

I know you will Jeremy but please post when they arrive as we are breathlessly waiting for these. Also will you open the pre-order from Germany right after Italy shows up? Thanks again.

@GoSanchez6:

I know you will Jeremy but please post when they arrive as we are breathlessly waiting for these. Also will you open the pre-order from Germany right after Italy shows up? Thanks again.

Release of COMBAT UNITS - ITALY is SO CLOSE…  that I can confidently open up pre-orders for COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY.

If you have not ordered COMBAT UNITS - ITALY yet…  add COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY to your order to save on shipping!

Here is the link to the product page.

http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/product/field-marshal-combat-units-germany/

Once again, I can not guarantee the release date of COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY, but I can tell you the project is moving far faster than ITALY was.

Thanks again for your support of FMG

Jeremy

@FieldMarshalGames:

@GoSanchez6:

I know you will Jeremy but please post when they arrive as we are breathlessly waiting for these. Also will you open the pre-order from Germany right after Italy shows up? Thanks again.

Release of COMBAT UNITS - ITALY is SO CLOSE…  that I can confidently open up pre-orders for COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY.

If you have not ordered COMBAT UNITS - ITALY yet…  add COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY to your order to save on shipping!

Here is the link to the product page.

http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/product/field-marshal-combat-units-germany/

Once again, I can not guarantee the release date of COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY, but I can tell you the project is moving far faster than ITALY was.

Thanks again for your support of FMG

Jeremy

Jeremy, if I do the pre-order for COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY, does that mean that when you get the COMBAT UNITS - ITALY and the France/ ANZAC COMBAT DICE that I will have to wait until COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY are released before I get anything?  If this is the case, then I just can’t do this pre-order.  It’s already been a really long time and I really want my COMBAT UNITS - ITALY and COMBAT DICE.  We don’t know how much longer it will be before COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY will actually be released and I just can’t wait that much longer.
Is it possible to do a pre-order for COMBAT UNITS - GERMANY and make it a separate order?  I would prefer to pay a little extra shipping and get my Italians and Combat Dice sooner.