Replacements for cardboard counters in the 1940's series

@allworkandnoclay:

@Brain:

FMG is already making replacements for the WOTC cardboard debacle.

Sweet!

I can’t wait to see what FMG does with these.

I’m using the little green monopoly houses for my minor ICs (I’m making an advanced A&A Europe game) and I’ve painted them fortress grey. I must say they look good.

@Lozmoid:

I’m using the little green monopoly houses for my minor ICs (I’m making an advanced A&A Europe game) and I’ve painted them fortress grey. I must say they look good.

For some reason my mind just keeps seeing Monopoly houses. Maybe you could post some pictures.

I bought the star wars monoply and it has small red squares with x-wing fighter that i use as air and a blue box with atie fighter that i use for naval. They are same size as the cardboard counters but mayby a have in. or less tall

@Brain:

FMG is already making replacements for the WOTC cardboard debacle.

Who/what is “FMG?”  A google search only turned up a graphic design company.

@Bluecoat1861:

Going with the Monoply Idea, the pieces in Monoply City are great - - - you can use the 2 Indstrial unit peice is a great stand in.

Just checked these out on boardgamegeek; wow, they seem pretty good but are they smaller (to use as minor IC) or the same as the A&A ones?

@Dr.:

@Brain:

FMG is already making replacements for the WOTC cardboard debacle.

Who/what is “FMG?”  A google search only turned up a graphic design company.

Field Marshal Games.  Check out the Variants forum here.

#502

Their advertisements are on the right side, and bottom of the webpage here too

@Dr.:

@Brain:

FMG is already making replacements for the WOTC cardboard debacle.

Who/what is “FMG?”  A google search only turned up a graphic design company.

Here is their website:

http://www.fieldmarshalgames.com/

However their pieces that they are developing can only be found here:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=13894.0

@allworkandnoclay:

Does anyone have any suggestions that fit the scale of common A&A pieces? I’m painting my set so the base color of the new pieces doesn’t matter. My first thought was a Monopoly house or hotel for the minor industrial complex, but I’m still stumped for the air and naval bases.

Currently we are using the gray IC pieces from revised for the minor ICs and the white ones from Classic for the Majors.  This matches up with already using the gray chips for 1’s and the white chips for 2’s.

Here is my solution using bits from the older games. I used paint for mine since I painted the whole thing but I bet a Sharpie would work too if you don’t have the time to paint.

@allworkandnoclay:

I didn’t see anywhere in that forum where it mentioned new ICs or bases… Also no tactical bombers - Mostly stuff for AAA and AA50.

Here is where FMG stated it:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=16786.750

@Brain:

@allworkandnoclay:

I didn’t see anywhere in that forum where it mentioned new ICs or bases… Also no tactical bombers - Mostly stuff for AAA and AA50.

Here is where FMG stated it:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=16786.750

We are making ICs, Airbases and Naval Bases.  In addition to others….

Nice!

@Bluecoat1861:

Going with the Monoply Idea, the pieces in Monoply City are great - - - you can use the 2 Indstrial unit peice is a great stand in.

I am sorry but red hotels and green houses don’t do it for me even if they are painted. I was disappointed by WOTC because they had stated that they would have pieces for the minor complexes, air bases and naval bases. Silly me, I never thought that they would resort to cardboard. I don’t think that I will truly be happy with these games until FMG releases all of their pieces.

Amen to that. Even if the bases/installations are flat, at least they’ll be plastic. I tried giving my monopoly houses two coats of grey but it just scratches off too easily. Should have primed them first I think…

@Lozmoid:

Amen to that. Even if the bases/installations are flat, at least they’ll be plastic. I tried giving my monopoly houses two coats of grey but it just scratches off too easily. Should have primed them first I think…

Also, put a top coat on. Best is to use a satin finish as it retains the best “plastic look”. Otherwise, a dusting of gloss spray will help. Just ask for “clear coat” at the hobby store.

Air and Naval bases should be fairly flat for the purpose of repairs and landing. Keep them smallish as to not get in the way of crowded units, particularly on islands. Airbase could be a silhouette of the tarmac (A&A: Guadalcanal) and Naval base could be a simplified, birds eye view of the linked docks, breakwater, etc…not sure, that’s a tough one… :|