HBG U.S. Naval Sculpts Preorder

Man, I sure hope this set gets made.  I know coach will give us 100% refund if this project falls through, but at this point even a full refund will be a dissappointment.  I was really looking forward to all the different types of US Battleships, especially the Montana class and Alaska Class Battlecruiser.

Hey Guys,

@Razor:

I pre-ordered one yesterday, maybe we all need to pre-order several copies each ?

@knp7765:

Man, I sure hope this set gets made.  I was really looking forward to all the different types of US Battleships, especially the Montana class and Alaska Class Battlecruiser.

Well, to me it seems very SIMPLE.  If we want these ship units to be made,…
put your wishes into action and pre-order several sets(10). 
If you think a moment about it, these plastic ships will cost only a tiny fraction of what they would if you got them from any of the other “miniatures” companies.

The “Coach” has been very up front with all of us and stated his intentions to produce these ships IF we showed enough SERIOUS interest in them by pre-orderring an amount to make it feasable.

The decision is All up to us!  I would hope that anyone on this forum that has an interest in seeing these ships produced would realize that the way to get them made is to step up with your pre-order and help make it happen.  And mention it to all of your friends, too!

I myself at first was thinking:

1.  I don’t necessarily need 10 of a certain type of Battleship,…BUT then I realized…

2.  That by my pre-orderring 10 Sets I was helping to make the production of these ships POSSIBLE,…AND

3.  The actual price of these ships is TINY in comparison to the white metal or epoxy “miniatures” from the other companies,…AND

4.  If I end up with any surplus ships I can either sell/trade them to other gamers or sell them on Ebay.

I hope that everyone will understand my efforts in explaining the situation.  I am a gamer and really would like to see these ships produced.  Not only will they be COOL looking units,…but the new CAPABILITIES that these units would provide to our gameplay:

Recon, Mine Warfare, Small Amphibious Raids or Large Invasions, Fuel or Supply Convoys and their protection, much more depth of choices for combat types, etc., etc.

In my own friendly way,…

I hereby challenge anyone saying they have an interest in seeing these ships produced,…to help make that possible by PRE-ORDERRING 10 Sets.

IMHO if we all did this it should be enough to see that these ships are produced making us all much happier in the process.

“Tall Paul”

How many of each sculpt do you get? BTW i ordered 6 sets.

@Tall:

Well, to me it seems very SIMPLE.  If we want these ship units to be made,…
put your wishes into action and pre-order several sets(10).

You are correct as always. We all need 10 copies each. But one issue may be that the casual player dont have $ 100 to spend right away, so I think a better idea will be to buy 4 copies each, as a start. Coach says he got 26 % of what he need to fund it, so if everbody that have preordered, just sign up for 3 or 4 more, then we will get closer. We all can afford $ 40, thats no big deal. Look at it as an investment, if this set is limited, you can later sell it on E-bay with a nice profit.

Now I will sign up for 4 more. No matter what the rest of you do, if you join Paul and go for a full 10, or just settle with one or two more, its all a contribution to fullfill the task. Any preorder will take us one step closer. So please dont be cheap, spend the extra money and get what you really want.

Thank you

Razor,

I sincerely commend you on your choosing to increase you number of sets pre-orderred.  THANK YOU for making it that much more possible for ALL OF US to enjoy these units.

Although I certainly would NEVER agree that I’m always correct, I hope everyone understood my friendly challenge to pre-order some units, or increase their existing orders.

By doing so it makes the production of these units that much more possible.  And my point about 10 sets was simply to make everyone realize that at this moment there still needs to be a large number of additional pre-orders made before these units will be produced.

Everyone should simply order as many as they feel they can, HOWEVER FEW OR MANY sets that number is, in order to help the project along.  One, two, ten,…whatever they feel the number is they are happy with.

Just remember,…if we order enough of them to get them produced, we can always sell /trade any “surplus” units via Ebay.  I think that would be better than our not orderring enough and NOT having them produced.  We still have some time before any major decisions have to be made.

I want to again say Thanks to the “Coach” for his proposing to make this set/or sets if enough interest is shown.

“Tall Paul”

razor,
i seriously RECOMEND in creasing your perorder ammount……lol im trying to save. i want as many pieces as i can.

@Imperious:

BTW i ordered 6 sets.

Thank you sir, you are a real American Patriot.

I want to start a club for all that have preordered 10 or more sets.
Lets call it Club 10

And we need you to join before dec 1.

GO AHEAD - PREORDER 10 SETS - ITS THE RIGHT CHOICE

Razor,

I applaud your efforts and think you and “Warrior” should lead our “1010 Club”.  It might be a good idea to do a roll call of all gamers in general to see how many sets they’ve orderred.  I think there are at least 4-5 that have orderred 10 sets(so far).  I’m hoping you might improve that number.  I would imagine the “Coach” might help you here.  Go get 'em Razor.  If you get at least 10 members who orderred 10 sets you should get a (another) medal.

@Tall:

And as “Warrior” would say, welcome to the “10-Set club”.  You know, we might call this the 1010 Club", named after the 1010 dock at Pearl Harbor(which was 1,010 feet long) where the USS Oglala was sunk.

The 1010 Club referring to 10 sets of ships made possible by pre-orderring and then 10 sets of ships played with".

Oh, by the way,…I’ve orderred 10 sets.

“Tall Paul”

Razor and Warrior,

With just a quick glance through the posts I came up with a small list of people and their orders.  I’m certain it is very incomplete, but you might do a “Roll Call” of players and their orders to update it.

Warrior……10 sets  The 1st “1010 member”
Tall Paul… "    "
Tigerman77…  "    "
KNP…  "    "
Imperial Leader… 6    "
Razor… 5    "
AG124… 2    "

We should NOT make this a competition in any way,…and if you only want 1 set, that is just FINE.  But I’m proud to have orderred 10 sets and hope in my own small way that number assists in getting these great units produced.

“Tall Paul”

You’ve got my attention, but 10 sets is pricey for me. I may be able to put in for 2 more over the 2 I’ve already got. I may have to spread it out between now and 12/1.

“Coach”,

That’s great.  I’m sure it will only help sales.  Who wouldn’t want a FREE BONUS SET of units or a MAP AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE.

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Hey Razor and Warrior,

It sounds like you can add Variable with 2 sets to your “Roll Call” for now.  You can ask him later about adding 2 more to his order.

WHO ELSE has pre-orderred and how many???  Speak up so Razor and Warrior can add you to the “Roll Call” list.

The “Coach” seems to be “sweetenning the pot” for gamers who order 10 sets(or more) so it will be worth your time to speak up.

You know,…with the discount the “Coach” already gives when you order multiple sets, the total cost is already less.  And his shipping cost is only about $3.00 if I remember correctly.

With the LIGHTNING SPEED that HBG ships their orders,…I think the “Coach” must have some major leverage over the shipping company or something.  Wow!  Greased Lightning!!!

“Tall Paul”

“Coach”,

I’ve heard you offer to print maps in differing sizes before.  So when the time comes, would you print my copy of The Solomons Campaign map 25% larger, 48" x 100" ?
I certainly would appreciate it if you would.

I’m hoping to make all of my A&A maps fit into my 48" x 108" gaming table.  The maps not only look Cool larger, but it really helps when you can actually SEE everything.  Not to mention if some unfortunate player drops a unit or something onto the board it doesn’t make an unholy he__ of a mess!

“Tall Paul”

I would like to see this happen and maybe sweeten the pot to make it more enticing to order!
The Solomon map is coming along and maybe if we get people to order 10 sets, they will get a discount on the map or buy 10 sets get one set Free.
The Solomon map is 36" X 72" and will sell for $59.00
Buy 10 sets and get it for $39.00 plus shipping.
What do you think?

Coach, this is a great idea, maybe it will generate the funds so we can get both USN set 1 and 2 both produced.  :-D :-D :-D :-D

Gentlemen, Current Known Roll Call for US Naval Supplemental set
WARRIOR                10 EA
TALL PAUL               10 EA
TIGERMAN77           10 EA
KNP                        10 EA
DANGERMOUSE      10 EA
IMPERIOUS LEADER   6 EA
RAZOR                      5 EA
VARIABLE                  2 EA   possible 2 more before Dec
AG124                       2 EA

Razor, let me know if your total is correct.  Don’t want to miss-interpet anyone’s pre-order.
If anyone knows who else from our forum has pre-ordered let me know and I will update the list.
Cheers

WARRIOR888

Warrior,

It’s good to hear from you again.  I’m glad you’re back and “leading the charge” as far as boosting the pre-orders for these US Naval Set(s).  I loved how you added your “Hint” to the “Coach” about getting BOTH sets #1 and #2 produced.  Keep it up my friend.  I’m in there cheerleading myself.  Razor is also helping.

If I understood Razor correctly, after he added 4 more sets that gave him a total of 5 sets.  Ask him again, or the “Coach” can verify.

How about everyone Else?.  Step up and be add your name to the list of pre-order patrons.

Who knows,…with the “Coach” “Sweetenning the Pot”, you might choose to
Increase your Pre-Order to 10 Sets and get a free set or a discount on the Solomons map.  Either one sounds like a good deal to me.  Think about it.

“Tall Paul”

Humm,

As of now, I would be interested in the Solomon’s map only ( 48’ x 108’, maybe 99$  :roll: ). I have put lot of $$$ in A&A Naval that I wouldn’t buy anymore in an other scale. Unless you make them 1/1800 instead of 1/2400… :evil:

J.  8-)