Knp7765 and Others,
@knp7765:
Those ICs do look fantastic. Especially impressed with the little American flag on the side. Very realistic and detailed.
Thanks for the compliments, I’ll pass them on. And you’ll notice that American flag is a
48-star one, correct for WW2.
You make several excellent points as to why anyone would want
country-specific I.C.'s for their A&A games. The best thing I can say is to list my preferences:
1. I’m a detail freak, of sorts.
2. I prefer the 3-D representations of items rather than the much-hated
cardboard cr*p.
3. I’m having several extra Major, and Minor I.C.'s painted for each country,
and even some that will be “generic” without any country’s insignia on them.
4. I’ve found that players derive a certain “satisfaction” from replacing one of his enemies’ I.C.'s with one having his OWN FLAG on it after conquering it.
5. With all of my Infantry units having their national insignia already painted
on their bases and my I.C.'s also having their own national insignia, I
believe that I can do away with MOST of the country ownership
markers. IMHO, these tend to get in the way sometimes and unecessarily clutter
up the map board, even though my map has been enlarged 150% to
48" x 108".
6. Sometimes in our games each player might be playing SEVERAL major
countries at the same time, so having the game board clearly marked is a
real help and a time-saver, too.
7. My Dad, who is 87 and a WW2 veteran, regularly plays A&A with us and I’m sure he appreciates everything being very obvious.
I would say your comments are all completely correct, but not what I prefer.
I also think everything being “labelled” looks so much better, too.
I appreciate and welcome your continued opinions. Thanks again.
“Tall Paul”