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I work all the time on it, either designing markers, games, banners, units, models, website, etc plus my other guys who work on things. We have the next 3 years mapped out, now we just need to hit the lottery to make everything!
I presumed.your gonna make money now!

Hey Tall Paul,
Well, I don’t detail and paint my pieces like you do. Just don’t have the time or patience for it and I’m just fine with the molded color.
Yeah, you are probably right that 12 is more than enough for your battleships. I allow for 20 each for capital ships in my gaming sets. The main reason I order so many sets is to get more of the troops, tanks, planes and such. It gives me more capital ships than I need, so I usually will sell the excess on eBay. There always seems to be someone out there that will want them and it helps make back a little of the money I spend on the sets.

For anyone that is interested, here is a listing of pieces in my gaming sets that I have replaced the OOB with HBG units.
SOVIET UNION
T-34 > T-34/76
ZIS-42 Halftrack > GAZ-60 Halftrack
Petlyakov PE-8 Heavy Bomber > Ilyushin IL-4 Medium Bomber
GERMANY
Panther > Panzer III
SdKfz 251 Halftrack > SdKfz 251 Halftrack
JAPAN
Type 95 > Type 97 Shinhoto Medium Tank
Type 1 Halftrack > Type 1 Halftrack
Type 92 Howitzer > Type 89 Artillery
A6M2 Zero > KI-43 Oscar
D3A Val > D3A Val
Fubuki DD > Kagero DD
Takao CA > Mogami CA
Yamato BB > Nagato BB
Shinano CV > Kaga CV
UNITED STATES
Sherman > M4A1 Sherman (from Marines Set)
P-38 Lightning > P-51 Mustang
SBD Dauntless > Avenger Torpedo Bomber
B-17 Heavy Bomber > B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber
Iowa BB > Nevada BB
UNITED KINGDOM
Matilda II > Valentine
Priest > Ram Kangaroo
25 pounder artillery > 25 pounder Artillery
Mosquito > Barracuda
Royal Oak BB > King George V BB
Illustrious CV > Ark Royal CV

I thought that I had replaced more German pieces, but most of the German pieces we have gotten so far have not really been replacements for OOB but more like additions to the current game (SP Artillery, Heavy Bombers, Jet Fighters, etc.) I imagine this will change once the Axis Minors 2 set gets here. I imagine there will be more changes for the US when we get the US Expansion sets as well.

Hey everyone, I got my tan and ANZAC grey British pieces today. There are some really cool pieces here. I was really impressed by the King George V battleships. Again, HBG has managed to match the OOB colors almost exactly. Here’s a couple of pics with the new units, the US Supplement sets and OOB pieces.

1 > here’s a pic comparing the new BB and CV with some other HBG ships and OOB ships.

2 > here is the variety of aircraft we have from HBG. Transports, Heavy Bombers, Medium Bombers, Tactical Bombers, Torpedo Bombers and Fighters.

1 > Here’s a comparison pic of SP Artillery, Tank Destroyers and Armored Cars.

2 > Here’s a comparison pic of Heavy Tanks, Medium Tanks and Light Tanks.

Here is a pic I thought might be interesting. I decided to compare some of the OOB artillery and mechanized infantry units to the new HBG units. The German and Japanese HBG artillery units are really considered “Heavy” artillery units so that is probably not a fair comparison.
As for the Mechanized Infantry units, I think the HBG units are a marked upgrade to the OOB units. The German, Japanese and ANZAC mechs are the same class of unit as the OOB units, just with much greater detail. As for the British OOB mech, I never really liked it much. Kind of blocky and ugly looking. The HBG Ram Kangaroo looks much nicer.

@CWO:

@LHoffman:

Montana > Iowa/S. Dakota/N. Carolina > Nevada

The Iowa class was actually closer in length (887 feet) to the projected Montana class (920 feet) than to the South Dakota (680 feet) and Nortn Carolina (729) classes.  The size difference between the Iowas and the two earlier classes had to do with their high-speed design, which required a finer hull and more engine room space, this being accomplished through greater overall length and a slender prow, which gave the ships their distinctive bottle shape.  The Montanas, which were more traditional designs that emphasized firepower and protection over speed, were more similar in their proportions to the South Dakota and Nortn Carolina classes than to the Iowas, but were nevertheless longer than any of those other classes because their design was completely unconstrained by any treaty limitations, the oubreak of the war having put an end to the Washington and London Treaties.

Yes, that is true. However, we are talking the scheme of HBG sizing here, which is not necessarily based on actual dimensions.

I was just on the HBG site and couldn’t fine the Global War Expansion sets. Is Coach reworking the site? How soon will they be back?

@MidnightExpress:

Just checking to see if all UK pre-orders have been sent out yet. I have not received mine.

No, they haven’t, because I haven’t got any of mine, as well.

It took them a little longer to QC the Blonde and Celery Green units. I made a big order and mine was sent out in 2 parts. I got my tan and ANZAC grey units last week. The others just shipped so I should be getting them in the next day or so. I would imagine everyone will be getting their pre-orders sometime this week.
Coach just wants to make sure we all get a good quality product and correct piece count.

Mine are on the way and should arrive in the next few days.

@knp7765:

It took them a little longer to QC the Blonde and Celery Green units. I made a big order and mine was sent out in 2 parts. I got my tan and ANZAC grey units last week. The others just shipped so I should be getting them in the next day or so. I would imagine everyone will be getting their pre-orders sometime this week.
Coach just wants to make sure we all get a good quality product and correct piece count.

Thanks knp for the info. All, but one of my colors is shipping out today. :-)

Great pics Knp. Is there only one Swordfish?
I hope I get mine from Germany. I thought I preordered, but  no money has been taken yet.
Will check the site and my account tomorrow. I might have messed up!

@wittmann:

Great pics Knp. Is there only one Swordfish?
I hope I get mine from Germany. I thought I preordered, but  no money has been taken yet.
Will check the site and my account tomorrow. I might have messed up!

There is 2 Swordfish in each set. I just used one of each color for comparisons.
I got my Blonde and Celery Green sets today. More pics to follow when I have time to play with them.

Thought it weird. Thank you.
I do hope I preordered my one set properly. I like getting those two free units!

Coach,

Are the UK sets available for purchase? Couldn’t afford to do a mass pre-order this time.

Thanks.

Monday

@toblerone77:

Coach, any chance of getting the German Expansion set in Italian Brown? Just about everyone but Italy has a good paratrooper and I for one would love to have that set for my Italians.

+1

Thanks coach!

Hey guys. Here’s a couple of comparison pics with HBG’s UK pieces in Celery Green and Blonde. OOB pieces on the left and HBG pieces on the right. Again, I think he matched the color nearly perfect. Only real difference is the OOB pieces have a shiny finish while HBG’s have more of a dull finish. That’s because HBG uses a more pliable plastic which is good if you get some that come a little bent. They are easy to straighten out. If you try that with the OOB pieces, they will likely snap on you.