HBG should be making national flag tokens for ( Global 40) like these….

Hello everyone. I wanted to share my latest Essex class carrier customization.

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There is a famous picture of an Essex class carrier where the hull camouflage is prominently displayed. I wanted to reproduce this late war hull pattern for piece and give it a deck a similar style as my other US carriers.

Essex Carriers.jpg

I used this image as my source for port and starboard hull camouflage patterns and color scheme.

Essex Hull Camouflage Pattern.jpg

This game piece is from HBG and it is sold in 5 packs, so I gave them deck numbers 9-13.

Essex Port View 1200x900.jpg

Essex Starboard View 1200x900.jpg

I’ve added two magnets so they hold 2 aircraft each. You can find these on my site here.

These are great. Laughed at reason 11 on the video- good one!

Excellent work!  I love how it folds up so easily.

@coachofmany:

@AlphaKappa:

@Buran:

I have just received my US units I have attached some photos.  I was just wondering if what the fifth air unit is?  It looks like an F6F Hellcat fighter.  But there is nothing on the website about it.

Nice!  They look pretty good.  How’s the color compared to the OOB stuff?

HBG Olive Drab color is very close to Global 40 2nd Edition IMHO.

I don’t know, Coach!  I just bought a few of your new Shermans from a friend and I was pleasantly surprised that they match my 1st Edition US pieces pretty well.   :wink:

These Sherman sculpts are ace.  You guys did a good job with these and now I’m looking forward to getting some of the other ones too.

EDIT:  Okay, upon closer inspection in daylight, I changed my mind.  They are definitely closer in tone to 2nd Edition US.

It’s over here…

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=29890.45

…at  Reply #58 on: August 28, 2013, 11:17:27 pm

Has anyone ever created a WWI era global map that shows the entire world as opposed to just the European, Africa, and Eastern Seaboard of the US?

@Intrepid:

/how’s that for my 3rd and 4th posts ever, haha! Been a member of this forum since 2007, but I’m the ultimate lurker (mostly because I know I’m too easily tempted to get long-winded!)

You have exercised an extreme amount of restraint posting 4 times in almost 10 years. Glad you chimed in here.

Thanks  :-) that worked a treat. My planes are now all airworthy!