Cyanight's Customizations

@cyanight:

I saw that and was hoping it would work for my map as well. The problem is that when I add acrylic or plexi-glass to cover the map I lose a lot of magnetic power. There is no way the pieces will hold onto the map. As of right not I could play the game on my ceiling and the pieces wont move or fall off but with the plexi-glass the magnets I used are not strong enough. Using larger magnets would probably work but then again I would need to revert all the work I did so far.

Yes, good point about the magnetic power.  Our two maps are designed along different lines, so they have different requirements.  On the minus side, mine can only ever work horizontally; even without the playing pieces, the whole thing would collapse if I tilted it vertically; on the plus side, gravity is all I need to keep things in place, so the thickness of the plexiglass isn’t an issue.  Here’s an idea on how you might fix the Italian roundels on your map without doing any permanent damage to it and without affecting its magnetic properties.  If you can find some decals of the correct size and type, get a sheet of paper-thin transparent acetate (for example, the kind that was used for overhead projector transparencies before PowerPoint came along), apply the roundels to the acetate (you may need to use superglue if the decals won’t stick on their own), then carefully cut out each roundel with some scissors.  Next, put four little pieces of double-faced tape at the back of each roundel, on the rim, at the 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock positions, and stick them to your map.  The thinness of the acetate, plus the tape-free central portion of the roundels, should allow your magnetized markers to stick to the map through the roundels without serious loss of power.  And the fact that the decal is glued to the acetate instead of directly to the map will mean that your map isn’t messed up.  The small pieces of tape should be able to peel away from the map without harm if you ever want to replace the roundels.

@cyanight:

That is a great idea!

Great – looking forward to hearing if it works out well in practice.  (It sounds fine in theory, but one never knows!)  By the way, some types of double-faced tape are completely transparent and very thin (in contrast with the thick, white, gummy variety), so that would be the best kind to use.

Guys,

––I noticed the discussion about the original (incorrect) national ensign for Italy. Shown below are pics of HBG’s markers for the OOB original (incorrect) version and their (corrected) version.
––IMHO the manufacturer made a mistake by simply reversing the colors of the Italian roundel.
The corrected ensign is what I prefer to use on my map and on the bases of my Italian Infantry units.

Tall Paul

Guys,

––With me being me,…I guess you could say I “out-smarted” myself when we painted my FMG Italian Infantry units because they were painted with the OOB-style incorrect ensignia and they had to be re-painted later. At least they’re the way I want them now.

Tall Paul

@cyanight:

Yellow - Mongolians (If Russia attacks Japan bordering Mongolia or Korea then the Mongolians turn White and stay neutral.

Alternately, you could have a system in which the Mongolians are white when neutral, then turn yellow and surrender if the Japanese attack.  :lol:

Great collection of roundels.  Thanks for sharing all those pictures with us!

I love the color of your fighters and your navy turned out super sweet. Thanks for sharing. :-)

love the colors of your fighters and tacticals! pulling out some browns in there with the blues really look great.  Great job throughout, did you use references for those camo colors or did you pull them off the top of your head? I hear ya about HBG…it has come too the point were I just cant check out there site anymore cause I want all those expansion sets on my table!  Ill just have too wait for the email to come out that they are in stock

@cyanight:

Thanks John… I actually want to change the color of the navy but I’m waiting for the new sculpts from HBG’s French expansion set. Probably will be released in a year or two, lol.�  I love HBG but they are slow!

Yes, the production rate has been disappointing. I wanted Spitfire to paint the British next, but instead, it will be the Australians and Chinese next.

What color scheme is your next navy going to be, or is that a wait and see? :-)

I hope your right about the British Set. I just noticed your post on it. If that is the case, then Spitfire will be getting those next. :-)

@cyanight:

That’s the system we came up with to differentiate the Battleships, cruisers and destroyers from one another.  Battleships and cruisers are not that difficult to distinguish from each other but cruisers and destroyers are difficult.

Most or all of the OOB destroyer sculpts have transom sterns, so that’s a helpful feature to look for.