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I'll make you a deal - we'll have it out before then
You'll have it out in two weeks? Score!!!!!
Well, the thing with Taylor Swift didn't work out but I have hope for the space station trip and the wargamers' tour of Syria.Ecclesiastes wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:32 amWell, your first week is almost up Brass..... Did you get to do some stuff from your bucket list?![]()
Okay, all other excuses having been exhausted, we're back to the miniatures again. If you haven't managed to find a manufacturer for your naval miniatures by now (and it's been at least 18 months), you never will. Oh, of course there's also the re-write and then here will be the whole layout thing and then the next re-write and the still unsuccessful search for miniatures and then the next re-write and the layout queue and the ... Gee, do I begin to see a pattern here? Must be my imagination.msprange wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:49 amI know, I know
Ironclad is complete, playtested and ready to go - we just need to find space in the layout schedule. And make the decision of whether it comes before or after WWII.
As far as WWII is concerned, it is currently undergoing a re-write (mostly streamlining) but the big factor with it is that we want the miniatures to go alongside it... and that means finding a reliable partner to produce them. That is the tricky bit.
There is this argument of course. Then again, we also have the possibility of miniatures for ACW (we already have 3D designs of the Monitor and Merrimack)... A video game of Ironclad is on the way - as soon as we hear a projected release date, we may revisit an Ironclad rulebook.
That is not the spirit of Dunkirk, Sir! We are talking to a new company about VaS miniatures right now; they have already done a few prototypes for us, and they are looking good (they even insert metal rods into the gun barrels, so the entire model, including superstructure and turrets, can be resin). On a technical level, they are right on the money - at the moment, we are discussing their distribution potential. It looked like we were going to go forward earlier this year, but we made the decision to, well, delay the decision. As I said before, we want to get this right.
So, the spirit of Dunkirk was "Sorry, chaps, but you'll need to stay in France until we've built enough boats to pick you up. As it happens, there's been a bit of a cockup about actually getting them built, since we don't currently have a boatbuilder chosen, but I'm sure you find can some way to keep busy at the beach." Golly, now that I know that I won't have to see the movie.msprange wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:51 amThat is not the spirit of Dunkirk, Sir! We are talking to a new company about VaS miniatures right now; they have already done a few prototypes for us, and they are looking good (they even insert metal rods into the gun barrels, so the entire model, including superstructure and turrets, can be resin). On a technical level, they are right on the money - at the moment, we are discussing their distribution potential. It looked like we were going to go forward earlier this year, but we made the decision to, well, delay the decision. As I said before, we want to get this right.
There are always options out there...
Plans as they currently sit:captnmartin wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2017 12:33 amWhat scale are the minis planned to be?
What is the primary material?
Will they be sold individually, or in packs?
Do you have a general price point for say, a BB, a CA, a DD?
Are you planning to offer fleet packs, perhaps at a slight discount over individual ships?
Will the time covered include "What If?" Ships, such as Montana, H41, G3, Lion, Minotaur, Churchill CA, etc?
Could you fight Jutland? Or will the rules be more scaled to smaller ship actions?
Thanks Matt,msprange wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:16 amPlans as they currently sit:
* 1/1800 scale - a nice blend between cost, detail and 'heft'
* Resin
* We have been planning for both - all ships will be available individually, some will be bundled into battle or fleet packs.
* We have been looking at something like £10 for a large Battleship.
* We have done rules for the what if ships, and would like models - but they would be of a lower priority.
* This is something we are looking at - the rules still need a little more streamlining to comfortably fit the largest battles, but they scale well.
Cool, I've always been a fan of that, let's you paint nice wakes and waves alongside the boats.
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