Spectrar Ghost said:
Yes and yes
We wil also have a few things that are not present in other lines...
Mongoose minis for VAS?
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Yes and yes
We wil also have a few things that are not present in other lines...
rcbecker1 said:
Not necessarily the case over here - 1/3000 seems more common, judging by the number of suppliers that don't live in the US... and so need to be imported. Both Davco and Navco, the two leading UK suppliers are 1/3000.
Speaking personally, I don't mind either way - and quite honestly, at least the 2400 scale has a reason for being, but it is going to be annoying to have to give up a collection of 1/3000 scale when I'd just gotten a decent fleet assembled and stripped ready for painting...
Iron Domokun
Mongoose
I noticed that ships that fought against each other seemed to have their renders posted on the ADB boards at the same time, e.g. Hood & Bismarck, or the ships that fought in the Battle of the River Plate. Is that a hint that you intend to release box sets of minis to recreate specific famous battles, featuring all the ships present at the battle? Or is it just that Sandrine happened to do the ships in that order?
[If you're going to release these in game stores in a similar way to the W@S minis were done, then I think box sets of some sort would be good. It's cheaper for gamers to buy in to the game with box sets than blisters. Then again I'm probably preaching to the choir here...]
[If you're going to release these in game stores in a similar way to the W@S minis were done, then I think box sets of some sort would be good. It's cheaper for gamers to buy in to the game with box sets than blisters. Then again I'm probably preaching to the choir here...]
Speaking of 3d moulds posted on ADB's BBS, here's a look at the Iowa-class BB.
Iron Domokun said:
They will be box sets, but whether we do them by battle or by fleet, no idea yet!
As a naval miniatures gamer since the mid-seventies, I'm always pleased to see additional manufacturers but I do find the choice of scale commercially puzzling. Between GHQ, C in C, Viking Forge, SHQ and Panzerschiffes, the range of ships available in the WW2 arena is substantial. Most existing naval gamers in that scale have fairly complete fleets and while Panzerschiffes is certainly the low end of detail, GHQ, Viking Forge and C in C (if you use their added boats and mast detailing) are very good. Every major capital ship is available and generally in multiple configurations and from multiple manufacturers already. Is there enough potential for attracting new naval gamers who are yet to build fleets?
I would have thought 1/3000, where only three maunufacturers offer product with two, Davco/Skytrex and MY, very limited in their offerings and a third, Navwar, while a very complete range, is offered by a single elderly individual with no guarantee of business continuity. In addition, the CAD quality possible in resin genuinely offers a clear opportunity for a major quality increase above all others in the 1/3000 market whereas given GHQ's existing standards, at best the CAD/resin offering can produce only a slight marginal improvement at the top of the 1/2400 heap.
I would have thought 1/3000, where only three maunufacturers offer product with two, Davco/Skytrex and MY, very limited in their offerings and a third, Navwar, while a very complete range, is offered by a single elderly individual with no guarantee of business continuity. In addition, the CAD quality possible in resin genuinely offers a clear opportunity for a major quality increase above all others in the 1/3000 market whereas given GHQ's existing standards, at best the CAD/resin offering can produce only a slight marginal improvement at the top of the 1/2400 heap.
