Brass said:I'm already retired, so I'm hoping VAS2 comes out before the only people who get to play it in my house are the ones who show up for my wake. :evil:
I'll make you a deal - we'll have it out before then

Brass said:I'm already retired, so I'm hoping VAS2 comes out before the only people who get to play it in my house are the ones who show up for my wake. :evil:
msprange said:Brass said:I'm already retired, so I'm hoping VAS2 comes out before the only people who get to play it in my house are the ones who show up for my wake. :evil:
I'll make you a deal - we'll have it out before then![]()
Brass said:msprange said:Brass said:I'm already retired, so I'm hoping VAS2 comes out before the only people who get to play it in my house are the ones who show up for my wake. :evil:
I'll make you a deal - we'll have it out before then![]()
You'll have it out in two weeks? Score!!!!!![]()
Ecclesiastes said:Brass said:msprange said:I'll make you a deal - we'll have it out before then![]()
You'll have it out in two weeks? Score!!!!!![]()
Well, your first week is almost up Brass..... Did you get to do some stuff from your bucket list? :wink:
msprange said:I 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.
DM said:If Ironclads is ready to go but WW2 is still some way from even having its (hopeful) final playtest completed that would suggest to me that publishing Ironclads first (and soon) would be the obvious course of action.
Brass said: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.
msprange said:Brass said: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.
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.
There are always options out there...
captnmartin said:What 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?
msprange said:Plans 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.
msprange said:At the current time, we are planning to have bases on the ships.