Well done, Sven!
Well done, Sven!
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
a mere flesh wound from the accounts of other pilot there Sven.
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Anyone else order bombers from Miniature Market? I had some credit there so that's where I placed my preorder, but I haven't heard a thing from them and they still show as a preorder item on their site. Wish I had just ordered from AA.
Min market just had their black friday sale that would have gone bonkers... Im guessing they will be delayed due to that.
Does anyone know what these bombers weigh unopened in box? Like exact gram amount? It really matters when you are in Oz!
Might be, but they took my money for the bombers long ago, if they are just sitting on them I would be less than pleased.Originally Posted by Xen
There has been delays in getting product to many retailers. My LGS can't get em yet, nor can Coolstuffinc or Miniature Market. From what Coolstuff told me, they are expecting them any day now.
I got mine from Keith today. Ging to have to get another Dam Buster's Lanc and the other B17 "a bit o lace" as my father made and painted that one up (Airfix) at least 40 year ago, after Christmas when I have some money. in short vey nice models.
Just received my shipping notification from Coolstuffinc! 12 bombers will be here Tuesday! Would have rather bought from Keith, but I had 250.00 in store credit to use!
12! Quite an armadaCongrats Daniel
How many of each type did you ordered?
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
B-17 "Bit O Lace": 185g
Lancaster "Grog Shot": 184g.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Yeah, but this the "netto" weight. You should always add the wieght of packaging ("tara") to get the brutto amount.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
That's the weight of the plane in the box, as asked. You can only estimate the weight of the carrying box and filling, since everyone uses different packing material.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
That is very true, Karl. You must have detailed scales
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
I ordered 3 of each. I probably will end up with 6 of each B-17 someday to recreate "box formation" flying. However, I can do it now by just putting the six of the 2 types together. I am sure there was a time in the war, where Fs and Gs flew at the same time in the same formations.12! Quite an armada
How many of each type did you ordered?
On the other hand the P-51, B-17, SBD Dauntless, and F4U Corsair are my favorite American planes of the war, I buy (and will buy when the other two hit the market) in big quantities to eventually repaint them or at least add enough new decals to be able to tell them apart.
Evan, the AA site will give you an exact shipping quote for your order before you have to start the checkout procedure. The biggest concern is not really the weight of the minis in their boxes, but how big their boxes are! They are about 8"x8"3.5" I think (not at home to check) and multiples of them really eat up shipping box space. So they end up needing a larger shipping box to fit in. I'd have to double check, but I'm pretty sure that one of each still came in well under the Priority mail requirement for international shipping. That helps a lot in keeping the shipping costs down.
Ryan---learned my lesson due to this pre order. I ordered from MM due to my credits. The Black Friday orders were to be on hold because of pre orders but those are on the way. I sent an email and they say they haven't received them yet. I was at my LGS today and they had all four for a special order. Many people have their planes so I take this as a lesson learned. Order from here from now on even if you get a discount on the price.
I ask for forgiveness for not ordering from here and supporting Keith.
Sorry to hear that Bob, but you certainly have done your penance.
Apart from one time when their was some problem with the distributors over in the States, I have always got my aircraft from AA before the stockists in the U.K. and the discount given by Keith offsets the overseas postage unless the largest boxes are needed.
Consequently, that is the reason I always get my first consignment from there.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks for help on the weights guys! and 185 grams! thats lighter than I expected.
My other pre orders from here came out great so from now on they are from here. As said lesson learned.
hmmm the B25 Doolittle is 153 grams in box,
Jager can you confirm that it was 185 grams in box?
I would have thought the mini alone would have put it a lot more than 33 grams heavier than the B25's, let alone the extra maps and box size
Yup, weighed in the box, both of them.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
There could be a different mix of metal and plastic components.
Ah yes that makes sense I had had a suspicion the Heinkel and B25 were part metal. Hadn't looked closely enough.
Thanks Jager!
No forgiveness needed Bob. You support the sites very well in many other ways... though the future order are appreciated though
As far as I am aware, all the planes are a mix of pewter, plastic, paint, and decals. I think the fuselages are almost always pewter, while details like guns, canopies, and wings are plastic. Maybe some of the wings are pewter as well.....
The He-111 comes in at 163g and the B-25 at 160g, both in the box with all components.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
How many ounces of He.111 & Spitfire do I need for a 6 player BoB game?
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
LOL I thought you used the metric system to weigh out your scenarios in Germany!?
My heavies should be landing at the hanger today! Been a long wait, just hoping non are too busted up, like my buddy's were.
Mine turned up while I was in L.A. So far nothing appears broken (yet).
my b-17s finally landed at the shop last week. heres a pic with a couple of projects im working on.
Mine are on the way and should be here next week. I already have an idea for a game with them.
Lancaster's came today. Great looking planes for me. How soon for whats next?
Well the rest of my planes came today so now I have 2 X Memphis Belles/1 Bit O Lace/2 x Lancaster's and 1 Dam buster. Great looking planes. Three weeks but worth the wait.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
They all look great to me. I have to say good job done on them.
My Belle arrived just fine (unlike the B25 next to it which arrived with its wing off and a broken machine gun). I love this size comparison. I'm using this picture to inform others how fun this game is ( I need more players by me)
Very cool, I just ordered the the silver B17 and dambuster Lancaster.
Will be interesting to see how well they play.
How many German fighters will be needed to take down the fortress?
50 hitpoints is gonna be tough.
Well a Japanese ki61 and ki84 were no match for 1 b17 in my solo game. They did 30 damage
Imagine what attacking a B-29 was like. Probably one reason why they took to ramming.
I agree sir
A big box just arrived from Keith with I presume my WW2 Cockpits and another Lancaster inside.
Mrs K is buying me these for Christmas,
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Finally got my bombers! whoo! 1 of each, but Im tempted to get a few more Lancs.
Out of interest, I noticed the B17's have 2x VI tokens printed, and no IV token. Anyone else notice that?
You're right. I didn't even notice
Bit of lace with a couple of Mustangs flying escort really looks the the job.
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Tried our Skype games Rodney?
My Belle arrived just fine (unlike the B25 next to it which arrived with its wing off and a broken machine gun). I love this size comparison. I'm using this picture to inform others how fun this game is ( I need more players by me)
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
I haven't, but I'm interested in how that works. My father in law is interested in this game, but he lives 2000 miles away, so doesn't see the sense in buying anything. How long do the games usually take?
About the usual length of time ie an hour + but that depends on the game and the number of players. Its as close to a club game as you can get, plenty of banter
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
I've been curious about these skype games, but haven't found the thread explaining the ropes. Can someone link me to it please?
Recently I made the mistake of ordering in Aust with all the details they had they still sent it to the wrong address and in a different state.I finaly got my models and the store made it up to me, but it is not the first time this has happend in Aust, but I have learnt my lesson, bugger supporting LGS I am only ordering from Keith from now on.
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