Thanks Devin. Again, this all started after I had made this strange discovery. In fact, I was really looking into trying to find a Pacific War carrier sim on a PC or something, and I thought that my Avalance Press game of "Midway" was all the board game that I needed (and Avalanche Press uses these same artistic style silhouettes...which is great, very good indeed.)
But then I found out that the Avalanche Press game was not in the mold or style of Avalon Hill's FLAT TOP when I quizzed some fellows off Consimworld. That sent me into seek and search mode as I hit the web looking for newer board games.
And what I found really caught me off guard. The current games had dropped the older artistic format that you so fondly describe, Devin. You took my own words right out of my mouth when you described how much you appreciate the classic black silhouette for these naval ships. Games that have left this format are those like Lock 'n Load's "The Pacific War (2016)," Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd's "Victory at Midway (1992)," and Dr. Benjamin Richter's "Kido Butai (2016)" -- which the guys off Consimworld are so high on for its fabulous game play.
But I'm a FLAT TOP fan. And I also am an artist -- getting my BFA degree in Art at the Univ. of Georgia many moons ago. And so I realized back in June that I needed to do something about this. Like we say in the game of football, I needed "to make a play." And I've been trying to complete this ever since then. And so I am doing my best to cover the old school style Avalon Hill-like silhouettes.
Funny you mention the CV-5 Yorktown. I walked through CV-10 Yorktown a few years ago when my family took a vacation trip out to Edisto Island. Charleston, S.C. was right down the road. I love that carrier.
I'm working on her right now, Devin. I mean -- it's the Essex Class carrier that I am covering, and CV-10 Yorktown is this as she was an early production Essex Class carrier indeed.
I am working on her and Hiryu right now, and I'm trying to work in small 600 feet Japanese carrier escorts to add a sense of completeness to this. This effort could use the Japanese carrier Unyo I feel.
Thanks for your interest. More are to come. The speed to this and all -- I can't promise. (I got to attend my first high school football game in two years tonight, so I'm trying remain flexible as you can get yourself lost in these little tasks and whatnot.)
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