Here are some high resolution pictures of customer orders that display the final products in all their gloriousness. You won't find more precise, detailed pieces anywhere on the internet. Here you will find pictures of actual customer orders.
US ships with brown decks and hull camouflage are a thing of beauty. While USN Deck Blue is the historically accurate deck color, I prefer the brown because the colors just make the pieces sizzle.
More US fleet ships. All ships battleships have hull numbers, plus cruisers with camouflage.
US ships with a brown deck. Some customers like to mix & match decks and hull camouflage. My personal preference is brown decks with hull camouflage.
This customer previously order Japanese carriers but no planes. It looks like the IJN aircraft are finding a good home.
The classic Pacific duel: F6F vs. A6M Zeke.
This order is for early-war and mid-war versions of the USN aircraft.
This Japanese fleet includes the new Val sculpt from EBard Models, along with the Shokaku, Soryu and Shinano.
Another example of an eclectic mix of pieces. The US ships have hull camoflauge.
This order is for some Italian capital ships. The two carriers are HBG pieces, the battleships are by EBard Models.
This order is for several German & Italian ships. All are resin 3D printed so the detail is amazing.
This is an order for a collection of ships. The front row have hull camouflage. Just look at that detail! These pieces are just amazing. Imagine how these would look on your game board.
Here is a German air force order using all out of the box pieces, All pieces are magentized.
A large Soviet airforce order in two different winter camouflage patterns. All HBG pieces are magnetized.
This is an order of predominantly Japanese aircraft. All are magnetized. The Ki-43 Oscar & Ki-61 Tony sculpts are from HBG. The F4Fs are 3D print by EBard Models and the rest are standard A&A pieces.
Another order with an emphasis on Italian pieces. I love the Italian aircraft camo patterns.
This is a large order for a mix of ships, mostly German, and a mix of aircraft, mostly US. You can't see the hull camouflage from this angle but it's there. This large order has the CV-1 Langley in both carrier and sea-plane tender versions.
This customer ordered an airwing of French planes.
Another order with a mix of products.
Here is a small order for just Soviet ships - Soyuz battleships and Kronshtadt cruisers.
A large plane order. Notice the colorful pre-war USN Dauntless and Devastator.
An order focusing on Japanese carriers.
Another typical ship order. All the ships except the Graf Zeppelin have hull camouflage, you just can't see it from the photo angle.
This is the typical order - an eclectic collection of ships of various nationalities. Notice the Union Jack on the stern of the KGV. CVs and sometimes BBs are wide enough for flags but smaller ships are better served with a roundel.
Another large custom order. In my opinion, no matter how detailed the infantry - or even just a single color - the pieces look way better with the base roundel. It just transform the pieces, and makes it very easy to identify nationality on a crowded game board.
I don't often create custom infantry due to how time consuming they are to paint. Here are some Russian and Japanese pieces from HBG.
Here are more UK infantry from the same custom order as above. The base roundels make the pieces the pop in my opinion. Considering adding them to your pieces. It is transformative and even completed pieces can be upgraded and improved very easily.
This order contains the battleships New Mexico and King George V plus 5 Fletcher class destroyers and 4 yellow nose P-51s. You can get a good idea of the precision of the details in this picture. You could never replicate this with brushing by hand.
More US battleships - Several South Dakotas, several Montanas and two Iowas in both brown and blue decks. Plus a fully loaded ficticious Midway class carrier CV-44. This gives a bird's eye view of the decks and shows the precise fit of the deck decals. These are simply fabulous to hold in your hand.
Here is a custom order for 4 fully loaded, hypothetical Essex class carriers without hull camouflage. Nothing beats the look of a fully loaded Essex carrier with late-war aircraft. I"m here to tell you it's truly amazing. Add hull camouflage and full effect is stunning.
Close ups of the Iowa and North Carolina classes. This small order highlights the precise fit of the deck decals and shows the null numbers on the bow. I produce the US ships in both an authentic USN Deck Blue color, but I find the I like the brown decks better even though they aren't historically accurate, so I offer both. Customers are about evenly split and often times a both decks are ordered as is the case here.
More British battleships. I just love the look of the British ships with hull camouflage. Camo makes the piece just so much more interesting in my opinion.
An order of British carriers, including HBG sculpts of the Argus & Furious and the Illustrious class, Hermes and Eagle from EBard Models. Notice the wild hull camouflage pattern of the Argus. You simply can't replicate that elsewhere.
There are different deck choices for some carriers and this order has two different kinds for the Essex class carriers - the regular deck, and the deck blue planked and weathered deck. Both look great. Of note are the 3 different authentic camouflage patterns used - two different 1944 patterns on CV-10 & CV12, and a 1945 pattern on CV-16. At the top, the Coral Sea (CV-43) contains EBard Corsairs and a new EBard Avenger.
Here is another order that showcases 3 different Yorktown class decks - normal blue for the Enterprise, planked and weathered on the Hornet, and the pre-war mohagony stain on the Yorktown. The remaining ships are French Magador class cruiser, the British York class cruiser, the Arizona (Nevada class), Essex class, and the Saratoga & Lexington of the Lexington class.
This is another customer order that showcases the Midway class (heavy carrier configuration loaded with Corsairs from EBard Models), HBG Ark Royal, Montana class, Iowa class, North Carolina class, HMS Hood (Admiral class), Missour (Iowa class), Ohio (Montana class), New Jersey (Iowa class), and the Intrepid (Essex class). This order provides a good look at the US battleships in both deck colors. "USN Deck Blue" is the historical color, but a lot of customers enjoy the contrasting look of the brown deck, so I offer both.
This next order consists of the Shokaku with an HBG Kate, 2 P-51s, 2 CA-12s, the Wisconsin (Iowa class), an Italian Abruzzi class cruiser and a British County class cruiser. This represents the typical order - a mix of pieces from many nationalities and types. When I first start painting ships, I expected to get an order of homogenous pieces like an entire ship class, or just early war airplanes. That almost never happpens. Instead, it's a piece or two from one country, a piece or two from another, until the order looks like this one.
This is a small order for different US carrier planes in pre-war guise. No airforce looked better than these USN pre-war beauties.
This is a typical customer order - getting a little of everything, plus fully loaded carriers. Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Yamato class 1941, King George V with hull camouflage, Bismarck & Tirpitz, Type XXII, Shokaku class, Soryu, Yamato class 1944, and another King George V with hull camouflage. This photo shows just how detailed the Yamato sculpts are. They are something special.
Below are the big boys: Yamato class 1944, King George V class with hull camouflage and the Bismarck class with hull camouflage.
Aircraft carriers Kaga, Intrepid (Essex class) and Soryu. All my carriers are magnetized, however this customer is missing the joy magnetized aircraft. Nothing is more satisfying than moving around a fully loaded carrier and not having the air wing fall off. Be sure to order planes with each carrier or you will be missing out on one of my signature capabilities.
The American battleships Montana class, Iowa class, and the Washington (North Carolina class) with hull camouflage. This is an enlarged photo that reveals the level of detail and presicion of the finished pieces. Most painters will shy away from a close up because it exposes all the flaws and blemishes of hand painting. This is where my pieces excel. And you can the eye can appreciate this when you hold a piece in your hand. You just won't find this quality anywhere else on the internet.
US ships with brown decks and hull camouflage are a thing of beauty. While USN Deck Blue is the historically accurate deck color, I prefer the brown because the colors just make the pieces sizzle.
More US fleet ships. All ships battleships have hull numbers, plus cruisers with camouflage.
US ships with a brown deck. Some customers like to mix & match decks and hull camouflage. My personal preference is brown decks with hull camouflage.
This customer previously order Japanese carriers but no planes. It looks like the IJN aircraft are finding a good home.
The classic Pacific duel: F6F vs. A6M Zeke.
This order is for early-war and mid-war versions of the USN aircraft.
This Japanese fleet includes the new Val sculpt from EBard Models, along with the Shokaku, Soryu and Shinano.
Another example of an eclectic mix of pieces. The US ships have hull camoflauge.
This order is for some Italian capital ships. The two carriers are HBG pieces, the battleships are by EBard Models.
This order is for several German & Italian ships. All are resin 3D printed so the detail is amazing.
This is an order for a collection of ships. The front row have hull camouflage. Just look at that detail! These pieces are just amazing. Imagine how these would look on your game board.
Here is a German air force order using all out of the box pieces, All pieces are magentized.
A large Soviet airforce order in two different winter camouflage patterns. All HBG pieces are magnetized.
This is an order of predominantly Japanese aircraft. All are magnetized. The Ki-43 Oscar & Ki-61 Tony sculpts are from HBG. The F4Fs are 3D print by EBard Models and the rest are standard A&A pieces.
Another order with an emphasis on Italian pieces. I love the Italian aircraft camo patterns.
This is a large order for a mix of ships, mostly German, and a mix of aircraft, mostly US. You can't see the hull camouflage from this angle but it's there. This large order has the CV-1 Langley in both carrier and sea-plane tender versions.
This customer ordered an airwing of French planes.
Another order with a mix of products.
Here is a small order for just Soviet ships - Soyuz battleships and Kronshtadt cruisers.
A large plane order. Notice the colorful pre-war USN Dauntless and Devastator.
An order focusing on Japanese carriers.
Another typical ship order. All the ships except the Graf Zeppelin have hull camouflage, you just can't see it from the photo angle.
This is the typical order - an eclectic collection of ships of various nationalities. Notice the Union Jack on the stern of the KGV. CVs and sometimes BBs are wide enough for flags but smaller ships are better served with a roundel.
Another large custom order. In my opinion, no matter how detailed the infantry - or even just a single color - the pieces look way better with the base roundel. It just transform the pieces, and makes it very easy to identify nationality on a crowded game board.
I don't often create custom infantry due to how time consuming they are to paint. Here are some Russian and Japanese pieces from HBG.
Here are more UK infantry from the same custom order as above. The base roundels make the pieces the pop in my opinion. Considering adding them to your pieces. It is transformative and even completed pieces can be upgraded and improved very easily.
This order contains the battleships New Mexico and King George V plus 5 Fletcher class destroyers and 4 yellow nose P-51s. You can get a good idea of the precision of the details in this picture. You could never replicate this with brushing by hand.
More US battleships - Several South Dakotas, several Montanas and two Iowas in both brown and blue decks. Plus a fully loaded ficticious Midway class carrier CV-44. This gives a bird's eye view of the decks and shows the precise fit of the deck decals. These are simply fabulous to hold in your hand.
Here is a custom order for 4 fully loaded, hypothetical Essex class carriers without hull camouflage. Nothing beats the look of a fully loaded Essex carrier with late-war aircraft. I"m here to tell you it's truly amazing. Add hull camouflage and full effect is stunning.
Close ups of the Iowa and North Carolina classes. This small order highlights the precise fit of the deck decals and shows the null numbers on the bow. I produce the US ships in both an authentic USN Deck Blue color, but I find the I like the brown decks better even though they aren't historically accurate, so I offer both. Customers are about evenly split and often times a both decks are ordered as is the case here.
More British battleships. I just love the look of the British ships with hull camouflage. Camo makes the piece just so much more interesting in my opinion.
An order of British carriers, including HBG sculpts of the Argus & Furious and the Illustrious class, Hermes and Eagle from EBard Models. Notice the wild hull camouflage pattern of the Argus. You simply can't replicate that elsewhere.
There are different deck choices for some carriers and this order has two different kinds for the Essex class carriers - the regular deck, and the deck blue planked and weathered deck. Both look great. Of note are the 3 different authentic camouflage patterns used - two different 1944 patterns on CV-10 & CV12, and a 1945 pattern on CV-16. At the top, the Coral Sea (CV-43) contains EBard Corsairs and a new EBard Avenger.
Here is another order that showcases 3 different Yorktown class decks - normal blue for the Enterprise, planked and weathered on the Hornet, and the pre-war mohagony stain on the Yorktown. The remaining ships are French Magador class cruiser, the British York class cruiser, the Arizona (Nevada class), Essex class, and the Saratoga & Lexington of the Lexington class.
This is another customer order that showcases the Midway class (heavy carrier configuration loaded with Corsairs from EBard Models), HBG Ark Royal, Montana class, Iowa class, North Carolina class, HMS Hood (Admiral class), Missour (Iowa class), Ohio (Montana class), New Jersey (Iowa class), and the Intrepid (Essex class). This order provides a good look at the US battleships in both deck colors. "USN Deck Blue" is the historical color, but a lot of customers enjoy the contrasting look of the brown deck, so I offer both.
This next order consists of the Shokaku with an HBG Kate, 2 P-51s, 2 CA-12s, the Wisconsin (Iowa class), an Italian Abruzzi class cruiser and a British County class cruiser. This represents the typical order - a mix of pieces from many nationalities and types. When I first start painting ships, I expected to get an order of homogenous pieces like an entire ship class, or just early war airplanes. That almost never happpens. Instead, it's a piece or two from one country, a piece or two from another, until the order looks like this one.
This is a small order for different US carrier planes in pre-war guise. No airforce looked better than these USN pre-war beauties.
This is a typical customer order - getting a little of everything, plus fully loaded carriers. Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Yamato class 1941, King George V with hull camouflage, Bismarck & Tirpitz, Type XXII, Shokaku class, Soryu, Yamato class 1944, and another King George V with hull camouflage. This photo shows just how detailed the Yamato sculpts are. They are something special.
Below are the big boys: Yamato class 1944, King George V class with hull camouflage and the Bismarck class with hull camouflage.
Aircraft carriers Kaga, Intrepid (Essex class) and Soryu. All my carriers are magnetized, however this customer is missing the joy magnetized aircraft. Nothing is more satisfying than moving around a fully loaded carrier and not having the air wing fall off. Be sure to order planes with each carrier or you will be missing out on one of my signature capabilities.
The American battleships Montana class, Iowa class, and the Washington (North Carolina class) with hull camouflage. This is an enlarged photo that reveals the level of detail and presicion of the finished pieces. Most painters will shy away from a close up because it exposes all the flaws and blemishes of hand painting. This is where my pieces excel. And you can the eye can appreciate this when you hold a piece in your hand. You just won't find this quality anywhere else on the internet.