Axis & Allies War At Sea

[AG124]

I was just wondering - does anyone here collect Axis & Allies War At Sea Miniatures? I have started collecting them recently, although I don't have a large collection and haven't got a chance to play very often (my brother is the only person I can find who is even mildly interested in them). So far, I bought two starter sets and a lot of singles (which I got on eBay, usually for surprisingly good prices). When Set 1 is reissued in late July/Early August, I will buy some boosters to increase my collection further, and will keep buying from eBay in the meantime. Here is a list of my entire fleet so far:

Australia:

HMAS Canberra (x1)
HMAS Sydney (x1)

UK:
HMS Javelin (x1)
Sea Hurricane (x2)
HMS Truculent (x1)
HMS Ark Royal (x1)
HMS Exeter (x1)
HMS Ajax (x1)
Swordfish (x1)

France:

Gloire (x1)
Le Terrible (x1)

US:

USS Washington (x1)
USS Princeton (x1)
USS Salt Lake City (x1)
USS Boise (x1)
USS Atlanta (x2)
USS St. Lo (x2)
USS Fletcher (x2)
USS Samual B. Roberts (x1)
USS Barb (x1)
Dauntless (x1)
Devastator (x1)

Germany:

Karl Galster (x2)
U 510 (x1)
Stuka (x2)
FW Kondor (x1)

Italy:
Emanuele Filiberto Duca D'Aosta (x1)
Luca Tarigo (x1)
Ambra (x1)
Motor Torpedo Boat (x3)

Japan:

Kongo (x1)
Akagi (x1)
Tone (x1)
Shoho (x1)
Jintsu (x2)
Kinai Maru (x1)
Yukikaze (x3)
I-19 (x1)
Val (x2)
Kate (x1)

(No, I'm not looking to make any trades as I am happy with all of the doubles in this list so far).

Link to Official WaS Homepage:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/aam/waratsea

Gallery:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x...ery/wasgallery

[JALU3]

Could these units be used in the regular Axis and Allies game or is it a stand alone clix miniture game?

Why only Early war units? Where are the Bearcats and the Hellcats? Where are the Avengers? Where are the Essex's? Where are the Atlanta Class Light Cruisers? etc. etc.

[AG124]

Originally Posted by JALU3

Why only Early war units? Where are the Bearcats and the Hellcats? Where are the Avengers? Where are the Essex's? Where are the Atlanta Class Light Cruisers? etc. etc.

Actually, if you check my list, you will see that I own 2 Atlanta class CL's. As for the rest, I assume you have read the full list of 64 ships and a/c under the link for the official website (my own collection is quite small) - there are a few late war ships included there (although none of the others you mentioned). But this is not going to be the only set - a second set has been confirmed and will probably be released in early 2008. There is talk of a third and fourth set as well.

Originally Posted by JALU3

Could these units be used in the regular Axis and Allies game or is it a stand alone clix miniture game?

If you're talking about any of the boardgames, then no - the miniatures are completely out of scale in comparison to the boardgame pieces (if they were that small, I wouldn't even bother with them, actually). Also, I don't know if they can be used together with the four land sets of Axis & Allies miniatures, but maybe someone out there has found a way to combine them (I don't collect those though).

[AG124]

I now own the USS Washington as well - won one on eBay for about $5.00 US.I can't believe I got her so cheap. Now, if only I could get the Enterprise, Yamato, Myoko, Shokaku, or Iowa for that price...

[AG124]

BTW - If anyone is interested in the setlist for the upcoming second set of this game, the HMS Warspite has been 'unofficially' anounced as representative of the Queen Elizabeth class on the official Avalon Hill forum.

[XLjedi]

Why don't the wizards just release the 64 piece set and spare me the Yu-Gi-Oh trading hassle...