Proposed Project

Brian-Edmonton · Post by **Brian-Edmonton** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:59 pm

Hey Roughrider,

That was exactly what I was suggesting. Sort of like a card file. Even though there were a variety of vehicles on any front at a given time a newcomer for example will know that a 1942 battle on the eastern front will not be full of Tigers and JSIIs, but rather T34/76's for the Soviets and MKIV's and III's for the Germans. The above is not meant to be exhaustive by any means as there were a lot of variants etc and types. But you get the idea.

That is one thing that I thought was cool about the game Panzer, they had info on the tank on each card. Year introduced and gun size etc. Made it easier way back when to put together ad hoc battles.

I am not sure if the idea of a comprehensive paper on each model will fly.

Brian

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:32 pm

Will,

Thanks for the tip on the Susan Woodward book -- I'll have to see if my local library has it. Or maybe my local Borders or Barnes and Noble has it... I'll have to check those out after Christmas!

Regards,
Tom

RoughRIder · Post by **RoughRIder** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:22 pm

Brian,

I have to agree that i dont think a comprehensive paper on each would fly either. And i didnt learn my vehicles through Panzer, but did so in a simular fashion. I have a 8 yr old son that is starting to get into the hobby... and has joined us on some of our local gaming. I have seen him struggle on just recognizing the vehicles and have shown him some of the research material that i have on hand. It seems to me that he has an easier time with the vehicles if i sit down with him and just give him basic facts rather than let him do his own looking at the reference material.

I dont think that it would take much for someone in GHQ to add a few entries to the catalog for the year of use, gun type and front. But then again i dont do webpage publication.

I know that when i want to get into a new country for a specific period that i have to do alot of research for that time period. Sure dont want to try to use any vehicles that were not into production for the time that i was gaming. And had always thought that it would be nice to have the year of production right at the photo on the catalog.

Doug

terry · Post by **terry** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:40 pm

I think we are closing in on what I was suggesting. Certainly less than 100 words. Just a quick reference. It would probably be more valuable for those doing post war and modern. that covers 50 years and US and Soviet equipment showed up all over the world.

thetourist · Post by **thetourist** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:25 am

I think this is a great idea! A few words to describe where/when it served, how common it was and who used it. It would make starting up a new collection much more simple.

Pitfall · Post by **Pitfall** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:27 pm

I agree with the suggestions that you have made. When I started in the hobby two years ago, I knew nothing about the subject. Luckily the guys I was gaming with knew what they were doing. Two to three lines of info would be extremely helpful for new players. A little bit of trivia information would be helpful as well. An example I might use would be that an easy way to distinguish a PIII from a PIV is that a PIII has three return rollers while a PIV has four.

This might also generate some cross-selling among GHQ's current customers. FOr instance, when I look through the catalog, I only look at the WWII section. If more information was added, I might be tempted to pick up a few modern pieces if they pique my interest.

xhrit · Post by **xhrit** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:25 am

GHQ needs a wiki. Then they could cross-link catalog information with wiki information to have weapon data, history, pictures featuring customer painted miniatures, scenarios that feature the miniature, painting guides for that specific miniature, etc.

In addition, they could cross-sell and up-sell other catalog items. For example, if someone is buying infantry, why not offer troop transports, too?

Heh, ok, fine. i would really just like the catalog to be able to go back to the list i was looking at before I click the weapon itself, without hitting the back button on my browser.

And maybe fix the site layout, because it is sorta screwed in my web browser ( Konqueror ).

Thunder · Post by **Thunder** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:11 am

Sounds like a good idea to me. In the mean time, Mobius did a lot of this work. If you download the vehicle charts for his rule set which is free, you will notice a stat on each vehicle stating the month and year it entered service in significant numbers.