Newb Review of Croix de Guerre

[seblick]

Is this only on Sheet #9?

Only sheet 9.

 

[Pitman]

It looks like the vehicle outlines are a little thick, but everything looks perfectly legible--not smeared or anything. Am I missing something?

 

[seblick]

It looks like the vehicle outlines are a little thick, but everything looks perfectly legible--not smeared or anything. Am I missing something?

"Which of these things are not like the other?"
I stated that it was the vehicle images that were faulty, so, yes... you apparently missed something.
And before a troll scold inevitably appears, I merely asked if anyone else experienced poor printing on sheet 9. Not a problem practically, but certainly undesirable and not acceptable to any printer concerned with professional results. Thanks for your interest.

 

[jrv]

The detail lines on the fenders are darker and thicker on the CdG counters. There are also dark "shadows" in places, e.g. on Pz38(t) A [d] and Pz38(t) A [F] on the upper front hull to the left of the gun. On mine that shadow is less pronounced. On the other hand the Opel Blitzes are fine, and that's what I bought it for. Forty-six Opel Blitzes.

JR

 

[hongkongwargamer]

"Which of these things are not like the other?"
I stated that it was the vehicle images that were faulty, so, yes... you apparently missed something.
And before a troll scold inevitably appears, I merely asked if anyone else experienced poor printing on sheet 9. Not a problem practically, but certainly undesirable and not acceptable to any printer concerned with professional results. Thanks for your interest.

No. I haven't noticed anything that I might consider smudges or poor printing. Thanks for asking!

 

[Michael Dorosh]

Attached is a sample of the sheet 9 and a sample of similar counters from BV.

I'd say that's a pronounced difference in quality.

 

[Jobbo_Fett]

Give the man a break, he reviews Critical Hit products for a living.

 

[phlegm027]

I can’t see the vehicles anymore. They all look like black rectangles. Real small black rectangles.

 

[hongkongwargamer]

I can’t see the vehicles anymore. They all look like black rectangles. Real small black rectangles.

Back off about 2 feet, it will all come back into focus!

 

[afgur]

hello all

I noticed my pz 38's a bit hard to read, kinda thick. looked like those pics

alan

 

[Pitman]

hello all

I noticed my pz 38's a bit hard to read, kinda thick. looked like those pics

alan

So are you actually saying that any of the text or numbers are hard to read or are you not saying that but rather saying that some of the vehicle depictions have thick lines.

 

[Michael Dorosh]

The newer ones seem to have cramped letters, probably used a bold font rather than the tall font of the originals. The image is slightly bigger, but also less detail in the vehicles. It's a negligible change, but the letters are slightly harder to read. How big a problem is it? Well, you only really need the name of the vehicles when pulling counters, and I think most people use the other characteristics to do that. But are the counters objectively as good? From what was posted, I'd say it's a slight quality drop that probably has little actual effect. By the same token it's noticeable and silly to pretend it isn't there. I'd say the chief improvement is removing a couple of millimetres of dead space from the borders, and better centring and color registration.

 

[Yuri0352]

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The newer ones seem to have cramped letters, probably used a bold font rather than the tall font of the originals. The image is slightly bigger, but also less detail in the vehicles. It's a negligible change, but the letters are slightly harder to read. How big a problem is it? Well, you only really need the name of the vehicles when pulling counters, and I think most people use the other characteristics to do that. But are the counters objectively as good? From what was posted, I'd say it's a slight quality drop that probably has little actual effect. By the same token it's noticeable and silly to pretend it isn't there. I'd say the chief improvement is removing a couple of millimetres of dead space from the borders, and better centring and color registration.

The vehicle image and the lettering on the counter image on the left (the new counter artwork) looks terrible. I really wish I had seen these images prior to dropping so much money on this product. Worst of all, someone actually proofed these counters during some phase of production and didn't think there was a problem.

 

[Jeffrey D Myers]

First world problems....

 

[Robin Reeve]

First world problems....

Playing ASL is a first world thing, anyway.
If you like lower standard graphics, there isn't anything to say indeed.

 

[klasmalmstrom]

Worst of all, someone actually proofed these counters during some phase of production and didn't think there was a problem.

As someone who "actually proofed these counters" - I can say that the proofing PDF files look just fine. So to me this looks like a printing issue.

 

[Hutch]

Proof of Sheet 9

 

['Ol Fezziwig]

Mine are fine: clear legible, none of the issues you had.

 

[hongkongwargamer]

I tried very very hard to look for something to complain about ...

 

[klasmalmstrom]

I tried very very hard to look for something to complain about ...

It sure sounds to me that some countersheets from some people have printing issues in CdG/Dinant.