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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Norm on July 12, 2017, 12:09:16 PM
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Just a brief ramble about the joys of the sprue by someone from the Airfix Generation. The post includes a link to an earlier post that looks at the mechanics of the Iron Cross rules.
Link
http://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/172-pleasures.html
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Welcome back to our grand scale :) Many fun times ahead.
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Bonjour Norm,
Did the same thing myself and having great fun!
Using the rather old Rapid Fire rules too which I used when gaming with my son a long time ago.
Excellent scope for modelling.
Cheers,
Paul
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WWII 1/72 is indeed a great scale. I only gave it up because it coincided timewise with my marriage collapsing and I sold everything off.
It did become a black hole moneywise, because I never seemed to have enough vehicles, but that was probably my own fault. (there was so much out there I wanted)
I actually find 28mm cheaper because I only need the odd vehicle.
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I actually find 28mm cheaper because I only need the odd vehicle.
Interesting reasoning :D If you only need the odd vehicle 20mm would be much cheaper :) I find 20mm cheaper because I need odd vehicles that would cost a flipping fortune in 28mm, or are simply not made. Also, with an average cost of 5-6 euros for a unmdade second hand 1/72 kit it is perfect for my limited income.
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Interesting reasoning :D If you only need the odd vehicle 20mm would be much cheaper :) I find 20mm cheaper because I need odd vehicles that would cost a flipping fortune in 28mm, or are simply not made. Also, with an average cost of 5-6 euros for a unmdade second hand 1/72 kit it is perfect for my limited income.
Hi Johan yes I guess I need to explain that. Vehicle for vehicle you are right, the smaller you go in scale the cheaper it will be. The problem for me was that in 1/72 I felt I wanted to play company or battalion level games so I always needed loads of each vehicle. Over 4 years of making and painting model tanks, trucks and infantry and I never properly finished a single army. It just became about collecting. Sometimes even I got sick at how much I was spending.
So the problem was really about me getting into a rut with 1/72, not the scale itself.
With 28mm that compulsion/temptation is just not there. A dozen figures, a truck and a tank and I am satisfied. I might even finish a project some day soon!
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Hi Johan yes I guess I need to explain that. Vehicle for vehicle you are right, the smaller you go in scale the cheaper it will be. The problem for me was that in 1/72 I felt I wanted to play company or battalion level games so I always needed loads of each vehicle. Over 4 years of making and painting model tanks, trucks and infantry and I never properly finished a single army. It just became about collecting. Sometimes even I got sick at how much I was spending.
So the problem was really about me getting into a rut with 1/72, not the scale itself.
With 28mm that compulsion/temptation is just not there. A dozen figures, a truck and a tank and I am satisfied. I might even finish a project some day soon!
Gotcha. You play 28mm like I play 20mm. I like small forces with a few vehicles, I'm not into games with dozens of vehicles.
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Can't beat 20mm-1/72!!!