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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: V on 04 September 2020, 08:05:01 AM

Title: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: V on 04 September 2020, 08:05:01 AM

Out now covering late war Pacific and Burma... got my copy this week.

https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/product/battlegroup-pacific/


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Title: Re: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: bc99 on 04 September 2020, 08:17:09 AM

Are there any US suppliers? The shipping is quite expensive from plastic soldier company.

Title: Re: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: Elbows on 04 September 2020, 08:31:46 AM

Pre-orders are only shipping now, so I wouldn't expect any US folks to have it immediately, but Gamecraft(er?) Miniatures just started carrying the line.  Brigade Games also carries some Battlegroup stuff.  You can find random sellers on eBay but often for far over MSRP.

I'm very interested in Pacific as the next theater I'd pursue...but sadly the lack of quality plastic kits in 15mm for major forces there kills that enthusiasm dead.  Even if I decided to cope with metals in 15mm, I won't pay Flames of War/Battlefront prices for sculpts from 2005, etc.

I'd hope that changes at some point, but Battlefront won't randomly be doing full plastics for the Pacific and PSC would have likely announced something (even a teaser) if they were going to launch a line along with the book, etc.  Shame, but I can occupy myself with other stuff for a bit.

Title: Re: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: nandrin on 04 September 2020, 12:55:21 PM

I have 15mm Japanese from Battlefront and find them quite fine. But there is always Eureka, Peter Pig, Skytrex....I don´t own some of them, but at least my Peter Pig figures for other theaters are good quality.
Because Battlegroup is distributed from PSC, maybe there is a chance they will produce some plastic kits in the near future.

Title: Re: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: V on 04 September 2020, 10:25:59 PM

PSC are doing 15mm Japanese apparently...

Title: Re: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: Elbows on 05 September 2020, 06:11:58 AM

I haven't seen anything about that, but it would be logical.   Good news.

Title: Re: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: anch_io on 05 September 2020, 01:47:06 PM

Is the book hardcover? I cannot see from the pictures...

This could be a good opportunity for me to paint both Japanese and American forces that Battlefront produced some years ago when they were interested in the Pacific War and I never found a time to do them justice... ::)

Really interested to buy those rules...

Title: Re: Battlegroup Pacific is out...
Post by: NTM on 05 September 2020, 03:29:57 PM

Yes it is hardcover PSC have confirmed that on their Facebook page.