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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Frontal Assault 15mm on September 29, 2012, 04:23:52 PM

Title: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Frontal Assault 15mm on September 29, 2012, 04:23:52 PM
I've just seen the new starter set, Open Fire! for Flames of War advertised in Wargames Illustrated.  Seems like an interesting set and I like the new plastic infantry, but using a scantily-clad model as part of the advertisement seems a little tacky to me.
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Yorky69 on September 29, 2012, 05:34:21 PM
Tacky? Seriously???
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Dave C on September 29, 2012, 06:09:16 PM
Post modern irony, surely?
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Frontal Assault 15mm on September 29, 2012, 07:12:51 PM
Tacky? Seriously???

Post modern irony, surely?

Call it what you like lads, but using something that conformed so badly to the popular stereotype of wargamers, that we're all fat balding men lusting over beautiful women we can't have struck me as tacky especially as it detracts from the beauty of the set itself.
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on September 29, 2012, 08:45:44 PM
Tacky? Seriously???
No. I love the whole fact that they don't believe enough in their product, the presentation and their target audience.
I'd like to call it embarrising.
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Calimero on September 30, 2012, 01:41:56 AM

 For once I would like to see that ad... ::)
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Galland on September 30, 2012, 08:21:46 AM
Scantily clad females got my interest, the rest is not so important. Yeah I am an elderly, overweight wargamer. Not bald though, got to work on that part I assume.
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: King Tiger on September 30, 2012, 09:16:02 AM
Scantily clad females or a crummy flames of warhammerepic40k game.....I know which I prefer
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: dm on October 02, 2012, 12:13:39 PM
the advert must have been aimed at teenage lads to try and distract them from all the spiky bits from GW  ;) also found it was a tad embarrasing..... unless of course scantily clad nubiles are now really getting into 15mm WW2 wargaming  :D

Shame really as those new plastic miniatures look superb and hope they are brought out at a later date seperate from the boxed set
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Calimero on October 03, 2012, 11:39:58 AM

Did the ad mention the price of the set? I haven't seen it anywhere so far... :?
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Gibby on October 03, 2012, 11:48:12 AM
Haha yeah I saw that add and thought it a bit of a new low. Women and wargaming are separate hobbies.  ;)
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: dm on October 03, 2012, 05:31:23 PM
The set will be £50
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: Bubbles on October 04, 2012, 04:24:41 PM
UK 50 pounds
US 70 dollars
Europe 60 Euros
NZ 95 dollars
Aus 80 dollars
Title: Re: New Open Fire! set from Battlefront
Post by: flags_of_war on October 04, 2012, 05:20:32 PM
TBH i never noticed the box set :P