Been watching the Girls und Panzer new film and it's rekindled my interest. Would definitely be a simple fun way of doing it (particularly if I printed up my own cards for the high schools etc.).
Panzer vor! :D
Vanvlak - 1/35! Ambitious- it'd work fine but I hope you've got a big table! (Why stop there, how about 1/16 & use the garden?)Very helpful, thak you.
Oldgamer - the core box comes wih quite a few tank stat cards;
Britain - Comet, Sherman V, Firefly & Cromwell
Germany - Panther, Jagdpanther, Panzer IV (ausf H) & StuG III (ausf G)
US - M26, 'Super Pershing', M4A3 75mm & 76mm (the kit also gives you the turrets to do both Sherman options, which is nice, but you have to choose one or other of the M26's. It also lets you make either a Panther or Jagdpanther, you could probably magnetise the hull tops on to do both though it'd be a little fiddly)
Soviet Union - T34 76 & 85, SU 85 & 100, SU 122 & 152 & IS 2 or KV 85/IS 1
As previously mentioned, I believe the plan is to release stat cards for Battlefronts existing resin range, plus more character & crew cards at a later date.
Hope that's helpful.
Just thinking aloud here - except that I'm typing, not thinking now, and it's not being done ALOUD - would this work (probably with altered measurements) with 1:35 scale models? Think carefully, because this might make me very happy :D
As previously mentioned, I believe the plan is to release stat cards for Battlefronts existing resin range, plus more character & crew cards at a later date.
One more thing before I forget, with regards to assembling the models from the core game or blister packs - the rulebook & the blister packs contain assembly instructions, those for the Panther are fine, but those for the Sherman contain a significant mistake as well as not explaining everything that's on the sprue.
The instructions for assembling the 76mm T23 turret for the Sherman is wrong in that it tells you that there is a small piece to be fitted before you glue on the mantlet & gun, this is not the case & only actually applies to the 75mm version - if you put this piece on, the 76 mantlet will not fit (having never put any 15mm or Battlefront minis together this nearly caught me out).
Also, the Sherman sprue contains a large number of options - extra armoured glacis, 105mm howitzer & late 76mm with muzzle brake - this is because it's a sprue from the Flames of War M4A3 box, where you might need those options. Neither the rulebook instruction page or the leaflet from the clampacks tell you any of that, so for more reliable assembly advice I'd recommend that you go to the Flames of War site where they have much better instructions for assembling the kits.
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Contacted Battlefront for that reason, as the sprue only came with one of the pieces as you mention but said you could assemble both turret option to swap. They linked to the Flames of War website but totally slipped my mind when writing the review. Will add that along with the link, thanks for mentionning this.
:) There's an article on the game in this months WI. :)
I picked up the starter and Stug G expansion set, all very nice and the GF9 site states maps will be released soon including Villers Bocage.
As to what other tanks to buy, I'd have to say to go with whatever takes your fancy, after all, this game is more about fun than historical accuracy.
Coopman827 - the phenomenon of game tanks getting close enough to one another for their crews to have a fistfight is just one of those things
yes I'd agree that 6 or 10mm are better scales for this, as at 15 or 28mm, the 3'x3' gaming table recommended is a touch point blank for tanks - but this game, as peviously mentioned, is more about having fun.