Flipit Paper Combat

[Paul]

I´ve downloaded a ton of them....see if I can produce some in 1/72nd 

[abhorsen950]

Absolutely excellent. Sadly, I don't think I have the patience or the skill to put these miniatures together.

[Jaeger]

It can be a bit daunting to assemble papercraft, but these models are relatively easy.

I've been putting some more terrain together...

Red Hammer forces move through an urban area:



/Jaeger

[Gibby]

These are fantastic. My girlfriend loves papercraft so once we get some more ink for the printer I may be able to convince her that she really wants to put a load of paper armies together.

[Daeothar]

When I saw this thread, I immediately saw the potential of this stuff as a means of introducing my 9 year old nephew to tabletop gaming, without jeopardizing my beloved painted miniatures. This way, he can also build his own army, at the fraction of the cost of a 'real' miniature game. The chibbie/cute factor will help convince him too I reckon. And should he appear uncharacteristically resistant to the crack, it's just paper...

If I can find some hours over the weekend, I'll see if I can get some cutting and glueing done

[Jaeger]

Seems like a winning combination Gibby. 

I too was quite smithen by the chibbie factor and my kid really finds the models cool too.

Time for a rather incoherent battle repport.

My buddy took command of the Red Hammers and I commanded the Green Stars.

Pre-game shot:


Green Stars:


Red Hammers:


I lost the set-up, we deployed and moved forward as neither of our forces were in range:


Red Hammers move agressively, but the tank ventures a bit to far ahead:


I mange to destroy the tank and the driver, but then miss two 3+ saves and my airplane went down too. My AA-halftrack shoots ineffectively at the Hammercopter which is taking its toll on my infantry:


My tank and infantri is clearing out the Red Hammer infantry from the blue building. My AA-halftrack is slowly loosing the fight with the Hammercopter:


At the end my pilot (who survived the plane crash) rushes forward to draw fire away from my tank which is set on destroying the Red Hammer Missile Truck:


But that didn't go according to plan either:


 

We played once more (no pictures though). I lost again, but this time only 1 Red Hammer Infantry man and the Red Hammer Tank driver was left alive on the table.

The game was a lot of fun and when I add heroes, commandoes etc. I'm sure it'll be even more so.

/Jaeger

[matakishi]

Total awesomeness 

[Jaeger]

Thanks. 

It was actually quite hilarious and the paper models takes the edge of the competative play and adds an element of... well... fun.

The gaming system is also quite interresting. Movement after shooting and simoultanious combat really makes for a different type of game and tactics.

Spured on by the high I found the time to put a Green Star Geep (transport) together:



/Jaeger

[Jaeger]

And a Red Hammer Mortar Team:



/Jaeger

[Dr. The Viking]

LOL Morten!

We must get together soon so I can try some of all this paper nastiness! 

[Steve F]

Quite lovely.  I hadn't noticed before that the Red Hammers are wearing Santa suits.

[Jaeger]

Sure thing Dr. Viking.

Yes they do look a bit like santa (with tanks and machineguns naturally).

And now they even have a truck:



Even though the truck has space for 5+1 driver I wouldn't recommend putting them into the truck. The fit is extremly tight and it's not pratical to embark/disembark during the game imo. But it looks cool with all the little guys crammed in the people's truck.

/Jaeger

[Jaeger]

A to blow up the people's truck we have... ta-da...

John Bomar and his Alpha Force Commandoes:



 

/Jaeger