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Offline Baron von Wreckedoften

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Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« on: November 11, 2022, 10:37:01 PM »
Does such a thing exist, and if so, could someone direct me towards it?  Looking at figures for all participants and all periods of the War. 

I would also be interested in learning of any business that manufactures "proper" trench systems - ie with the trenches sunk into polystyrene or similar blocks, rather than elevated plastic/resin mouldings.  (Again, I emphasise that I am interested in 28mm only, not any other scale/size.)

After the excellent review of Through the Mud and the Blood by Alex Sotheran (Storm of Steel Wargaming), I am seriously considering very late war forces for the Western Front, but I want "proper" figures - eg a British platoon with Lewis, bomber/trench cleaner, rifle grenadier and rifle-and-bayonet sections.

Thanks in advance.
« Last Edit: November 11, 2022, 10:42:32 PM by Baron von Wreckedoften »
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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2022, 02:36:42 AM »
Ok, I’ll kick it off.

Eureka: Turks, Imperial, Camel Corps, British in Tropical kit, Serbians, Bulgarians.

Empress: Early War British and Germans. Russians. Tropical British from the Jazz Age Range.

Brigade Games: British, US, Germans, French for the Western Front (1916-18). British, KAR, Indian Army, German schutztruppen and Askaris for Africa, Belgians. Turks, Asia Korps, Australians, Kiwis, Arab irregualrs for Palestine and the ME. Austrians and Italians.

Brigade Models: Early War Belgians.

Wargames Atlantic: Late War Germans and French. British coming sometime.

Footsore: Early War Brits and Germans.

Copplestone. German Askari and useable Russians, Indian Army and British from the Back of Beyond Range.

There’s a heap more but I’m just killing time waiting for my daughter to get out of the hairdresser.
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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2022, 02:37:50 AM »
Actually I just realised that a sticky already exists for this but it probably doesn’t have the Eureka Serbs and Bulgarians.

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2022, 06:34:20 PM »
I remember someone had a complete listing and shared it here on LAF.
Perhaps doing some searching on the site may be in order.

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2022, 07:24:53 PM »
Obviously Great War Miniatures do an extensive range and IMHO far and away the best late War British and German figures.

TSS do trenches sunk into polystyrene tiles

http://totalsystemscenic.com/product-category/modular-tile-system-2-square/modular-tile-system-2-square-green-tiles/modular-tile-system-2-square-green-tiles-trench-tiles/

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2022, 01:24:38 AM »
Eureka have some Russians now as well
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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2022, 08:10:28 AM »
It’s a sticky at the top of the forum

Eureka have some Russians now as well
Nic

Ohh some nice options there Nic!

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2022, 11:03:48 AM »
Wargames Atlantic have previewed Russians recently as well. 

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2022, 02:36:38 PM »
Phalanx Consortium do quite a wide range for their Blood and Valour rules

https://www.thephalanxconsortium.com/product-listings/blood-valor/

Gripping Beast do mid-war British, French and Ottomans.


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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2022, 03:19:07 PM »

TSS do trenches sunk into polystyrene tiles

http://totalsystemscenic.com/product-category/modular-tile-system-2-square/modular-tile-system-2-square-green-tiles/modular-tile-system-2-square-green-tiles-trench-tiles/

They're pretty basic but not ridiculously expensive and do the job.

They also do (did?) Custom tiles; they made the 'pitch' for our WW1 Subbuteo game donks back....


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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2022, 09:01:22 PM »
Brilliant! :-* :-*

 Of course I think the established rule for any public Subbuteo game post 1980s is that at least one player should be wearing a Dukla Prague away kit.  ;)

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2022, 09:18:21 PM »
Indeed.

It was seriously good fun, even before the frankly barking reenactors got involved. 28mm metal figures on custom made Subbuteo style bases - lots of worries beforehand about broken fingers and/or damage caused by flying figures but other than occasionally having to collect the ball (not easy with a raging hangover) there were no issues with play.

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2022, 07:24:15 AM »
Wargaming and football. It doesn't get any better.

Now you just need to pray that the next Salute isn't held in Qatar.

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Re: Catalogue of all current 28mm WW1 ranges?
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2022, 11:24:09 AM »
It won`t and we will not start a Qatar discussion here. Just saying  :)
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