WW2 on a budget: 15mm US Airborne, Grenadiere & Markers (13.10.14)

[sundayhero]

COncerning FIB platoon sets, for instance on the russian platoon pack they say "pack include officer, ncos with smg, lmg, and riflemen". Wich is sold for 10£/40 metal figures. A great deal if you ask me, especially since the miniatures are great looking in my opinion, but I'm not a WW2 specialist so I cannot judge accuracy or organization.

Basically, I plan to play (from squad to reinforced platoon, single based figures) in the eastern front background, since I have slavic (polish and ukrainian) origins from my mother, it will be a chance to learn things about my grandparents.

So I will probably buy early war germans; and early war polish, and then go for russians, late germans, polish paratroopers, etc...

[Lardy Rich]

Doc

Wow!  Fantastic work.  As always. 

As you say, rightly, 15mm is pretty much spot on for figure and ground scale matching, so you do get a real representation of the battlefield. 

I'd also agree with you that you don't need too much terrain, but, on the other hand, a pretty table is always a joy to play on.  We have played games on completely flat tables with no terrain other than the odd bit of rough ground. 

Rich 

[Mad Doc Morris]

NTM, sure, Peter Pig offers good quality, too. I have some of their modern stuff. No clue, though, how the WW2 figures match up with the ranges I've used here. Just wanted to express that BF and FiB share a similar style.

sundayhero, sounds good to me. Maybe have a look at Chain of Command, too? Hope you share your progress with us on LAF.

Rich, a pretty table is mandatory! I got lots of inspiration from your blog. However, this will take some time since – see the preliminaries – I'm on a budget in all hobby regards. Space is now by far the most arduous limitation, and I've yet to come up with a solution.

[NTM]

Peter pig figures have grown in stature over the years and the latest ones fit well with FiB and the not so grotesque BF.  The trick is working out exactly which ones are the newest figures. I have quite a few of the LW Germans will post some pics for comparison later.

[sundayhero]

sundayhero, sounds good to me. Maybe have a look at Chain of Command, too? Hope you share your progress with us on LAF. Smiley

I would probably go for NUTS ruleset, since it has solid coop and solo rules; but maybe I could take a look on FUBAR WW2 also (or a customized FUBAR version). FUBAR hasn't got solo rules as far as I know, but the system is so straight forward and easy that I could probably find casual opponents in my non-wargaming friends and relatives.

Concerning the minis, I'll go for FIB since they are (as far as I know) the cheapest metal organized minis sets available. The fact they also offer early war troops (polish and french especially) is a big advantage for me too. ANd the figures are gorgeous, and seems to mix well with the BF ones (wich is a good thing, since I like their style too).

The only thing that bothers me is the lack of single tanks and armour sets. In 15mm, it seems that every box has to include 3 or 4 identical tanks at least. Too many tanks for my scale (squad to reinforced platoon) objective. I wish a company would produce single tanks packs in 15mm !



And to conclude, of course I'll post my project on LAF ! Especially since it will be the only historical project I will be allowed to post here soon, since my other project is focused on french modern (2000+) conflicts. 

[Mad Doc Morris]

NTM, a comparison would be nice, thanks. Perhaps make that a separate thread, so more people will notice.

sundayhero, Plastic Soldier Company offers so called "Reinforcements", i.e. single tanks and vehicles. However, that's only for the major 'factions' and comes at a cost. Also I wouldn't mind a few spares as modeling options; at times I might want to field an additional tank or two while others could be turned into terrain or objective markers.

[sundayhero]

thanks, that's what I was looking for ! THis way I will be able to buy only the machines I need.

[NTM]

Zvezda do some early war vehicles. Individually packed easy assembly available in many places and cheap to boot. Peter pig also sell individual vehicles. QRF & Skytrex are also options but the quality is variable. 

[sundayhero]

thanks ! I can't believe I missed these  The zveda are really cheap (about 3£/tank, apparently) 


I definitly really suck in google searching 

[sonicReducer]

Just a quick word regarding the PSC reinforcements. I am a big fan of PSC stuff but was caught a bit off-guard with the reinforcements as they don't come with any instructions, I guess those are added to the boxsets. You could always request some I suppose.

Saying that with a bit of googling I managed to get a Panzer IV and a Stug III assembled in short order as many review blogs will have photos of the instructions. For £5 or so each they are good value and very nice detail.

[sundayhero]

I also like the fact the PSC tanks come with crew officer 

[NTM]

The PSC website and Facebook page have the assembly guides on them.
I'm not too keen on the PSC tank commanders to date. They look a bit weedy and lacked variety. They have improved though and the ones included in the forthcoming stowage set look great in the new chunky style

[sundayhero]

Great ! I love chunky style too ! 

[NTM]

NTM, a comparison would be nice, thanks. Perhaps make that a separate thread, so more people will notice.

Done

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=72597.0

[Londoncopper]

Your painting is amazing, I play CoC in 28mm but I am now tempted to get some some 15mm and see how my eyes cope with painting them 

I really like your jump off markers and will shamelessly copy them in 28mm !

Try the eBay model railway section for trees, there are some real bargains to be had from China.