Well most of the figures have arrived, and I've had some fun get them all cleaned up, assembled and ready to paint (except for the damn machine guns which I just can't get right yet).
Having plumped for early War Germans I'm amazed at just how much stuff you actually get for the points (the down side of course is having dozens more figures to paint).
I can just about fill a complete battalion selection roster for a mere 1000pts, so for 1500pt games I'm going to have to go for 2 Battalions. This actually works quite well because it means I can go for two completely ifferent Battalion types.
My first Battalion will be a standard infantry Battalion with 3 Companies of Infantry, Battalion HQ, 2 77mm field guns (with a the option to take a third or a Heavy Machine Gun section)along with a Heavy Mortar Team.
The second Battalion will be a light Battalion made up of 2 Jaegar Companies, 2 Heavy Machine Gun Companies and a Cavalry Platoon. I still have around 160 points left so I could upgrade the Cavalry Platoon to a full Company.
Once I get some stuff painted up (and learn how to do digital photos) I'll add some photos
Friday, 20 June 2008
Saturday, 7 June 2008
Warhammer Historical: The Great War
Having recently acquired this book I have to commend all those involved for the brilliant way it has been put together and presented. The pictures, background information, rules and army lists flow incredibly well and all in all the book is a good read, it held my interest from cover to cover.
In this edition you get to choose forces from either 1914 or 1918 with a choice of British, French or German Battalions. Each force has a number of different organisational traits so you can tailor your battalion to your own preferences be it a 1914 BEF Highlanders Battalion or a 1918 British Tank Division. The rules are fairly straight forward with a big empasis on game play so that games can be played at a good pace.
There are a whole host of manufacturers producing fantastic 28mm models for this game at very competitive prices: many are offering some cracking deals at the moment, so I much so I just couldn't resist and have purchased an early 1914 Imperial German Army for less than £150. This includes 20 infantry command models, 88 infantry, 9 Cavalry, 3 Machine guns with crew, 2 Field Guns with crew and a Heavy Mortar with crew, mostly with the famous picklehaub helmets. Demand has been heavy so there's been a slight delay in getting the pieces, but I'm really looking forward to getting them painted up and on the gaming table. With a friend having plumped for the 1914 BEF battle should commence some time towards the end of this year (unless we try them out unpainted first, hmmmmmmmm).
Any way I think this has the makings of being a fanastic addition to the gaming hobby:
Gobbo
In this edition you get to choose forces from either 1914 or 1918 with a choice of British, French or German Battalions. Each force has a number of different organisational traits so you can tailor your battalion to your own preferences be it a 1914 BEF Highlanders Battalion or a 1918 British Tank Division. The rules are fairly straight forward with a big empasis on game play so that games can be played at a good pace.
There are a whole host of manufacturers producing fantastic 28mm models for this game at very competitive prices: many are offering some cracking deals at the moment, so I much so I just couldn't resist and have purchased an early 1914 Imperial German Army for less than £150. This includes 20 infantry command models, 88 infantry, 9 Cavalry, 3 Machine guns with crew, 2 Field Guns with crew and a Heavy Mortar with crew, mostly with the famous picklehaub helmets. Demand has been heavy so there's been a slight delay in getting the pieces, but I'm really looking forward to getting them painted up and on the gaming table. With a friend having plumped for the 1914 BEF battle should commence some time towards the end of this year (unless we try them out unpainted first, hmmmmmmmm).
Any way I think this has the makings of being a fanastic addition to the gaming hobby:
Gobbo
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