Team Yankee Iron Maiden Intercontinental Launch Blog
Join us this weekend for a Launch Blog as we're covering everything Iron Maiden with Battlefront Miniatures releasing the British for World War III and Team Yankee!
Pick Up Iron Maiden & The British
Battlefront will be bringing in team members from their offices across the world including the UK, New Zealand, and the US to give you all the details on this new force and show off a bit of hobby too.
What's Happening?
You'll be able to follow along with...
- Battle Report Videos
- Product Previews
- Painting Videos
- Assembly Videos
- Staff Army Lists
- A Q&A session answering your questions
- An exclusive look behind the scenes inside the Design Studio
...and plenty of heavy metal!
You Could Win!
By commenting on this Launch Blog and participating in the discussion you could be winning a bundle of awesome Iron Maiden goodies including...
Iron Maiden Book, Charlie's Chieftain Starter Box, FV432 Box, and Wolfgang’s Brattiwagon Objective
...all you have to do is get commenting below and we'll pick a winner!
BoW John here in the studio will also be planning out how he's going to get his British to the tabletop. As well as that there are participating stores throughout the world running Battle Days where you can pick up the Iron Maiden book and play games too.
Find Your Local Store & Hit The Battlefield
If you’re interested in getting into the world of Team Yankee yourself then there are a few places you can explore including our Team Yankee Boot Camp we ran (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) as well as the original Launch Blog from Battlefront when the game came out.
If you're working on the British this weekend show us your hobbying!
UK team introduction
Welcome to the UK offices. Iron Maiden is here and we are all very excited! Grab a cuppa and settle in for lots more updates from the UK over the next few hours, including a mega-battle, interviews, photos from our visit the Duxford Imperial War Museum and much more.
Battlefront UK's Iron Maiden Mega Battle
Our Mega battle has been raging on - watch below to see all the action!
Duxford Imperial War Museum: Air Assault
With the launch of Iron Maiden Matt and Adam took a road trip to check out what is at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.
Inside the Chieftain
The Chieftain is a phenomenal tank. Here's a brief history lesson and a real up-close look at the real thing.
Interview with Laurie Stewart
Laurie Stewart is the founder of the Gaming Club Network. He also spent 13.5; years in the Territorial Army with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He participated in excercises in Germany in the mid-'80s, at the same time as the setting of Team Yankee. He talks about the British equipment at the time and gives his thoughts on how the Western allies would have fared if it the Cold War really had 'gone hot'.
Chieftain Assembly Challenge
A few days ago our general manager, John Matthews, was in the UK office checking that everthing was ready for the Iron Maiden launch. While he was there he set the guys a challenge: to see who could assemble a plastic Chieftain the fastest! (We don't recommend this approach with your models - a quick job isn't necessarily always a good job!)
Designer Interview - Tim Adcock
Miniature designer Tim Adcock talks about how our vehicle models are created, going from a virtual 3D design to an injection-moulded plastic kit with the right balance between realistic detail and ease of assembly.
Got out of Flames quite a while back, but this looks interesting and may be worth a try at a local store or wargames show
I was only just looking Team Yankee and Iron Maiden today, I’ve not really had an interest before but I must have subliminally scanned it while browsing BoW and it’s just starting niggling me. I’m have trouble choosing a nation though, this launch could swing it in Britain’s favour! 🙂
This will get me motivated to finally crack open those two Leopard 2 platoons I have to build . . . 😀
You’re missing out @Oriskany. Those big cats are a great kit to build.
Hey, what’s up @benc ! 😀 Always great to hear from another Lloydoslavia veteran. Yeah, I pre-ordered these guys back in late July, finally got them in early September. I keep meaning to get into them, but clearing up the last bits of the BattleTech project. The Leopard 2s are definitely my next big build / paint project.
hey jim, so you’re not going to succumb to ‘Shiny syndrome’ and get the Brits as well??? 😉
What many of us have been waiting for! Going to be an awesome weekend!
We have a lot of people in the area who have been waiting for the brits.
I’ve been really looking forward to this. I have the novel in hand and am just about to start reading, plus I’ve picked up a couple of extra books covering british forces and armoured divisions so I’m all set to go full Iron Maiden. I’m just wondering if I’m good enough at painting to tackle the Berlin Brigade urban paint scheme.
I think I will have to get some of those Chieftains! I seem to recall that was the first airfix model tank I got as a present.
having served for nine years in the 80’s these really bring back memories
Whenever I hear ‘Iron Maiden’ I can’t help by wonder when Eddie is going to show up …
only to be reminded that it’s Team Yankee and not the latest cd from a certain British heavy metal band.
Obligatory link to The Trooper :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4bgXH3sJ2Q
Soviet tanks just got primer so soon there will be some new minis and the brits look good and will supplement my m1s. I do wonder when they get the 80s equipment done if they will move on in timeline to more modern equipment? The Team Yankee fictional world works on moving the timeline of gaming forward as true personal scars won’t be as wide spread. Hopefully this will get us to even more modern equipment. Lastly can’t wait to see if the Chinese / N Korea stuff will be on the future list of releases. So many options to… Read more »
This system keeps looking better and better.
And this is where I join in on Team Yankee! 😀
I’ll be off to my FLGS first thing Saturday morning to pick up the IM book and the Brit starter set. I’ve got my 100 points of Soviets where I want them and the Brits will be my other main force. I bought the W German box (because Leopards!) but didn’t go any further than that.
Very tempted by this, I do hope Battlefront release a Partizan force, then I can get some Twilight 2000 gaming in.
British haven’t made it to Pennsylvania yet, but I’m hoping to put a big dent in finishing up my West Germans this weekend.
http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o702/hoffmajj/Team%20Yankee/Airbrushing_zpsgnkypjc9.jpg?t=1475783897
Brits are the ones I’m interested in. Can’t wait to see the coverage!
So what was the inspiration for the book title? The metal band, Margaret Thatcher, or the torture device?
Thatcher was the Iron Lady … I doubt she was a maiden at that time 😉
The torture device may have never been used as such :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_maiden
I’m very tempted to pick up a Starter Set go up against the Russians I got at the bootcamp. I trained in a Cheftain many, many years ago. Great fun.
i’m buzzing for John , he’s going to be like a kid in a sweet shop.
I been holding off on getting in til I see if the Israel Defense Forces get in the game but these Brits are quite tempting. Have to hold off at lest until an unboxing.
I’ve never really been into historical style games but there is something about team yankee that hits the right nerve, perhaps its the A10 warthogs – they are always a welcome addition
Very keen to see the Brits finally join Team Yankee
Yes been waiting for this game on
The Brits have been what I was waiting for.
Yep, the Brits are the ones I’ve been waiting for too. I am sooo chuffed that we have Chieftains, I’m going to be trying the Berlin urban camo!
Masking tape at the ready…