The Great War British Next Up From Flames Of War!
August 18, 2014 by brennon
Flames of War will be reinforcing the British army as they push through the trenches in The Great War. See what you think of this pair of tanks and of course some infantry support to follow it up...
The first tank is the Mark A Whippet that was a departure from the more commonly seen Mark IV tanks that you see pictured below it. It was decidedly quicker than the others and while it wasn't as adept at punching its way through fortifications it was perfect at effectively nullifying infantry charges. At Cachy seven Whippets held up an entire two German infantry battalions.
Alongside the tanks are the infantry sets for both the HQ and the Machine Gun platoons. These are the kits that you'd normally get inside the pair of Great War sets that were available earlier this month but now allow you to boost that force to a new level.
That's a fair amount of Great War troops to pick up!
Great to see Battlefront pushing the WWI system. Can’t imagine myself ever getting into, more due to time & $$$ than anything, but I imagine it would be fun. 🙂
Sadly always the way
Am going to commemorate the “Great War” with 1/32 figures
They will end up in the over piled up in-tray pending with all the other stuff constantly piling in lol
Plastic soldier company is a very popular alternative to the Battlefront miniatures if money is your issue. They are somewhat better models also as they are plastic and easier to clean up imho. I had a demo game a few years ago and even the demonstrator suggested Plastic Soldier Company. Although he did say that you were not allowed to use other companies models in tournaments, however, he knew a few people that did because they couldnt tell the difference.!!! Obviously they must not have picked up the model or the weight would have been a clear indicator. Some people… Read more »
I’d like to chime in with support for @broadside ‘s comment. I have recently finished 10 PSC Shermans of various types, 15mm, plastic, very clean, very detailed, and very competitively priced. The **only** drawback (depending on your opinion) is that the kits come with quite a few pieces, my Shermans had something like 25-30 each. But I think this allows them to make the molds more detailed without adding mold lines, flash, or extra cost.
http://www.beastsofwar.com/groups/historical-games/forum/topic/15mm-sherman-tanks-psc-kit/
Agreed, the miniatures of all games are progressing so fast. Companies need to get better or start losing out, especially as the actual historical market cant really be IP protected, can it? Due to the fact that most historical games are mass battle, a shed load of money can be saved by choosing plastic models from PSC, Victrix and some Warlord Games miniatures. Also supply can be speeded up with plastic instead of the slow production of metal and labour is expensive.
Your whippet is the wrong way round, tho the back looks very detailed indeed
Presumably the photographer deliberately took a photo of the Whippet from that angle, so it is the right way round. 😉
It also depends if your German or Allied. 😀