Plastic Soldier Get Things Fired Up For 10mm Battlegroup Northag
April 7, 2020 by brennon
Plastic Soldier Company has been previewing some options which are dropping soon for Battlegroup Northag. If you want to approach World War III in 10mm scale then you'll soon have a bunch of new kits to tinker around with. Before all that though, a new rulebook is on the way soon.
Battlegroup is a ruleset which seems to have gone down well with everyone I have ever talked to about it and has covered a lot of World War II in the past. Now things are moving forwards into the 1980s and offering up a different take on the Cold War period. Supporting the new rulebook you'll also find a British Starter Army which will have you preparing for the Soviet advance.
This Starter Army is also going to be supported by a range of smaller packs including one which features the iconic Chieftain Tanks. These smaller-scale models are looking good so far and it seems like they haven't lost much in the way of detail.
As well as the British, you're also going to have some alternative options to pick up as well. The"big bad" in this scenario is the Soviet Union and they are going to be rolling out in force too with the likes of a T-64 Company...
...and also the similarly iconic BTR-60 Company too. This is just a snapshot of things which are to come, designed using their new Ultracast material.
The Cold War Gone Hot seems to be a focal point for a lot of wargaming at the moment, at least over the last year or so. I think people enjoy the "what if?" scenario that it brings into play and allows those building armies to not only tinker with historical detail but also expand and play around with alternative set-ups too.
Since the larger conflict never happened you have a licence for different forces to join up and maybe turn on their former allies.
What do you think about the offerings so far for Northag?
"What do you think about the offerings so far for Northag?"
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The vehicle’s look good.
Not sure I understand the logic of 10mm when there are already a lot of folk with large collections of 15mm. There are a bunch of 1/144 scale military kits, but that is closer to 12mm?
The rules will no doubt work with 15mm or 10mm, but if the emphasis is ‘more models on the table’ then that may be why they chose 10mm. Will this hamper the uptake of the game? Time will tell.
The rules work for 6mm, 10mm or 15mm.
Have 15mm already… you can play right away.
I mean 10mm isn’t exactly new… although arguably it’s perhaps not as popular as 6mm and 2mm for this era.
Also it’s ultracast, meaning it’s unlikely to be a new product. Much like the 15mm ancients stuff they’re doing, they probably just bought the rights from a company that made these in metal and are now casting them in that crappy PVC.
No… all the 10mm Vehicles are new sculpts. Not existing ranges.
…and it’s not ‘crappy PVC’ either. Its a very good medium for 10mm vehicles.
So might be best to have a look at it first and see what it’s like before writing it off without seeing it.
I’ve seen the 15mm plastic ancients they’re doing from the Xyston metals. They’re bendy, they’re full of flash. It’s some kind of thermoplastic… They’re basically airfix figures. I don’t see how that will be any better for vehicles, personally but your mileage may vary.
Well I’ve painted the tanks… and they ain’t like Airfix figures.
They also haven’t done any Xyston in the material as yet.
But anyway, plenty of pics out there and reviews if people want to find out what they are really like.
… the 15mm Mortem et Gloriam Ancients minis are Xyston metals made of PVC or whatever other thermoplastic they are using for their “ultracast”. It says so on their facebook announcement. Here you go: “New Xyston 15mm Ancients in plastic! We are delighted to announce PSC have signed a licensing deal with our good friends at Xyston Miniatures to produce and sell their excellent 15mm Ancients miniatures range in our new Ultracast plastic.” If these tanks are better than those 15mm ancients, then great. I hope they are. But the pictures up there don’t look too promising. The T-64 looks… Read more »
I love smaller scales for this type of wargame, but is there enough room for another scale for the community financially? We have 15mm, 12mm from Victrix and now 10mm. It seems the spending power of hobbyists will be divided and gamers will have to decide. Sometimes I wonder if this is any good. If the rules are good why would I buy more Chieftains in 10mm when I have them in 15mm?
10/12mmm is a bit of a grey fuzzy area and theres plenty of crossover between ranges of different manufacturers
I dont think anyone telling anyone it must be played in 10mm. If you have 15mm stuff just use that
I’m interested in 10mm WWIII. I’ve been sort of interested in 15mm but have resisted a new game, new scale and more space being needed. But I have a fair amount of Dropzone Commander stuff and could possibly reuse some of my scenery and storage would be easier at this scale. Plus I could do with an excuse to try Battlegroup.
Hopefully my copy of the rulebook will arrive in the near future. I’ll try not to judge the minis at 10mm till l see some.
But for the record, I’ve been planning to play this at 15mm. I already have a metric ton of vehicle and troops at that scale.
Have got my hands on the early backer PDF copy of the rules. Seem to have a very simple flow to them but not simplistic. Certainly much more accessible than where I started in the past with challenger 2000. Wide options of equipment that cover what would be in an actual battlegroup….and a use for them in game. Yet to get a game happening, maybe next week, so hard to say much about how it carries over to the tabletop. We will be using our existing 6mm armies…H&R , GHQ and even some old skytrex stuff from back in the… Read more »
Challenger 2000 still wasnt accessible even after playing them for a year
They were a little charty but after you played enough the game would flow pretty well. God help you when you brought someone new into the fold though….You could see their eyes boggle when describin the calling and plotting of an arty strike..lol
It was fine for small games then people went mad at competitions with it and had massive forces
I don’t know what you mean……(nervous whistling noises) Who would do that ?