|
Dirt Worshipper posted:Hm I think Bronie is trollin' I don't see hungarians being in Flames of War unless they are listed inside of germans in an ally tab/page/button
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 03:13
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 11, 2024 19:23 |
|
|
Dirt Worshipper posted:Hm I think Bronie is trollin'
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 03:20
|
|
|
Herr Tog posted:I don't see hungarians being in Flames of War unless they are listed inside of germans in an ally tab/page/button Hungarians are in the late-war book Grey Wolf, along with Finns and lots and lots of Germans. I'm not sure exactly where you're looking, but they do have their own page in the FoW online store so you can see what kind of stuff they can bring. You can also go to http://fowlists.blogspot.com to take a look at what kind of lists you can take, and what options are available.
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 03:25
|
|
|
Acebuckeye13 posted:Hungarians are in the late-war book Grey Wolf, along with Finns and lots and lots of Germans. I'm not sure exactly where you're looking, but they do have their own page in the FoW online store so you can see what kind of stuff they can bring. You can also go to http://fowlists.blogspot.com to take a look at what kind of lists you can take, and what options are available. Thank you! I was looking on the army building thing.
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 03:35
|
|
|
Herr Tog posted:Thank you! I was looking on the army building thing. Ah, that makes sense. Their army builder is pretty new, so as of now it's only updated for the most recent books, making it pretty limited for what you're trying to do. As for picking an army, I've found that most people go down one of two tracks: -They want to re-create an force that took part in a particular battle, such as American Paratroopers at D-Day or British armor during Market Garden, OR -They want to use something that looks cool or has a particularly silly gimmick, such as King Tigers or American TD's. So what you may want to do now is look up particular units that you've read about and see if you can field them in the game, or just go through that site and see how many King Tigers you can stuff in a particular list. There's a lot you can do with the game, and if you play it smart you can even proxy the same models in different armies, especially stuff like StuGs and Shermans. And if you have any questions about anything in particular, just feel free to ask!
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 03:54
|
|
|
Is osprey press still recommended for looking into such things? Or is the internet good enough?
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 06:46
|
|
|
Herr Tog posted:Is osprey press still recommended for looking into such things? Or is the internet good enough? WW2 info is so accessible that wikipedia and google searches will usually be enough for an overview, and then you can buy books once you are ready to dig deeper. There's also a ton of good documentaries on youtube etc. if you want some inspiration. As for army lists and such it'a pretty helpful to read up on some forums where you can find out how people build their armies, and see how they did it and whether it appeals to you.
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 07:00
|
|
|
This guy has a little bit on FoW Hungarian painting. http://cracdeschevaliers.blogspot.com/search/label/WW2%20Hungarians?m=0
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 16:08
|
|
|
Herr Tog posted:Is osprey press still recommended for looking into such things? Or is the internet good enough? If you want to look up very basic technical specifications (weight, dimensions, etc), then Wikipedia is acceptable. Other than that, it's full of dumb mistakes made by the fastest-clicking neckbeard that watches his favourite page like a hawk and the ridiculous "no primary sources" policy. Documentaries on YouTube can really be hit or miss. Osprey books can be, too, but at least they don't perpetuate ridiculous myths like the History Channel. Quoting myself from the Military History thread: Ensign Expendable posted:http://www.amazon.com/Armored-Thunderbolt-U-S-Sherman-World/dp/0811704246 or anything by Zaloga, really.
|
|
#
?
Jan 7, 2015 16:19
|
|
|
Thanks guys!
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2015 01:38
|
|
|
Live anywhere near central Illinois? Free on February 6-8? Want to play some games and maybe win some auction items? Why not stop by Winter War 42? $15 for the weekend plus $2 per event you play in. A bunch of historical tabletop games are on the schedule including: Muskets & Tomahawks Regimental Fire & Fury Square Bashing 2012 Wings of Glory Bonaparte GASLIGHT Divisional Commander Kameraden Black Powder As well as a bunch of Role Playing and Board Game events. If enough of us come out I'll toss together a goonmeet at the convention. Indolent Bastard fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Jan 9, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2015 16:53
|
|
|
Goon Project: build a new website for peter pig.
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2015 12:56
|
|
|
Jumpingmanjim posted:Goon Project: build a new website for peter pig.
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2015 12:59
|
|
|
I'm honestly about to paint up some PP 15mm figures that have no pics on the site and send them. He saw some of the stuff I painted up of his earlier and asked if I could, but I never had time to get around to it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2015 15:45
|
|
|
Jumpingmanjim posted:Goon Project: build a new website for peter pig. Lol. Funny enough just got 2 platoon packs, German and Brits for 1944+. Nice figures.
|
|
#
?
Jan 12, 2015 08:12
|
|
|
As much as I love Peter Pig, their aesthetic always reminds me of the Doozers:
|
|
#
?
Jan 12, 2015 08:16
|
|
|
Holy poo poo I'm deep in the grog. Buying foreign rare books about the Slovak army in WW2 and sourcing commissioned models from the old country for my Slovak 28mm BA army. Dang
|
|
#
?
Jan 13, 2015 01:11
|
|
|
Holy poo poo, Baccus' new website actually looks halfway decent.
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2015 11:02
|
|
|
Nude Bog Lurker posted:Holy poo poo, Baccus' new website actually looks halfway decent. Whoaaaaat I pour a forty for one of our fallen badly designed sites. At least TMP is still coded in the mid-90's. My club is planning to do some tests with my old 6mm Baccus Nappys to see if we want to try it in 28mm. Anyone doing 28mm Napoleonics? We have a volunteer Russian player, and I'm leaning towards French. I'd love to go almost all plastic if possible, but any recommendations to go for an early French or late French style? lilljonas fucked around with this message at 13:50 on Jan 16, 2015 |
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2015 12:41
|
|
|
Nude Bog Lurker posted:Holy poo poo, Baccus' new website actually looks halfway decent. Wow! Pictures, navigable menus, it's amazing!
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2015 15:23
|
|
|
Colonial Air Force posted:Wow! Pictures, navigable menus, it's amazing! The last version had pictures, but the navigation and color scheme were abysmal.
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2015 16:12
|
|
|
Indolent Bastard posted:The last version had pictures, but the navigation and color scheme were abysmal. Checked their forums, 1/2 of posts were asking to get the green background back. Grogs will be grogs.
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2015 16:32
|
|
|
Would this be the place to ask about how good Wings of Glory is?
|
|
#
?
Jan 19, 2015 19:31
|
|
|
Azran posted:Would this be the place to ask about how good Wings of Glory is? Im assuming the repackaged version is the same as the origianl release Wings of War? If so, yeah its good, a lot of fun.
|
|
#
?
Jan 19, 2015 19:43
|
|
|
Indolent Bastard posted:The last version had pictures, but the navigation and color scheme were abysmal. Yeah, Baccus has never been top-tier Bad Website (it's always actually had an online shop!) but the new website at least looks like it was made in the last five years.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 07:51
|
|
|
Is Baccus the best producer of 6mm ancients?
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 08:43
|
|
|
Throbbing blob posted:Is Baccus the best producer of 6mm ancients? Not that many other good options, no. Two manufacturers that I also see commonly recommended are Rapier and Heroics & Ros (speaking of, both having amazingly old style websites. Heroics & Ros doesn't have a webshop, but you can order by fax if you want to). The general concensus seems to be that Baccus and Rapier are easier to mix size-wise, while H&R are more "true" 6mm. Irregular miniatures are a mixed bag, and they tend to look worse as individual miniatures. Some people like them for bulk troops. In the end they all cover slightly different options, so it's quite likely that you'll use a little bit from each range.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 08:56
|
|
|
Thanks. We're considering a Roman theme for a 2016 project so I'm just researching the options. Also, fax? Wtf?
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 08:59
|
|
|
Throbbing blob posted:Thanks. We're considering a Roman theme for a 2016 project so I'm just researching the options. It's a thing among brit grognards I guess, Irregular does it as well actually. Order by fax, picking it up at a local show ("postage is expensive!"), and complaining that you can't see well enough to paint anything sub-54mm. The British historical community in a nutshell. Romans and Greek armies look amazing in 6mm since you can get those huge blocks of troops, and both maniples and phalanxes look better en masse. Easy to paint too. I personally don't think that "barbarian" armies look as good in 6mm, but that's me. If I were to set up two 6mm armies I'd go with Romans and something Hellenistic/Carthaginian.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2015 09:10
|
|
|
Otto Carius just died. http://www.tiger-apotheke.de/
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2015 20:31
|
|
|
lilljonas posted:It's a thing among brit grognards I guess, Irregular does it as well actually. Order by fax, picking it up at a local show ("postage is expensive!"), and complaining that you can't see well enough to paint anything sub-54mm. The British historical community in a nutshell. Agreed, random colors just don't look great on 6mm, I'm going for a palette of yellow, green and blue rather than everything under the sun to try to unify somewhat.
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2015 23:08
|
|
|
Might be worth checking your local stores for cheap Zvezda stuff around now. Seems that the falling Rouble has resulted in it dropping by about 25% in price here. Convenient.
|
|
#
?
Feb 2, 2015 16:23
|
|
|
My local shop has Zvezda at 200% MSRP anyway, I doubt they'll drop prices 
|
|
#
?
Feb 2, 2015 17:13
|
|
|
Ensign Expendable posted:I doubt they'll drop prices Same here, I can see 2 outcomes: a. "We paid X for this so we're selling it for X + standard markup anyway, gently caress you" b. "We're getting it cheaper? Great, more profit to us, gently caress you"
|
|
#
?
Feb 2, 2015 20:05
|
|
|
So depressed - a multi faction dba barbarian army prepped for combat but nobody to play
|
|
#
?
Feb 2, 2015 20:33
|
|
|
Southern Heel posted:So depressed - a multi faction dba barbarian army prepped for combat but nobody to play Buy an opposing army, press gang a friend to play you.
|
|
#
?
Feb 2, 2015 20:39
|
|
|
Well I'm looking at Victrix ancient greeks, and considering putting together skirmish forces for Ancient Saga, the new Victrix rules set, homebrew etc. Anyone got them? Also do the Wargames Factory Skeletons make good Children of the Hydras Teeth?
|
|
#
?
Feb 2, 2015 23:12
|
|
|
I think those are what they're modeled on, just make sure you get the new easy assemble box.
|
|
#
?
Feb 2, 2015 23:16
|
|
|
Pierzak posted:Same here, I can see 2 outcomes:
|
|
#
?
Feb 3, 2015 00:14
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 11, 2024 19:23 |
|
|
Ensign Expendable posted:My local shop has Zvezda at 200% MSRP anyway, I doubt they'll drop prices Pierzak posted:Same here, I can see 2 outcomes: Arquinsiel posted:The place I found mine in is known for being run by a guy who's nickname is "what's my cut?". Hey! Sounds just like my old LGS! "Oh, we paid $2.50 for these, MSRP is $5, but the comparable FoW model is roughly $14 a piece? Okay, $10.95."
|
|
#
?
Feb 3, 2015 02:52
|
|
