Flames of War Newsletter October 23, 2008

Check out the latest newsletter from Flames of War. There’s lots of great new releases and content for all your Flames of War needs.

 

 

 

Welcome to the Flames Of War and Battlefront Miniatures weekly newsletter. 

T-34 tanks

As we near the 2008 NZGT, we’ve got a few last minute progress articles for a few staff armies. Wayne updates us on his Gebirgsjäger and I scramble to get La Nueve tournament-worthy.

We’ve spotlighted the very cool and new River box set. This will be a great addition to your game tables as it will give you and your opponents a new and exciting challenge!

We also have an article about the Soviet 2nd Shock Army and how to field them in Flames Of War using Stalin’s Onslaught.

Finally, JP has a few new announcements, including the new Special Order Catalogue and the Fortress Europe book offer.

News

Special Order Catalogue …

Fortress Europe Book Offer …

10 Commandments of Flames Of War …

Flames Of War in Italian! …


Battlefield In A Boz ~ Rivers Battlefield in a Box: Rivers

We’ve moved the release of the newBattlefield In A Box Rivers set up a month to come out on 25 October. Check out this great new scenery set here:

Battlefield In A Box ~ Rivers…

Road to the GT: Wayne’s Gebirgsjäger, Part II

With mere days left to go, Wayne nears the completion of his Gebirgsjägerkompanie for the New Zealand Late War grand tournament.

Wayne’s Gebirgsjägerkompanie …

Wayne's StuG
Mike's Partisans
Genesis of an Army: Irregular La Nueve

As time becomes sparse I’ve got to plan out what I can actually get done! My priority is the Organised Partisan Platoon.

Irregular La Nueve … 

History of the Soviet 2nd Shock Army

Van Norton talks about the Soviet 2nd Shock Army, its role in the Great Patriotic War, and how to field them in Flames of War.

The Soviet 2nd Shock Army … 

Soviet Troops

Tournament News

Games ’08 is on of the UKs largest games shows and an un-missable event for any gamer wanting to try out their skill against the best gamers around. 

Games ’08…. 

SPIEL 08 Messe Essen

Internationale Spieltage – SPIEL 08 Messe Essen.

SPIEL 08 Messe Essen …  

MOAB 2008
MOAB 2008 presents the 5th Annual Battlefront Australian Late War Flames of War Tournament 4-6 October 2008 Sylvania Heights Community Centre – Sydney.

MOAB Flames Of War Tournament…

Northern Front in Norway
Northern Front Flames of War Tournament at Drammen Spillforening, Drammen, Norway on 1 November 2008. 

Northern Front Tournament…  

IV Torneo Mercurio
IV Torneo Mercurio en Quimera 25 de Octubre de 2008 (4th Mercury: Historical Tournament at Quimera, 25 October 2008).

IV Torneo Mercurio… 

HammarFoW 2008
HammarFoW 2008 tournament at US Airsoft store, Halmstad, Sweden. 

HammarFoW 2008… 

Valley-Con 2009
New Zealand’s Valley-Con 2009 will be held over Auckland Anniversary weekend, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2009.

Valley-Con 2009…

Historicon Results
First up we’ll take a look at some excellent photographs and a report on the US Nationals held at Historicon 2008. Congratulation to Bill Wilcox, the overall champion.

US Nationals at Historicon 2008… 

OrcCon Flames Of War Tournament
Bill Wilcox will be hosting a 2-day, 6-round tournament in Los Angeles over President’s day weekend, February 14-15 at OrcCon. Here’s the website for the event http://www.strategicon.net/ (they don’t have next year’s schedule up yet). The event is being held at the Radisson hotel at LAX.

OrcCon Flames Of War Tournament…

Battlefront New Zealand Late-War Grand Tournament
Battlefront is pleased to host the Late-war GT, on 25 and 26 October, 2008! Tickets are now available through the Online Store.

Tickets Available!

For more information check out:

NZ Late-War 2008 Grand Tournament… 

FoWSA 3
Announcing the third annual Flames Of War San Antonio Tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday 13 September 2008 at Dragons Lair Comics 7959 Fredricksburg Rd # 129 San Antonio, Texas (Fredricksburg Road and Medical Drive)..

FoWSA 3…


US Nationals event notices
The upcoming regional qualifiers notice now has qualifers for 2009.

US Regional Qualifiers…

2008-2009 US Qualifier Season
2008-2009 National Tournament Qualifier Season Rules and Regulations.   

2008-2009 US Qualifier Season Rules and Regulations…

Red October
October 2008 gives rise to the largest collection of Regional Qualifiers that North America has seen in a single month.

Red October… 


Flames Of War in other languagesIf you’re in Germany, or a German speaker from elsewhere in Europe, check out:

http://www.flamesofwar.de

If you’re in Spain, or a Spanish speaker from elsewhere, check out:

www.wargames-spain.com  

For all your wargaming needs, including Flames Of War, in the Greek language go to:

http://www.wargamer.gr/ 

Flames Of War in Poland:

http://bitewniaki.polter.pl

 
September’s New Releases 

In Shops 13 September
SUAB03 8y Gvardeyskiy Strelkovy Korpus Army Box 
SBX02 Udarny Strelkovy Batalon 
SU057 PT-34 Mine Rollers (x5) 
SU941 Soviet Decals (Late) 

In Shops 27 September
FW207 Stalin’s Onslaught 
GEAB07 78. Sturmdivision Sturmkompanie Army 
GBX24 Sturmkompanie 
GE147 Panzerwerfer 42 (Maultier) 
SU733 Pyl’cyn and SMG Company

October’s New Releases 

In Shops 11 October
AC007   P47 Thunderbolts 
SBX07   Katayusha Rocket Battery 
GE821   78th Sturm Pioneer Platoon 
GE820   78th Sturm Platoon 
GE259   SdKfz 251/17D (2cm)

In Shops 25 October
BB105   Battlefield In A Box – Rivers
GBX25   StuG G Platoon 
GE738   Begleit Assault Platoon 
SU739   Tankdesantniki

November’s New Releases 

In Shops 8 November
SBX08   IS-2 Tankovy Battalion
GBX22   Jagdpanther 
SU103   SU 57
GE566   15cm siG33 Gun LW (x2)
AT003   Devastating Bombardment Template

In Shops 15 November
FW104   Fortress Europe

In Shops 22 November 08
FW051   The Art of War II
SBX01   T-34 obr 1942 Company
SPS01   Soviet Paint Set
SU801   Soviet Casulaties
GE822   German Casualties   

December’s New Releases 

In Shops 6 December
SBX10   152mm Artillery Batallion
SU737   Flame-Thrower Platoon
SU132   ISU 122/152
TD017   Guards Gaming Set
TD018   78th Sturm Gaming Set

In Shops 13 December
FBX01   Firestorm – Bagration Campaign
SBX09   Partizans & Polizie
SU732   Strelkovy Company
SU734   Machine-Gun Company
GE257   SdKfz 251/16D (Flame)

Check out our website, www.FlamesOfWar.com, for our other scenarios, history, painting tips and much more.

Good Gaming!
Editor@battlefront.co.nz

Wayne
Waynetu@battlefront.co.nz

Mike 
Mikehau@battlefront.co.nz
 
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BG Weird War II: Battle In A French Village

Battleground Weird War II is a game system allowing gamers to play WWII with a twist using just about anything around the house.  Zombies, crazy mechanical creations, and standard WWII equipment fight side by side.

We’ve discussed the game, and products for it, since 2007. Finally we’ve come across an interesting and entertaining battle report.  The report can be found, in its entirety, at The Old Gamer’s Den blog.

The report details a battle fought by the blogger and his son in a French village during WWII.  They intended to have three battles over the course of a weekend and the French village kicked off the events.  What turned me on, besides the writing and pictures, is the inclusion of a Star Wars AT-ST by the Allies.  Technically it is a “prototype walking tank” for their game but the model representing the tank is an Imperial All-Terrain Scout-Transport.  This beautifully showcases one of the game’s strongpoints.  You can use just about any model you have at home in the game to represent something amazing in the game without your opponent squaking.

Before we send you to The Old Gamer’s Den to read the batrep, we wouldn’t think of posting the entire thing here and stealing visitors from his blog, we have to share a picture of the Prototype Walking Tank.  It simply takes the cake.

Don’t forget to head over to The Old Gamer’s Den: BG Weird War II: Battle in a french village for the complete battle report.

Star Wars AT-ST posing as a Prototype Walking Tank in BG Weird War II

Armor Games Warfare 1917

 We spend a lot of time discussing historical gaming because it is one of the most popular types of gaming around.  Our enthusiasm on the subject is just the cherry on top.

Coming from that background it was with eager surprise that I stumbled onto Warfare 1917 by Armor Games.  Armor Games, as you may know, creates a variety of wonderful flash games most commonly found on AddictingGames.  This particular game is very enjoyable for a number of reasons.  First and foremost it is easy to grasp but difficult to master.  It puts you in the trenches of WWI as the British, you can only play as the Germans by going here.

Since I like the game so much I thought I’d share it with all of you.  Please play the game, below, as much as you want.  It is FREE!


Play Games at AddictingGames

ForgeWorld Newsletter #204

Check out the latest newsletter from ForgeWorld. There’s lots of great new releases and content for all your ForgeWorld needs.

 

 

 

 Forge World Newsletter #204
 
  16/10/08 
   
 
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi There,
This newsletter we have three great new releases first seen at UK Games Day which I know many of you have been positively champing at the bit for; World Eater Chaos Lord Zhufor, the Ultramarines Venerable Dreadnought and our Ork Nob Warbikers. 
For the Red Scorpions enthusiasts out there, we also have revised rules for Commander Culln, and you`ll find information about forthcoming events and Christmas ordering. 
Keep a look out for another newsletter soon
  

Thanks
Alan Bligh

 
 
Khorne World Eaters Terminator Lord Zhufor
First introduced in Imperial Armour Volume 6, Lord Zhufor is the baleful leader of a World Eaters warband in service of the Blood God Khorne, and this model designed by Simon Egan and Will Hayes brings this character`s hellish savagery to life. This unique and stunning model features extraordinary detail, and is made up of fourteen separate components including both helmeted and bare heads and a banner pole featuring a grisly trophy in the shape of an Imperial Commissar`s impaled carcass.  

You can see pictures of this much anticipated model Here.

This model is available for pre-order now for release the week commencing the 27th of October.

Ultramarines MKIV Venerable Dreadnought
A much requested expansion to our Space Marine range is the Ultramarines MKIV Venerable Dreadnought. Designed by Simon Egan and Will Hayes this model is bedecked with chapter specific iconography and battle honours as befits such a veteran lord of the battlefield, and features a particularly impressive banner bearing trophies claimed in conflict against the Tryanid menace.  

As with our other Dreadnought models, arms must be purchased separately and it is compatible with our range of MK IV Dreadnought Arms which you can see pictured Here.

This model is available for pre-order now for release the week commencing the 27th of October.

Red Scorpions Rules Update
With the recent release of the new Space Marine Codex, we thought it was time to dust off the rules for Red Scorpions Commander Culln (as found in Imperial Armour Volume 4, The Aphelion Project) and update this hero of the Imperium.

You can find Commander Culln`s updated rules for download Here.

Christmas Ordering

The Holiday Season is still some time away, but here at Forge World we`ve already had a lot of people asking about our Christmas shipping dates. Last year we had a phenomenally high demand for our models, which resulted in delays for some of our customers in getting their orders in time for Christmas. The best thing to do to avoid potential disappointment is always place your order as soon as possible, and if there is a particular large item (such as a Titan, super heavy tank etc) that you`re after for Christmas, try and get the order with us by the end of November.

  Ork Nob Warbikes
New for the greenskin menace are our Ork Nob Warbikes designed by Will Hayes and Mark Bedford. This hybrid resin and plastic set of smoke-belching speed demons contains enough parts to make three Nob Warbikes. Many of the resin parts contained in the set are interchangeable with each other in a suitably Orky kit-bashing fashion and can be combined to make your own individual warbikers. You can find pictures of the Nob Warbikers Here.  

This model is available for pre-order now for release the week commencing the 27th of October.
Events this Autumn 
Forge World will be attending three smaller shows this Autumn, where we`ll have a sales stand carrying a selection of our stock as well as several members of our team on hand to answer your questions and offer a few sneak peeks of what`s to come.

Games Day Italy is being held on the 19th of October in Modena Italy, and for the first time, Forge World will be there.

“The Frenzy” in Utrecht in the Netherlands is being held on 8th of November, if you’d like to place a reservation for this event, you must do so by the 26th of October.

Scale Model World is being held on the 15th and 16th of November at the International Centre in Telford in the UK. If you’d like to place a reservation for this event, you must do so by the 2nd of November.

You can place a reservation order with us for either “The Frenzy” or “Scale Model World” events either by giving us a ring or by emailing us at fwreservations@games-workshop.co.uk and clearly marking the event that the reservation is for in the subject line, by the deadline shown for the event.

New Catalogue

If you would like a copy our 2008 catalogue (which is free regardless of wherever you are in the world), please get in touch with us at our catalogue request email address atforgeworldcatreq@games-workshop.co.uk or give us a ring and we`ll take your address details and get you one sent out.  

 

 

 

 


  

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Flames of War Newsletter October 16, 2008

Check out the latest newsletter from Flames of War.  There’s lots of great new releases and content for all your Flames of War needs.

 

 

 

  

Welcome to the Flames Of War and Battlefront Miniatures weekly newsletter. 

German Troops

This week we’ve added a few cool spotlights, including Tankodesantniki and Begleit tank riders. Ken talks about his GT force and I push the ball forward a few yards with my La Nueve project.

News

Here’s a sneak peak at a few new toys coming soon!

Sneak Peak … 

Phil has some thoughts to share on some of the new ideas floating around on the forum.

Phil’s Thoughts …  

 


Road to the NZGT: Ken Camel 

Ken tells us about his pioneers that he is planning on bringing along to the 2008 NZGT, a mere week away! He takes us through the history as well as his list.

Road to the GT: Ken…

Ken's GT
La Nueve
Genesis of and Army:
La Nueve: The Spaniards
 

Well, I’ve been putting it off and putting it off, until now… Infantry! With only a few days left to get the force done, I still got a lot ot get done!

La Nueve: The Spaniards …

StuG G Platoon Box (GBX25) 

The StuG G assault gun was by far the most widely produced and used in the StuG series…

StuG G Platoon (GBX25) Spotlight …

StuG G
begleit

Begleit Assault Platoon (GE738)

The 189. Sturmgeshütz-abteilung was the first StuG assault gun unit to receive dedicated Begleit, or escort, troops…

Begleit Assault Platoon (GE738) Spotlight…

Tankodesantniki (SU739) 

It is often said that it takes a brave man not to be a Hero in the Red Army, but there is no doubt that the Tankodesantniki are very brave indeed…

Tankodesantniki (SU739) Spotlight …

Tankos

Tournament News 

Games ’08 is on of the UKs largest games shows and an un-missable event for any gamer wanting to try out their skill against the best gamers around. 

Games ’08…. 

SPIEL 08 Messe Essen

Internationale Spieltage – SPIEL 08 Messe Essen.

SPIEL 08 Messe Essen …  

MOAB 2008
MOAB 2008 presents the 5th Annual Battlefront Australian Late War Flames of War Tournament 4-6 October 2008 Sylvania Heights Community Centre – Sydney.

MOAB Flames Of War Tournament…

Northern Front in Norway
Northern Front Flames of War Tournament at Drammen Spillforening, Drammen, Norway on 1 November 2008. 

Northern Front Tournament…  

IV Torneo Mercurio
IV Torneo Mercurio en Quimera 25 de Octubre de 2008 (4th Mercury: Historical Tournament at Quimera, 25 October 2008).

IV Torneo Mercurio… 

HammarFoW 2008
HammarFoW 2008 tournament at US Airsoft store, Halmstad, Sweden. 

HammarFoW 2008… 

Valley-Con 2009
New Zealand’s Valley-Con 2009 will be held over Auckland Anniversary weekend, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2009.

Valley-Con 2009…

Historicon Results
First up we’ll take a look at some excellent photographs and a report on the US Nationals held at Historicon 2008. Congratulation to Bill Wilcox, the overall champion.

US Nationals at Historicon 2008… 

OrcCon Flames Of War Tournament
Bill Wilcox will be hosting a 2-day, 6-round tournament in Los Angeles over President’s day weekend, February 14-15 at OrcCon. Here’s the website for the event http://www.strategicon.net/ (they don’t have next year’s schedule up yet). The event is being held at the Radisson hotel at LAX.

OrcCon Flames Of War Tournament…

Battlefront New Zealand Late-War Grand Tournament
Battlefront is pleased to host the Late-war GT, on 25 and 26 October, 2008! Tickets are now available through the Online Store.

Tickets Available!

For more information check out:

NZ Late-War 2008 Grand Tournament… 

FoWSA 3
Announcing the third annual Flames Of War San Antonio Tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday 13 September 2008 at Dragons Lair Comics 7959 Fredricksburg Rd # 129 San Antonio, Texas (Fredricksburg Road and Medical Drive)..

FoWSA 3…

 


US Nationals event notices
The upcoming regional qualifiers notice now has qualifers for 2009. 

US Regional Qualifiers…

2008-2009 US Qualifier Season
2008-2009 National Tournament Qualifier Season Rules and Regulations.   

2008-2009 US Qualifier Season Rules and Regulations…

Red October
October 2008 gives rise to the largest collection of Regional Qualifiers that North America has seen in a single month.

Red October… 

 


Flames Of War in other languagesIf you’re in Germany, or a German speaker from elsewhere in Europe, check out: 

http://www.flamesofwar.de

If you’re in Spain, or a Spanish speaker from elsewhere, check out:

www.wargames-spain.com  

For all your wargaming needs, including Flames Of War, in the Greek language go to:

http://www.wargamer.gr/ 

Flames Of War in Poland:

http://bitewniaki.polter.pl

 
September’s New Releases  

In Shops 13 September
SUAB03 8y Gvardeyskiy Strelkovy Korpus Army Box 
SBX02 Udarny Strelkovy Batalon 
SU057 PT-34 Mine Rollers (x5) 
SU941 Soviet Decals (Late) 

In Shops 27 September
FW207 Stalin’s Onslaught
GEAB07 78. Sturmdivision Sturmkompanie Army
GBX24 Sturmkompanie
GE147 Panzerwerfer 42 (Maultier)
SU733 Pyl’cyn and SMG Company

October’s New Releases  

In Shops 11 October
AC007 P-47 Thunderbolt Box 
SBX07 Katyusha Rocket Battery Box 
GE821 78th Sturm Pioneer Platoon
GE820 78th Sturm Platoon
GE259 SdKfz 251/17D (2cm)

In Shops 25 October
GBX25 StuG G Platoon
GE738 Begleit Assault Platoon
SU739 Tankodesantniki

Wayne & Mike

Check out our website, www.FlamesOfWar.com, for our other scenarios, history, painting tips and much more.

Good Gaming!

Wayne
Waynetu@battlefront.co.nz

Mike 
Mikehau@battlefront.co.nz
 
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