Comments on: FOW: Three Month Painting Challenge

By: Stu

Stu — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:07:55 +0000

But tis merely a flesh wound! Sounds like a mis-cast to me. I usually go through box sets looking carefully for mis-casts and other damage. Battlefront (the Flames of War people) are pretty good about replacing flawed figures.

Mind you if it’s just one guy maybe don’t sweat it. Nobody will notice if one base is missing a single guy.

By: Callum

Callum — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:19:27 +0000

Well, an AT gun and crew, decals but sadly no stowage. Luckily all the halftracks come with .30 or .50 cal MGs so I can make up the numbers for my “trade me” halftracks. One of the men is headless so a very bad start to the war for him!

By: Stu

Stu — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:43:42 +0000

Ahhh nice! I do like opening those FOW boxed sets. What extra bits do you get in the Armored Rifle box? Some stowage for the half-tracks? Anything else?

By: Callum

Callum — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:41:02 +0000

I have treated myself to an armoured rifle platoon box as well…

By: Callum

Callum — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:09:38 +0000

OK, I’m in. I have got the basics to start on US armoured rifle platoon and will get some tanks and artillery for support. Time to do the maths…
A big thanks to yourself and Aaron for the game.

By: Richard Chambers

Richard Chambers — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:02:57 +0000

Yes, I’ve also got a Berlin style table planned (in my head anyway) as another project – maybe in a few years time!

My reason for starting a blog are very similar to yours – mainly as a diary of this and perhaps other projects. I’ll be very happy if I can keep it going – five plus years is very impressive.

Check out http://www.swordbeach.blogspot.com to see how I go.

Richard

By: Stu

Stu — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:26:26 +0000

Nice to hear you’ve been inspired to start blogging! First and foremost I started this blog for myself, essentially as a diary so I could see my modeling progress and a place to gather handy references. It’s sort of just grown from there. Hard to believe it’s been online since Sept 2002.

I’ll be interested to see how your Sword Beach table goes. I can see a few challenging points to it (sea water effects mainly). I’m thinking of trying to put together a Stalingrad/Berlin ruined urban table myself sometime this year but have to knock a few other outstanding projects on the head first (as always)!

By: Richard Chambers

Richard Chambers — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:26:33 +0000

Hi Stu – I just started my first blog yesterday and am very new (and pretty clueless) about how to do that kind of stuff. However I’ve decided to give it a go. Your’s is the first blog I’ve ever really followed and been inspired by.

I’ve been into FOW since the early days and have a few different forces. I’ve always wanted to have a proper D-Day table and opposing forces and this is what I’m currently working on (when I’m not distracted doing something else – like my Puma list!)

I’ve done some writing for Battlefront and am a playtester as well so you could say I’m pretty heavily involved.

Anyway – I love you blog-site-whatever and am even going to try and use your molding tutorial soon to mass produce some bunkers so thanks.

I’m also a kiwi (in OZ) so thinky of Sir Ed today.

Catch ya

Richard

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:13:26 +0000

Hello Richard, nice to have you aboard! Seems we’re all assembling, basing and priming stuff ready for the 1st. Do you have a blog/site at all? I assume this isn’t your first FOW force since you’re playing Late War, or is it?

By: Richard Chambers

Richard Chambers — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:53:07 +0000

Lurked on this site for ages – I’m in.

Will be O/S for a couple of weeks late Feb but looking to complete a project asap so this will help. Working on a British 3rd Infantry force on D-day.

By: Aaron Bellamy

Aaron Bellamy — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:16:50 +0000

Im in!

Not sure exactly what I’ll be painting yet, definitely Russian and it will involve tanks!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:17:40 +0000

Count me in, though I might start a little earlier, especially as I have nothing primed yet…