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If anyone knows any good Flames of War resourses please post them in this thread.

Flames of War Official Website
Website Home: http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=36
Forums: http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=126
Briefings (army lists): http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=108
Total War: http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1331

Dakka Dakka
Army Profiles: http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/category:Flames_of_War_Army_Profiles
DakkaDakka Flames of War Gallery: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/tag/48-Flames%20Of%20War.html
DakkaDakka World War II Gallery: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/tag/998-World%20War%202.html

15mm WWII Miniature Manufacturers
Battlefront http://www.flamesofwar.com/online_store.aspx
Quick Reaction Force: http://quickreactionforce.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=440
Peter Pig (Range 8): http://www.peterpig.co.uk/range8.htm
Skytrex (Command Decision): http://www.skytrex.com/151/15mm-command-decision/
Old Glory (Command Decision); http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_items.php?m=13&sh=2
Resistant Roosters; http://www.resistantroosters.com/
Plastic Soldier Company: http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=8161065e5099534404ada352881f97e4
Forged in Battle; http://www.forgedinbattle.com/]
Zvesda: http://www.zvezda.org.ru/ (site is in Russian)
Eureka Miniatures: http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_102_109
Point of Contact Miniatures (Warstore): http://www.thewarstore.com/PointofContactMiniatures.html

15mm Scenery Manufacturers
JR Miniatures (Hobby Bunker): http://www.hobbybunker.com/products/jr-miniatures-117/mfg/336
Baueda Wargames: http://www.baueda.com/cama.html
Kerr and King: http://www.kerrandking.co.uk/
Scenic Express: http://www.sceneryexpress.com/products.asp?dept=1056
Antenocitis Workshop: http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/wargames-bases-basing/mininatur-silflor/mininatur-silflor-grass-tufts-small-packs.html

Miniature Sites & Miscellaneous
The Miniatures Page (TMP): http://theminiaturespage.com/ww2land.mv
Flames of War (Gallery): http://fow.benisch.se/#20.1
Unofficial Blog Ring: http://flamesofwarubr.blogspot.com/
Easyarmy.com (army creator): http://www.easyarmy.com/index.aspx
WWPD Player Finder: http://www.wwpd.net/p/player-finder.html
What Would Patton Do (WWPD) Podcast: http://www.wwpd.net/
Miniature Blog: http://ksciberras.blogspot.com/
FoW Command: http://www.flamesofwarcommand.com/

WWII Online Resources
WWII Batallion Organisations: http://bayonetstrength.150m.com/
Feldgrau.com: http://www.feldgrau.com/
Achtung Panzer: http://www.achtungpanzer.com/
World War II in Color http://www.ww2incolor.com/
Defending Arnhem: http://www.defendingarnhem.com/index.htm
WWII Drawings: http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/1-Vehicles/Vehicles.htm
Bundesarchiv: http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/

The Miniatures Page has a pretty good WWII section.

As far as historical resources go, for doing research on different units and their organizations and Orders of Battle, here are a couple more resources that I've found useful.

Here is a very nice website that includes quite a bit of information on Battalion-level Organization in WWII. It has info for British and Commonwealth forces, as well as US Army and US Marines, and German, Italian, Japanese, and Soviet forces. I've found this website quite useful and interesting, personally.

Also, if you are looking for information on specific German units, Feldgrau is a very nice resource. For lots of pictures of German tanks and equipment, Achtung Panzer also has some nice resources.

If you're looking for color pictures, World War II in Color has quite a variety of interesting photos.

I hope this helps!

Here on Dakka we have our Flames of War Gallery which has a couple of hundred images, as well as a general World War 2 gallery that contains some flames of war stuff, other inspiring WW2 modelling projects and lots of WW2 propaganda posters.

Eureka 15mm WWII - Lots of models not covered by battlefront.

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Lots of interesting Arnhem (Market Garden) related information on this site.

Defending Arnhem

It seems to be WIP at the moment but it should prove very handy for those looking to build historically accurate lists for the upcoming Market Garden Flames of War expansions.

By the way, if you don't have it yet, DEFINITELY download and print out a copy of the comprehensive FoW Index. It's a real time saver when you're trying to find something in the rulebook. You can find it at the hard-to-read link at the bottom of:

http://fow.benisch.se/#home

'Total War'

http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=1331

Think 40K Apocalypse for Flames of War

Question: is 1/144 (also refered as N scale?) compatible with 15mm?

15mm is 1:100 so not quite, but some buildings, scenery etc. will look fine. Aircraft in flames of war are 1:144 so any aircraft will match fine. TT scale is 1:100.

N-scale is actually anywhere from 1:148-1:160 according to Wikipedia. It varies a surprising amount.

Heavy Gear is 1:144 and n-scale terrain is common. I've got some model railroad minis that look good, but some '10mm' stuff looks a bit weirdly sized... I got some JR Miniatures 10mm stuff and it's a bit small compared to my other scenery!

So, uh, go for the 15mm stuff. JR Miniatures makes a bunch, and it's pretty affordable...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8Tzc6JGSG64/TIFCs0QbavI/AAAAAAAACh4/1NKQi_yvjZ8/DSC02884.JPG

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8JIgTaQqcmWtXu1jR7iMWedXB3gD8kAuuvgZ7uWX1mbXaCFR9XU_CMBMofRKp7Y_KeAjupsgN3vf-cM-2tsnjg/FOWorderofbattlefill.pdf

Fill-able order of Battle for making army lists its always a good idea and a friendly jester to print two or three , yours one for your opponent and sometimes one for the event organizer!

New Blogring:

http://flamesofwarubr.blogspot.com/

Think of From The Warp, but for Flames of War blogs instead. I created it because there was no single place to go for FoW blogs.

http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/1-Vehicles/Vehicles.htm

Bolt-loads of schematic-style colour prints. Huge library.

http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de

Digital Picture Archives of the Federal Archives, which includes:

Nazi Reich (1933-1945; especially war pictures taken by propaganda companies of the German army (Wehrmacht, Group "Bild 101")

Again, a metric buttload of pictures.

Three more 15mm manufacturers.

Plastic Soldier Company: http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=130

Forged in Battle: http://www.forgedinbattle.com/

Zvesda (site is in Russian): http://www.zvezda.org.ru/

http://www.easyarmy.com: An amazing army builder specially tailored for Flames of War. ***Note a donate of 1 USD is need to use the site

http://www.whatwouldpattondo.net/p/player-finder.html: A great way to find local Flames of War players in your area.

http://www.whatwouldpattondo.net/: Flames of War podcast/website that keeps you up to date on all kinds of Flames of War news. Not to forget they also have reviews, tips n' tricks, DIY projects, and a lot more...

Building on Legoburners earlier post about the FOW Gallery, the FOW Army Profile section is now up and running (thanks to Malfred). Please post up your own Battlegroups for us to admire and drool over, plus Malfred is bored (kidding!?!)
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/category:Flames_of_War_Army_Profiles

For those of us who hate metal/resin:
Plastics manufactures:

http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/ - These guys make basic Infantry in plastic as well as a number of tanks. Really great kits. I think you get 130 infantry with 26 different poses for like $30 and five tanks for about the same price. I buy mine from Sargent Major Minatures since the warstore is usually sold out (if a good bit cheaper). Their T-34's come with both the 76 and 85 turrets so you can paint up both and swap them out for what you need for your current game.

http://www.zvezdagames.de/epages/62844138.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62844138/Products/6134E - Only the vehicles for Zvezda's Operation Barbossa game are 15mm so be careful and dont buy the infantry or artiliry. Still they are good looking little mini's that go togeather super quick. And the best part? They are like $3.50 from the warstore, or 5 for $18 from some e-bat stores. They have mostly russian and german stuff atm.

http://www.thewarstore.com/PointofContactMiniatures.html - Pre painted 15mm WWII tanks. They look eh, though a quick wash or stain improves them a bit, or you can just repaint them. But 5 tanks (including several types of tigers!) for $19.99 from the warstore is pretty hard to argue with, and they dont look to bad.

Axis and Allies minatures: http://www.thewarstore.com/axisalliesminiatures.html. Several sites sell individual mini's as well. I picked up 5 SU-76M's for I think .89 cents each. As a warning the scale on the older sets is what one might call fething horrid, but in the last few sets it has been corrected and their infantry and armor is 15mm. Its not the best looking stuff around, but its pre-painted (though I repainted all of mine) and most minatures are less then a dollar, and few are more then two or three bucks.




Awesome premade terrian for WWII (Unfortunately not plastic):

http://www.hobbybunker.com/products/jr-miniatures-117/mfg/335 - JR minatures makes some good stuff. Lots of really big buildings and bridges, as well as modular rivers and roads.

http://www.baueda.com/cama.html - Like resin scenic bases? These guys make a lot of them in 15mm that seem to be made for FoW. They also have some terrain and battle field accessories. Their bunkers are super awesome.

http://www.kerrandking.co.uk/ - More great bases and terrain.

If anyone knows any other good plastics manufactures for WWII stuff in 15mm let me know!!

The OP had flames of war resources not necessarily just miniature sites. With this in mind, i personnally like some Blogs as both inspiration and some pleasant reading material.

www.modeldads.co.uk (very good website)
http://ksciberras.blogspot.com/
http://www.flamesofwarcommand.com/ (some good tactical stuff)

If you hate trying to get static grass to go on right: http://www.sceneryexpress.com/products.asp?dept=1056

They sell siflor tufts, which has a line of pre done little bushes and stuff in 2mm, 4mm, and 6mm tufts to use. They really make your bases look great in a hurry, and have shades that look natural for every season. Also for the 24 pack you get what is, for me at least, a life time supply. Scenery Express also has lots of other stuff that works well for basing too.

Army Painter do them too...

Army painter is nice, and my local story carries army painter, but the army painter pack for $10 bucks or so gives you roughly 1/8th as much tufts as the siflor pack for $24. This is because army painter just repackages siflor and sells it to wargammers, since the siflor stuff is marketed towards model train folks. I don't hold it against them though, since they do have some really nice primer lines.

http://www.wwpd.net is our Blog Site that is mostly Flames of War. View Battle Reports, Product Reviews, Tutorials, Download the Podcast or post in the Forums.

- Dirty Jon

Try Antenocitis Workshop (I am UK based!) http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/wargames-bases-basing/mininatur-silflor/mininatur-silflor-grass-tufts-small-packs.html for Siflor tufts and lots more. I have used them in the past for railway modelling and was not disappointed with the service and products.

OP greatly expanded and revised for V3 with all the links from this thread.

Differences between the Open Fire book and the V2 rulebook placed here for prosperity.

- Map of the World with disposition of opposing forces in 1942 and strategic locations (Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad, etc.)
- Map of Europe in 1942 with Battlegrounds of the whole war.
- Slightly different foreword
- Table of Contents is 2 pages long
- History section (12 pages with photos)
- What is FOW?
- Organization (basic structure of an army + Table with ranks)
- Who are the Americans? (2 pages)
- Who are the Germans? (2 pages)
- Who are the British? (2 pages)
- Who are the Soviets? (2 pages)
- 600 Point Battles (Lunchtime Games)
- 1500 Point Battles
- Multi-Player Battles
- Painting your Force (4 pages)
- Fortifications (Trench Lines, Gun Pits and Tank Pits + Bunkers + Barbed Wire Entanglements + Minefields + AT Obstacles)
- Engineering Equipment (Pioneer Supply Vehicles, Assault Bridges, Bulldozers, Mine Flails and Rollers)
- Radio-Controlled Demolition Carriers (Goliath, Borg ward BIV)
- Fortification Missions (2 pages for special rules + Trench Fight Mission + The Big Push Mission)
- Street Fighting (Buildings, Large Buildings, Streets and Rubble, Breaching Walls, Assaults in Buildings)
- Street Fighting Missions (1 page for special rules + Not One Step Back Mission)
- Historical Battles (example: The Destruction of Panzer Brigade 106, Franco-German Border, September 1944)
- Battalion-Sized Battles
- Campaigns (Types of Campaigns + example: Axis of Attack - Anzio)
- Making Terrain (1 page)
- Terrain Charts (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Terrain, Desert)
- The Gaming Hobby
- Books, Movies & Websites
- Example of Play (Tank Duel - Panzer IV vs. T-34 + Infantry Action - GI vs. Grenadier)
- Index is 2 pages long
- Design Notes (from Phil)
+ some more pictures throughout the book.