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Battlefront have announced a new starter set for Flames of War due to be released on the 20th October, price £50.

It is called Open Fire! - BUT this is not to be confused with the previous incarnation of Blitzkrieg which was also called Open Fire! Yeah I know.

Contents:
∙ A 52 Page Full Colour Quick Start Guide. ∙ A 296 Page Full Colour Complete Rulebook. ∙ More Than 118 Finely Detailed Miniatures. ∙ V1 Flying Bomb Terrain Feature. ∙ Cardboard Terrain. ∙ Tokens. ∙ Objective Markers. ∙ Army Lists. ∙ 20 Dice.

The 'finely detailed' figures make -
"a British armoured squadron with support from some fearless US paratroopers" that's 6 Sherman tanks, 2 Firefly tanks and a platoon (32 figs) of US Paratroopers
830 points assuming no tanks have 50 cals mounted

"German grenadier company defending their V1 launcher" "with the aid of a StuG platoon and some anti-tank guns" a company? of Grenadiers (73 figs), 2 Pak 40's Anti Tank guns, and 3 StuG Assault Guns
785 points assuming Panzerfaust all round - I think (that only covers 66 figs, I assume the rest are options & command for the a/t guns).

That is the core of two very solid armies, which you can play as provided or add support to bring up to 1750 points. I know this news have been overshadowed by another (Oh so shiny) starter set, but it from what I have seen so far it looks to be an excellent, and cheep, starting point for anyone who is interested in Flames of war.

Link to info on FOW website: www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=3438
Note: Stafford games (and I assume by now a few others) already have it up on pre order.

Could someone more experienced in posting add some of the pictures for this please. Thanks (my first real post )

Interesting, is £50 RRP or discounted?

...but do I need more shermans?

Of course you do you fool!

We have it up... click on the rotating ad for Wayland at the top of the page.. so Dakka gets some support.

I was going to amend my post but rich is right - to find out click and support!

IPhone doesn't have the Ad bands (thankfully ).

But a quick look on WG has indeed indicated the £50 is RRP but £45 frm WG.

 notprop wrote:
Interesting, is £50 RRP or discounted?

wayland has it up for pre-order at 45 quid for dispatch october 20th.

That starter set looks like a pretty good deal, might be time to get into flames of war

For me, the FoW infantry models have always been quite weak...

...maybe not anymore. The detail on these guys is pretty good considering the scale

Are those infantry members PLASTIC>!?!?

While people may talk about 1750 being the full sized army, Flames of War works really, really well at lower point values. I know local guys will often run 750 and 1000 point tournaments and they end up selling out of available spots every time.

Very true Frozenwastes - just my personal preference/prejudice. I am too used to tourneys up here being set at that level.

The 'Aces' campaigns are all set at a much lower level, 500, 700 and 900 points depending on the stage of the campaign and they are great fun.

So is Flames of War finally going plastic?!

 bbb wrote:
So is Flames of War finally going plastic?!

Probably over time like GW (i.e. it will take some time to redo all the kits). This starter set certainly sparks my interest though (more so than the other one about to be released). Been looking for an easy way into FoW.

Here's a pic of the content btw...

That's a fair amount of plastic, and an excellent amount of stuff overall, for that price point.

It's good to see another big TTG/Minis company stepping up to the plate with a good deal on a nice starter boxed set.

I don't need any more FoW stuff, but I will buy this for sure.

Those plastics look great. Unfortunately, I hate painting the little bastards.

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These models are really, really nice. I've enjoyed FoW the one or two times I've played it and I think this might be what it takes to get me into the game!

Is the British tanks/US Paratroopers something that is supported by any normal FoW lists? I thought most were single-country, but I am certainly not an expert.

Its quite normal. Pretty much any US airborne list an take Brits as allies. Many other countries/lists can do the same thing. (IE Germans and Finns, US and New Zealand, etc.)

 Balance wrote:
Is the British tanks/US Paratroopers something that is supported by any normal FoW lists? I thought most were single-country, but I am certainly not an expert.

When I calculated the points I used army lists from the forces book that comes with the main rules.
Most FOW army lists are mainly (if not completely) one nation, but they do use historical allies. The US Airborne did fight alongside British armour such as at Market Garden.

With the wind blowing paratroopers off course, US airborne ended up fighting alongside lots of different British and Canadian outfits at D-Day, and during Operation Husky (allied invasion of Sicily).

Really excited about this starter set - one of the best I've seen in a long time. And for me, it's even better when you consider that FOW want you to know about this, and are happy to give people advance warning. What a breath of fresh air compared to you - know - who.

Wow that is even more interesting to me than the new 40k set!

I cant really afford to invest in another system... but I guess I will have to cave in now that the plastic infantry models look as amazing as they do.

Anyone want to buy a kidney? Spleen? I have 10 toes for sale as well!

 pixelpusher wrote:
I cant really afford to invest in another system... but I guess I will have to cave in now that the plastic infantry models look as amazing as they do.

Anyone want to buy a kidney? Spleen? I have 10 toes for sale as well!

I am amazed everytime I see a post like this. There are multiple companies that sell 15mm models far far cheaper than BF do and the casting has usually been better. Plastic Soldier has been doing shermans in plastic for the last year @ 5 for $30 and have a growing number of plastic armies. I believe you can pick up 100 plastic 15mm russian and german solders for $26-30 and 16 heavy weapon teams for around $25.

BF have no control on WW2 imagery. People need to use a bit of commonsense and not rely on the rip-offs that BF constantly do.

Damn, this is a step up from the previous starter.

 pixelpusher wrote:
I cant really afford to invest in another system...

I can.

It's my group who can't/won't.

Saw this on the FoW forum, looks like good stuff

From the images these look to be the best 15mm Plastic Infantry on the market

Totally going to get this starter. Maybe I should start reading the rulebook.

 fullheadofhair wrote:

 pixelpusher wrote:
I cant really afford to invest in another system... but I guess I will have to cave in now that the plastic infantry models look as amazing as they do.

Anyone want to buy a kidney? Spleen? I have 10 toes for sale as well!

I am amazed everytime I see a post like this. There are multiple companies that sell 15mm models far far cheaper than BF do and the casting has usually been better. Plastic Soldier has been doing shermans in plastic for the last year @ 5 for $30 and have a growing number of plastic armies. I believe you can pick up 100 plastic 15mm russian and german solders for $26-30 and 16 heavy weapon teams for around $25.

BF have no control on WW2 imagery. People need to use a bit of commonsense and not rely on the rip-offs that BF constantly do.

Depending on price I might pick this up. The mini-rulebook certainly adds value, and it's not like picking up this box will be stopping me from using my PSC Shermans, Panzer IVs, Panthers, Stugs, or T-34s. (assuming I ever receive/build them!)