Plastic Soldier Company: 3/21 update

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**Mad4Minis**

Ill have to keep an eye on this, I could go for some 15mm WWII tank action.

**mwnciboo**

Well FOW Armour lists are really cheap to get into (especially German/Russian Ost front armies) but then you get the bug and slowly have to keep buying more stuff and adding to your force until OMG it's 5000 points worth. I call it "Model creep".

**ArbeitsSchu**

mwnciboo wrote:Okay, I have to update my Panzer IV's (15mm) I still love them and I have magnetised them, but they did suffer their 1st breakage with a Gun barrel snapping off at the mantlett. This isn't surprising, metal would have obviously bent, but the glue sorted it out.

I would say that if you are heavy handed or clumsy don't buy these, if you are a normal human being you will have no problems and the money you save is pretty significant. I just hope he speeds up his releases I am desperate for the 251's....

You could always replace the barrel with brass rod

**Mad4Minis**

mwnciboo wrote:Well FOW Armour lists are really cheap to get into (especially German/Russian Ost front armies) but then you get the bug and slowly have to keep buying more stuff and adding to your force until OMG it's 5000 points worth. I call it "Model creep".

I looked at FoW a long time ago. Unfortunately its a bit more complex than I require. My usual gaming opponents are my wife and our 8 year old son, neither of which are hardcore wargamers. Somewhere I have a pretty decent set of rules for small scale armor written up, I just need to dig it out. Quick playing and simple, but still requires a bit of tactical thought.

**mwnciboo**

Hmm Brass rod, I do have some Brazzening rod (sic) (I think my Dad used to use it in his TIG/MIG Welding) might be onto something there, Arbeitschu old bean!

I know your pain Mad4Minis, I am in a club but I seldom get to play because I am always away deployed. I think i have played FOW 3 x this year and 40k about 10 x...

**Mad4Minis**

mwnciboo wrote:Hmm Brass rod, I do have some Brazzening rod (sic)

That may be too rough, and likely not completely straight. The brass rod he is referring to is turned on a lathe, and it is straight and smooth. It is commonly used by scale modelers to replace plastic gun barrels on armor models.

**mwnciboo**

Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?

**Mad4Minis**

mwnciboo wrote:Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?

Ive never bought any, so I dont know.

**Stella Cadente**

kenshin620 wrote:
Mick A wrote:
Kid_Kyoto wrote:Are they the ones who just put out plastic Japanese Infantry?

The Japanese infantry are by Warlord and I believe they are metal not plastic...

Mick

Hmm yea I was about to say that I'm pretty much a plastic fanatic. If theres a company with a plastic set, chances are I know theres a set. Heck I know a company that makes 28mm plastic monoposed chinese three kingdom era characters!

love to know who they are

**kenshin620**

sorry for the slight off topicness

Stella Cadente wrote:
kenshin620 wrote:

Hmm yea I was about to say that I'm pretty much a plastic fanatic. If theres a company with a plastic set, chances are I know theres a set. Heck I know a company that makes 28mm plastic monoposed chinese three kingdom era characters!

love to know who they are

Well I never actually bought from them but its from a chinese wargaming company called Flying general Workshop, found their stuff from michigan toy soldiers webstore

**The Dwarf Wolf**

Hey kenshin, so let me ask: how many companies you know that produce plastic sci-fi miniatures? Or better, 25/28mm suitable Tanks? I know its off topic, but i must enjoy all that knowledge

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WoW, looked at the link, gorgeous minis...

**kenshin620**

The Dwarf Wolf wrote:Hey kenshin, so let me ask: how many companies you know that produce plastic sci-fi miniatures? Or better, 25/28mm suitable Tanks? I know its off topic, but i must enjoy all that knowledge

Vehicles?

Games Workshop

Yea sorry about that, that is the problem. No one makes 28mm sci fi vehicles in plastic (well....technically I guess AT43 did....and Dust Tactics is similar to 28mm. But both of them dont have tanks (yet for DT)). Even Mantic isnt doing true plastic sprue vehicles I think. Too costly without knowing if they'll sell. Even 28mm aside, theres not that many aside from some licensed material model kits such as star wars.

**mwnciboo**

28mm Three Kingdoms Figures! I have always wanted to do a Space Marine Force based on them, could you imagine the mighty "Lu Bu" in full on Terminator Armour!

**notprop**

mwnciboo wrote:Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?

Not at all. You can pick it up from model train shops, you usually find it with the plastrut/plasticard.

The stuff I have here is made by KS Engineering (USA) - 12" long 1/16 x 0.14 brass tube = 83p each. I used it for lasgun barrels.

**Grot 6**

Anyone have any comparison shots of the different minis by the others to compare these guys to?

**ArbeitsSchu**

mwnciboo wrote:Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?

http://www.lendonsmodelshop.co.uk/index.asp?search=Modelling%20Material&showorder=partnumber&check=yes&searchme=K%20and%20S%20-%20Sheet%20-%20Strip%20-%20Wire%20-%20Rod

If you get the right diameter, then you can drill out the old barrel and the base of the muzzle brake, insert the rod right back into the turret, giving extra strength and a bit more weight to the tank as well. Pack the turret interior with filler or blu-tak, pop the brake back on and you have the 15mm version of those posh Jordio Rubio turned aluminium barrels large scale modellers use. One reasonable length of rod will probably do a unit of PzIV with spare.

**kenshin620**

Update! Half tracks are soon

**UPDATE 9th September 2011**

The 28mm Russian 45mm anti tank gun kit is released and ready to ship! Order now online or we will be at Colours, Newbury Racecourse this weekend (9th/10th September).

The 15mm Sdkfz 251/C kit is being worked up next week with a release date of 19th September - pre-order below in the forthcoming products section to be among the first to receive this eagerly awaited kit. The D kit is still on for end of September .

October is still on for all things III. We have the 15mm Stug III Ausf G with saurkopf, 105mm barrel etc . We have also been able to fit the F8 version in as well. Because there is a lot of obvious shared design work with the Panzer III, i am delighted to say that we will be doing the first 15mm Panzer III kit straight after the Stug III G - with options for F, G and H variants.

Due to popular demand, I have bumped the 15mm Panther and 15mm Sherman M4A4 + Firefly kits up the list and we aim to have this out in November in time for people's Christmas stockings. We are aiming to put both Panther G and A variants on the sprue.

Design work continues on the 1/72nd Universal Carrier kit and also expect to see both 251 kits in 1/72nd sharpish. We are also aiming to have 1/72nd M4A1 76 W and M4A1 75mm Sherman kits out in November for our North Pole Distributor.

Will Townshend

**Aldramelech**

Good stuff, together with the Zvezda early war releases its a happy time to be a WW2 gamer.

With a bit of luck some Arty will get done at some stage, as I think most stuff already out there is a rip off.

**Snord**

I really like the way this company is being so methodical with its releases. Instead of the utterly random approach that every other plastic WWII kit manufacturer has taken, with models from every different combatant and every different period of the war, these guys are concentrating on a tight range of key vehicles and units which will enable people to build proper armies. We all love Tigers and Jagdpanthers, but the Panzer IV was much more important. And I see they're doing the SdKfz 251 next. Very cool.

**mwnciboo**

Agreed, there is a definite plan plus he is prioritizing those models key models that gamers need in numbers (Shermans, Panzer IV, 251's, T-34). As sometimes I think BF goes a little too specialist or too deep when they have missed more of the middle of the road Core Models.

**Optio**

Ive spoken to the owner recently and after he persuaded me to by soem M4A2's he said that there are some GI's in the pipeline for Christmas plus weopen packs for Germans, there was other stuff which Ive forgotten about as well...

They are nice kits though and well worth the £12 I paid for a pack of 15mm Shermans... The joys of being a cadet at Militery Odyessesy..

**George Spiggott**

It looks like I'm going to be giving this man some more of my money.

Other companies should watch and learn.

**Aldramelech**

Battlefront should remove their head from their third point of contact, however I really think its too late for them now, they have well and truly missed the boat.

But I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, one evil empire in the wargaming world is quite bad enough, as long as PCS don't start writing rules and concentrate on what they do best they should go far.

**kenshin620**

Update! Halftacks out now

**UPDATE 20th September 2011**

The 15mm Sdkfz 251/C kit is released and ready to ship! Order now online.

I am so tickled with our new addition I am thinking of putting an announcement in the Times New Births section! Each vehicle comes with a cornucopia of stowage gubbins and a very professional crew of seven panzergrenadiers.

The D kit is still on for end of September - pre-order below in the forthcoming products section to be among the first to receive this eagerly awaited kit.

**Maxstreel**

That looks amazing! I knew I was getting into 15mm wargaming at the right time!

**Snord**

That SPW looks fantastic. I've been waiting for something like that for many years. Being massively pedantic, the Panzerschreck wouldn't appear on an Ausf C - it belongs on an Ausf D - but that doesn't matter. I am tempted to get some of these in 15mm, but I think I'll wait for the 1:72 scale version.

**mwnciboo**

Wow...I have 5 Zvedza ones and they are Nice, but these are much better. I will be buying these and using Zvedza's as reserves, 2 x boxes of these beautiful PSC 251's and I will be laughing. Mr Townsend is brilliant, I wasn't expecting these until Oct/Nov.

**piperider361**

I'm glad they moved to one piece tracks - the multiple tracks on the tanks was a little overboard at that scale...

**George Spiggott**

Only disappointment it the lack of parts to make the 251/7 or 251/10 (pioneer and command respectively) variants.

Anyone picked some of these up yet for a size comparison with Battlefront,Zvesda, Peter Pig, Skytrex, QRF or Forged in Battle?

I'm looking forward to the Panthers in November.

**kenshin620**

Ahh I just noticed theres also renders for the SdKfz 251 Ausf D kit which are available on the 30th

Although ww2 halftracks arent my expertise so.....I cant tell the differences