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I recently purchased a copy of the Flames of War V2 Rules from a local toy fair (£2.50) and from what i've read so far i'd really like to get into the game.

Now as the title says I'm wondering if an army can be built on a budget. I'd be looking at Late War British, Germans or Soviets (Still undecided on that part) If anyone could give me any advice i would be very grateful.

Very easy, I priced up a Heavy Panzer list and it came to around £50 and thats 1950 pts worth

2x King Tigers £26
1x Plastic Soldier Company Box of Tiger 1E's £18
Support Platoon of Panzergrenadiers you can use the open fire dudes and can get these from ebay, or battle front ones arent too much money.

This gives you the following list

HQ
1x Konigstiger

Combat Platoons

3x Tiger 1 E
2x Tiger 1 E
1x Konigstiger

Support Platoons

Panzergrenadier Platoon x3 Squads.

No idea how the list would play as I havent got that far, but it sure will look awesome lol

http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/

That's all you really need, especially as they also sell the Zvezda plastics. I made a early war Panzer Kompanie for about £50-60 and that has 20 tanks, 2 armoured cars and an infantry platoon using Zvezda Pz II and Pz IIIs.

I'd consider making a German army.

Depends on your price vs competitiveness curve.

I'd start with open fire

You get the v3 rule book and for Germans enough for two infantry platoons and 3 StuG's. And can keep the Brit tanks or eBay them for more Germans.

I'd personally consider using Plastic soldier company for half tracks/panthers/panzer 4's

Thanks for the Advice guys, Looks like open fire is going to be my first purchase (or a Christmas present)

Reaver83; I've had a look at your FoW blog, Amazing work.

Once i get the box i'll start chronicling my progress.

You can buy two open fire boxes for the Germans and have a really solid start to a variety of German infantry lists. From there you'd just need some support blisters like Nebelwerfers, 81mm mortars, and maybe some HMG blisters and you would be set, for a very cheap cost.

With two Open Fire boxes you'd also have a solid start to a british armored company and some American paratroopers, but I would probably trade those to a friend. If you both buy a box you'll both get the small rulebook, tokens, and can trade the army that you don't use to get the one you want.

Plastic soldier company do some nice box sets. Reasonably priced too!

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http://www.shrewsburywargaming.co.uk/ourshop/cat_793342-15mm.html

Plastic soldier co for most of your stuff you can finf most there stuff with a discount at most online retailers and eBay is your friend the cheapest place I have found 1/100 zvesda models on there is from nannyogg

http://www.shrewsburywargaming.co.uk/ do cheap Plastic Soldier Company box sets and some Zvezda.

Thanks for posting that link Amosis66, wasn't aware of that shop and they have some rather reasonably priced Hail Caesar that I might take advantage of!

Its just as shame that they don't stock Battlefront stuff as well or I would be putting an order in tonight (I need some Stuart IIIIs).

I think I read somewhere on their website that they will be stocking Battlefront at some point. Will see if I can find it...

http://www.shrewsburywargaming.co.uk/page_2972897.html at bottom of page

St.Jimmy.1986 wrote:
I recently purchased a copy of the Flames of War V2 Rules from a local toy fair (£2.50) and from what i've read so far i'd really like to get into the game.

Now as the title says I'm wondering if an army can be built on a budget. I'd be looking at Late War British, Germans or Soviets (Still undecided on that part) If anyone could give me any advice i would be very grateful.

Play a British or German armoured list and use as many Plastic Soldier Company kits as you can. Soviets can still be pricey even with PSC kits because you need so many tanks in soviet armies. I built a late war British Irish guards armoured squadron for under $100 using 3 boxes of PSC Sherman Firefly tanks which can be used to make fireflies or sherman Vs.

Skriker

Zvesda have just announced a 1/100 T-35. I wonder if early war Soviets could be done on a budget now?

Early War wise Zvezda and PSC have got most core things covered.

 George Spiggott wrote:
Zvesda have just announced a 1/100 T-35. I wonder if early war Soviets could be done on a budget now?

Guess what my next army will be....

The T35 is my favourite tank (even if it was utterly hopeless).

To ORIGINAL POSTER, This topic comes up alot..... Please read the sticky at the top of the board that says...

NEW TO FLAMES OF WAR? Please read....

There is alot of stuff in there about this....

Guys can we stop these threads earlier by saying "Read top post on Thread". The who whole point of that document is to stop posts like this, which we get 10's of a month, which are spamming our only FOW Board.

If you think the article needs updating, or adding to, then do so.

Except that thread can be an extremely valuable resource, while also being an incredibly intimidating wall of text. :-p

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Except that thread can be an extremely valuable resource, while also being an incredibly intimidating wall of text. :-p

I've written you a response on another Thread to you. In Short - We've created this document to help you - If you cannot be bothered to read it....Frankly why should I give you the time of day?